There are 13 ways to get from Cardiff to Vannes by train (Eurostar, TGV), car, car ferry, train, ferry, bus, 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.
Train
best- 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 Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Vannestrain Tgv
9h 15m€277–530Fly 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 Vannestrain
9h 46m€91–317Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cardiff to Poolecar
- Take the carferry from Poole to St Malo Ferry Portcarferry
- Drive from St Malo Ferry Port to Vannescar
11h 21m€102–309Train, ferry, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Southampton Centraltrain
- Take the ferry from Portsmouth International Port to Port of Cherbourgferry
- Take the bus from Cherbourg-Gare to Rennes-Gare Routierebus
- Take the train from Rennes to Vannestrain Ter
19h 44m€212–338Bus
- 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 Vannesbus
22h€109–226Train, car ferry, ferry, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Portsmouth Harbourtrain
- Take the carferry from Portsmouth International Port to St Malo Ferry Portcarferry
- Take the ferry from St Malo Ferry Port to Dinard Cale Corsaireferry
- Take the bus from Office du Tourisme to Gare Routièrebus 507
- Take the train from Rennes to Vannestrain Ter
17h 42mDrive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Cardiff to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Vannescar
10h 19m€292–364Train 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 Vannestrain
9h 13m€174–470Train 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 Vannestrain
10h€128–268Train, 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 Vannestrain
8h 44m€169–474Train, 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 Vannestrain
9h 41m€158–372Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Jersey Airport, ferry, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Jersey Airport (JER)plane BRS - JER
- Take the ferry from Jersey St Helier to Granvilleferry
- Take the train from Granville to Rennestrain
- Take the train from Rennes to Vannestrain
11h 9m€175–506Train 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 Vannestrain
9h 18m€170–401
Cardiff to Vannes by train, subway, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Vannes is to bus which costs €100 - €230 and takes 22h.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Vannes is to train and fly which takes 8h 44m and costs €160 - €480.
No, there is no direct bus from Cardiff to Vannes. However, there are services departing from Park Place and arriving at Vannes via London Victoria and Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h.
No, there is no direct train from Cardiff to Vannes. However, there are services departing from Cardiff Central and arriving at Vannes via Paddington, London St Pancras Intl, Gare du Nord and Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 15m.
The distance between Cardiff and Vannes is 1174 km.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Vannes without a car is to train which takes 9h 15m and costs €270 - €550.
It takes approximately 9h 15m to get from Cardiff to Vannes, including transfers.
Cardiff to Vannes bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Park Place station.
Cardiff to Vannes train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), depart from Cardiff Central station.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Vannes is to train which takes 9h 15m and costs €270 - €550. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €100 - €230 and takes 22h.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Vannes, France?
You can take a train from Cardiff Central to Vannes via London Paddington, Paddington, King's Cross St. Pancras station, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, Gare du Nord, Montparnasse Bienvenue, and Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 in around 9h 15m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Park Place to Vannes via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, and Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station in around 22h.
- 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 Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–170
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–150
Flights from Bristol Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–160
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–490
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–420
Flights from Bristol Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–320
Flights from Bristol Airport to Jersey Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–180
Flights from Bristol Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–280
- 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
- €75–150
- Website
- twinjet.fr
Flights from Bristol Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €120–320
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Bristol Airport to Jersey Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Faro
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–330
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–290
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Jersey Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–170
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Portsmouth Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–140
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–50
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–50
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €120–220
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Vannes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €95–160
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Rennes to Vannes
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Rennes to Vannes
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Rennes to Vannes
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Rennes to Vannes
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Rennes to Vannes
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Vannes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €110–180
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Vannes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–160
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Rennes to Vannes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–45
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Rennes to Vannes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–45
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Rennes to Vannes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–45
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nantes to Vannes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nantes to Vannes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Rennes to Vannes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–45
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nantes to Vannes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Granville to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Rennes to Vannes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–45
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Vannes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €90–190
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €136
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- €136
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +33 806 07 95 30
- contact@capcotentin.fr
- Website
- Cap Cotentin
Bus from Cherbourg-Gare to Rennes-Gare Routiere
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €1–2
- Schedules at
- Cap Cotentin
- Pre-purchased ticket
- €1
- On board ticket
- €2
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–85
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Vannes
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- 02 99 300 300
- communication@bretagne.bzh
- Website
- BreizhGo
Bus from Office du Tourisme to Gare Routière
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- BreizhGo
Car ferry from Poole to St Malo Ferry Port
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–230
- Website
- Brittany Ferries (Condor Ferries)
Ferry from Portsmouth International Port to Port of Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €130–180
- Website
- Brittany Ferries (Condor Ferries)
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Portsmouth International Port to St Malo Ferry Port
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Phone
- 0825 138 100
- Website
- compagniecorsaire.com
Ferry from St Malo Ferry Port to Dinard Cale Corsaire
- Ave. Duration
- 10 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9
- Schedules at
- compagniecorsaire.com
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Cardiff to Vannes bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Vannes is 1h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 10:28 AM in Cardiff and 11:28 AM in Vannes.
Cardiff to Vannes train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), arrive at London Paddington station.
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