There are 14 ways to get from Cardiff to Valence by train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, car, car train, 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 Gare De Lyon to Valence VilleTgv
9h 8m€180–601Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals507 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris700
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Valence - Central Bus Station
21h 42m€46–202Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Cardiff to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Valence
12h 18mTrain to Bristol Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)BRS - LYS
- Take the train from Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv to Valence Ville
6h 23m€109–276Train via Gare De Valence Tgv
- 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 Gare De Lyon to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes SudTgv
10h 10m€181–653Bus via Kingsway GD
- Take the bus from Kingsway GD to London Victoria
- 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 Valence
22h 45m€63–197Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cardiff to Port of Dover
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Drive from Calais to Valence
13h 47m€219–327Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)LHR - LYS
- Take the train from Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv to Valence Ville
7h 21m€144–440Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Alpes–Isère Airport, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Alpes–Isère Airport (GNB)BRS - GNB
- Take the train from Grenoble to Valence Ville
8h 9m€165–356Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)LGW - LYS
- Take the train from Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv to Valence Ville
8h 27m€114–332Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)BRS - GVA
- Take the train from Geneve to Lyon Part Dieu
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Valence Ville
10h 23m€106–340Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Alpes–Isère Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Alpes–Isère Airport (GNB)LGW - GNB
- Take the train from Grenoble to Valence Ville
10h 13m€140–352Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry 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 Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)LTN - LYS
- Take the train from Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv to Valence Ville
8h 6m€121–365Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Alpes–Isère Airport, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Alpes–Isère Airport (GNB)BHX - GNB
- Take the train from Grenoble to Valence Ville
9h 14m€128–384
Cardiff to Valence by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Valence is to bus which costs €45 - €210 and takes 21h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Valence is to train and fly which takes 6h 23m and costs €100 - €280.
No, there is no direct bus from Cardiff to Valence station. However, there are services departing from Park Place and arriving at Valence - Central Bus Station via London Victoria and Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 42m.
No, there is no direct train from Cardiff to Valence. However, there are services departing from Cardiff Central and arriving at Valence Ville via Paddington, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord and Paris Gare De Lyon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 8m.
The distance between Cardiff and Valence is 1227 km.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Valence without a car is to train which takes 9h 8m and costs €180 - €600.
It takes approximately 9h 8m to get from Cardiff to Valence, including transfers.
Cardiff to Valence bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Park Place station.
Cardiff to Valence train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), depart from Cardiff Central station.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Valence is to train which takes 9h 8m and costs €180 - €600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €45 - €210 and takes 21h 42m.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Valence, France?
You can take a train from Cardiff Central to Valence Ville via London Paddington, Paddington, King's Cross St. Pancras station, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, and Paris Gare De Lyon in around 9h 8m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Park Place to Valence - Central Bus Station via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, Paris, and Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station in around 21h 42m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
Flights from Bristol Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
Flights from Bristol Airport to Alpes–Isère Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–210
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–120
Flights from Bristol Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €28–160
Flights from Bristol Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €28–160
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Alpes–Isère Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–140
Flights from Luton Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–140
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Alpes–Isère Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–220
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–280
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Alpes–Isère Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–310
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–320
Flights from Bristol Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–270
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–290
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–230
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–330
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Alpes–Isère Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Alpes–Isère Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–170
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €20–140
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Alpes–Isère Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Alpes–Isère Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–240
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €170–420
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Website
- https://www.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 Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- 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/
- 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
- €80–330
- 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 Valence Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–140
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv to Valence Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–40
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–150
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 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
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- €30–45
- 1st Class
- €40–60
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- 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 Grenoble to Valence Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–40
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €16–24
- Rail 1st Class
- €25–40
Train from Geneve to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €27–60
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
- Rail 1st Class
- €40–60
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Valence Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €18–26
- Rail 1st Class
- €27–40
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–45
- 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 40m
- 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 Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Kingsway GD to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–27
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Valence
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29–70
- 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
- €27–90
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Valence - Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- 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
- 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 Valence bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Valence is 1h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 4:00 AM in Cardiff and 5:00 AM in Valence.
Cardiff to Valence train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), arrive at London Paddington station.
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