There are 8 ways to get from Plymouth to Fontenay-le-Comte by train (TGV), car ferry, car, bus, car train, 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 Plymouth to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Lille Europetrain
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Marne La Vallee Chessytrain Tgv
- Take the train from Marne La Vallee Chessy to Niorttrain Tgv
12h 30m€276–550Car ferry, drive
cheapest- Take the carferry from Plymouth to Port de Roscoffcarferry
- Drive from Port de Roscoff to Fontenay-le-Comtecar
13h 44m€99–473Bus
- Take the bus from Plymouth Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 504 / ...
- 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 La Roche sur Yonbus
- Take the bus from La Roche Sur Yon to Fontenay Le Comtebus
24h 31m€127–266Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Plymouth to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Fontenay-le-Comtecar
11h 45m€309–388Train to Newquay Cornwall Airport, fly to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport, bus
- Take the train from Plymouth to Bodmin Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY) to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH)plane NQY - LRH
- Take the bus from La Rochelle Ville to Fontenay Le Comtebus
26h 13m€163–420Train to Exeter, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Take the train from Plymouth to Exeter St Davidstrain
- Fly from Exeter (EXT) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane EXT - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to Lucontrain
11h 43m€144–357Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport, bus
- Take the train from Plymouth to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH)plane LGW - LRH
- Take the bus from La Rochelle Ville to Fontenay Le Comtebus
11h 30m€203–556Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train
- Take the train from Plymouth to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane BRS - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Poitierstrain
- Take the train from Poitiers to Niorttrain
12h 10m€201–412
Plymouth to Fontenay-le-Comte by train, subway, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Plymouth to Fontenay-le-Comte is to car ferry and drive which costs €95 - €480 and takes 13h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Plymouth to Fontenay-le-Comte is to train and fly and bus which takes 11h 30m and costs €200 - €600.
No, there is no direct bus from Plymouth station to Fontenay-le-Comte. However, there are services departing from Plymouth Coach Station and arriving at Fontenay Le Comte via London Victoria, Dover, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) and La Roche Sur Yon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 31m.
No, there is no direct train from Plymouth to Fontenay-le-Comte. However, there are services departing from Plymouth and arriving at Niort via Paddington, London St. Pancras Int., Lille Europe and Marne La Vallee Chessy. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 30m.
The distance between Plymouth and Fontenay-le-Comte is 1326 km.
The best way to get from Plymouth to Fontenay-le-Comte without a car is to train which takes 12h 30m and costs €270 - €550.
It takes approximately 12h 30m to get from Plymouth to Fontenay-le-Comte, including transfers.
Plymouth to Fontenay-le-Comte bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Plymouth Coach Station.
Plymouth to Fontenay-le-Comte train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), depart from Plymouth station.
The best way to get from Plymouth to Fontenay-le-Comte is to train which takes 12h 30m and costs €270 - €550. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €120 - €270 and takes 24h 31m.
What companies run services between Plymouth, England and Fontenay-le-Comte, France?
You can take a train from Plymouth to Fontenay Le Comte via London Paddington, Paddington, King's Cross St. Pancras station, London St. Pancras Int., Lille Europe, Marne La Vallee Chessy, Niort, and Niort in around 12h 30m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Plymouth Coach Station to Fontenay Le Comte via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, Dover, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), La Roche sur Yon, and La Roche Sur Yon in around 24h 31m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–460
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–460
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Bristol Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–130
Flights from Bristol Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Exeter to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–480
Flights from Bristol Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–310
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 17m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €160–410
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Exeter to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–340
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Plymouth to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €110–220
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Plymouth to Bodmin Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–27
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Plymouth to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–55
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Plymouth to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €95–190
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–55
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Plymouth to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–130
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–60
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lille Europe to Marne La Vallee Chessy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Marne La Vallee Chessy to Niort
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €85–140
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Poitiers
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Poitiers to Niort
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–25
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lille Europe to Marne La Vallee Chessy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nantes to Lucon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Poitiers
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Poitiers to Niort
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–26
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €136
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- €136
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Plymouth to Bodmin Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €16–24
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Plymouth to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Plymouth to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Plymouth Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–120
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Dover to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to La Roche sur Yon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from La Roche Sur Yon to Fontenay Le Comte
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- SNCF Bus
Bus from La Rochelle Ville to Fontenay Le Comte
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- SNCF Bus
Bus from La Rochelle Ville to Fontenay Le Comte
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- SNCF Bus
- Phone
- +33 09 69 39 14 14
- Website
- aleop.paysdelaloire.fr
Bus from La Roche Sur Yon to Fontenay Le Comte
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Schedules at
- aleop.paysdelaloire.fr
- Phone
- 02 51 44 76 10
- Website
- aleop.paysdelaloire.fr
Bus from La Roche Sur Yon to Fontenay Le Comte
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Schedules at
- aleop.paysdelaloire.fr
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- [email protected]
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Plymouth to Port de Roscoff
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–390
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- €45–90
- Single Ticket Car
- €100–390
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More Questions & Answers
Plymouth to Fontenay-le-Comte bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Fontenay-le-Comte is 1h ahead of Plymouth. It is currently 5:21 AM in Plymouth and 6:21 AM in Fontenay-le-Comte.
Plymouth to Fontenay-le-Comte train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), arrive at London Paddington station.
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