There are 11 ways to get from Liverpool to Cognac by train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, car, car train, plane, train, 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 via Paris
best- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Angoulemetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Angouleme to Cognactrain Ter
11h 2m€310–550Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Doverbus 700
- Take the bus from Dover to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 700
- Take the bus from Paris to Angoulêmebus
- Take the bus from Angouleme-Gare Sncf to Cognac-Cognac Place Gambettabus 160
24h 30m€88–163Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Liverpool to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Cognaccar
13h 14mBus to Manchester Airport, fly to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train
- Take the bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Manchester Airport The Stationbus
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane MAN - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Angoulemetrain
- Take the train from Angouleme to Cognactrain
9h 19m€101–289Train
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the train from Lille Flandres to Angoulemetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Angouleme to Cognactrain Ter
11h 45m€312–527Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Liverpool to Poolecar
- Take the car ferry from Poole to Port of Cherbourgcarferry
- Drive from Port of Cherbourg to Cognaccar
16h 27m€163–592Fly Liverpool to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport, train
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH)plane LPL - LRH
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Saintestrain
16h 39m€100–525Fly Liverpool to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane LPL - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Angoulemetrain
- Take the train from Angouleme to Cognactrain
10h 28m€106–479Bus to Manchester Airport, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Take the bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Manchester Airport The Stationbus
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane MAN - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to Saintestrain
10h 12m€94–321Train, bus to Luton Airport, fly to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Milton Keynes Centraltrain
- Take the bus from Central station to Airport Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane LTN - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Angoulemetrain
- Take the train from Angouleme to Cognactrain
11h 18m€119–339Bus to Manchester Airport, fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
- Take the bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Manchester Airport The Stationbus
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane MAN - CDG
- Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Angoulemetrain
- Take the train from Angouleme to Cognactrain
10h 18m€132–427
Liverpool to Cognac by train, foot, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Liverpool to Cognac is to bus which costs €85 - €170 and takes 24h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Liverpool to Cognac is to bus and fly and train which takes 9h 19m and costs €100 - €290.
No, there is no direct bus from Liverpool to Cognac. However, there are services departing from Liverpool, Liverpool One and arriving at Cognac-Cognac Place Gambetta via London Victoria, Dover, Paris and Angouleme-Gare Sncf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 30m.
No, there is no direct train from Liverpool to Cognac. However, there are services departing from Liverpool Lime Street and arriving at Cognac via London St Pancras Intl, Gare du Nord, Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 and Angouleme. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 2m.
The distance between Liverpool and Cognac is 1247 km.
The best way to get from Liverpool to Cognac without a car is to train via Paris which takes 11h 2m and costs €310 - €550.
It takes approximately 11h 2m to get from Liverpool to Cognac, including transfers.
Liverpool to Cognac bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Liverpool, Liverpool One station.
Liverpool to Cognac train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Liverpool Lime Street station.
The best way to get from Liverpool to Cognac is to train via Paris which takes 11h 2m and costs €310 - €550. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €85 - €170 and takes 24h 30m.
What companies run services between Liverpool, England and Cognac, France?
You can take a train from Liverpool Lime Street to Cognac via London Euston, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, Gare du Nord, Montparnasse Bienvenue, Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2, and Angouleme in around 11h 2m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Cognac-Cognac Place Gambetta via London Victoria, Dover, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), Paris, Angoulême, and Angouleme-Gare Sncf in around 24h 30m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
Flights from Liverpool to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
Flights from Liverpool to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
Flights from Luton Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–150
Flights from Manchester Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–180
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–300
Flights from Liverpool to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–240
Flights from Manchester Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–290
Flights from Manchester Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–250
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Liverpool to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 27m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–310
Flights from Liverpool to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–320
Flights from Manchester Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from Manchester Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–300
Flights from Liverpool to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Sunday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–310
Flights from Liverpool to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–330
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–340
Flights from Manchester Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–320
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–270
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Liverpool to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Jersey
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €170–600
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €18–130
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €150–550
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Milton Keynes Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- 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
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Angouleme
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Angouleme
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lille Flandres to Angouleme
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €140–230
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Angouleme
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Angouleme
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–150
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Angouleme to Cognac
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–18
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Angouleme
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–50
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Saintes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–26
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Nantes to Saintes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Angouleme
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–180
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 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
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- 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 Paris to Angoulême
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Manchester Airport The Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Paris to Angoulême
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 05.55.10.10.03
- Website
- transports.nouvelle-aquitaine.fr
Bus from Angouleme-Gare Sncf to Cognac-Cognac Place Gambetta
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €3
- Schedules at
- transports.nouvelle-aquitaine.fr
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Manchester Airport The Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–19
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 01733207860
- cambridge.enquiries@stagecoachbus.com
- Website
- stagecoachbus.com
Bus from Central station to Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/about/east
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Poole to Port of Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–380
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- €55–95
- Car Single Ticket
- €140–380
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Liverpool to Cognac bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Cognac is 1h ahead of Liverpool. It is currently 4:37 AM in Liverpool and 5:37 AM in Cognac.
Liverpool to Cognac train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at London Euston station.
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