There are 10 ways to get from Cardiff to Nice by train, plane, train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, car, car train, or car ferry
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Train to Bristol Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane BRS - NCE
6h 4m€79–212Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 507 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1bus
28h 21m€61–228Train
- 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 De Lyon to Nice Villetrain Tgv
12h 24m€171–586Bus via Dover
- 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 Nicebus
27h 7m€90–183Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Cardiff to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Nicecar
16h 58mFly from Cardiff Airport
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane CWL - NCE
8h 20m€129–330Train to Birmingham Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane BHX - NCE
7h 8m€95–305Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane LHR - NCE
7h 5m€134–369Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane LGW - NCE
8h 7m€101–307Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cardiff to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Nicecar
18h 27m€269–397
Cardiff to Nice by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Nice is to bus which costs €60 - €230 and takes 28h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Nice is to train and fly which takes 6h 4m and costs €75 - €220.
No, there is no direct bus from Cardiff to Nice. However, there are services departing from Park Place and arriving at Nice via London Victoria, Dover and Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine). The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 7m.
No, there is no direct train from Cardiff to Nice. However, there are services departing from Cardiff Central and arriving at Nice Ville via Paddington, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord and Paris Gare De Lyon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 24m.
The distance between Cardiff and Nice is 1218 km.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Nice without a car is to train which takes 12h 24m and costs €170 - €600.
It takes approximately 6h 4m to get from Cardiff to Nice, including transfers.
Cardiff to Nice bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Park Place station.
Cardiff to Nice train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), depart from Cardiff Central station.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Nice is to train which takes 12h 24m and costs €170 - €600. Alternatively, you can bus via Dover, which costs €90 - €190 and takes 27h 7m, you could also fly, which costs €120 - €330 and takes 8h 20m.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Nice, France?
You can take a train from Cardiff Central to Nice Ville via London Paddington, Paddington, King's Cross St. Pancras station, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, and Paris Gare De Lyon in around 12h 24m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Park Place to Nice via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, Dover, and Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) in around 27h 7m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Bristol Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Bristol Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Bristol Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–190
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–190
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–140
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–140
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–140
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–270
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–460
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–270
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–300
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–280
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–280
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–460
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–210
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–350
- 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
- €14–27
- 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 Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €9–22
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–100
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- 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
- €70–260
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Nice Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–160
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
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 Paris Gare De Lyon to Nice Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–220
- 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
- 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
- €11–35
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- 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 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €24–110
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–85
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- 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 Nice bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Nice is 1h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 11:51 AM in Cardiff and 12:51 PM in Nice.
Cardiff to Nice train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), arrive at London Paddington station.
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