You can get from Bristol to Paris by train, bus or flight.
To get from Bristol to Paris on 21 May we recommend taking a flight because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
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Distance | 282 miles (455 km) | |
Available travel modes | Coach or flight | |
Ticket price range | £29 - £43 | |
Cheapest mode | Coach • £29 • 12 h 55 min | |
Fastest mode | Flight • £43 • 1 h 20 min | |
Popular travel companies | Flixbus or easyJet |
Travel 282 miles (455 km) by coach or flight to Paris from Bristol. If speed is a priority, then a flight is the best option with an average duration of 1 h 20 min; whereas, if saving money is more important, then a coach is the best option with prices starting as low as £29. The most popular travel providers which serve this route are Flixbus or easyJet among others. Travellers can even take a direct from Bristol to Paris.
Flying is the most direct way to make the 280-mile journey from Bristol to Paris, with journey times of a little over an hour, but there are also frequent bus and train routes. Bristol is a cosmopolitan port city, with Brunel's SS Great Britain steamship its most distinctive tourist attraction. Paris is a romantic and cultured capital, with the Eiffel Tower being a highlight for first-time visitors.
Train: Train journeys from Bristol to Paris begin by departing from Bristol Temple Meads station on Great Western Railway services. Trains connect via Paddington and the Underground, with an hourly Eurostar international train from London St Pancras. Allowing time for connections, the quickest journey to Paris takes a little over five hours.
Bus: National Express offers four daily indirect bus connections from Bristol bus station to Paris. These options require a change of bus at London Victoria Coach Station and three of the journeys involve overnight travel. Buses arrive at the Gallieni International bus station on the eastern side of Paris.The fastest bus journey is just under 13 hours.
Flight: easyJet operates one direct flight and BMI Regional two direct flights daily from Bristol Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle. The flight time is about 1 hour and 20 minutes.
The journey to Paris can be made by taking a National Express coach from Bristol Coach Station to Paris Gallieni. Departures from Bristol Coach Station leave up to seven times per day with fewer departures on weekends. Coaches leave as early as 00.40 with regular departures leaving throughout the day until 19.30. Most services require a change at London Victoria Coach Station on the way and in rare cases passengers are required to change a second time at Heathrow Airport. Depending on which coach departure is chosen, the entire journey to Paris can take between 13 and 16 hours.
Taking the train to Paris provides travellers with a fast yet more expensive travel option. The journey can take as little as 5 hours 16 minutes, but the route requires booking several train tickets. The first leg of the journey begins at Bristol Temple Meads Station, where passengers must get a ticket to London Paddington, a journey of 1 hour 45 minutes. This service departs regularly throughout the day between 4.45 and 23.50 and sometimes requires a change at Taunton. Travellers must then get a train service from London Paddington to the Eurostar Terminal at St Pancras International, which takes 1 hour 15 minutes. The journey is then completed by booking a ticket with Eurostar from St Pancras International to Paris Gare du Nord, which takes 2 hours 15 minutes journey time. Eurostar services leave St Pancras approximately every half hour starting at 7am until 8pm.
Many popular airlines, including Flybe and Condor fly from Bristol to Paris, with departures several times a day between the early morning and late evening. Flights to Paris depart from Bristol airport; however, flights can also be taken from Cardiff and Exeter airport with an added train journey of less than an hour. With a flight time of under 2 hours direct, this is the fastest method of travel to Paris.
International travel from Bristol, United Kingdom to Paris, France is: Partially open.
Entry into France is currently allowed for: Entry is partially open for citizens and permanent residents of United Kingdom.
Conditions of entry:
All travellers in France must observe the following coronavirus safety measures:
The information above was last checked on 18/05/2022; however, this can change before your date of travel so please make sure to review the latest COVID-19 travel safety regulations for your journey to Paris from Bristol.
The restriction level for your return to Bristol, United Kingdom from France is: Fully open.
Entry into United Kingdom is currently allowed for: Entry is fully open for citizens and permanent residents of France.
Conditions of reentry into United Kingdom:
You should observe these safety measures in United Kingdom as imposed by the government to reduce the spread of COVID-19:
This information about your return travel to United Kingdom was last checked on 18/05/2022. We advise you to check the latest COVID-19 travel safety regulations for your trip back to Bristol from Paris closer to your date of departure here.
There are 2 ways to travel to Paris from Bristol including taking a coach or flight.
Coach services offer the cheapest way to get from Bristol to Paris. Tickets for a coach cost on average £29.
This is compared to other travel options to Paris:
A coach journey is usually £14 less than a journey to Paris by plane, which costs on average £43 for the same trip.
The fastest way to get to Paris from Bristol is by flight with an average travel time of 1 h 20 min.
There are alternative travel options to Paris that can usually take longer:
In comparison, going by coach can take 12 h 55 min on average.
Paris is approximately 282 miles (455 km) away from Bristol.
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