There are 11 ways to get from Cardiff to Cannes by train, plane, train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, car, car train, or car ferry
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Train to Bristol Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)BRS - NCE
6h 22m€84–245Bus via Aéroport Terminal 1
cheapest- Take the bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals507 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris700
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1
28h 4m€55–205Train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris NordEil
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to CannesTgv
11h 52m€193–629Bus
- Take the bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals507 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris700
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Antibes
27h 8m€88–233Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Cardiff to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Cannes
15h 19mFly from Cardiff Airport
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)CWL - NCE
8h 31m€129–864Train to Birmingham Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)BHX - NCE
7h 25m€106–299Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)LHR - NCE
7h 20m€141–397Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)LGW - NCE
8h 25m€103–345Train, train to Luton Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Take the train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)LTN - NCE
8h 2m€113–342Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cardiff to Port of Dover
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Drive from Calais to Cannes
16h 48m€269–397
Cardiff to Cannes by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Cannes is to bus via Aéroport Terminal 1 which costs €55 - €210 and takes 28h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Cannes is to train and fly which takes 6h 22m and costs €80 - €250.
No, there is no direct bus from Cardiff to Cannes. However, there are services departing from Park Place and arriving at Gare SNCF Cannes via London Victoria, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) and Pole d Echanges. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 8m.
No, there is no direct train from Cardiff to Cannes. However, there are services departing from Cardiff Central and arriving at Cannes via Paddington, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord and Paris Gare De Lyon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 52m.
The distance between Cardiff and Cannes is 1234 km.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Cannes without a car is to train which takes 11h 52m and costs €190 - €650.
It takes approximately 6h 22m to get from Cardiff to Cannes, including transfers.
Cardiff to Cannes bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Park Place station.
Cardiff to Cannes train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), depart from Cardiff Central station.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Cannes is to train which takes 11h 52m and costs €190 - €650. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €85 - €240 and takes 27h 8m, you could also fly, which costs €120 - €900 and takes 8h 31m.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Cannes, France?
You can take a train from Cardiff Central to Cannes via London Paddington, Paddington, King's Cross St. Pancras station, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, and Paris Gare De Lyon in around 11h 52m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Park Place to Gare SNCF Cannes via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, Paris, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), and Pole d Echanges in around 27h 8m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Bristol Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Bristol Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Bristol Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Bristol Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Bristol Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–210
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–210
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–140
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–140
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €30–140
Flights from Luton Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–130
Flights from Luton Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–130
Flights from Luton Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €35–130
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–280
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–460
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–260
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–280
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65–270
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–210
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–210
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–460
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–180
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–27
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- €30–45
- 1st Class
- €40–55
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–100
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €85–330
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Cannes
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–160
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Cannes
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–170
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–45
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–30
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Antibes
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €24–90
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–85
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–45
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- €75–190
- On Foot
- €35–45
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More Questions & Answers
Cardiff to Cannes bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Cannes is 1h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 12:32 AM in Cardiff and 1:32 AM in Cannes.
Cardiff to Cannes train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), arrive at London Paddington station.
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