City · Devon

Transport in Exeter

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near Exeter, and how the people who live here get to work.

Council: Exeter
Region: South West
Population: 132,318 (2024)

ExeterCity · Devon

Transport

How well connected Exeter is

52 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 3 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from the centre of Exeter. Connectivity scores 7.0 out of 10: very good.

Connectivity

7.0/ 10

Very good. Based on stops within walking distance rather than service frequency, with rail and metro weighted above buses.

Bus stops

Within 800m

Rail

Within a mile

Metro & tram

Within a mile

Stations

The nearest stations

01
St James Park (Devon) Rail Station
Rail station
0.6 miles
02
Exeter Central Rail Station
Rail station
0.7 miles
03
Polsloe Bridge Rail Station
Rail station
0.8 miles
04
Exeter St Thomas Rail Station
Rail station
1.1 miles
05
Marsh Barton Rail Station
Rail station
1.3 miles
06
Exeter St Davids Rail Station
Rail station
1.3 miles
07
Marsh Barton
Rail station
1.3 miles
08
Digby & Sowton Rail Station
Rail station
1.9 miles
09
Newcourt Rail Station
Rail station
2.2 miles
10
Pinhoe Rail Station
Rail station
2.2 miles

Nearest bus stop: Waitrose, 104 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

30.5% of working residents in Exeter mostly work from home, broadly in line with the England average of 31.5%. 37% drive to work.

ExeterEngland

Work from home30.5%31.5%

Drive37%44.5%

Car passenger3.7%3.9%

Bus or coach4.8%4.3%

Train0.8%2%

Underground, metro or tram0.1%1.9%

On foot16.4%7.6%

Bicycle4.7%2.1%

Other2.1%2.2%

Cars

Car ownership

25.7% of households in Exeter have no car or van, broadly in line with the England average of 23.5%.

ExeterEngland

No car or van25.7%23.5%

145.1%41.3%

222.4%26.1%

3 or more6.7%9.1%

Sources: Department for Transport NaPTAN stop register; Census 2021 (ONS) / Scotland's Census 2022 (NRS). Distances are straight-line. Open Government Licence v3.0.

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