There are 10 ways to get from Albania to Cardiff by plane, train, bus, car, car train, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Bristol Airport, train
best- Fly from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane TIA - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
11h 24m£106–198Fly to Luton Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane TIA - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdontrain
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
9h 1m£105–391Bus, train via Strasbourg
- Take the bus from Tirana to Strasbourgbus
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Lille Europetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
29hDrive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Tirana to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Cardiffcar
29h 36mFly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane TIA - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
8h 25m£139–359Fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane TIA - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Cardiff Centraltrain
9h 10m£120–319Fly to London Stansted Airport, train
- Fly from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane TIA - STN
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
8h 50m£124–359Bus, train
- Take the bus from Tirana to Brightonbus
- Take the train from Brighton to Southampton Centraltrain
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Cardiff Centraltrain
42h 57mBus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Köln/Bonn Flughafen Terminal 2bus
- Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Kingsway GDbus
46h 13mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Tirana to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Cardiffcar
30h 40m£383–550
Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) to Bristol Airport (BRS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Albania to Cardiff is to fly and train which costs £100 - £200 and takes 11h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Albania to Cardiff is to fly and train which takes 8h 25m and costs £130 - £360.
No, there is no direct bus from Albania to Cardiff. However, there are services departing from Kulla E Sahatit, Tiranë and arriving at Kingsway GD via Tirana, Cologne Airport CGN and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 46h 13m.
The distance between Albania and Cardiff is 1328 miles.
The best way to get from Albania to Cardiff without a car is to bus and train via Strasbourg which takes 29h and costs .
It takes approximately 11h 24m to get from Albania to Cardiff, including transfers.
Albania to Cardiff bus services, operated by Deva Tours, depart from Tirana station.
Albania to Cardiff bus services, operated by Deva Tours, arrive at Köln/Bonn Flughafen Terminal 2 station.
Cardiff is 1h behind Albania. It is currently 2:02 AM in Albania and 1:02 AM in Cardiff.
There are 682+ hotels available in Cardiff.
What companies run services between Albania and Cardiff, Wales?
You can take a bus from Kulla E Sahatit, Tiranë to Kingsway GD via Tirana, Cologne Airport CGN, and London Victoria in around 46h 13m.
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–130
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–160
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £19–90
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Bristol Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–180
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Bristol Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–180
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to London Gatwick Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–170
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Bristol Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–240
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to London Heathrow Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–270
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Bristol Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–160
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £75–120
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to London Heathrow Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £55–230
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to London Heathrow Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £75–290
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–24
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–110
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £26–35
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–130
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Southampton Central to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–160
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £7–24
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Strasbourg to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £80–200
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £75–280
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–120
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £35–55
- 1st Class
- £70–120
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–24
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from Brighton to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–35
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- +355 68 20 63 724
- info@arjanitravel.com
- Website
- arjanitravel.com
Bus from Tirana to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 51m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- arjanitravel.com
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- info@anumitravel.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana to Brighton
- Ave. Duration
- 36h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 673 835 770
- Website
- devatours.eu
Bus from Tirana to Köln/Bonn Flughafen Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 58m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- devatours.eu
- Phone
- 01204 327509
- info@atlantictravel.co.uk
- Website
- atlantictravel.co.uk
Bus from Cologne Airport CGN to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Atlantic Travel GB Ltd
Bus from London Victoria to Kingsway GD
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Website
- Atlantic Travel GB Ltd
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Cologne Airport CGN to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Kingsway GD
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £6–22
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Kingsway GD
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24–35
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- £65–170
- On Foot
- £30–40
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