There are 13 ways to get from Cardiff to Carnac by car, car ferry, train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, train, car 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.
Drive, car ferry
best- Drive from Cardiff to Poolecar
- Take the car ferry from Poole to St Malo Ferry Portcarferry
- Drive from St Malo Ferry Port to Carnaccar
11h 40m€108–314Fly Cardiff Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane CWL - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to Auraytrain
11h 51m€94–327Train
- 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 Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain Tgv
- Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Auraytrain Tgv
12h 50m€276–564Bus, train
- Take the bus from Cardiff North Road to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Disneyland Paris - Chessy Sudbus
- Take the train from Marne La Vallee Chessy to Auraytrain Tgv
21h 10m€137–283Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Cardiff to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Carnaccar
10h 38m€297–374Train, drive
- 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 Angers Saint-Laudtrain
- Take the train from Angers Saint-Laud to Le Croisictrain Ter
- Drive from Le Croisic to Carnaccar
13h 22m€290–568Bus
- 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 700
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Auraybus
23h 39m€99–198Train, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Readingtrain
- Take the bus from Reading RailAir to Heathrow Terminal 2bus Ra1
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 700
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Auraybus
25h 33m€152–277Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS)plane BRS - RNS
- Take the train from Rennes to Auraytrain
11h 5m€186–436Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane BRS - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to Auraytrain
11h 49m€115–329Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS)plane LGW - RNS
- Take the train from Rennes to Auraytrain
11h 19m€179–498Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane LGW - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to Auraytrain
12h 3m€153–401Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane BRS - CDG
- Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Auraytrain
11h 5m€169–452
Cardiff to Carnac by train, subway, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Carnac is to bus which costs €95 - €200 and takes 23h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Carnac is to drive and Eurotunnel which takes 10h 38m and costs €290 - €380.
No, there is no direct bus from Cardiff to Carnac. However, there are services departing from Park Place and arriving at Illertissen via London Victoria, Dover, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) and Gare Routière. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 39m.
The distance between Cardiff and Carnac is 595 km.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Carnac without a car is to train which takes 12h 50m and costs €270 - €600.
It takes approximately 11h 40m to get from Cardiff to Carnac, including transfers.
Cardiff to Carnac bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Park Place station.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Carnac is to train which takes 12h 50m and costs €270 - €600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €95 - €200 and takes 23h 39m.
Cardiff to Carnac bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Carnac is 1h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 1:47 PM in Cardiff and 2:47 PM in Carnac.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Carnac, Bretagne, France?
You can take a train from Cardiff Central to Illertissen via London Paddington, Paddington, King's Cross St. Pancras station, London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe, Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy, Auray, and Gare Routière in around 12h 50m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Park Place to Illertissen via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, Dover, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), Auray, and Gare Routière in around 23h 39m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–320
Flights from Bristol Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €120–240
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–180
Flights from Bristol Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–550
Flights from Bristol Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €170–380
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–440
Flights from Bristol Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–330
Flights from Bristol Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–240
Flights from Bristol Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–290
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €170–380
Flights from Bristol Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–550
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–440
Flights from Bristol Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–240
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €60–260
Flights from Bristol Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €70–180
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
Flights from Bristol Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–320
- Website
- twinjet.fr
Flights from Bristol Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–310
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Faro
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–150
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–55
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- 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
- €80–140
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lille Europe to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Auray
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €120–200
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Marne La Vallee Chessy to Auray
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €120–190
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lille Europe to Angers Saint-Laud
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–190
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Angers Saint-Laud to Le Croisic
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Rennes to Auray
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Lille Europe to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Auray
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €90–190
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Marne La Vallee Chessy to Auray
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €85–190
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Lille Europe to Angers Saint-Laud
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–190
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Angers Saint-Laud to Le Croisic
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–60
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Rennes to Auray
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Nantes to Auray
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–55
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €135
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Standard fare
- €135
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Cardiff North Road to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–28
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Disneyland Paris - Chessy Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Dover to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Auray
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- €30–80
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +44 345 646 0707
- Website
- railair.com
Bus from Reading RailAir to Heathrow Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–40
- Website
- https://www.railair.com/
- Phone
- +44 3456 091 024
- contactcentre@brittanyferries.gg
- Website
- condorferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Poole to St Malo Ferry Port
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–230
- Website
- https://www.condorferries.co.uk/
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