There are 13 ways to get from Brussels to Cardiff by train, bus, car, car train, plane, train (Eurostar), 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.
Train
best- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid to London St. Pancras Int.Eurostar
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff CentralLondon Paddington - Swansea / ...
4h 36m£97–292Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West to London VictoriaRegioJet 10
- Take the bus from London Victoria to University RE507 / ...
10h 31m£27–54Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Brussels to Calais-Fréthun
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Drive from Folkestone to Cardiff
6h 21mFly Brussels Airport to Cardiff Airport
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)BRU - CWL
6h 24m£71–235Train via London
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras IntlEil
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff CentralLondon Paddington - Swansea / ...
5h 28m£123–404Bus via Queensway Q1
- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to London VictoriaN280 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Queensway Q1Uk042 / ...
13h 52m£41–130Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Brussels to Calais
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Drive from Port of Dover to Cardiff
7h 25m£111–158Fly Brussels Airport to Bristol Airport, train
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Bristol Airport (BRS)BRU - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
7h£70–198Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Cardiff Airport
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Schiphol Airport
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)AMS - CWL
6h 5m£103–340Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Bristol Airport, train
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Schiphol Airport
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Bristol Airport (BRS)AMS - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
6h 31m£87–273Fly Brussels Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)BRU - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
6h 5m£117–325Train to Rotterdam The Hague Airport, fly to London City Airport, train
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Rotterdam Centraal
- Fly from Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) to London City Airport (LCY)RTM - LCY
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
6h 36m£170–490Fly Brussels Airport to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Manchester Airport (MAN)BRU - MAN
- Take the train from Wilmslow to Cardiff Central
7h 56m£139–282
Brussels to Cardiff by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Brussels to Cardiff is to bus which costs £27 - £55 and takes 10h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Brussels to Cardiff is to train which takes 4h 36m and costs £95 - £300.
No, there is no direct bus from Brussels to Cardiff. However, there are services departing from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West and arriving at University RE via London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 31m.
No, there is no direct train from Brussels to Cardiff. However, there are services departing from Brussel-Zuid and arriving at Cardiff Central via King's Cross St. Pancras station and London Paddington. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 36m.
The distance between Brussels and Cardiff is 380 miles.
The best way to get from Brussels to Cardiff without a car is to train which takes 4h 36m and costs £95 - £300.
It takes approximately 4h 36m to get from Brussels to Cardiff, including transfers.
Brussels to Cardiff bus services, operated by RegioJet, depart from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West station.
Brussels to Cardiff train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), depart from Brussel-Zuid station.
The best way to get from Brussels to Cardiff is to train which takes 4h 36m and costs £95 - £300. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £27 - £55 and takes 10h 31m, you could also fly, which costs £70 - £240 and takes 6h 24m.
What companies run services between Brussels, Belgium and Cardiff, Wales?
You can take a train from Brussel-Zuid to Cardiff Central via London St. Pancras Int., King's Cross St. Pancras station, Paddington, and London Paddington in around 4h 36m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West to University RE via London Victoria in around 10h 31m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–160
Flights from Rotterdam The Hague Airport to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–220
Flights from Brussels Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–230
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–320
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–200
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Cardiff Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–370
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–240
Flights from Brussels Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–220
Flights from Brussels Airport to Manchester Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–200
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bristol Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–200
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bristol Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £80–200
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–130
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–170
Flights from Brussels Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–160
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Cardiff Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–290
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bristol Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–140
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bristol Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–150
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Brussel-Zuid to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £50–170
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £50–75
- 1st Class
- £100–170
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–120
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- 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
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £75–290
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–110
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–100
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £8–30
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Wilmslow to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £75–120
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £16–25
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to University RE
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–30
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Brussels-North train station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Queensway Q1
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–27
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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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More Questions & Answers
Brussels to Cardiff bus services, operated by RegioJet, arrive at London Victoria station.
Cardiff is 1h behind Brussels. It is currently 11:21 PM in Brussels and 10:21 PM in Cardiff.
Brussels to Cardiff train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), arrive at London St. Pancras Int. station.
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