There are 6 ways to get from Atlantic to Cardiff by car, plane, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive to Des Moines, fly to Bristol Airport, train
best- Drive from Atlantic to Des-Moines-Airport-DSMcar
- Fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane DSM - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
15h 59m£297–1,059Drive to Omaha, fly to Bristol Airport, train
- Drive from Atlantic to Omaha-Airport-OMAcar
- Fly from Omaha (OMA) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane OMA - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
16h 3m£334–1,255Drive to Omaha, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Drive from Atlantic to Omaha-Airport-OMAcar
- Fly from Omaha (OMA) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane OMA - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
15h 4m£323–976Drive to Des Moines, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Drive from Atlantic to Des-Moines-Airport-DSMcar
- Fly from Des Moines (DSM) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane DSM - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
14h 50m£326–1,580Drive to Omaha, fly to Cardiff Airport
- Drive from Atlantic to Omaha-Airport-OMAcar
- Fly from Omaha (OMA) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane OMA - CWL
32h 34m£474–1,820Drive to Des Moines, fly to Cardiff Airport
- Drive from Atlantic to Des-Moines-Airport-DSMcar
- Fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane DSM - CWL
20h 14m£417–1,524
Des Moines (DSM) to Bristol Airport (BRS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Atlantic to Cardiff is to drive and fly and train which costs £320 - £1,000 and takes 15h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Atlantic to Cardiff is to drive and fly and train which takes 14h 50m and costs £320 - £1,600.
The distance between Atlantic and Cardiff is 4245 miles.
It takes approximately 15h 59m to get from Atlantic to Cardiff, including transfers.
Cardiff is 6h ahead of Atlantic. It is currently 9:03 PM in Atlantic and 3:03 AM in Cardiff.
There are 877+ hotels available in Cardiff.
What companies run services between Atlantic, IA, USA and Cardiff, Wales?
There is no direct connection from Atlantic to Cardiff. However, you can drive to Des-Moines-Airport-DSM airport, fly to Bristol Airport (BRS), walk to Bristol Airport, take the shuttle to Bristol Temple Meads, walk to Bristol Temple Meads, then take the train to Cardiff Central. Alternatively, you can drive to Omaha-Airport-OMA airport, fly to Bristol Airport (BRS), walk to Bristol Airport, take the shuttle to Bristol Temple Meads, walk to Bristol Temple Meads, then take the train to Cardiff Central.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Des Moines to Bristol Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £260–1,000
Flights from Des Moines to Bristol Airport via Philadelphia, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £270–1,100
Flights from Omaha to Bristol Airport via Philadelphia, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 9m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £320–1,200
Flights from Omaha to Cardiff Airport via Charlotte, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 36m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £500–2,000
Flights from Omaha to Cardiff Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £470–1,800
Flights from Omaha to Cardiff Airport via Minneapolis, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £460–1,800
Flights from Omaha to Cardiff Airport via Philadelphia, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £500–1,900
Flights from Omaha to Cardiff Airport via Atlanta, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £500–2,000
Flights from Omaha to Cardiff Airport via Detroit, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £470–1,800
Flights from Des Moines to Cardiff Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £400–1,500
Flights from Des Moines to Cardiff Airport via Charlotte, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £450–1,700
Flights from Des Moines to Cardiff Airport via Philadelphia, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 25m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £420–1,600
Flights from Des Moines to Cardiff Airport via Boston, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £500–2,100
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Des Moines to Bristol Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £260–1,300
Flights from Des Moines to Bristol Airport via Minneapolis, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £340–1,300
Flights from Omaha to Bristol Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £300–1,500
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Omaha to London Heathrow Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £330–1,300
Flights from Omaha to London Heathrow Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £350–1,300
Flights from Des Moines to London Heathrow Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £290–1,100
Flights from Des Moines to London Heathrow Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £300–1,200
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Omaha to London Heathrow Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £330–1,300
Flights from Des Moines to London Heathrow Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £290–1,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Omaha to London Heathrow Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £330–1,300
Flights from Omaha to London Heathrow Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £340–1,300
Flights from Des Moines to London Heathrow Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £280–1,100
Flights from Des Moines to London Heathrow Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £290–1,100
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Des Moines to Bristol Airport via Philadelphia, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £280–1,100
Flights from Omaha to Bristol Airport via Minneapolis, Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £300–1,200
Flights from Omaha to Bristol Airport via Philadelphia, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 49m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £330–1,300
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–35
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–130
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
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/
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