There are 8 ways to get from Cornwall to France by plane, train, bus, car, car train, or car ferry
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Fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
best- Fly from Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane NQY - CDG
4h 48m€135–472Fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport
cheapest- Fly from Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane NQY - NTE
8h 49m€120–452Train
- Take the train from Par to London Paddingtontrain Penzance - London Paddington / ...
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
8h 57mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Bodmin Parkway to London Paddingtontrain Penzance - London Paddington / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 700 / ...
17h 14mDrive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Cornwall to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Pariscar
8h 35mBus via Dover
- Take the bus from Dennison Road Car Park to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 406 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Doverbus 700 / ...
- Take the bus from Dover to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 700
18h 13mBus
- Take the bus from Dennison Road Car Park to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 406 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
18h 54mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Cornwall to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Pariscar
9h 52m€133–236
Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cornwall to France is to drive and car ferry which costs €130 - €240 and takes 9h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Cornwall to France is to fly which takes 4h 48m and costs €130 - €480.
No, there is no direct train from Cornwall to France. However, there are services departing from Luxulyan and arriving at Cité via Par, Paddington, London St Pancras Intl and Gare du Nord. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 57m.
The distance between Cornwall and France is 626 km.
The best way to get from Cornwall to France without a car is to train which takes 8h 57m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 48m to get from Cornwall to France, including transfers.
Cornwall to France train services, operated by First Great Western, depart from Par station.
The best way to get from Cornwall to France is to fly which takes 4h 48m and costs €130 - €480. Alternatively, you can train, which costs and takes 8h 57m, you could also bus via Dover, which costs and takes 18h 13m.
France is 1h ahead of Cornwall. It is currently 5:23 PM in Cornwall and 6:23 PM in France.
Cornwall to France train services, operated by First Great Western, arrive at London Paddington station.
What companies run services between Cornwall, England and France?
easyJet, Edelweiss Air, and six other airlines fly from Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Luxulyan to Cité via Par, London Paddington, Paddington, King's Cross St. Pancras station, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, and Gare du Nord in around 8h 57m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–400
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €60–320
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–380
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–440
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €300–700
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–380
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Faro
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–320
- Website
- firstgreatwestern.co.uk
Train from Par to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- firstgreatwestern.co.uk
Train from Bodmin Parkway to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- firstgreatwestern.co.uk
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- eurostar.com
- 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
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from London Victoria to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Dover to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
- Website
- traveline.info
Bus from Dennison Road Car Park to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- traveline.info
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- blablacar.co.uk
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–22
- Website
- https://www.poferries.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
- €6–45
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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