Cheapest€246.17
- Thomsonfly T190414:024h 42m18:44Cardiff CWLDalaman DLM
Door to door 7h 52mCO2 456.7 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Travelling from Cardiff to Dalaman costs €246.17 at the cheapest and takes 7h 28m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 3,086 km. Cheapest is by flight, fastest is by flight.
At a glance
- Distance
- 3,086 km
- Fastest
- 7h 28m
- Average
- 7h 46m
- Services per day
- 6
- Cheapest
- €246.17
- CO2 per passenger
- 456.7 kg
Every way to make this journey
Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on 28 September 2026.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | 7h 50m | 4h 40m | 3h 10m | €296.32 | 456.7 kg | 2 |
- 7h 50mFastest, by Flight
- €296.32Cheapest, by Flight
- 456.7 kgLowest CO2, by Flight
- 3,086 kmDistance travelled
The cheapest and the fastest on 28 September 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Fastest€350.01
- Thomsonfly T538706:154h 40m10:55Cardiff CWLDalaman DLM
Door to door 7h 50mCO2 456.7 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Lowest CO2€247.28
- Arriva Cross Country AC203407:3024m07:54Cardiff CentralBristol Temple Meads
- Thomsonfly T976709:084h 15m13:23Bristol BRSDalaman DLM
Changes at Bristol, with 74 minutes between services and a walk of about 14 minutes.
Door to door 7h 50mCO2 452.2 kgChanges 1Fixed, no changes
Today's real departures
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modelled until our booking connectors are live.
Checking the live timetables.
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modelled until our booking connectors are live.
Prices over the next three weeks
Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of travelling are marked.
| Cheapest fare by mode and day for Cardiff to Dalaman | Sun13 Sept | Mon14 Sept | Tue15 Sept | Wed16 Sept | Thu17 Sept | Fri18 Sept | Sat19 Sept | Sun20 Sept | Mon21 Sept | Tue22 Sept | Wed23 Sept | Thu24 Sept | Fri25 Sept | Sat26 Sept |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | €563.00 | €466.83 | €439.69 | €434.97 | €553.56 | €464.47 | €427.89 | €427.89 | €296.32 | €356.50 | €319.92 | €388.95 | €368.30 | €351.19 |
| Train | €655.39 | €587.74 | €405.14 | €358.38 | €585.54 | €556.39 | €380.39 | €411.74 | €343.53 | €344.63 | €320.44 | €467.29 | €385.88 | €405.13 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-28 · €246.17
The journey ends at Dalaman Train Station. Everything past the barriers belongs to somebody else, the rooms included.
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When to book Cardiff to Dalaman
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €284.5290 days
- €206.0560 days
- €194.8445 days
- €210.9930 days
- €306.1421 days
- €351.1914 days
- €380.397 days
- €405.143 days
- €563.001 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €194.84.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 189 percent. The dearest point is €563.00, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 45 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 45 days ahead. You are inside that window.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €411.74Sun
- €296.32Mon
- €344.63Tue
- €319.92Wed
- €388.95Thu
- €368.30Fri
- €351.19Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €405.14Sept
- €341.33Oct
- €243.99Nov
- €230.83Dec
- €228.47Jan
- €193.07Feb
The route
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 33% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 67% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 3,086 km against 2,996 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Bristol, Bournemouth, London, Exeter. The gap between arriving and leaving is 74 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 13 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Cardiff at 06:15 and the last at 14:02, across 2 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Cardiff
Rail
- Cardiff Central
- Cardiff Riverside Branch
- Cardiff Bay railway station
Coach
- Cardiff Sophia Gardens
- Cardiff Bus Interchange
Air
- CWL
Ferry
- Cardiff Sailing Centre Pontoons
- City Centre Water Bus Stop
Dalaman
Rail
- Dalaman Train Station
Coach
- Dalaman Mini bus station
Air
- DLM
Landing at DLM after the trains have stopped is the case this solves. We do not run cars.
Getting from DLM into Dalaman
Settled in advance, so the ride into Dalaman costs what it said it would rather than what the rank says.
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Who runs this route
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From | Fastest | Typical speed | Flexibility | On board |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Thomsonfly | €246.17 | 7h 28m | 740 km/h | Fixed fare | Not published |
What the fare is made of
Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.
| Part | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Operator fare | €201.00 | 82% |
| Taxes | €36.18 | 15% |
| Supplier fees | €7.00 | 3% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 1% |
| Total you pay | €246.17 | 100% |
Dalaman is small enough to see in an afternoon, which is easier without the luggage. Storing it is not our business.
Where to leave your bags in Dalaman
Most of the points near Dalaman Train Station open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Questions about Cardiff to Dalaman
The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Cardiff to Dalaman?
The fastest journey from Cardiff to Dalaman takes 7h 28m door to door, of which 4h 40m is spent moving, on the flight. Most services take around 7h 46m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Cardiff to Dalaman?
The cheapest fare from Cardiff to Dalaman is €246.17, checked on 12 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €406.36. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Dalaman?
The cheapest way from Cardiff to Dalaman is by flight, at €296.32 for one passenger on 28 September 2026. That journey takes 7h 50m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Cardiff to Dalaman?
Fares from Cardiff to Dalaman bottom out around 45 days before departure, at €194.84. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 189 percent, measured on 12 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Cardiff to Dalaman?
Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Cardiff to Dalaman, at €296.32. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on 12 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Cardiff to Dalaman?
February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Cardiff to Dalaman, at €193.07 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs services from Cardiff to Dalaman?
1 operators sell services from Cardiff to Dalaman across 1 mode: Thomsonfly. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Cardiff to Dalaman?
33 percent of the services we sell from Cardiff to Dalaman are direct. The rest connect at Bristol, Bournemouth, London, Exeter, with about 74 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from Cardiff to Dalaman use?
Services from Cardiff to Dalaman by flight leave from Cardiff CWL and arrive at Dalaman DLM. Allow about 3h 10m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Cardiff to Dalaman?
0 of the 1 operators we sell from Cardiff to Dalaman allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modelled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Cardiff to Dalaman on 12 September 2026: 3086 km of route against 2996 km in a straight line, 6 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €246.17, and 7h 28m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
Our job ends on the platform. What fills the days in Dalaman afterwards does not belong to us.
Anything to book in Dalaman before you go?
Day trips that leave Dalaman in the morning and cover a good part of Türkiye by evening.
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