There are 12 ways to get from Dover to Cognac by train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, car ferry, train, car train, car, 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 Dover Priory to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Angoulemetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Angouleme to Cognactrain Ter
9h 42m€303–511Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Dover to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 700
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Angoulême - Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Angouleme-Gare Sncf to Cognac-Cognac Place Gambettabus 160
14h 6m€73–121Car ferry, bus, train via Tours
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Dunkirkcarferry
- Take the bus from Dunkerque Port to Lillebus
- Take the train from Lille Flandres to Saint-Pierre-des-Corpstrain
- Take the train from St Pierre Des Corps to Angoulemetrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Angouleme-Gare Sncf to Cognac-Cognac Place Gambettabus 160
14h 12m€163–370Eurotunnel, drive
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain le shuttle
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Cognaccar
8h 45m€254–315Car ferry, bus, train
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Dunkirkcarferry
- Take the bus from Dunkerque Port to Lillebus
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Angoulemetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Angouleme to Cognactrain Ter
12h 36m€188–377Car ferry, drive
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Cognaccar
9h 39m€141–256Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Take the train from Dover Priory to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane LGW - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Angoulemetrain
- Take the train from Angouleme to Cognactrain
9h 50m€139–295Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Take the train from Dover Priory to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane LGW - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to Saintestrain
10h 51m€156–353Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Take the train from Dover Priory to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane LTN - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Angoulemetrain
- Take the train from Angouleme to Cognactrain
9h 50m€136–350Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Take the train from Dover Priory to Stratford Internationaltrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane STN - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to Saintestrain
10h 56m€133–394Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Limoges-Bellegarde Airport, bus, train
- Take the train from Dover Priory to Stratford Internationaltrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Limoges-Bellegarde Airport (LIG)plane STN - LIG
- Take the bus from Terminal Cars to Angouleme - Gare Sncfbus
- Take the train from Angouleme to Cognactrain
11h 48m€117–356Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Take the train from Dover Priory to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane LGW - CDG
- Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Angoulemetrain
- Take the train from Angouleme to Cognactrain
10h 41m€204–483
Dover to Cognac by train, subway, and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Dover to Cognac is to bus which costs €70 - €130 and takes 14h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Dover to Cognac is to Eurotunnel and drive which takes 8h 45m and costs €250 - €320.
No, there is no direct bus from Dover to Cognac. However, there are services departing from Dover and arriving at Cognac-Cognac Place Gambetta via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station and Angouleme-Gare Sncf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 6m.
No, there is no direct train from Dover to Cognac. However, there are services departing from Dover Priory and arriving at Cognac via London St Pancras Intl, Gare du Nord, Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 and Angouleme. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 42m.
The distance between Dover and Cognac is 1064 km.
The best way to get from Dover to Cognac without a car is to train which takes 9h 42m and costs €300 - €550.
It takes approximately 9h 42m to get from Dover to Cognac, including transfers.
Dover to Cognac bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Dover station.
Dover to Cognac train services, operated by Southeastern, depart from Dover Priory station.
The best way to get from Dover to Cognac is to train which takes 9h 42m and costs €300 - €550. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €70 - €130 and takes 14h 6m.
What companies run services between Dover, England and Cognac, France?
You can take a train from Dover Priory to Cognac via London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, Gare du Nord, Montparnasse Bienvenue, Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2, and Angouleme in around 9h 42m. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Dover to Cognac-Cognac Place Gambetta via Dover, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, and Angouleme-Gare Sncf in around 14h 6m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–130
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–150
Flights from Luton Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €30–190
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Limoges-Bellegarde Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–210
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–250
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €29–150
- Phone
- +44 345 322 7021
- [email protected]
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from Dover Priory to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from Dover Priory to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from Dover Priory to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from Dover Priory to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from Dover Priory to Stratford International
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from Dover Priory to Stratford International
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from Dover Priory to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- Southeastern
- 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
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Angouleme
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–130
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from St Pierre Des Corps to Angouleme
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lille Europe to Angouleme
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €140–210
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Angouleme
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Angouleme
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Angouleme
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- 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 Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Angouleme
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Angouleme to Cognac
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lille Flandres to Saint-Pierre-des-Corps
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from St Pierre Des Corps to Angouleme
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Angouleme to Cognac
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Angouleme
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Angouleme to Cognac
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nantes to Saintes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Angouleme
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Angouleme to Cognac
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nantes to Saintes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Angouleme to Cognac
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Angouleme
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Angouleme to Cognac
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- 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
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €19–25
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €19–25
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €19–24
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €19–25
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Dover to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Angoulême - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Dunkerque Port to Lille
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Dunkerque Port to Lille
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Angoulême - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- 05.55.10.10.03
- Website
- transports.nouvelle-aquitaine.fr
Bus from Angouleme-Gare Sncf to Cognac-Cognac Place Gambetta
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €3
- Schedules at
- transports.nouvelle-aquitaine.fr
Bus from Angouleme-Gare Sncf to Cognac-Cognac Place Gambetta
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €3
- Schedules at
- transports.nouvelle-aquitaine.fr
Bus from Terminal Cars to Angouleme - Gare Sncf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Schedules at
- Cars Régionaux Nouvelle-Aquitaine - Haute-Vienne (87)
- Phone
- +44 344 848 6090
- [email protected]
- Website
- DFDS Seaways
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Dunkirk
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- DFDS Seaways
- Standard Car - Economy
- €80
- Standard Car - Flexi
- €140
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Dunkirk
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- DFDS Seaways
- Standard Car - Economy
- €80
- Standard Car - Flexi
- €140
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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Booking & Getting There
Dover to Cognac bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) station.
Cognac is 1h ahead of Dover. It is currently 3:58 AM in Dover and 4:58 AM in Cognac.
Dover to Cognac train services, operated by Southeastern, arrive at London St Pancras Intl station.
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