There are 9 ways to get from Cardiff to Carcassonne by train, plane, train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, car, car train, 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 to Bristol Airport, fly, train
best- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS)plane BRS - TLS
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Carcassonnetrain
7h 2m€70–230Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 507 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Doverbus 700 / ...
- Take the bus from Dover to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Carcassonnebus
23h 53m€69–160Train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Narbonnetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Narbonne to Carcassonnetrain Ter
12h 45m€208–590Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Cardiff to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Carcassonnecar
14h 19mFly from Cardiff Airport, train
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS)plane CWL - TLS
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Carcassonnetrain
9h 7m€98–227Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS)plane LHR - TLS
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Carcassonnetrain
7h 55m€133–426Train to London Stansted Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS)plane STN - TLS
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Carcassonnetrain
8h 49m€124–335Train via Paris
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Gare d'Austerlitz to Toulouse Matabiautrain
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Carcassonnetrain Ter
15h 53m€161–501Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cardiff to Poolecar
- Take the car ferry from Poole to Port of Cherbourgcarferry
- Drive from Port of Cherbourg to Carcassonnecar
17h 23m€197–384
Cardiff to Carcassonne by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Carcassonne is to bus which costs €65 - €160 and takes 23h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Carcassonne is to train and fly which takes 7h 2m and costs €70 - €230.
No, there is no direct bus from Cardiff to Carcassonne. However, there are services departing from Park Place and arriving at Carcassonne via London Victoria, Dover and Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 53m.
No, there is no direct train from Cardiff to Carcassonne. However, there are services departing from Cardiff Central and arriving at Carcassonne via Paddington, London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe and Narbonne. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 45m.
The distance between Cardiff and Carcassonne is 1091 km.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Carcassonne without a car is to train which takes 12h 45m and costs €200 - €600.
It takes approximately 7h 2m to get from Cardiff to Carcassonne, including transfers.
Cardiff to Carcassonne bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Park Place station.
Cardiff to Carcassonne train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), depart from Cardiff Central station.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Carcassonne is to train which takes 12h 45m and costs €200 - €600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €65 - €160 and takes 23h 53m.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Carcassonne, France?
You can take a train from Cardiff Central to Carcassonne via London Paddington, Paddington, King's Cross St. Pancras station, London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe, and Narbonne in around 12h 45m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Park Place to Carcassonne via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, Dover, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), and Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station in around 23h 53m.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–320
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–140
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–170
Flights from Bristol Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–170
Flights from Bristol Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €35–170
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–320
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–500
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–200
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–310
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–180
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–100
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €6–13
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Carcassonne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–19
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Narbonne to Carcassonne
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Paris Gare d'Austerlitz to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–110
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Carcassonne
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lille Europe to Narbonne
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €110–230
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Narbonne to Carcassonne
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–16
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–240
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–260
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–140
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €40–65
- 1st Class
- €85–140
- 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
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–28
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Dover to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Carcassonne
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from London Victoria to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Dover to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Carcassonne
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Poole to Port of Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26–130
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Cardiff to Carcassonne bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Carcassonne is 1h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 6:21 PM in Cardiff and 7:21 PM in Carcassonne.
Cardiff to Carcassonne train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), arrive at London Paddington station.
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