There are 10 ways to get from Bristol to Villefranche-sur-Mer by plane, train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, car, car train, train, or car ferry
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Fly from Bristol Airport
best- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane BRS - NCE
5h 14m€81–180Train
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Marseille St Charlestrain Tgv
- Take the train from Marseille-Saint-Charles to Nice-Villetrain
13h 10m€391–710Bus via Dover
- Take the bus from Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 040 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Doverbus 700
- Take the bus from Dover to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 700
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Nicebus
26h€151–279Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Bristol to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Villefranche-sur-Mercar
16h 27m€370–483Train to Birmingham Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane BHX - NCE
6h 24m€138–284Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane LHR - NCE
6h 47m€166–443Train to London City Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane LCY - NCE
7h 3m€194–600Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane LGW - NCE
7h 56m€139–332Bus
- Take the bus from Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 040 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1bus
27h 18m€149–293Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Bristol to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Villefranche-sur-Mercar
17h 56m€235–396
Bristol to Villefranche-sur-Mer by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bristol to Villefranche-sur-Mer is to fly which costs €80 - €180 and takes 5h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Bristol to Villefranche-sur-Mer is to fly which takes 5h 14m and costs €80 - €180.
No, there is no direct bus from Bristol station to Villefranche-sur-Mer. However, there are services departing from Bus Station and arriving at Nice via London Victoria, Dover and Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine). The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h.
No, there is no direct train from Bristol to Villefranche-sur-Mer. However, there are services departing from Bristol Temple Meads and arriving at Villefranche-sur-Mer via Paddington, London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe, Marseille-Saint-Charles and Nice-Ville. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 10m.
The distance between Bristol and Villefranche-sur-Mer is 1163 km.
The best way to get from Bristol to Villefranche-sur-Mer without a car is to train which takes 13h 10m and costs €390 - €750.
It takes approximately 5h 14m to get from Bristol to Villefranche-sur-Mer, including transfers.
Bristol to Villefranche-sur-Mer bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Bus Station.
Bristol to Villefranche-sur-Mer train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), depart from Bristol Temple Meads station.
The best way to get from Bristol to Villefranche-sur-Mer is to fly which takes 5h 14m and costs €80 - €180. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €390 - €750 and takes 13h 10m, you could also bus via Dover, which costs €150 - €280 and takes 26h.
What companies run services between Bristol, England and Villefranche-sur-Mer, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France?
easyJet flies from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Bristol Temple Meads to Villefranche-sur-Mer via London Paddington, Paddington, King's Cross St. Pancras station, London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe, Marseille St Charles, Marseille-Saint-Charles, and Nice-Ville in around 13h 10m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–240
Flights from London City Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–360
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–170
Flights from Bristol Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–170
Flights from Bristol Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–170
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–150
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Thursday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €80–150
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–150
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–190
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–340
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- 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
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–310
Flights from London City Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–400
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from London City Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €220–550
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–200
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–55
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lille Europe to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €200–320
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Marseille-Saint-Charles to Nice-Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- zou.maregionsud.fr
Train from Marseille-Saint-Charles to Nice-Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Website
- https://zou.maregionsud.fr/en/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €137
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Standard fare
- €137
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €26–65
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €26–65
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Dover to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- 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
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €80–150
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–55
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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More Questions & Answers
Bristol to Villefranche-sur-Mer bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Villefranche-sur-Mer is 1h ahead of Bristol. It is currently 12:41 AM in Bristol and 1:41 AM in Villefranche-sur-Mer.
Bristol to Villefranche-sur-Mer train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), arrive at London Paddington station.
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