There are 4 ways to get from Paimpol to Cardiff by car, car ferry, bus, train, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive, car ferry
best- Drive from Paimpol to Port de Roscoffcar
- Take the car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Plymouthcarferry
- Drive from Plymouth to Cardiffcar
10h 23m£97–163Drive, car ferry, train
cheapest- 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 14m£85–237Bus, car ferry, train
- Take the bus from Gare ferroviaire to Quai d'Aiguillonbus 227
- Take the bus from Quai d'Aiguillon 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
15h 28mDrive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Paimpol to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Cardiffcar
10h 18m
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Paimpol to Cardiff is to drive and car ferry which costs £95 - £170 and takes 10h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Paimpol to Cardiff is to drive and car ferry which takes 10h 23m and costs £95 - £170.
The distance between Paimpol and Cardiff is 326 miles.
The best way to get from Paimpol to Cardiff without a car is to bus and car ferry and train which takes 15h 28m and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 23m to get from Paimpol to Cardiff, including transfers.
Cardiff is 1h behind Paimpol. It is currently 4:42 PM in Paimpol and 3:42 PM in Cardiff.
There are 1577+ 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, then drive to Cardiff. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Gare ferroviaire to Cardiff Central via Quai d'Aiguillon, Kergariou, Port de Roscoff, Plymouth, Plymouth, and Exeter St Davids in around 15h 28m.
Train from Plymouth to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £4–16
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Plymouth to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–60
- 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
- £7–26
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Plymouth to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–17
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Exeter St Davids to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–80
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Plymouth to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £35–100
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–24
- 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
- Phone
- 02 99 300 300
- communication@bretagne.bzh
- Website
- breizhgo.bzh
Bus from Gare ferroviaire to Quai d'Aiguillon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £3–5
- Schedules at
- breizhgo.bzh
- Phone
- 02 98 88 82 82
- Website
- lineotim.com
Bus from Quai d'Aiguillon to Kergariou
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- lineotim.com
- Phone
- 02 96 05 09 00
- contact@lannion-tregor.com
- Website
- lannion-tregor.com
Bus from Quai d'Aiguillon to Kergariou
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- 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
- £50–90
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
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