Travelling by bus locally
Plan your journey:
- Devon County Council interactive bus map
- Devon County Council journey planner
- Exeter Bus Map
- UNI line timetable
- Download the Stagecoach app
- Visit the Stagecoach Bus Stop Finder for real time information
Useful links
Bus routes
Service | Frequency | Service connections |
UNI line | Mon – Sat Term time – every 20 mins Vacation – every 40 mins | Streatham Campus - Exeter Central railway station - City Centre Bus Station - St Luke's Campus |
F bus | Mon – Sat See timetable for details | Duryard area – Birks Grange –New North Rd - Exeter Central railway station - Exeter City Centre bus station - Whipton area |
H bus | Mon – Sat See timetable for details | St Luke's Campus with the City Centre bus station, and both Exeter Central and Exeter St David's railway stations |
4 and 4A bus | Mon – Sun See timetable for details Approx. every 10-15 mins | St Luke's Campus - Exeter City Centre bus station - Exeter Central railway station - Exeter St David's railway station |
NIGHT Bus | Wed, Fri and Sat Term time only 9pm to 4am | Streatham Campus and the City Centre |
GREEN | Mon – Sun See timetable for details Approx. every 20 mins | Sowton Park & Ride – St Luke’s - City Centre - Matford Park & Ride |
R&S | Mon – Sun See timetable for details Approx. every 30 mins | Rifford Road - City Centre – St Luke’s - Thornpark Rise |
Staff & Student Free minibus service | Mon - Fri | Linking campuses to St Davids Railway station |
Service | Frequency | Route |
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5 | See timetable for details (Approx. every 20 mins) | Crediton to Exeter |
5A | See timetable for details | Okehampton to Exeter |
5B | See timetable for details | Barnstaple to Exeter |
5C | See timetable for details | Chumleigh to Exeter |
55 5 | See timetable for details (Approx. every 30 mins) | Tiverton to Exeter |
355 | See timetable for details | Tiverton – Silverton – Thorverton - Exeter |
369 | See timetable for details | Morchard Bishop – Crediton - Exeter |
Direct connection routes to St Luke’s campus in Exeter. Locations of bus stops our shown on our St Luke’s campus maps.
Service | Frequency | Service connections |
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UNI line | Mon – Sat Term time – every 20 mins Vacation – every 40 mins |
Streatham Campus - Exeter Central railway station - City Centre Bus Station - St Luke's Campus |
Minibus service | Mon - Fri | Staff & Student Free Shuttle minibus linking campuses to St Davids Railway station |
NIGHT Bus | Wed, Fri and Sat Term time only 9pm to 4am |
Streatham Campus and the City Centre |
H bus | Mon – Sat See timetable for details |
St Luke's Campus with the City Centre bus station, and both Exeter Central and Exeter St David's railway stations |
GREEN | Mon – Sun See timetable for details Approx. every 20 mins |
Sowton Park & Ride – St Luke’s - City Centre - Matford Park & Ride |
R&S | Mon – Sun See timetable for details Approx. every 30 mins |
Rifford Road - City Centre – St Luke’s - Thornpark Rise |
2 | Mon – Sat every 30 mins and Sun |
Exeter Bus Station - St Luke’s campus - Dawlish - Teignmouth - Newton Abbot |
4 and 4A | Mon – Sun See timetable for details Approx. every 10-15 mins |
St Luke's Campus - Exeter City Centre bus station - Exeter Central railway station - Exeter St David's railway station |
7 | Mon – Sat every 60 mins and Sun |
Totnes Coronation Road - Newton Abbot – St Luke’s campus - Exeter Bus Station |
9 and 9A | Mon – Sat See timetable for details |
City Centre bus station – Newton Poppleford - Sidmouth - Sidford / Sidbury - Honiton / Seaton |
38 | Mon – Sun See timetable for details |
Exeter Bus Station – St Luke’s campus - Chudleigh | Bovey Tracey | Ashburton | Buckfastleigh | Ivybridge |
44 / 44A | Mon – Sun See timetable for details |
Axminster (44A) - Honiton – St Luke’s campus - Exeter |
57 | Mon – Sat every 15 mins and Sun |
Brixington - Withycombe Raleigh - Exmouth - Topsham - RD&E Hospital – St Luke’s campus - Exeter |
58 | on – Sat See timetable for details |
Exmouth - Woodbury - Clyst St Mary – St Luke’s campus - Exeter |
Bus fares
Between the hours of 10.00 and 16.00 Monday – Friday.
Members of staff can show their staff card on the Stagecoach UNI bus and receive free travel between campuses.
This service is only free to those using the route for legitimate Exeter University business travel purposes, and is only valid for campus to campus travel (i.e., you are not able to stop at any other stop between campuses).
All staff can benefit from a 1/3 off single, Dayrider and 7 day Megarider tickets usable on any route within the Exeter ticket zone seven days a week.
Simply show your staff ID badge when you purchase your bus ticket on any Stagecoach bus in the city (discount ONLY applies to tickets purchased on the bus).
- Covering City of Exeter including Cranbrook. See: Prices (before discount) and areas covered
- Covering City of Exeter including Dawlish, Crediton, Cullompton, Ottery St Mary. See: Prices (before discount) and areas covered (see above link)
- Devon including Plymouth and Torbay. See: Prices (before discount) and areas covered (see above link)
Please note: discounts are only available when purchasing directly from the University (salary deductions in 12 equal instalments) and are not available online.
See the ‘Applying for a Stagecoach Bus Pass’ section above for details of how to apply – complete and submit your application to the Car Parking Office.
To apply for a Stagecoach Annual Bus Pass
- Complete Annual Bus Pass Application Form (PD95)
- Send your completed form to the Car Parking Office, South Cloisters, St Luke's Campus, or e-mail to carparking@exeter.ac.uk
- To maintain security, you will have to collect your pass from the parking office. If this is not possible please contact the parking office to make arrangements. Please allow 5 working days.
Students can benefit from a termly bus pass which entitles you to unlimited travel on all buses operated by Stagecoach in the Exeter area for reduced prices.
The bus pass entitles the holder to unlimited travel on all buses operated by Stagecoach in the South West (see Stagecoach Student Bus Tickets for exclusions).
For full details of prices and concessions please go to Stagecoach Student Bus Tickets.
Thanks to continued government funding the cost of a single bus fare will remain at a maximum of £2, until 31 December 2024.