Hitchhiking from Exeter
Hitchhiking to Exeter
Recent reviews mentioning Exeter
50.56465, -3.65345
Not a good spot at all. I wanted to go to Paignton via Newton Abbot, since this is the closest stop of the Falcon bus from Bristol Airport. There is very little pavement in any direction, absolutely nowhere for cars to pull over, the curve of the road leaves little visibility when cars are moving slow enough and once they exit the roundabout they accelerate too fast to consider stopping further down the road where there is better visibility. I quickly went back to the bus stop on the roundabout itself since that is the only place cars can stop safely and there is a traffic light just beyond so they have time to consider you. The bus stop is rather limited for cars going in the direction you want: nothing to or from Newton Abbot, cars going to Plymouth from Newton Abbot or Bovey Tracey, or cars going to Bovey Tracey from Exeter. I used the stop to get me out of there ASAP, and was very lucky one of the first cars to pass offered me a lift first to Totnes and then all the way to Paignton.―Fizazzle
50.79474, -3.20639
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50.70637, -3.53757
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50.72909, -3.46166
Direction Honiton (Exeter Airport): Not the best spot as there is no shoulder but the road is large enough for a car willing to stop―Anonymous
50.71176, -3.46318
Direction South: No shoulder and dense traffic at this roundabout, the only solution is to try with the cars that are stopped at the red light (Exeter Services is not a good option)―Anonymous
50.70637, -3.53757
Bus stop lay-by - no covered shelter. Between traffic lights and pelican crossing. Next to supermarket. Traffic heading from Exeter city center west (A30 - Okehampton, Launceston, Bodmin) and (probably) south (A38 - Plymouth; A380 - Newton Abbot, Totnes). All good for Cornwall.―Anonymous
50.71176, -3.46318
avoid Exeter Services―Colinc
50.72909, -3.46166
Was lucky but not much space to pull over―Atopia
52.05665, -2.14094
Lots of cars going past at slow speeds. Good spot―ExtreamTrowser
50.62155, -3.41473
If you need to get out of exmouth, great road heading only one way to exeter. We were dropped at exeter services―Rinkonini
50.71922, -3.85191
Waited by the exit for ages. People were friendly but took a long time to get picked up.―Testicle
50.71636, -3.46445
Trying to get to London with a sign. Waited on the side of the exit that leads onto the M5 for 30 minutes. Then moved to the entrance of the services and waited for 20 minutes before a nice lady with her dog picked me up and took me as far as she could.―Testicle
51.26958, -2.92248
We wanted to head to exeter. Really busy in summer. Very easy to find rides, most of them heading to cornwall―Rinkonini
51.38552, -2.70128
Double red line so not many cars stop.―theosullivan
50.71519, -3.46443
Best to ask parked cars at the service station. Lots of cars heading south in summer but if you are lucky there are some heading north.―Rinkonini