There are 12 ways to get from Montpellier to Cardiff by train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, car train, plane, train, or car ferry
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Train via Paris
best- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch 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
9h 22m£138–475Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoriabus 700
- Take the bus from London Victoria to University REbus 507 / ...
23h 37m£52–182Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Montpellier to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Cardiffcar
14h 25mFly Fréjorgues Airport to Bristol Airport, train
- Fly from Fréjorgues Airport (MPL) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane MPL - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
7h 54m£99–264Train
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch 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 9m£162–537Bus via Paris Orly Airport (ORY)
- Take the bus from Montpellier to Aéroport Orly 4bus
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoriabus 700
- Take the bus from London Victoria to University REbus 507 / ...
24h 16m£60–181Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Montpellier to Port of Cherbourgcar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Poolecarferry
- Drive from Poole to Cardiffcar
17h 31m£207–324Fly Fréjorgues Airport to Cardiff Airport
- Fly from Fréjorgues Airport (MPL) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane MPL - CWL
10h 29m£129–630Fly Fréjorgues Airport to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Fréjorgues Airport (MPL) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane MPL - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Cardiff Centraltrain
8h 5m£112–341Train to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, fly to Bristol Airport, train
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Toulouse Matabiautrain
- Fly from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane TLS - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
8h 15m£75–222Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to Bristol Airport, train
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Aix En Provence Tgvtrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane MRS - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
7h 31m£70–195Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Aix En Provence Tgvtrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane MRS - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
8h 35m£135–399
Montpellier to Cardiff by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Montpellier to Cardiff is to bus which costs £50 - £190 and takes 23h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Montpellier to Cardiff is to train and fly which takes 7h 31m and costs £70 - £200.
No, there is no direct bus from Montpellier station to Cardiff. However, there are services departing from Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station and arriving at University RE via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 37m.
No, there is no direct train from Montpellier to Cardiff. However, there are services departing from Montpellier Saint-Roch 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 9h 22m.
The distance between Montpellier and Cardiff is 892 miles.
The best way to get from Montpellier to Cardiff without a car is to train via Paris which takes 9h 22m and costs £130 - £480.
It takes approximately 9h 22m to get from Montpellier to Cardiff, including transfers.
Montpellier to Cardiff bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station.
Montpellier to Cardiff train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Montpellier Saint-Roch station.
The best way to get from Montpellier to Cardiff is to train via Paris which takes 9h 22m and costs £130 - £480. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £50 - £190 and takes 23h 37m, you could also fly, which costs £120 - £650 and takes 10h 29m.
What companies run services between Montpellier, France and Cardiff, Wales?
You can take a train from Montpellier Saint-Roch 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 9h 22m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station to University RE via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), and London Victoria in around 23h 37m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Fréjorgues Airport to Bristol Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–360
Flights from Fréjorgues Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–180
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–140
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Bristol Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–140
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £30–190
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Bristol Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £30–190
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Fréjorgues Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–330
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–260
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Fréjorgues Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–400
Flights from Fréjorgues Airport to Cardiff Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £120–650
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Fréjorgues Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £80–350
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–210
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £50–120
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £50–130
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Fréjorgues Airport to Bristol Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £75–400
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £80–220
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £50–140
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £85–190
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £27–45
- 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 Montpellier Saint-Roch to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £40–110
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £17–40
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–220
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £75–240
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–110
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–24
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £26–40
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–95
- 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
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £5–20
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–130
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £35–55
- 1st Class
- £70–130
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £12–17
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £22–60
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £27–90
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Montpellier to Aéroport Orly 4
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £28–85
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £21–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to University RE
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–35
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- 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
- £50–95
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
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Montpellier to Cardiff bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station.
Cardiff is 1h behind Montpellier. It is currently 4:39 AM in Montpellier and 3:39 AM in Cardiff.
Montpellier to Cardiff train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Gare De Lyon station.
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