There are 11 ways to get from Benalmádena to Cardiff by plane, train, bus, car, 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 Málaga Airport (AGP) to Bristol Airport (BRS)AGP - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
6h 40m£37–123Bus, train
- Take the bus from Malaga to Bordeaux
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Lille EuropeTgv
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras IntlEil
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
31h 43m£234–685Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Benalmádena to Santander
- Take the car ferry from Santander to Plymouth
- Drive from Plymouth to Cardiff
33h 1m£226–836Fly to Cardiff Airport
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)AGP - CWL
6h 9m£66–249Fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)AGP - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Central
8h 18m£57–214Fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)AGP - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
8h 2m£122–339Fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)AGP - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Take the train from Reading to Cardiff Central
8h 52m£91–282Fly to Luton Airport, train
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Luton Airport (LTN)AGP - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdon
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
8h 33m£82–285Train, bus
- Take the train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Zaragoza-DeliciasAve
- Take the bus from Estación Central de Autobuses de Zaragoza to Paris, Quai de Bercy
- Take the bus from Paris to London Victoria700
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
34h 18m£164–467Bus via Bordeaux
- Take the bus from Malaga to Bordeaux
- Take the bus from Bordeaux to Paris
- Take the bus from Paris to Calais700
- Take the bus from Calais to London Victoria700 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to University RE507 / ...
40h 39m£140–252Bus
- Take the bus from Marbella to Estación Sur de Autobuses
- Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Take the bus from Paris to London Victoria700
- Take the bus from London Victoria to University RE507 / ...
41h 29m£76–273
Benalmádena to Cardiff by train, bus, foot, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Benalmádena to Cardiff is to fly and train which costs £35 - £130 and takes 6h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Benalmádena to Cardiff is to fly which takes 6h 9m and costs £65 - £250.
No, there is no direct bus from Benalmádena to Cardiff. However, there are services departing from Torrenueva and arriving at University RE via Malaga, Bordeaux, Paris, Calais and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 39m.
The distance between Benalmádena and Cardiff is 1080 miles.
The best way to get from Benalmádena to Cardiff without a car is to bus and train which takes 31h 43m and costs £230 - £700.
It takes approximately 6h 40m to get from Benalmádena to Cardiff, including transfers.
Benalmádena to Cardiff bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Malaga station.
The best way to get from Benalmádena to Cardiff is to fly which takes 6h 9m and costs £65 - £250. Alternatively, you can bus via Bordeaux, which costs £140 - £260 and takes 40h 39m.
Benalmádena to Cardiff bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bordeaux station.
Cardiff is 1h behind Benalmádena. It is currently 3:33 AM in Benalmádena and 2:33 AM in Cardiff.
What companies run services between Benalmádena, Spain and Cardiff, Wales?
Vueling Airlines and Ryanair fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Cardiff Airport (CWL) 3 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Torrenueva to University RE via Estación Tren Málaga, Malaga, Bordeaux, Paris, Calais, and London Victoria in around 40h 39m.
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- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Cardiff Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–150
Flights from Málaga Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–200
Flights from Málaga Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–210
Flights from Málaga Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £18–270
Flights from Málaga Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £18–110
Flights from Málaga Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–190
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £28–95
Flights from Málaga Airport to Bristol Airport via Ibiza
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £28–95
Flights from Málaga Airport to Cardiff Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £75–230
Flights from Málaga Airport to Cardiff Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–230
Flights from Málaga Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £28–130
Flights from Málaga Airport to Birmingham Airport via Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £28–130
Flights from Málaga Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–180
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–85
Flights from Málaga Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £21–85
Flights from Málaga Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £18–140
Flights from Málaga Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £19–85
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Cardiff Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–150
Flights from Málaga Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–200
Flights from Málaga Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £18–270
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Cardiff Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–150
Flights from Málaga Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £18–110
Flights from Málaga Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £18–110
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £28–180
Flights from Málaga Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–85
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £18–85
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–160
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–24
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–110
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £26–40
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–100
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £8–26
- 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/
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £75–160
- 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 22m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £85–290
- 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 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–130
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £35–55
- 1st Class
- £70–130
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–40
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Zaragoza-Delicias
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £70–150
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Zaragoza-Delicias
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £65–150
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Malaga to Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £80–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £19–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bordeaux to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £21–29
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Calais to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Estación Central de Autobuses de Zaragoza to Paris, Quai de Bercy
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £40–120
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Paris to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £14–20
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Paris to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £18–80
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £28–110
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to University RE
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–28
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +34 916 52 00 11
- info@interbus.es
- Website
- interbus.es
Bus from Marbella to Estación Sur de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £23–50
- Website
- https://www.interbus.es/
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Santander to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £65–600
- Book at
- Brittany Ferries
- Adult
- £65–85
- Car
- £200–290
- Single Ticket
- £90–190
- Car Single Ticket
- £240–600
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