There are 13 ways to get from Cornwall to France by train (Eurostar), train, bus, car, car train, plane, or car ferry
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Train
best- Take the train from Par to London Paddingtontrain Penzance - London Paddington / ...
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
8h 53m€288–516Fly Newquay Cornwall Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
cheapest- Fly from Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane NQY - NTE
12h 45m€79–331Train, 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 14m€166–312Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Cornwall to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Pariscar
8h 35mFly Newquay Cornwall Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Fly from Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane NQY - CDG
8h 44m€119–361Bus
- 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
17h 58m€91–190Train, bus via Plymouth
- Take the train from Bodmin Parkway to Plymouthtrain
- Take the bus from Plymouth Coach Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
19h 32m€80–146Drive, 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€135–237Train, train to Bristol Airport, fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Take the train from Par to Plymouthtrain
- Take the train from Plymouth to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane BRS - CDG
8h 48m€167–402Train, train to Bristol Airport, fly to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Take the train from Par to Plymouthtrain
- Take the train from Plymouth to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane BRS - BOD
9h 3m€157–362Train, train to Bristol Airport, fly to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport
- Take the train from Par to Plymouthtrain
- Take the train from Plymouth to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS)plane BRS - TLS
9h 4m€158–398Train, train to Bristol Airport, fly to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Take the train from Par to Plymouthtrain
- Take the train from Plymouth to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane BRS - NCE
9h 26m€162–392Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Take the train from Par to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane LHR - CDG
9h 31m€231–586
Cornwall to France by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cornwall to France is to train and bus via Plymouth which costs €80 - €150 and takes 19h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Cornwall to France is to fly which takes 8h 44m and costs €110 - €370.
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 53m.
The distance between Cornwall and France is 880 km.
The best way to get from Cornwall to France without a car is to train which takes 8h 53m and costs €280 - €550.
It takes approximately 8h 53m to get from Cornwall to France, including transfers.
Cornwall to France train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), depart from Par station.
The best way to get from Cornwall to France is to train which takes 8h 53m and costs €280 - €550. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €110 - €370 and takes 8h 44m, you could also bus, which costs €90 - €190 and takes 17h 58m.
France is 1h ahead of Cornwall. It is currently 7:09 AM in Cornwall and 8:09 AM in France.
Cornwall to France train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), arrive at London Paddington station.
What companies run services between Cornwall, England and France?
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 53m. Alternatively, easyJet, Aer Lingus, and five other airlines fly from Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) 3 times a day.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €100–280
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–310
Flights from Bristol Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–190
Flights from Bristol Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
Flights from Bristol Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €70–330
Flights from Bristol Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Bristol Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Bristol Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Toulouse-Blagnac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Bristol Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Bristol Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–270
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–360
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–440
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–410
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–240
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–290
Flights from Bristol Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–350
Flights from Bristol Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–370
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from Bristol Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–340
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Faro
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–320
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Par to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €130–250
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bodmin Parkway to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €130–250
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bodmin Parkway to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–26
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Par to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Plymouth to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–130
- 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
- €150–250
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-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 Bodmin Parkway to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Par to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–29
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Plymouth to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Dover to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Plymouth Coach Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Dennison Road Car Park to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–130
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- 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
- €23–35
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–45
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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