There are 5 ways to get from Carnac to Bournemouth by train, bus, car ferry, car, plane, or car train
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Train, bus, car ferry
best- Take the train from Auray to Rennestrain Ter
- Take the bus from Rennes - Bus Station to Saint-Malobus
- Take the car ferry from St Malo Ferry Port to Poolecarferry
13h 22m£73–255Drive, car ferry
cheapest- Drive from Carnac to Port of Cherbourgcar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Poolecarferry
9h£67–400Train, bus, car ferry via Cherbourg-Octeville
- Take the train from Auray to Rennestrain Ter
- Take the bus from Rennes-Gare Routiere to Cherbourg-Garebus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Poolecarferry
13h 50mTrain, fly
- Take the train from Auray to Rennestrain
- Fly from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane RNS - LGW
- Take the train from Clapham Junction to Basingstoketrain
- Take the train from Basingstoke to Bournemouthtrain
9h 30m£134–424Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Carnac to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Bournemouthcar
9h 43m£245–303
Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Carnac to Bournemouth is to drive and car ferry which costs £65 - £400 and takes 9h.
The fastest way to get from Carnac to Bournemouth is to drive and car ferry which takes 9h and costs £65 - £400.
The distance between Carnac and Bournemouth is 312 miles.
The best way to get from Carnac to Bournemouth without a car is to train and bus and car ferry which takes 13h 22m and costs £70 - £260.
It takes approximately 13h 22m to get from Carnac to Bournemouth, including transfers.
Bournemouth is 1h behind Carnac. It is currently 12:56 PM in Carnac and 11:56 AM in Bournemouth.
There are 2661+ hotels available in Bournemouth.
What companies run services between Carnac, Bretagne, France and Bournemouth, England?
There is no direct connection from Carnac to Bournemouth. However, you can take the line 619 bus to Gare Routière, walk to Auray, take the train to Rennes, walk to Rennes - Bus Station, take the bus to Saint-Malo, walk to St Malo Ferry Port, take the car ferry to Poole, walk to Bus Station, then take the bus to Terrace Road. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Illertissen to Terrace Road via Gare Routière, Auray, Rennes, Rennes-Gare Routiere, Cherbourg-Gare, Terminal Ferry, Port of Cherbourg, Port Of Poole, and Bus Station in around 13h 50m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–190
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 Auray to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–45
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Auray to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–45
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from Clapham Junction to Basingstoke
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–45
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Basingstoke to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24–60
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- customer.relations@crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Basingstoke to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–45
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Standard fare
- £117
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Rennes - Bus Station to Saint-Malo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £4–9
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Rennes - Bus Station to Saint-Malo
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £4–8
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +33 806 07 95 30
- contact@capcotentin.fr
- Website
- capcotentin.fr
Bus from Rennes-Gare Routiere to Cherbourg-Gare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Schedules at
- capcotentin.fr
- Phone
- +44 3456 091 024
- contactcentre@brittanyferries.gg
- Website
- condorferries.co.uk
Car ferry from St Malo Ferry Port to Poole
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £45–200
- Website
- https://www.condorferries.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Poole
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £20–330
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- £45–85
- Car Single Ticket
- £120–330
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