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 36m£310–1,253Drive to Omaha, fly to Bristol Airport, train
cheapest- 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
15h 32m£287–1,149Drive 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
14h 48m£783–1,666Drive 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 51m£406–1,470Drive 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 25m£434–1,720Drive 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
21h 13m£467–1,824
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 £280 - £1,200 and takes 15h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Atlantic to Cardiff is to drive and fly and train which takes 14h 48m and costs £750 - £1,700.
The distance between Atlantic and Cardiff is 4245 miles.
It takes approximately 15h 36m to get from Atlantic to Cardiff, including transfers.
Cardiff is 6h ahead of Atlantic. It is currently 11:36 PM in Atlantic and 5:36 AM in Cardiff.
There are 780+ 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 Public Transport Interchange, take the bus to Temple Meads Stn, 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 Public Transport Interchange, take the bus to Temple Meads Stn, 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 21m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £280–1,200
Flights from Des Moines to Bristol Airport via Minneapolis, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 4m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £280–1,200
Flights from Omaha to Bristol Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £270–1,100
Flights from Omaha to Bristol Airport via Philadelphia, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 9m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £280–1,200
Flights from Omaha to Bristol Airport via Minneapolis, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 37m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £260–1,100
Flights from Omaha to Cardiff Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £430–1,700
Flights from Omaha to Cardiff Airport via Charlotte, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £480–1,900
Flights from Omaha to Cardiff Airport via Philadelphia, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £460–1,800
Flights from Omaha to Cardiff Airport via Minneapolis, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £420–1,700
Flights from Omaha to Cardiff Airport via Atlanta, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £490–2,000
Flights from Omaha to Cardiff Airport via Detroit, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 28m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £440–1,800
Flights from Des Moines to Cardiff Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £450–1,800
Flights from Des Moines to Cardiff Airport via Charlotte, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 53m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £500–2,000
Flights from Des Moines to Cardiff Airport via Boston, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £550–2,400
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Des Moines to Bristol Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 58m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £330–1,500
Flights from Des Moines to Bristol Airport via Minneapolis, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £330–1,500
Flights from Des Moines to Bristol Airport via Newark, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £350–1,500
Flights from Omaha to Bristol Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £270–1,400
Flights from Omaha to Bristol Airport via Nashville, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £340–1,500
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Omaha to London Heathrow Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £310–1,300
Flights from Omaha to London Heathrow Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £330–1,300
Flights from Des Moines to London Heathrow Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £320–1,300
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Omaha to London Heathrow Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £310–1,300
Flights from Des Moines to London Heathrow Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £320–1,300
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Omaha to London Heathrow Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 28m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £310–1,300
Flights from Omaha to London Heathrow Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £320–1,300
Flights from Des Moines to London Heathrow Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 41m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £330–1,300
Flights from Des Moines to London Heathrow Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £320–1,300
- 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
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–35
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £20–28
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
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