There are 9 ways to get from Lille to Cardiff by train (Eurostar), train, bus, car, car 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 Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain London Paddington - Swansea / ...
4h 5m£142–260Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Lille to London Victoriabus N870 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Cardiff North Roadbus Uk042 / ...
11h 55m£36–61Train, bus
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Kingsway GRbus 509 / ...
6h 2m£105–206Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Lille to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Cardiffcar
5h 33m£182–219Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Bristol Airport, train
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane CDG - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
5h 43m£97–247Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Lille to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Cardiffcar
6h 38m£79–152Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Cardiff Airport
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane BRU - CWL
8h 39m£93–233Train to Brussels Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane BRU - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
6h 54m£157–439Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Bristol Airport
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane AMS - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
7h 25m£137–337
Lille to Cardiff by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lille to Cardiff is to bus which costs £35 - £65 and takes 11h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Lille to Cardiff is to train which takes 4h 5m and costs £140 - £260.
No, there is no direct bus from Lille to Cardiff. However, there are services departing from Lille and arriving at Cardiff North Road via London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 55m.
No, there is no direct train from Lille to Cardiff. However, there are services departing from Lille Europe and arriving at Cardiff Central via London St Pancras Intl, Farringdon Without and London Paddington. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 5m.
The distance between Lille and Cardiff is 316 miles.
The best way to get from Lille to Cardiff without a car is to train which takes 4h 5m and costs £140 - £260.
It takes approximately 4h 5m to get from Lille to Cardiff, including transfers.
Lille to Cardiff bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Lille station.
Lille to Cardiff train services, operated by Eurostar, depart from Lille Europe station.
The best way to get from Lille to Cardiff is to train which takes 4h 5m and costs £140 - £260. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £35 - £65 and takes 11h 55m.
What companies run services between Lille, France and Cardiff, Wales?
You can take a train from Lille Europe to Cardiff Central via London St Pancras Intl, Farringdon, Farringdon Without, and London Paddington in around 4h 5m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Lille to Cardiff North Road via London Victoria in around 11h 55m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–140
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–170
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–230
Flights from Brussels Airport to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–320
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–230
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Cardiff Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £90–210
Flights from Brussels Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–170
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–180
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Cardiff Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £90–210
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £70–130
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £70–130
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £29–50
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £29–50
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £29–50
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–90
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–130
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–35
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–130
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–35
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- 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
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lille Europe to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–35
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–35
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–35
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Lille Europe to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–26
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–26
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- customer.relations@crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £20–29
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £20–29
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Kingsway GR
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–70
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Lille to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £20–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Cardiff North Road
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–28
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £9–50
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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More Questions & Answers
Lille to Cardiff bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Cardiff is 1h behind Lille. It is currently 7:20 PM in Lille and 6:20 PM in Cardiff.
Lille to Cardiff train services, operated by Eurostar, arrive at London St Pancras Intl station.
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