There are 7 ways to get from Paimpol to Cardiff by car, car ferry, train, bus, plane, ferry, or car train
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Drive, car ferry, train
best- Drive from Paimpol to Port de Roscoffcar
- Take the car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Plymouthcarferry
- Take the train from Plymouth to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
12h£111–503Drive, car ferry
cheapest- Drive from Paimpol to Port of Cherbourgcar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Poolecarferry
- Drive from Poole to Cardiffcar
10h 53m£84–427Bus, car ferry, train
- Take the bus from Gare ferroviaire to Gare Clémenceaubus 227
- Take the bus from Gares to Kergarioubus L30
- Take the car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Plymouthcarferry
- Take the train from Plymouth to Exeter St Davidstrain
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Cardiff Centraltrain
16hTrain to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Bristol Airport, train
- Take the train from Guingamp to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train
- 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
10h 25m£159–388Bus, car ferry, ferry, train
- Take the bus from Gare ferroviaire to Gare Clémenceaubus 227
- Take the bus from Gares to Kergarioubus L30
- Take the car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Plymouthcarferry
- Take the ferry from Royal William Yard Ferry Landing to Saltash Ferry Landingferry
- Take the train from Saltash to Cardiff Centraltrain
17h 26mDrive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Paimpol to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Cardiffcar
10h 18mTrain to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport, fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Take the train from Guingamp to Rennestrain
- Fly from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane RNS - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Cardiff Centraltrain
10h 45m£151–435
Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Bristol Airport (BRS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Paimpol to Cardiff is to drive and car ferry which costs £80 - £430 and takes 10h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Paimpol to Cardiff is to train and fly which takes 10h 25m and costs £150 - £390.
The distance between Paimpol and Cardiff is 342 miles.
The best way to get from Paimpol to Cardiff without a car is to bus and car ferry and train which takes 16h and costs .
It takes approximately 12h to get from Paimpol to Cardiff, including transfers.
Cardiff is 1h behind Paimpol. It is currently 10:37 PM in Paimpol and 9:37 PM in Cardiff.
There are 1707+ hotels available in Cardiff.
What companies run services between Paimpol, France and Cardiff, Wales?
There is no direct connection from Paimpol to Cardiff. However, you can drive to Port de Roscoff, take the car ferry to Plymouth, walk to Plymouth, take the train to Bristol Temple Meads, then take the train to Cardiff Central. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Gare ferroviaire to Cardiff Central via Gare Clémenceau, Gares, Kergariou, Port de Roscoff, Plymouth, Plymouth, and Exeter St Davids in around 16h.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–160
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–210
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–240
Train from Plymouth to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–95
- 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
- £19–28
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Plymouth to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £26–40
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Plymouth to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £55–110
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–35
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Plymouth to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–45
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Exeter St Davids to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £50–100
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Saltash to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £75–150
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–45
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–95
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Guingamp to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £85–140
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Guingamp to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £23–40
- 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 Guingamp to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- 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 Guingamp to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £19–40
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +44 (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
- Phone
- 02 99 300 300
- communication@bretagne.bzh
- Website
- breizhgo.bzh
Bus from Gare ferroviaire to Gare Clémenceau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- breizhgo.bzh
- Phone
- 02 98 88 82 82
- Website
- lineotim.com
Bus from Gares to Kergariou
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- lineotim.com
- Phone
- 02 96 05 09 00
- contact@lannion-tregor.com
- Website
- lannion-tregor.com
Bus from Gares to Kergariou
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- lannion-tregor.com
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £27–340
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- £40–80
- Single Ticket Car
- £85–340
Car ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Poole
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £18–330
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- £45–85
- Car Single Ticket
- £120–330
- Phone
- 01752 253 153
- info@plymouthboattrips.co.uk
- Website
- plymouthboattrips.co.uk
Ferry from Royal William Yard Ferry Landing to Saltash Ferry Landing
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.plymouthboattrips.co.uk/
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