There are 10 ways to get from Annecy to Cardiff by train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, train, car, car train, plane, 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
best- Take the train from Annecy 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 19m£307–487Bus, fly to Bristol Airport, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Annecy - Bus Station to Geneva - Airport Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane GVA - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
6h 17m£52–200Bus, train
- Take the bus from Annecy to Lillebus
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St. Pancras Int.train
- Take the bus from London Heathrow Airport to Cardiff - North Roadbus
18h 44m£114–172Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Annecy to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Cardiffcar
12h 19m£286–368Bus
- Take the bus from Annecy - 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 / ...
20h 24m£90–148Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Annecy to Calaiscar
- Take the carferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Cardiffcar
13h 17m£199–332Bus, fly to Cardiff Airport
- Take the bus from Annecy - Bus Station to Geneva - Airport Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane GVA - CWL
10h 43m£148–276Bus, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the bus from Annecy - Bus Station to Geneva - Airport Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane GVA - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
7h 4m£129–383Bus, fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Take the bus from Annecy - Bus Station to Geneva - Airport Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane GVA - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Centraltrain
7h 44m£85–275Bus, fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Take the bus from Annecy - Bus Station to Geneva - Airport Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane GVA - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Cardiff Centraltrain
8h 5m£109–333
Annecy to Cardiff by train and subway
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Annecy to Cardiff is to bus which costs £90 - £150 and takes 20h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Annecy to Cardiff is to bus and fly and train which takes 6h 17m and costs £50 - £200.
No, there is no direct bus from Annecy station to Cardiff. However, there are services departing from Annecy - Bus Station and arriving at University RE via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 24m.
No, there is no direct train from Annecy to Cardiff. However, there are services departing from Annecy 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 19m.
The distance between Annecy and Cardiff is 790 miles.
The best way to get from Annecy to Cardiff without a car is to train which takes 9h 19m and costs £300 - £490.
It takes approximately 9h 19m to get from Annecy to Cardiff, including transfers.
Annecy to Cardiff bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Annecy - Bus Station.
Annecy to Cardiff train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Annecy station.
The best way to get from Annecy to Cardiff is to train which takes 9h 19m and costs £300 - £490. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £90 - £150 and takes 20h 24m.
What companies run services between Annecy, France and Cardiff, Wales?
You can take a train from Annecy 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 19m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Annecy - Bus Station to University RE via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station and London Victoria in around 20h 24m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £30–160
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- £35–180
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–180
Flights from Geneva International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–140
Flights from Geneva International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £40–140
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–160
Flights from Geneva International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £55–250
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bristol Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–250
Flights from Geneva International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–200
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–250
Flights from Geneva International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £100–210
Flights from Geneva International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–210
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–250
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–390
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–190
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £27–180
Flights from Geneva International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–200
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–240
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £130–170
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £120–420
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Annecy to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £90–140
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £150–240
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–29
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–40
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–85
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Lille Europe to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £25–45
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- [email protected]
- 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 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–21
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £16–25
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–70
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Annecy to Lille
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–95
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Heathrow Airport to Cardiff - North Road
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–26
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Annecy - Bus Station to Geneva - Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £3–5
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Annecy - Bus Station to Geneva - Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £3–5
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Annecy - Bus Station to Geneva - Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £3–5
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Annecy - Bus Station to Geneva - Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £3–5
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Annecy - Bus Station to Geneva - Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £3–5
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Annecy - Bus Station to Geneva - Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3–5
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Annecy - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Annecy - Bus Station to Geneva - Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3–5
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Annecy - Bus Station to Geneva - Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3–5
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Annecy - Bus Station to Geneva - Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3–5
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Annecy - Bus Station to Geneva - Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3–5
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +33 4 8000 7000
- Website
- auvergnerhonealpes.fr
Bus from Annecy - Bus Station to Geneva - Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–8
- Schedules at
- laregionvoustransporte.fr
Bus from Annecy - Bus Station to Geneva - Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–8
- Schedules at
- laregionvoustransporte.fr
Bus from Annecy - Bus Station to Geneva - Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–8
- Schedules at
- laregionvoustransporte.fr
Bus from Annecy - Bus Station to Geneva - Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–8
- Schedules at
- laregionvoustransporte.fr
Bus from Annecy - Bus Station to Geneva - Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–8
- Schedules at
- laregionvoustransporte.fr
- 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
- £25–40
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–75
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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Booking & Getting There
Annecy to Cardiff bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station.
Cardiff is 1h behind Annecy. It is currently 1:52 PM in Annecy and 12:52 PM in Cardiff.
Annecy to Cardiff train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Gare De Lyon station.
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