There are 10 ways to get from Bretagne to Cardiff by train (TGV, Eurostar), train, ferry, bus, 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 Rennes 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
7h 15m£257–433Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Rennes - Bus Station 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 / ...
17h 46m£71–119Train, ferry
- Take the train from Rennes to St Malotrain Ter
- Take the ferry from Saint-Malo to Portsmouthferry
- Take the train from Portsmouth Harbour to Cardiff Centraltrain
15h 21m£130–194Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Rennes to Port of Cherbourgcar
- Take the carferry from Port of Cherbourg to Poolecarferry
- Drive from Poole to Cardiffcar
9h 53m£78–410Bus, ferry, train
- Take the bus from Rennes-Gare Routiere to Cherbourg-Garebus
- Take the ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Portsmouth International Portferry
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Cardiff Centraltrain
18h 11m£160–256Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Rennes to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Cardiffcar
9h 11m£236–297Fly Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Cardiff Airport
- Fly from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane RNS - CWL
7h 5m£106–369Fly Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Bristol Airport, train
- Fly from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane RNS - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
7h 29m£115–313Train, ferry to Jersey Airport, fly to Bristol Airport
- Take the train from Rennes to Granvilletrain
- Take the ferry from Granville to Jersey St Helierferry
- Fly from Jersey Airport (JER) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane JER - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
8h 48m£138–323Fly Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane RNS - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Cardiff Centraltrain
7h 19m£113–396
Bretagne to Cardiff by train, bus, foot, and ferry
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bretagne to Cardiff is to bus which costs £70 - £120 and takes 17h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Bretagne to Cardiff is to fly which takes 7h 5m and costs £100 - £370.
No, there is no direct bus from Bretagne station to Cardiff. However, there are services departing from Rennes - Bus Station and arriving at University RE via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 46m.
No, there is no direct train from Bretagne to Cardiff. However, there are services departing from Rennes 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 7h 15m.
The distance between Bretagne and Cardiff is 655 miles.
The best way to get from Bretagne to Cardiff without a car is to train which takes 7h 15m and costs £250 - £440.
It takes approximately 7h 15m to get from Bretagne to Cardiff, including transfers.
Bretagne to Cardiff bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Rennes - Bus Station.
Bretagne to Cardiff train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Rennes station.
The best way to get from Bretagne to Cardiff is to train which takes 7h 15m and costs £250 - £440. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £70 - £120 and takes 17h 46m, you could also fly, which costs £100 - £370 and takes 7h 5m.
What companies run services between Bretagne, France and Cardiff, Wales?
You can take a train from Rennes 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 7h 15m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Rennes - Bus Station to University RE via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station and London Victoria in around 17h 46m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £110–650
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Cardiff Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £120–650
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–400
Flights from Jersey Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–380
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–350
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £110–650
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Cardiff Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £120–650
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–350
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Bristol Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–340
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–250
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Jersey Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £110–380
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Bristol Airport via Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £100–240
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Jersey Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £100–150
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Rennes to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £60–90
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Rennes to St Malo
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £13–20
- Website
- TGV inOui
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Rennes to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £50–90
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Rennes to St Malo
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–20
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Rennes to Granville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £19–35
- 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
- £140–230
- 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 51m
- 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 Southampton Central to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–90
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–29
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–29
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22–40
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–85
- 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 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–21
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–21
- 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 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 Rennes - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £21–35
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £27–45
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- 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
- +33 806 07 95 30
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cap Cotentin
Bus from Rennes-Gare Routiere to Cherbourg-Gare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £1–2
- Schedules at
- Cap Cotentin
- Pre-purchased ticket
- £1
- On board ticket
- £2
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- [email protected]
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Ferry from Saint-Malo to Portsmouth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £59
- 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
- Phone
- +44 3456 091 024
- [email protected]
- Website
- Brittany Ferries (Condor Ferries)
Ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Portsmouth International Port
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £110–160
- Website
- Brittany Ferries (Condor Ferries)
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Booking & Getting There
Bretagne to Cardiff bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station.
Cardiff is 1h behind Bretagne. It is currently 9:15 AM in Bretagne and 8:15 AM in Cardiff.
Bretagne to Cardiff train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 station.
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