There are 4 ways to get from Douarnenez to Cardiff by car, car ferry, bus, train, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive, car ferry
best- Drive from Douarnenez to Port de Roscoff
- Take the car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Plymouth
- Drive from Plymouth to Cardiff
10h 28m£76–415Bus, car ferry, train
- Take the bus from Gare Routière SNCF to Gare SNCF960
- Take the car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Plymouth
- Take the train from Plymouth to Exeter St Davids
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Cardiff Central
16h 15m£120–508Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Gare Routière SNCF to Gare SNCF960
- Take the car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Plymouth
- Take the bus from Plymouth Coach Station to Sophia GardensCp5
16h 35m£103–466Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Douarnenez to Calais-Fréthun
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Drive from Folkestone to Cardiff
11h 31m
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Douarnenez to Cardiff is to drive and car ferry which costs £75 - £420 and takes 10h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Douarnenez to Cardiff is to drive and car ferry which takes 10h 28m and costs £75 - £420.
The distance between Douarnenez and Cardiff is 330 miles.
The best way to get from Douarnenez to Cardiff without a car is to bus and car ferry and train which takes 16h 15m and costs £120 - £550.
It takes approximately 10h 28m to get from Douarnenez to Cardiff, including transfers.
Cardiff is 1h behind Douarnenez. It is currently 4:38 PM in Douarnenez and 3:38 PM in Cardiff.
There are 1535+ hotels available in Cardiff.
What companies run services between Douarnenez, France and Cardiff, Wales?
There is no direct connection from Douarnenez to Cardiff. However, you can drive to Port de Roscoff, take the car ferry to Plymouth, then drive to Cardiff. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Office de Tourisme to Cardiff Central via Gare Routière SNCF, Gare SNCF, Port de Roscoff, Plymouth, Plymouth, and Exeter St Davids in around 16h 15m.
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- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Plymouth to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–20
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Exeter St Davids to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–80
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Plymouth to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £4–17
- 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
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- 02 99 300 300
- communication@bretagne.bzh
- Website
- breizhgo.bzh
Bus from Gare Routière SNCF to Gare SNCF
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £6–9
- Schedules at
- breizhgo.bzh
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Plymouth Coach Station to Sophia Gardens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £25–55
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £27–340
- Book at
- Brittany Ferries
- Adult
- £27–35
- Car
- £55–85
- Single Ticket
- £40–80
- Single Ticket Car
- £90–340
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