Originally Posted by
davidjpowell
Would it not have been better to go Exeter to Paris CDG and pick up long-haul there?
That's what I was thinking too.
From Devon surely NQY, BRS, CWL or SOU are all much closer and all have a link to CDG/AMS to connect on to BKK. Only NQY doesn't, but FR could have taken you to STN for a much easier journey to LHR by road even if you still wanted to use London.
By the time you factor in all the hassle of the bus and the journey time and cost, surely any savings would have been negligible.