There are 11 ways to get from Cardiff to Laval by train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, train, ferry, 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 Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse Hall 1 - 2 to Lavaltrain
8h 12m€298–504Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 507 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Lavalbus
18h 5m€79–138Train, ferry
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Portsmouth Harbourtrain
- Take the ferry from Portsmouth to Saint-Maloferry
- Take the train from St Malo to Lavaltrain Tgv
18h 45m€171–251Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cardiff to Poolecar
- Take the carferry from Poole to Port of Cherbourgcarferry
- Drive from Port of Cherbourg to Lavalcar
10h 23m€97–491Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Cardiff to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Lavalcar
9h 11m€274–342Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS)plane BRS - RNS
- Take the train from Rennes to Lavaltrain
9h 35m€153–474Fly Cardiff Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport, train
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS)plane CWL - RNS
- Take the train from Rennes to Lavaltrain
9h 36m€143–465Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane BRS - CDG
- Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Lavaltrain
8h 1m€132–338Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane BRS - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to Lavaltrain
10h 16m€138–325Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS)plane LGW - RNS
- Take the train from Rennes to Lavaltrain
8h 17m€152–513Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane LGW - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to Lavaltrain
9h 53m€157–364
Cardiff to Laval by train, subway, and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Laval is to bus which costs €75 - €140 and takes 18h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Laval is to train and fly which takes 8h 1m and costs €130 - €340.
No, there is no direct bus from Cardiff to Laval. However, there are services departing from Park Place and arriving at Laval via London Victoria and Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 5m.
No, there is no direct train from Cardiff to Laval. However, there are services departing from Cardiff Central and arriving at Laval via Paddington, London St Pancras Intl, Gare du Nord and Paris Montparnasse Hall 1 - 2. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 12m.
The distance between Cardiff and Laval is 983 km.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Laval without a car is to train which takes 8h 12m and costs €290 - €550.
It takes approximately 8h 12m to get from Cardiff to Laval, including transfers.
Cardiff to Laval bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Park Place station.
Cardiff to Laval train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), depart from Cardiff Central station.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Laval is to train which takes 8h 12m and costs €290 - €550. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €75 - €140 and takes 18h 5m.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Laval, France?
You can take a train from Cardiff Central to Laval via London Paddington, Paddington, King's Cross St. Pancras station, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, Gare du Nord, Montparnasse Bienvenue, and Paris Montparnasse Hall 1 - 2 in around 8h 12m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Park Place to Laval via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, and Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station in around 18h 5m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–440
Flights from Bristol Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from Bristol Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Sunday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–170
Flights from Bristol Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–170
Flights from Bristol Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–170
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–310
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–150
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–550
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–800
Flights from Bristol Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–360
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–310
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–440
Flights from Bristol Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €100–550
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–800
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–310
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–500
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–700
Flights from Bristol Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–330
- Website
- twinjet.fr
Flights from Bristol Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Thursday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–440
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Portsmouth Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–100
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–100
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €170–280
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Paris Montparnasse Hall 1 - 2 to Laval
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from St Malo to Laval
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Rennes to Laval
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–22
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Rennes to Laval
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–22
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Laval
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nantes to Laval
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Rennes to Laval
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–22
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nantes to Laval
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Montparnasse Hall 1 - 2 to Laval
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from St Malo to Laval
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Rennes to Laval
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–22
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Rennes to Laval
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–22
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Laval
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Rennes to Laval
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–22
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- [email protected]
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €140
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- €140
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–24
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–24
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–24
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €19–30
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €19–30
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €19–30
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Laval
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Laval
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- [email protected]
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Ferry from Portsmouth to Saint-Malo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Poole to Port of Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €31–390
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- €55–100
- Car Single Ticket
- €140–390
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Booking & Getting There
Cardiff to Laval bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Laval is 1h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 7:17 AM in Cardiff and 8:17 AM in Laval.
Cardiff to Laval train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), arrive at London Paddington station.
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