There are 8 ways to get from Adelaide to Cardiff by plane or train
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Fly to Cardiff Airport
best- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane ADL - CWL
27h 41m£608–1,711Fly to Bristol Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane ADL - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
30h 33m£427–1,146Fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane ADL - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
27h 59m£552–1,657Fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane ADL - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Centraltrain
28h 28m£519–1,989Fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane ADL - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Cardiff Centraltrain
29h 15m£620–1,442Fly to London Stansted Airport, train
- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane ADL - STN
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
29h 23m£732–2,063Fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane ADL - MAN
- Take the train from Wilmslow to Cardiff Centraltrain
29h 27m£538–1,615Fly to Edinburgh Airport, train
- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane ADL - EDI
- Take the train from Haymarket to Crewetrain
- Take the train from Crewe to Cardiff Centraltrain
35h 42m£697–1,742
Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Cardiff Airport (CWL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Adelaide to Cardiff is to fly and train which costs £500 - £1,700 and takes 29h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Adelaide to Cardiff is to fly which takes 27h 41m and costs £600 - £1,800.
The distance between Adelaide and Cardiff is 10318 miles.
It takes approximately 27h 41m to get from Adelaide to Cardiff, including transfers.
Cardiff is 8h 30m behind Adelaide. It is currently 5:26 AM in Adelaide and 8:56 PM in Cardiff.
There are 861+ hotels available in Cardiff.
What companies run services between Adelaide, SA, Australia and Cardiff, Wales?
Malaysia Airlines, KLM, and five other airlines fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Cardiff Airport (CWL) 4 times a day.
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £550–950
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £440–1,200
Flights from Adelaide Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £430–1,200
Flights from Adelaide Airport to London Stansted Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £410–1,100
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Manchester Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £450–1,200
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £440–1,200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Cardiff Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £600–2,200
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Cardiff Airport via Singapore Changi, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £600–4,100
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Cardiff Airport via Doha, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £600–1,700
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Cardiff Airport via Dubai, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £700–1,900
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Cardiff Airport via Hong Kong, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £650–2,400
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Cardiff Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 15m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £450–2,800
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Bristol Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 50m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £280–1,800
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £480–1,000
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Birmingham Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £390–1,100
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Manchester Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £480–850
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £390–1,100
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Bristol Airport via Doha, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £400–1,100
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Bristol Airport via Hong Kong, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £420–1,500
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Bristol Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £290–1,800
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £460–1,700
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Manchester Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £410–1,500
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £270–1,700
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–120
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–45
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–95
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–35
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–80
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £19–28
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Wilmslow to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–110
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Crewe to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–90
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Haymarket to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £85–140
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
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