There are 14 ways to get from Marseille to Cardiff by train (TGV, Trenitalia, Eurostar), bus, car, car train, plane, train (TGV, Eurostar), car ferry, or train
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 Marseille St Charles 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 53m£258–527Fly Marseille Provence Airport to Bristol Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane MRS - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
6h 1m£69–214Bus
- Take the bus from Marseille - Saint-Charles 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 / ...
24h 1m£117–231Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Marseille to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Cardiffcar
14h 16m£306–398Fly Marseille Provence Airport to Cardiff Airport
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane MRS - CWL
9h 6m£93–315Train
- Take the train from Marseille St Charles to Lille Europetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
10h 11m£305–515Bus via Lille
- Take the bus from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to Lillebus
- Take the bus from Lille to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Kingsway GRbus 509 / ...
25h 29m£97–204Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Marseille to Port of Cherbourgcar
- Take the carferry from Port of Cherbourg to Poolecarferry
- Drive from Poole to Cardiffcar
17h 47m£196–584Fly Marseille Provence Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane MRS - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
7h 5m£157–391Fly Marseille Provence Airport to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane MRS - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Cardiff Centraltrain
8h£115–276Train to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, fly to Bristol Airport, train
- Take the train from Marseille-Saint-Charles to Nice-Saint-Augustintrain
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane NCE - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
8h 33m£127–283Fly Marseille Provence Airport to London Stansted Airport, train
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane MRS - STN
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
8h£122–302Fly Marseille Provence Airport to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane MRS - MAN
- Take the train from Wilmslow to Cardiff Centraltrain
9h 10m£108–259Train to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, fly to London City Airport, train
- Take the train from Marseille-Saint-Charles to Nice-Saint-Augustintrain
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to London City Airport (LCY)plane NCE - LCY
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
9h 44m£223–618
Marseille to Cardiff by train and subway
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Marseille to Cardiff is to fly and train which costs £65 - £220 and takes 6h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Marseille to Cardiff is to fly and train which takes 6h 1m and costs £65 - £220.
No, there is no direct bus from Marseille station to Cardiff. However, there are services departing from Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station and arriving at University RE via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 1m.
No, there is no direct train from Marseille to Cardiff. However, there are services departing from Marseille St Charles 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 53m.
The distance between Marseille and Cardiff is 899 miles.
The best way to get from Marseille to Cardiff without a car is to train via Paris which takes 8h 53m and costs £250 - £550.
It takes approximately 8h 53m to get from Marseille to Cardiff, including transfers.
Marseille to Cardiff bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station.
Marseille to Cardiff train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Marseille St Charles station.
The best way to get from Marseille to Cardiff is to train via Paris which takes 8h 53m and costs £250 - £550. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £110 - £240 and takes 24h 1m, you could also fly, which costs £90 - £320 and takes 9h 6m.
What companies run services between Marseille, France and Cardiff, Wales?
You can take a train from Marseille St Charles 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 53m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station to University RE via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station and London Victoria in around 24h 1m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Cardiff Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £85–300
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–210
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £55–260
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–290
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–420
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Cardiff Airport via Lyon, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £85–420
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–280
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–240
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Manchester Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–250
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–190
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–120
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–120
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–150
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Bristol Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £65–150
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Manchester Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–220
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Cardiff Airport via Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £85–300
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–150
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–120
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–130
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–420
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to London City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–430
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–240
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to London City Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–450
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Cardiff Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £85–300
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £35–170
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £95–350
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to London City Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–310
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to London City Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–390
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Marseille St Charles to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £120–210
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Marseille St Charles to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £160–270
- Website
- TGV inOui
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Marseille St Charles to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £100–210
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Marseille St Charles to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £80–130
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £110–190
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- 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 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–35
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–45
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–95
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–35
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- 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 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–26
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–26
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Wilmslow to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £20–29
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £20–29
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Marseille-Saint-Charles to Nice-Saint-Augustin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–95
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Marseille-Saint-Charles to Nice-Saint-Augustin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–95
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–110
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 26m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- 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
- £29–70
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to Kingsway GR
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £29–70
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to Lille
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lille to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £18–30
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Kingsway GR
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–26
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Poole
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £22–330
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- £45–85
- Car Single Ticket
- £120–330
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Booking & Getting There
Marseille to Cardiff bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station.
Cardiff is 1h behind Marseille. It is currently 6:15 PM in Marseille and 5:15 PM in Cardiff.
Marseille to Cardiff train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Gare De Lyon station.
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