Catching a train
Tell us the departure time and we work the pickup backwards from it, allowing for
getting from the car to the platform rather than just to the station forecourt. On the
Tarka Line, a missed train usually means the best part of an hour's wait for the next
one, so we would rather collect you a little early than leave it tight.
Arriving by train
Give us your train time when you book and there will be a car waiting as you come off the
platform, including on the last service of the evening when taxis are hardest to find
standing at the rank. If the train runs late, tell us the new time or the service number
and we adjust rather than leaving.
Connecting through Exeter St Davids and Tiverton Parkway
Barnstaple station sits at the end of the Tarka Line, so most long-distance rail journeys
mean changing at Exeter St Davids, with Tiverton Parkway the option for some mainline
services. Where the connection is tight or the timing does not suit you, a direct
taxi from Barnstaple to Exeter St Davids or
to Tiverton Parkway is often quicker than the
train leg, and is quoted as one fixed fare rather than built up from the journey in pieces.
Luggage and groups
Estates and 8 seaters are available for cases, bikes and larger groups travelling
together. Tell us what you are carrying when you book, particularly ahead of a
long-distance connection, so the right vehicle is sent rather than discovered to be too
small on the day.
Coming from outside Barnstaple
Plenty of station traffic starts elsewhere in North Devon — Bideford, Ilfracombe,
Braunton, South Molton and the villages around them, where there is no station of their
own. Those are longer runs to make a train worth booking ahead for, especially for a
morning departure.
