Largo_W wrote:
I am going crazy.. Flights to Exeter are around 400-500 Euro and last up to 23 hours in total because of long stays in Manchester. Flights to Bristol ain't cheap either. there are flights to Cardiff around 300 Euro per Person. But then I still have to get a car and drive to Exeter.
The cheapest, and surprisingly
fastest option is to go by car! This would cost around 350 Euro in total. This is insane! Whhhhyyyy!!!!???

I have to speak to my friend, chances are high that we try to go there by car...
Try these two options below: I worked in Oberwesel/Germany a couple of years ago and had to 'stupidly' get the bus up to Manchester airport in the end (via cheap bus as too expensive to fly directly from Exeter as you say). Exeter Airport seems to be stuck in the Dark Ages unfortunately!
The first of these two options is the train route:
http://www.thetrainline-europe.com/?gcl ... tAodIEEANwThere are options available to travel direct from Hanover to Exeter (3 changes either way seems to be the best of the bunch).
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Here's the second option, - yes I know its a bus, but take a look first :0)
1. You'll have to get from Hanover to Cologne first! Sorry :0(
2. Go to
http://uk.megabus.com/manchester.aspx (They're based in Manchester, but dont just go to Manchester, don't worry)
3. Passengers=1, Country=Germany, Leaving From=Cologne, Travelling to=Exeter, OUtbound date, return date (you select), then press search.
Here's a sample journey that I picked for you:
http://uk.megabus.com/JourneyResults.as ... thReturn=1I based this journey on travelling from Cologne on the 10th July (with the travel involved you'll need to leave on this date) and the return journey on the 14th (considering the time of the bus etc)
Departs 11:00 Cologne , Gummersbacher Strasse
Arrives 04:00 Exeter , Bus Station
18hrs 0mins
megabus
1
£25.00
Return Journey:
Departs 02:15 Exeter , Bus Station
Arrives 19:30 Cologne , Gummersbacher Strasse
16hrs 15mins
megabus
1
£30.00
Another option would be to bu a return flight to London (from Hanover/Cologne ( flight using your usual preferred vendor) then a cheap bus from London Airport that travels all the way down to Exeter coach station (try Stagecoach, National Express or Megabus). This would save you the bother of driving, and might save you quite a bit.
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