There are 13 ways to get from Grenoble to Cardiff by train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, car train, train, plane, or car ferry
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 Grenoble to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
8h 33m£303–492Fly Alpes–Isère Airport to Bristol Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Alpes–Isère Airport (GNB) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane GNB - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
6h 7m£66–219Bus
- Take the bus from Grenoble - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to University REbus 507 / ...
21h 9m£94–154Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Grenoble to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Cardiffcar
12h 18m£297–385Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Bristol Airport, train
- Take the train from Grenoble to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane GVA - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
8h 8m£77–237Bus via London Heathrow Airport (LHR)
- Take the bus from Grenoble to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 709
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoriabus 700
- Take the bus from London Heathrow Airport to Cardiff - North Roadbus
24h 10m£90–146Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Grenoble to Calaiscar
- Take the carferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Cardiffcar
13h 43m£208–346Train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the train from Grenoble to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgvtrain
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane LYS - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
7h 22m£150–403Train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Take the train from Grenoble to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgvtrain
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane LYS - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Cardiff Centraltrain
8h 18m£120–303Train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to Bristol Airport, train
- Take the train from Grenoble to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgvtrain
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane LYS - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
6h 25m£93–250Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the train from Grenoble to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane GVA - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
8h 56m£154–420Fly Alpes–Isère Airport to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Alpes–Isère Airport (GNB) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane GNB - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Centraltrain
7h 34m£99–274Train, train to Turin Caselle Airport, fly to Bristol Airport
- Take the train from Grenoble to Chambery Challes Les Eauxtrain
- Take the train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Torino Porta Susatrain
- Fly from Turin Caselle Airport (TRN) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane TRN - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
10h 39m£100–314
Grenoble to Cardiff by train and subway
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Grenoble to Cardiff is to bus which costs £90 - £160 and takes 21h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Grenoble to Cardiff is to fly and train which takes 6h 7m and costs £65 - £220.
No, there is no direct bus from Grenoble station to Cardiff. However, there are services departing from Grenoble - Bus Station and arriving at University RE via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 9m.
No, there is no direct train from Grenoble to Cardiff. However, there are services departing from Grenoble and arriving at Cardiff Central via Paris Gare de Lyon, Paris Nord, King's Cross St. Pancras station and London Paddington. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 33m.
The distance between Grenoble and Cardiff is 778 miles.
The best way to get from Grenoble to Cardiff without a car is to train which takes 8h 33m and costs £300 - £500.
It takes approximately 8h 33m to get from Grenoble to Cardiff, including transfers.
Grenoble to Cardiff bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Grenoble - Bus Station.
Grenoble to Cardiff train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Grenoble station.
The best way to get from Grenoble to Cardiff is to train which takes 8h 33m and costs £300 - £500. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £90 - £160 and takes 21h 9m.
What companies run services between Grenoble, France and Cardiff, Wales?
You can take a train from Grenoble to Cardiff Central via Paris Gare de Lyon, Paris Nord, London St Pancras Intl, King's Cross St. Pancras station, Paddington, and London Paddington in around 8h 33m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Grenoble - Bus Station to University RE via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station and London Victoria in around 21h 9m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–210
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–260
Flights from Geneva International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–160
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £30–160
Flights from Alpes–Isère Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £35–190
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–150
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £35–150
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–200
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bristol Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £70–200
Flights from Alpes–Isère Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–200
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £35–190
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bristol Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–250
Flights from Geneva International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–250
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–290
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–250
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–270
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Alpes–Isère Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £35–170
Flights from Alpes–Isère Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £35–180
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–210
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–190
Flights from Alpes–Isère Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–200
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £120–240
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £22–90
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £130–170
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Grenoble to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £90–130
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Grenoble to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–27
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Grenoble to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–27
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Grenoble to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–27
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- TGV inOui
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Grenoble to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £85–140
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Grenoble to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £27–45
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Grenoble to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £18–29
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Grenoble to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £18–29
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Grenoble to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £18–29
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Grenoble to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £27–45
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Grenoble to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £10–17
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £150–240
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–29
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–29
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–40
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–85
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–29
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–29
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- customer.support@eurotunnel.com
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- £117
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–21
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–21
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–21
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–21
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £16–25
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £16–25
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £16–25
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–70
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £16–25
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Grenoble to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £14–19
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £19–27
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Grenoble - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to University RE
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–40
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Grenoble to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Heathrow Airport to Cardiff - North Road
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–26
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–75
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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Booking & Getting There
Grenoble to Cardiff bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station.
Cardiff is 1h behind Grenoble. It is currently 2:50 PM in Grenoble and 1:50 PM in Cardiff.
Grenoble to Cardiff train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Gare De Lyon station.
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