An exhaust system for a combustion engine (1) having a plurality of cylinders (3,4,5,6), a cylinder head (2) and an engine block is provided. The exhaust system comprises an exhaust manifold, which is integrated in the cylinder head (2), flow channels (7,8,9,10), and an exhaust pipe (12), which is connected to a head flange (14) of the cylinder head (2). The flow channels (7,8,9,10) each extend from one of the cylinders (3,4,5,6) to a head flange (14). At least two of the flow channels (7,8,9,10), which are connected to cylinders (7,8,9,10) that are not ignited in succession, are united within the cylinder head (2) and form a common flow channel (15). At least one further flow channel (16), which is connected with a cylinder (4) ignited in succession, is routed separately as far as to the head flange. The common flow channel (15) is united with the further flow channel (16) only in the exhaust pipe (13,13').