London to Exeter with National Express and Megabus coach

London to Exeter by coach

National Express coach from London to Exeter BOOK TICKET NOW

Coach services from London to Exeter are operated by two UKs’ well-known carriers - National Express and Megabus.
National Express and Megabus provide a direct intercity coach service between London and Exeter. There is no other coach operator, which offers similar shuttle service between these two cities.
National Express offers more than 10 direct services per day, while Megabus has about 7 connections a day.
Some National Express and Megabus services terminate in Exeter, but most of them are not intended to serve the route from London to Exeter only, the coaches run on larger distances and Exeter is only an intermediate stop.
The National Express direct coach line between London and Exeter is 501 and there are few other carriers’ routes passing through Exeter.

Megabus coach from London to Exeter BOOK TICKET NOW

M6 & M36 are the Megabus lines from London to Exeter.
Most of the services from Exeter to London begin their journey at one of the UKs’ south-western cities or towns, however, all terminate at Victoria Coach Station in London (see details below).
National Express & Megabus’ coaches are high-class vehicles, equipped with toilet, air conditioning, reclining seats and radio. Both carriers put the safety and comfort of passengers first, so the vehicles are equipped with a large number of safeguards. The operators are using modern vehicles with large panoramic windows and increased legroom. Some coaches on this route provide free Wi-Fi and can take passengers in wheelchairs on board the bus.
Travelling between London and Exeter with National Express and Megabus takes about 4½ hours. This is one of the cheapest transport options between Central London and Exeter.

On this route Megabus provides additional option for travel. You can travel between London and Exeter by train. South West Trains, which operates these connections, is a partner of Megabus. Both companies belong to the Stagecoach corporation. Service operated by South West Trains, but seats can be booked through Megabus. In this case, stations and bus stops are situated in other locations. Travel time is about 3 hours.

Go to National Express or Megabus website to check current timetable and prices and book a ticket for your journey.

Bus and coach boarding points

London, Victoria Coach Station - for NX and Megabus coaches
London, Waterloo - for South West Trains (Megabus’ partner), Railway Station
London (Earl’s Court), West Cromwell Road - for NX only
Exeter, Bus & Coach Station, Paris Street - for NX and Megabus coaches
Exeter, Central Train Station - for South West Trains (Megabus’ partner)
Exeter, St. Davids Stn - for South West Trains (Megabus’ partner)

Timetables and fares for coach services between London and Exeter

How to buy tickets online for travel from London to Exeter?

To purchase tickets online for National Express routes you can do it directly at the Europebus’s home page using a journey planner provided. You can also do it on the National Express’s website. For Megabus connections visit Megabus website. Simply fill out all fields in the journey planner and follow the instructions to buy a ticket. Discounted tickets are also available for youths, children and seniors. If you book early and your travel dates and times are flexible, you may get ticket with a discount. Early booking is highly recommended, because services between London and Exeter are very popular and the coaches are fully booked on some days.

Carriage of luggage

The National Express’ coach driver will load and unload customers’ luggage but customers are responsible for seeing their own luggage onto and off the coach on which they are travelling.
Each customer has a free luggage allowance of two medium sized suitcases, weighing no more than 20 kilograms each and 1 piece of hand luggage, which must be located on the shelf above your head or under the passenger seat.
Megabus doesn’t check luggage or provide receipts for luggage transported on the bus by the passenger.  Passengers are advised that Megabus will accept up to one piece of luggage per passenger. For guidance this should be no more than the size of a standard suitcase and should not weigh more than 20kg.  Passengers can also take on board one small piece of luggage that must fit either on your lap or under the seat in front of you.

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