There are 12 ways to get from Cardiff to Briare by train (Eurostar), bus, train, car, car 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 Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris NordEil
- Take the train from Paris Bercy to BriareTer
8h 13m€145–492Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Kingsway GD to London Victoria
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris700
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Orléans - Georges Pompidou Bus Stop
- Take the bus from Gare Routière to Henri IV/Thiebaut3B
20h 10m€29–138Bus, train
- Take the bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals507 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)700
- Take the train from Paris Bercy to BriareTer
16h€47–175Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Cardiff to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Briare
8h 33mTrain to Bristol Airport, fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)BRS - CDG
- Take the train from Paris Bercy to Briare
7h 57m€90–306Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cardiff to Port of Dover
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Drive from Calais to Briare
9h 50m€164–238Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)BHX - CDG
- Take the train from Paris Bercy to Briare
9h 4m€117–375Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)LHR - CDG
- Take the train from Paris Bercy to Briare
8h 50m€164–476Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Paris Orly Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Paris Orly Airport (ORY)LGW - ORY
- Take the train from Paris Bercy to Briare
9h 42m€123–382Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Take the train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)LTN - CDG
- Take the train from Paris Bercy to Briare
9h 31m€130–391Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Paris Orly Airport, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Paris Orly Airport (ORY)LHR - ORY
- Take the train from Paris Bercy to Briare
8h 43m€112–444Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Beauvais–Tillé Airport, bus, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Beauvais–Tillé Airport (BVA)BHX - BVA
- Take the bus from Aéroport Paris Beauvais to Saint Denis Université
- Take the train from Paris Bercy to Briare
10h 6m€108–351
Cardiff to Briare by train, subway, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Briare is to bus which costs €29 - €140 and takes 20h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Briare is to train and fly which takes 7h 57m and costs €90 - €310.
No, there is no direct bus from Cardiff to Briare. However, there are services departing from Kingsway GD and arriving at Henri IV/Thiebaut via London Victoria, Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, Georges Pompidou and Gare Routière. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 10m.
No, there is no direct train from Cardiff to Briare. However, there are services departing from Cardiff Central and arriving at Briare via Paddington, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord and Paris Bercy. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 13m.
The distance between Cardiff and Briare is 856 km.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Briare without a car is to train which takes 8h 13m and costs €140 - €500.
It takes approximately 8h 13m to get from Cardiff to Briare, including transfers.
Cardiff to Briare bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Kingsway GD station.
Cardiff to Briare train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), depart from Cardiff Central station.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Briare is to train which takes 8h 13m and costs €140 - €500. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €29 - €140 and takes 20h 10m.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Briare, France?
You can take a train from Cardiff Central to Briare via London Paddington, Paddington, King's Cross St. Pancras station, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, Paris Gare de Lyon, and Paris Bercy in around 8h 13m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Kingsway GD to Henri IV/Thiebaut via London Victoria, Paris, Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, Orléans - Georges Pompidou Bus Stop, Georges Pompidou, Gare d'Orléans - Quai H, and Gare Routière in around 20h 10m.
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- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–150
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Luton Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–130
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–230
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Paris Orly Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–140
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Paris Orly Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–210
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–230
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–250
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Paris Orly Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–140
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Paris Orly Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–210
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–260
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Beauvais–Tillé Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–120
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–27
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–40
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–310
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Paris Bercy to Briare
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–65
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- €30–45
- 1st Class
- €40–55
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–45
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–30
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Kingsway GD to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–24
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €21–70
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Orléans - Georges Pompidou Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–20
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Orléans - Georges Pompidou Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–29
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- rede-expressos.pt
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Orléans - Georges Pompidou Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €1–12
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt/en
- Online ticket
- €1–12
- Phone
- +33 806 70 33 33
- Website
- remi-centrevaldeloire.fr
Bus from Gare Routière to Henri IV/Thiebaut
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €3
- Schedules at
- remi-centrevaldeloire.fr
- Phone
- +33 (0) 9 77 40 24 20
- service.clients@aeroportbeauvais.com.
- Website
- aerobus.fr
Bus from Aéroport Paris Beauvais to Saint Denis Université
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Schedules at
- aerobus.fr
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–45
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- €75–190
- On Foot
- €35–45
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More Questions & Answers
Cardiff to Briare bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Briare is 1h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 7:45 AM in Cardiff and 8:45 AM in Briare.
Cardiff to Briare train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), arrive at London Paddington station.
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