There are 13 ways to get from Bourges to Cardiff by train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, train, plane, or car ferry
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 Bourges to Paris Austerlitztrain Ter
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
8h 55m£209–400Bus via Kingsway GR
cheapest- Take the bus from Bourges to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 727
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Kingsway GRbus 509 / ...
18h 16m£53–144Bus
- Take the bus from Bourges to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 727
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoriabus 700
- Take the bus from London Victoria to University REbus 507 / ...
18h 14m£69–144Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Bourges to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Cardiffcar
9h 45mTrain to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Bristol Airport, train
- Take the train from Vierzon Ville to Paris Austerlitztrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane CDG - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
8h 57m£94–274Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Bourges to Port of Cherbourgcar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Poolecarferry
- Drive from Poole to Cardiffcar
13h 1m£108–464Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Take the train from Vierzon Ville to Paris Austerlitztrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane CDG - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Centraltrain
10h 24m£132–333Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the train from Vierzon Ville to Paris Austerlitztrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane CDG - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
10h 2m£180–471Train, train to Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport, fly to Bristol Airport
- Take the train from Bourges to Neverstrain
- Take the train from Nevers to Clermont Ferrandtrain
- Fly from Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport (CFE) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane CFE - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
10h 58m£131–559Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Take the train from Vierzon Ville to Paris Austerlitztrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane CDG - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Cardiff Centraltrain
11h 3m£143–401Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Bristol Airport
- Take the train from Bourges to Lyon Part Dieutrain
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane GVA - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
12h 19m£111–334Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Luton Airport, train
- Take the train from Vierzon Ville to Paris Austerlitztrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane CDG - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdontrain
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
10h 43m£157–406Train to Paris Orly Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the train from Vierzon Ville to Paris Austerlitztrain
- Fly from Paris Orly Airport (ORY) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane ORY - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
10h 3m£147–438
Bourges to Cardiff by train, subway, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bourges to Cardiff is to bus via Kingsway GR which costs £50 - £150 and takes 18h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Bourges to Cardiff is to train which takes 8h 55m and costs £200 - £400.
No, there is no direct bus from Bourges to Cardiff. However, there are services departing from Bourges and arriving at University RE via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 14m.
The distance between Bourges and Cardiff is 582 miles.
The best way to get from Bourges to Cardiff without a car is to train which takes 8h 55m and costs £200 - £400.
It takes approximately 8h 55m to get from Bourges to Cardiff, including transfers.
Bourges to Cardiff bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bourges station.
The best way to get from Bourges to Cardiff is to train which takes 8h 55m and costs £200 - £400. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £65 - £150 and takes 18h 14m.
Bourges to Cardiff bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) station.
Cardiff is 1h behind Bourges. It is currently 7:50 AM in Bourges and 6:50 AM in Cardiff.
What companies run services between Bourges, France and Cardiff, Wales?
You can take a train from Bourges to Cardiff Central via Paris Austerlitz, Gare d'Austerlitz, Gare du Nord, Paris Nord, London St Pancras Intl, King's Cross and St Pancras, Paddington Station, and London Paddington in around 8h 55m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bourges to University RE via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) and London Victoria in around 18h 14m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–140
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–160
Flights from Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport to Bristol Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £80–440
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–160
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–120
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bristol Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £30–120
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £30–120
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–150
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–220
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–170
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–190
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £28–200
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–170
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–220
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–190
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Birmingham Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–220
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £28–200
Flights from Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport to Bristol Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £120–700
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–250
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–220
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Birmingham Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–220
Flights from Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport to Bristol Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £120–700
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–170
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–250
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–120
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bristol Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £140–260
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–170
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Bourges to Paris Austerlitz
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £29–75
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Vierzon Ville to Paris Austerlitz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–65
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Bourges to Nevers
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £8–23
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Nevers to Clermont Ferrand
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £21–55
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Bourges to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £40–110
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £20–55
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £110–200
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–35
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–45
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–90
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £20–28
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–80
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £27–45
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–30
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bourges to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £13–24
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £27–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Kingsway GR
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £14–25
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to University RE
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–70
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from London Victoria to Kingsway GR
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–70
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £25–50
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Poole
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £16–330
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- £45–85
- Car Single Ticket
- £120–330
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