There are 15 ways to get from Ancona to Cardiff by plane, train, car ferry, bus, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Birmingham Airport, train
best- Fly from Raffaello Sanzio Airport (AOI) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane AOI - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Centraltrain
12h 23m£77–308Fly Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Bristol Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Raffaello Sanzio Airport (AOI) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane AOI - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
9h 52m£57–246Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Ancona to Bologna Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieutrain Fr
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Le Havretrain Tgv
- Take the car ferry from Le Havre to Portsmouth International Portcarferry
- Take the train from Fratton to Cardiff Centraltrain
31h 29m£194–557Train, bus
- Take the train from Ancona to Bologna Centraletrain Fr
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoriabus 700
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
31h 54m£124–296Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Ancona to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Cardiffcar
19h 16mTrain to Fiumicino International Airport, fly to Bristol Airport, train
- Take the train from Ancona to Roma Terminitrain
- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane FCO - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
11h 3m£69–212Fly Raffaello Sanzio Airport to London Stansted Airport, train
- Fly from Raffaello Sanzio Airport (AOI) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane AOI - STN
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
8h 17m£132–317Train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the train from Ancona to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane BLQ - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
9h 1m£126–400Train, train to Florence Peretola Airport, fly to Bristol Airport
- Take the train from Ancona to Bologna Centraletrain
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train
- Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane FLR - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
10h 49m£121–313Train, train to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly to Bristol Airport
- Take the train from Ancona to Bologna Centraletrain
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestretrain
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane VCE - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
9h 48m£81–265Train, train to Florence Peretola Airport, fly to London City Airport
- Take the train from Ancona to Bologna Centraletrain
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train
- Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to London City Airport (LCY)plane FLR - LCY
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
10h 10m£154–416Train, bus via Frankfurt Airport (FRA)
- Take the train from Ancona to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhoftrain 89
- Take the train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Brussels-Nordtrain 79
- Take the bus from Brussel Eurolines Busstation to Birminghambus
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Centraltrain
31h 52m£207–435Bus via Frankfurt am Main
- Take the bus from Ancona to Frankfurt central train stationbus
- Take the bus from Frankfurt to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to University REbus 507 / ...
34h 27m£76–128Bus
- Take the bus from Ancona Sud to Bolognabus
- Take the bus from Bologna - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris Bercy Seine Bus Stop to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to University REbus 507 / ...
36h 17m£85–178Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Ancona to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Cardiffcar
20h 19m£269–394
Ancona to Cardiff by train, foot, and car ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ancona to Cardiff is to bus via Frankfurt am Main which costs £75 - £130 and takes 34h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Ancona to Cardiff is to fly and train which takes 8h 17m and costs £130 - £320.
No, there is no direct bus from Ancona to Cardiff. However, there are services departing from Ancona and arriving at University RE via Frankfurt and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 34h 27m.
The distance between Ancona and Cardiff is 1054 miles.
The best way to get from Ancona to Cardiff without a car is to train and car ferry which takes 31h 29m and costs £190 - £600.
It takes approximately 12h 23m to get from Ancona to Cardiff, including transfers.
Ancona to Cardiff bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Ancona station.
Ancona to Cardiff bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Frankfurt central train station.
Cardiff is 1h behind Ancona. It is currently 3:03 AM in Ancona and 2:03 AM in Cardiff.
Book your Ancona to Cardiff bus tickets online with Omio.
What companies run services between Ancona, Italy and Cardiff, Wales?
You can take a bus from Ancona to University RE via Frankfurt and London Victoria in around 34h 27m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–140
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Bristol Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–140
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Bristol Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–140
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Bristol Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–270
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Bristol Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £100–240
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–160
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Bristol Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–160
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Bristol Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–230
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Bristol Airport via Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–220
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Bristol Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–220
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–210
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–220
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–230
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Bristol Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–270
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Bristol Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–220
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to London City Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–270
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Birmingham Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–220
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Birmingham Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £55–210
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £65–170
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £35–130
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Birmingham Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–330
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–250
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to London City Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £110–550
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–260
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–280
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to London City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £75–410
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Birmingham Airport via Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £70–240
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £100–220
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–220
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to London City Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £150–550
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to London City Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £95–440
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to London City Airport via Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £75–180
Train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–90
- 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
- £5–20
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ancona to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–45
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–29
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ancona to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £16–24
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ancona to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £12–55
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £8–13
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £10–18
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ancona to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £16–17
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £45–95
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ancona to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £8–9
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–13
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Ancona to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £37–42
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ancona to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £75–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £45–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Bologna Centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–45
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £12–35
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Le Havre
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £40–110
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +33 2 22 55 00 10
- nomad-car@laregionnormandie.fr
- Website
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Le Havre
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Fratton to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–180
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–110
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–24
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- 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
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £12–20
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- £12–18
- 2nd Class
- £15–20
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £45–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £21–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Ancona to Frankfurt central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £55–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Brussel Eurolines Busstation to Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £24–28
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- 0745 638 910
- transnicolaescu@yahoo.com
- Website
- transnicolaescu.ro
Bus from Frankfurt to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £11
- Schedules at
- transnicolaescu.ro
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to University RE
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–35
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +39 0824 46304
- info@sellitto.com
- Website
- sellitto.com
Bus from Ancona Sud to Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £13–16
- Schedules at
- sellitto.com
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Bologna - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £45–70
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris Bercy Seine Bus Stop to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £21–55
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Paris Bercy Seine Bus Stop to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £17–26
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Le Havre to Portsmouth International Port
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £28–85
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £24–40
- Website
- https://www.poferries.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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