Travel to Cardiff
Every way to reach Cardiff: 4 modes compared, with fares.
Cardiff is reachable from 118 places across 15 countries by 4 modes, on services run by 22 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €10.07 and the fastest takes 1h 7m door to door. The nearest origin is 21 km away.
How people reach Cardiff
Every mode that actually calls at Cardiff, with the cheapest fare and the fastest journey on each.
| Mode | Origins | From | Fastest | Reach | Operators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 124 | €11.88 | 1h 7m | 497 km | 5 |
| Coach | 50 | €10.07 | 1h 23m | 497 km | 1 |
| Flight | 60 | €37.31 | 3h 58m | 5,419 km | 15 |
| Ferry | 78 | €11.88 | 2h 33m | 242 km | 1 |
- 118Places you can arrive from
- 118Places you can leave for
- 15Countries
- 22Operators
The trip ends at Cardiff Central. Everything past the gates belongs to somebody else, the rooms included.
A room in Cardiff for the night the train gets in
Hotels and apartments near downtown, most of them with free cancellation, on a map that shows what is walkable.
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How far people travel to get here
Every origin we sell, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.
| Distance | Routes | Share | Nearest of them |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 200 km | 162 | 52% | Weston-super-Mare, 21 km |
| 200 to 600 km | 106 | 34% | Wembley, 200 km |
| 600 to 1,500 km | 10 | 3% | Barcelona, 1194 km |
| Over 1,500 km | 34 | 11% | Málaga, 1644 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
Countries with at least one route into Cardiff that we sell.
Stations, airports and ports in Cardiff
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Cardiff
- Cardiff Central
- Cardiff Riverside Branch
- Cardiff Bay railway station
- Cardiff Sophia Gardens
- Cardiff Bus Interchange
- CWL
- Cardiff Sailing Centre Pontoons
- City Centre Water Bus Stop
CWL is not in Cardiff, and the drive in from it is the part of the trip nobody plans. We sell the flight and stop at the terminal door.
Getting from CWL into Cardiff?
Settled in advance, so the ride into Cardiff costs what it said it would rather than what the cab stand says.
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The cheapest journeys into Cardiff
Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.
| Route | From | Fastest | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol to Cardiff bus | €10.07 | 1h 23m | 41 km |
| Swansea to Cardiff bus | €10.07 | 1h 36m | 55 km |
| Reading to Cardiff bus | €11.73 | 3h 5m | 153 km |
| Southampton to Cardiff bus | €11.73 | 2h 54m | 139 km |
| Birmingham to Cardiff bus | €11.73 | 2h 57m | 142 km |
| Bristol to Cardiff train | €11.88 | 1h 7m | 41 km |
| Swansea to Cardiff train | €11.88 | 1h 14m | 55 km |
| Bristol to Cardiff ferry | €11.88 | 3h 2m | 41 km |
| Swansea to Cardiff ferry | €11.88 | 3h 31m | 55 km |
| Exeter to Cardiff ferry | €11.88 | 4h 26m | 88 km |
| Weston-super-Mare to Cardiff ferry | €11.88 | 2h 33m | 21 km |
| Exmouth to Cardiff ferry | €11.88 | 4h 54m | 97 km |
| Weymouth to Cardiff ferry | €11.89 | 4h 23m | 109 km |
| Coventry to Cardiff bus | €12.28 | 3h 12m | 154 km |
| Poole to Cardiff ferry | €12.44 | 5h 22m | 119 km |
| Paignton to Cardiff ferry | €12.44 | 4h 26m | 119 km |
We cannot promise Cardiff Central still has a baggage check, because plenty of stations closed theirs.
Baggage storage near Cardiff Central
Priced by the bag and by the day, booked before you get there, and insured while it sits.
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Popular trips to Cardiff
Common questions about Travel to Cardiff
How can I get to Cardiff?
Cardiff is reachable by 4 modes on our network, from 118 places, across 15 countries, on services run by 22 operators. The table on this page compares those modes on the cheapest fare, the fastest journey, how far each reaches and how many carriers run it.
What is the cheapest way to get to Cardiff?
The cheapest way into Cardiff is by Coach, from €10.07 for one passenger. That is the lowest fare across all 118 origins we sell into Cardiff over the next three weeks, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee.
What is the fastest way to get to Cardiff?
The fastest journey into Cardiff is by Train, at 1h 7m door to door. The nearest origin we sell is 21 km away in a straight line, which is why a short fast journey exists at all on this list.
Which stations and airports does Cardiff have?
Cardiff has 8 named terminals on our network, including 3 rail stations and 1 airports. Among them are Cardiff Central, Cardiff Riverside Branch, Cardiff Bay railway station. Every journey time on this page allows for reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
Where can I travel to Cardiff from within 200 km?
162 of the routes we sell into Cardiff start within 200 km. The nearest is Weston-super-Mare, 21 km away in a straight line. Short corridors like these are usually the ones where a train or bus beats a flight door to door.
Where else can I go from Cardiff in United Kingdom?
Cardiff connects to 118 places on our network across 15 countries, the furthest of them 5,419 km away in a straight line. United Kingdom routes are listed on this page, and the country pages carry the rest of the network around it.
Where these numbers come from
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 modeled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Catchment, Fares, Door to door, Distances
Elsewhere in United Kingdom
The wider region
Plenty of what is worth seeing sits outside Cardiff and elsewhere in United Kingdom. None of it is ours to sell.
Day trips out of Cardiff and across United Kingdom
Timed entry, guided walks and half-day trips out of Cardiff, with free cancellation on most of it.
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