There are 9 ways to get from Cognac to Normandy by train (TGV), bus, car, car ferry, train, plane, or car train
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 Cognac to Angoulemetrain Ter
- Take the train from Angouleme to Lille Europetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St. Pancras Int.train
- Take the train from London Waterloo to Guildfordtrain
10h 48m£157–267Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Cognac-Cognac Place Gambetta to Angouleme-Gare Sncfbus 160
- Take the bus from Angoulême - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoriabus
21h 34m£70–114Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cognac to Port of Cherbourgcar
- Take the carferry from Port of Cherbourg to Portsmouth International Portcarferry
- Drive from Portsmouth International Port to Normandycar
12h 59m£122–357Train, train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly to London Gatwick Airport
- Take the train from Cognac to Angoulemetrain
- Take the train from Angouleme 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 Ashtrain
8h 29m£81–186Bus, train
- Take the bus from Cognac-Cognac Place Gambetta to Angouleme-Gare Sncfbus 160
- Take the bus from Angoulême to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoriabus 700
- Take the train from London Waterloo to Guildfordtrain
22h 5m£75–139Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Cognac to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Normandycar
10h 6m£250–313Train, train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly to Luton Airport
- Take the train from Cognac to Angoulemetrain
- Take the train from Angouleme to Bordeaux St Jeantrain
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane BOD - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to Redhilltrain
- Take the train from Redhill to Ashtrain
10h 3m£114–272Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Take the train from Saintes to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane NTE - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Ashtrain
9h 49m£95–231Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to London Stansted Airport, train
- Take the train from Saintes to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane NTE - STN
- Take the train from Vauxhall to Guildfordtrain
10h 49m£103–299
Cognac to Normandy by train, subway, and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cognac to Normandy is to bus which costs £70 - £120 and takes 21h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Cognac to Normandy is to train and fly which takes 8h 29m and costs £80 - £190.
No, there is no direct bus from Cognac to Normandy. However, there are services departing from Cognac-Cognac Place Gambetta and arriving at Glaziers Lane via Angoulême - Bus Station, Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, London Victoria, Heathrow Terminal 5 and Friary Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 34m.
No, there is no direct train from Cognac to Normandy. However, there are services departing from Cognac and arriving at Wanborough via Angouleme, Lille Europe, King's Cross St. Pancras station, London Waterloo and Guildford. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 48m.
The distance between Cognac and Normandy is 675 miles.
The best way to get from Cognac to Normandy without a car is to train which takes 10h 48m and costs £150 - £270.
It takes approximately 10h 48m to get from Cognac to Normandy, including transfers.
Cognac to Normandy bus services, operated by Charente - Réseau Interurbain 16, depart from Cognac-Cognac Place Gambetta station.
Cognac to Normandy train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), depart from Cognac station.
The best way to get from Cognac to Normandy is to train which takes 10h 48m and costs £150 - £270. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £70 - £120 and takes 21h 34m.
What companies run services between Cognac, France and Normandy, Surrey, England?
You can take a train from Cognac to Wanborough via Angouleme, Lille Europe, London St. Pancras Int., King's Cross St. Pancras station, Embankment station, London Waterloo, and Guildford in around 10h 48m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Cognac-Cognac Place Gambetta to Glaziers Lane via Angoulême - Bus Station, Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, London Victoria, Heathrow Terminal 5, Guildford station, and Friary Bus Station in around 21h 34m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–110
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £30–110
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–160
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–110
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- £23–150
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–230
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–90
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £22–85
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £27–130
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 Cognac to Angouleme
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–13
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Cognac to Angouleme
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–13
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Angouleme to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £21–35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Cognac to Angouleme
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–13
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Angouleme to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £21–35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Saintes to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Saintes to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Angouleme to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £110–180
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Angouleme to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22–35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Angouleme to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22–35
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Lille Europe to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £25–45
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from London Waterloo to Guildford
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £10–23
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from London Waterloo to Guildford
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £10–23
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Vauxhall to Guildford
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £10–22
- Website
- South Western Railway
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Gatwick Airport to Ash
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–24
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Redhill to Ash
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–20
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Gatwick Airport to Ash
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–24
- 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
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to Redhill
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- 05.55.10.10.03
- Website
- transports.nouvelle-aquitaine.fr
Bus from Cognac-Cognac Place Gambetta to Angouleme-Gare Sncf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £3
- Schedules at
- transports.nouvelle-aquitaine.fr
Bus from Cognac-Cognac Place Gambetta to Angouleme-Gare Sncf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £3
- Schedules at
- transports.nouvelle-aquitaine.fr
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Angoulême - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Angoulême - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Angoulême to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- [email protected]
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Portsmouth International Port
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £29–220
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- £40–70
- Car Single Ticket
- £60–220
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Booking & Getting There
Cognac to Normandy bus services, operated by Charente - Réseau Interurbain 16, arrive at Angouleme-Gare Sncf station.
Normandy is 1h behind Cognac. It is currently 4:50 PM in Cognac and 3:50 PM in Normandy.
Cognac to Normandy train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), arrive at Angouleme station.
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