There are 8 ways to get from Cardiff to Loire by train, unknown, bus, plane, or ferry
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Train, travel
best- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille EuropeEil
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv RoissyTgv
- Take the train from Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 2 TGV to Vannes
- Walk from Bellevue to Loire
13h 25mTrain, bus, travel
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Disneyland Paris - Chessy Sud
- Take the train from Marne-la-Vallée Chessy to Vannes
- Walk from Bellevue to Loire
20h 44mTrain to Bristol Airport, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train, travel
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)BRS - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to St Nazaire
- Walk from St Nazaire to Loire
8h 18mBus, travel
- 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 bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Vannes792
- Walk from Bellevue to Loire
23h 45mBus, travel via Kingsway GD
- 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 Vannes
- Walk from Bellevue to Loire
24h 5mFly Cardiff Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train, travel
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)CWL - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to St Nazaire
- Walk from St Nazaire to Loire
8h 48mTrain, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport, travel
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)LGW - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to St Nazaire
- Walk from St Nazaire to Loire
8h 31mTrain to Bristol Airport, fly to Jersey Airport, ferry, train, travel
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Jersey Airport (JER)BRS - JER
- Take the ferry from Jersey St Helier to Granville
- Take the train from Granville to Rennes
- Take the train from Rennes to Vannes
- Walk from Bellevue to Loire
13h 54m
Bristol Airport (BRS) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Cardiff and Loire is 1330 km.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Loire without a car is to train and travel which takes 13h 25m and costs .
It takes approximately 13h 25m to get from Cardiff to Loire, including transfers.
Loire is 1h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 2:26 PM in Cardiff and 3:26 PM in Loire.
There are 2160+ hotels available in Loire.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Loire, Pays de la Loire, France?
There is no direct connection from Cardiff to Loire. However, you can take the train to London Paddington, walk to Paddington, take the subway to King's Cross St. Pancras station, walk to London St Pancras Intl, take the train to Lille Europe, take the train to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy, take the train to Vannes, walk to Gare SNCF Sud, take the line 7 bus to Bellevue, then travel to Loire. Alternatively, you can take a train from Cardiff Central to Loire via London Paddington, Paddington station, Sloane Square station, London Victoria, Disneyland Paris - Chessy Sud, Marne-la-Vallée Chessy, Vannes, Gare SNCF Sud, and Bellevue in around 20h 44m.
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- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–280
Flights from Bristol Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €90–170
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–470
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–170
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–220
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–360
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €90–170
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–470
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–190
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Bristol Airport to Jersey Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–440
- Website
- aurigny.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Jersey Airport via Guernsey
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €130–420
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–120
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–27
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- 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 Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–340
- 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 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–140
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €40–65
- 1st Class
- €85–140
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lille Europe to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–70
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 2 TGV to Vannes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €75–180
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Marne-la-Vallée Chessy to Vannes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €110–190
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Nantes to St Nazaire
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–11
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Rennes to Vannes
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–21
- 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 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €30–50
- Rail 1st Class
- €50–75
Train from Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 2 TGV to Vannes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €90–200
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €90–140
- Rail 1st Class
- €140–200
Train from Marne-la-Vallée Chessy to Vannes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Once 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
- 2nd Class
- €85–130
- Rail 1st Class
- €130–190
Train from Nantes to St Nazaire
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–16
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Granville to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €8–130
- 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 Vannes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- €30–45
- 1st Class
- €40–60
- Phone
- +33 2 22 55 00 10
- nomad-car@laregionnormandie.fr
- Website
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Granville to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Disneyland Paris - Chessy Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Vannes
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Kingsway GD to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–25
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–90
- 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 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–30
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- 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
- €22–90
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Vannes
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–70
- 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
- €16–23
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
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