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Distance: 701 km·Drive time: 8 h

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Driving from Paris to Cardiff takes about via M4. The distance is 701 km. The straight-line distance is 493 km. EV charging is available along the route, including in Clichy, Arras, Lime Street, Greater London, Churchill, Greater London, Ridgeway, Bristol. Driving directions

Driving directions

73 · 701 km
  1. 1 Depart left onto Parvis Notre-Dame - Place Jean-Paul II 95 m
  2. 2 At end of road, turn left onto Rue de la Cité 57 m
  3. 3 Turn right onto Quai du Marché Neuf - Maurice Grimaud 181 m
  4. 4 Turn right onto Boulevard du Palais 238 m
  5. 5 Continue right onto Pont au Change 200 m
  6. 6 Continue straight onto Boulevard de Sébastopol 2 km
  7. 7 Continue straight onto Boulevard de Strasbourg 652 m
  8. 8 Turn left onto Boulevard de Magenta 2 km
  9. 9 Turn slightly right onto Boulevard Barbès 640 m
  10. 10 Turn right onto Rue Labat 176 m
  11. 11 Turn slightly left onto Rue des Poissonniers 883 m
  12. 12 Turn right onto Boulevard Ney 63 m
  13. 13 Keep slightly right onto Boulevard Ney 418 m
  1. 14 Turn left onto Avenue de la Porte de La Chapelle 179 m
  2. 15 Take ramp straight 213 m
  3. 16 Continue straight onto Autoroute du Nord 138 km
  4. 17 Keep slightly left onto Autoroute du Nord 33 km
  5. 18 Take exit slightly right 684 m
  6. 19 Keep slightly left 2 km
  7. 20 Merge slightly left onto Autoroute des Anglais 106 km
  8. 21 Merge slightly left onto L'Européenne 6 km
  9. 22 Take exit slightly right 270 m
  10. 23 Keep slightly left 815 m
  11. 24 Keep slightly right 119 m
  12. 25 Turn slightly left 54 m
  13. 26 Turn slightly right 24 m
  14. 27 Keep slightly right 568 m
  15. 28 Keep slightly left 122 m
  16. 29 Keep slightly left 284 m
  17. 30 Keep slightly right 93 m
  18. 31 Keep slightly left 25 m
  19. 32 Turn left 10 m
  20. 33 Keep slightly right 222 m
  21. 34 At end of road, turn left 356 m
  22. 35 Turn right 105 m
  23. 36 Turn slightly left 15 m
  24. 37 Turn slightly right onto Le Shuttle 59 km
  25. 38 Continue slightly right 145 m
  26. 39 Turn slightly right onto Over Bridge 3 910 m
  27. 40 Keep slightly left 2 km
  28. 41 Take ramp straight 273 m
  29. 42 Keep slightly left 61 km
  30. 43 Take exit slightly left 16 km
  31. 44 Merge slightly right 57 km
  32. 45 Take exit slightly left 519 m
  33. 46 Keep slightly left 701 m
  34. 47 Merge slightly right 11 km
  35. 48 Take exit slightly left 870 m
  36. 49 Keep slightly left onto Bagshot Bypass 2 km
  37. 50 Continue straight onto Bracknell Road 2 km
  38. 51 Keep slightly right 86 m
  39. 52 Take exit slightly left 4 km
  40. 53 Keep slightly right 869 m
  41. 54 Enter rotary slightly left onto Bagshot Road 100 m
  42. 55 Exit rotary straight onto Bagshot Road 806 m
  43. 56 Enter rotary slightly left onto Downshire Way 43 m
  44. 57 Exit rotary straight onto Downshire Way 943 m
  45. 58 Enter rotary straight onto Berkshire Way 85 m
  46. 59 Exit rotary straight onto Berkshire Way 969 m
  47. 60 Enter rotary slightly left onto Berkshire Way 30 m
  48. 61 Exit rotary straight onto Berkshire Way 911 m
  49. 62 Enter rotary slightly left onto Berkshire Way 94 m
  50. 63 Exit rotary straight onto Berkshire Way 5 km
  51. 64 Take exit slightly left 867 m
  52. 65 Merge slightly right 132 km
  53. 66 Keep slightly right 40 km
  54. 67 Take exit slightly left 12 km
  55. 68 Take exit slightly left 361 m
  56. 69 Enter rotary slightly left onto Whitchurch Road 14 m
  57. 70 Exit rotary slightly left onto Whitchurch Road 584 m
  58. 71 Turn right onto Newfoundland Road 135 m
  59. 72 Turn right onto Pen-y-Bryn Road 135 m
  60. 73 Arrive onto Pen-y-Bryn Road

The return trip from Cardiff to Paris covers roughly the same distance, 701 km.

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From Paris, you'll be heading towards Cardiff, Wales, a good 700km drive that should take around 8 hours.

Places along this route

Driving from Paris to Cardiff you pass near Barking Riverside, Westminster Millennium Pier, Greenwich Pier, Gravesend town pier, Station de navette fluviale Corentin Cariou.

Questions and answers

Cardiff lies roughly to the north-west of Paris.

How far is it from Paris to Cardiff?
The distance between Paris and Cardiff is 701 km by road.
How long does it take to drive from Paris to Cardiff?
The drive from Paris to Cardiff takes approximately 8 h by car.
What is the best route from Paris to Cardiff?
The fastest route from Paris to Cardiff covers 701 km with a driving time of approximately 8 h.
What is the shortest route from Paris to Cardiff?
The shortest driving route from Paris to Cardiff is about 701 km by road.

Sources

Distance and drive time are computed from OpenStreetMap road data with the OSRM routing engine. Updated .