There are 10 ways to get from Bayonne to Cardiff by train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, ferry, train, car, car ferry, car train, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Bayonne to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
10h 15m£327–538Fly Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Bristol Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane BIQ - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
8h 6m£80–283Bus
- Take the bus from Bayonne - Quai de Lesseps Bus Stop to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to University REbus 507 / ...
23h 30m£102–172Bus, ferry, train
- Take the bus from Bayonne to Bilbaobus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus
- Take the ferry from Santander to Portsmouthferry
- Take the train from Portsmouth Harbour to Cardiff Centraltrain
41h 11m£278–344Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Bayonne to Port of Cherbourgcar
- Take the carferry from Port of Cherbourg to Poolecarferry
- Drive from Poole to Cardiffcar
15h 52m£181–556Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Bayonne to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Cardiffcar
14h 32m£324–424Fly Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane BIQ - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Centraltrain
9h 13m£158–348Train to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, fly to Bristol Airport, train
- Take the train from Bayonne to Toulouse Matabiautrain
- Fly from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane TLS - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
9h 32m£110–278Train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Take the train from Bayonne to Bordeaux St Jeantrain
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane BOD - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Cardiff Centraltrain
10h 15m£133–296Bus, bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the bus from Bayonne - Quai de Lesseps Bus Stop to San Sebastián - Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Donostia / San Sebastián to Airport Loiu Bilbaobus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane BIO - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
10h 7m£114–355
Bayonne to Cardiff by train, foot, and subway
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bayonne to Cardiff is to bus which costs £100 - £180 and takes 23h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Bayonne to Cardiff is to fly and train which takes 8h 6m and costs £80 - £290.
No, there is no direct bus from Bayonne to Cardiff. However, there are services departing from Bayonne - Quai de Lesseps Bus Stop and arriving at University RE via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 30m.
No, there is no direct train from Bayonne to Cardiff. However, there are services departing from Bayonne and arriving at Cardiff Central via Montparnasse Bienvenue, Paris Nord, King's Cross St. Pancras station and London Paddington. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 15m.
The distance between Bayonne and Cardiff is 892 miles.
The best way to get from Bayonne to Cardiff without a car is to train which takes 10h 15m and costs £320 - £550.
It takes approximately 10h 15m to get from Bayonne to Cardiff, including transfers.
Bayonne to Cardiff bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Bayonne - Quai de Lesseps Bus Stop station.
Bayonne to Cardiff train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Bayonne station.
The best way to get from Bayonne to Cardiff is to train which takes 10h 15m and costs £320 - £550. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £100 - £180 and takes 23h 30m.
What companies run services between Bayonne, France and Cardiff, Wales?
You can take a train from Bayonne to Cardiff Central via Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2, Montparnasse Bienvenue, Gare du Nord, Paris Nord, London St Pancras Intl, King's Cross St. Pancras station, Paddington, and London Paddington in around 10h 15m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bayonne - Quai de Lesseps Bus Stop to University RE via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station and London Victoria in around 23h 30m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Bristol Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–360
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £40–130
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Bristol Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £40–130
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–110
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Birmingham Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–380
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–230
Flights from Bilbao Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–250
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Saturday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–85
Flights from Bilbao Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–160
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Bristol Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–240
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–240
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £40–150
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £80–410
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Birmingham Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £80–420
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–160
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–210
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Bayonne to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £120–190
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Bayonne to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- TGV inOui
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bayonne to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £110–180
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bayonne to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £45–80
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bayonne to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £150–240
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Portsmouth Harbour to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–110
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–29
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–29
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–40
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–85
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- [email protected]
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- £117
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–20
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–20
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £16–25
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–70
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £16–25
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Bayonne - Quai de Lesseps Bus Stop to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–80
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £29–50
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Bayonne - Quai de Lesseps Bus Stop to San Sebastián - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3–6
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bayonne - Quai de Lesseps Bus Stop to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £55–85
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bayonne to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £11–17
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bayonne - Quai de Lesseps Bus Stop to San Sebastián - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £4–6
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to University RE
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £23–40
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Bayonne - Quai de Lesseps Bus Stop to San Sebastián - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £4–7
- Schedules at
- alsa.es
- Phone
- +34 900 121 400
- [email protected]
Bus from Donostia / San Sebastián to Airport Loiu Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–14
- Schedules at
- gipuzkoa.avanzagrupo.com
- Book at
- online.pesa.net
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- [email protected]
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Ferry from Santander to Portsmouth
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £203
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Poole
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £26–330
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- £45–85
- Car Single Ticket
- £120–330
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Booking & Getting There
Bayonne to Cardiff bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station.
Cardiff is 1h behind Bayonne. It is currently 10:32 PM in Bayonne and 9:32 PM in Cardiff.
Bayonne to Cardiff train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 station.
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