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City to city

London to Exeter, the way worth driving

The A303 past Stonehenge is the traditional route. Add Cheddar Gorge and the Quantocks and the drive becomes the point.

Direct route

192.6 mi

Scenic route

285.8 mi

Days to enjoy it

2 days

Great roads on route

1

Checked by the Drivers Atlas desk

Scored and written by the Drivers Atlas editorial desk, drawing on driven routes across the UK and Europe, mapping data and member road reports. Distances are planning estimates. The road list is drawn from the scored Atlas library inside this corridor. How we score roads.

Last reviewed 22 March 2026

The detour

Fast way against good way

The fast way

192.6 miles of getting it done

Motorway and trunk road for most of it, one fuel stop, nothing you will remember. Useful when the drive is a means to an end.

The good way

285.8 miles worth taking off work for

About 17 min of that is spent on the great roads themselves, which is where the whole difference lies.