There are 5 ways to get from Ann Arbor to Cardiff by bus, plane, or train
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Bus, fly to Cardiff Airport
best- Take the bus from Ann Arbor- Blake Transit Ctr., MI to Detroit Metro Airport
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)DTW - CWL
13h 45m£240–920Bus, fly to Bristol Airport, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Ann Arbor- Blake Transit Ctr., MI to Detroit Metro Airport
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Bristol Airport (BRS)DTW - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
15h 34m£153–639Bus, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the bus from Ann Arbor- Blake Transit Ctr., MI to Detroit Metro Airport
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)DTW - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
12h 57m£376–910Bus, fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Take the bus from Ann Arbor- Blake Transit Ctr., MI to Detroit Metro Airport
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)DTW - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Central
15h 55m£363–805Bus, fly to Exeter, train
- Take the bus from Ann Arbor- Blake Transit Ctr., MI to Detroit Metro Airport
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Exeter (EXT)DTW - EXT
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meads
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
15h 40m£278–1,089
Detroit (DTW) to Cardiff Airport (CWL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ann Arbor to Cardiff is to bus and fly and train which costs £150 - £650 and takes 15h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Ann Arbor to Cardiff is to bus and fly and train which takes 12h 57m and costs £370 - £950.
The distance between Ann Arbor and Cardiff is 3710 miles.
It takes approximately 13h 45m to get from Ann Arbor to Cardiff, including transfers.
Cardiff is 5h ahead of Ann Arbor. It is currently 9:11 PM in Ann Arbor and 2:11 AM in Cardiff.
There are 1546+ hotels available in Cardiff.
What companies run services between Ann Arbor, MI, USA and Cardiff, Wales?
There is no direct connection from Ann Arbor to Cardiff. However, you can take the bus to Detroit Metro Airport, walk to North Terminal, take the bus to McNamara Terminal, walk to Detroit (DTW) airport, fly to Cardiff Airport (CWL), walk to Cardiff Airport, take the line 304 bus to Barry Hotel, walk to Barry, then take the train to Cardiff Central. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Detroit Metro Airport, walk to North Terminal, take the bus to McNamara Terminal, walk to Detroit (DTW) airport, fly to Bristol Airport (BRS), walk to Public Transport Interchange, take the bus to Temple Meads Stn, walk to Bristol Temple Meads, then take the train to Cardiff Central.
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- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Detroit to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £260–1,000
Flights from Detroit to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–650
Flights from Detroit to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £170–700
Flights from Detroit to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–750
Flights from Detroit to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–750
Flights from Detroit to Birmingham Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £170–650
Flights from Detroit to Birmingham Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–650
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Detroit to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £260–1,000
Flights from Detroit to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–650
Flights from Detroit to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £170–700
Flights from Detroit to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–750
Flights from Detroit to Birmingham Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–650
Flights from Detroit to Exeter via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £280–1,100
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Detroit to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £170–700
Flights from Detroit to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–750
Flights from Detroit to Birmingham Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £170–650
Flights from Detroit to Exeter via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £280–1,100
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Detroit to Cardiff Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £230–900
Flights from Detroit to Cardiff Airport via Halifax, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £280–1,200
Flights from Detroit to Bristol Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £140–600
Flights from Detroit to Bristol Airport via Hartford, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £180–850
Flights from Detroit to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £140–600
Flights from Detroit to Exeter via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £250–1,000
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Detroit to Bristol Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 17m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £160–650
Flights from Detroit to Bristol Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 28m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £150–600
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Detroit to London Heathrow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–900
Flights from Detroit to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–800
Flights from Detroit to Birmingham Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £190–750
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Detroit to Cardiff Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £280–1,200
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–24
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–120
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–41
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £7–26
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–85
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–40
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +1 517-333-0400
- info@michiganflyer.com
- Website
- michiganflyer.com
Bus from Ann Arbor- Blake Transit Ctr., MI to Detroit Metro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–12
- Website
- Michigan Flyer
- Child 2-16
- £5–7
- Adult
- £8–12
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