There are 11 ways to get from Bucharest to Cardiff by plane, train, bus, car, car train, busferry, 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 Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Bristol Airport (BRS)OTP - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
7h 19m£139–421Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Bucharest Obor to Birmingham
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff CentralNottingham - Cardiff Central / ...
24h 24m£49–119Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Bucharest to Calais-Fréthun
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Drive from Folkestone to Cardiff
26h 51mFly to Cardiff Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)OTP - CWL
9h 32m£189–553Fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)OTP - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Central
8h 45m£144–442Fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)OTP - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
8h 26m£165–482Fly to Luton Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Luton Airport (LTN)OTP - LTN
- Take the bus from Airport Bus Station to Paddington Station
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
9h 7m£154–432Fly to London Stansted Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to London Stansted Airport (STN)OTP - STN
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
9h 16m£170–478Bus
- Take the bus from Bucharest to London Victoria
- Take the bus from London Victoria to University RE507 / ...
33h 52m£129–148Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Bucharest to London Wembley Park
- Take the bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Kingsway GDUk940
2d 15h£74–107Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Bucharest to Calais
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Drive from Port of Dover to Cardiff
27h 55m£404–586
Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Bristol Airport (BRS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Cardiff is to bus and ferry and bus which costs £70 - £110 and takes 2 days 15h.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Cardiff is to fly and train which takes 7h 19m and costs £130 - £430.
No, there is no direct bus from Bucharest to Cardiff. However, there are services departing from Bucharest and arriving at University RE via London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 33h 52m.
The distance between Bucharest and Cardiff is 1468 miles.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Cardiff without a car is to bus and train which takes 24h 24m and costs £45 - £120.
It takes approximately 7h 19m to get from Bucharest to Cardiff, including transfers.
Bucharest to Cardiff bus services, operated by Maxibus Travel, depart from Bucharest station.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Cardiff is to fly which takes 9h 32m and costs £180 - £600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £120 - £150 and takes 33h 52m.
Bucharest to Cardiff bus services, operated by Maxibus Travel, arrive at London Victoria station.
Cardiff is 2h behind Bucharest. It is currently 4:50 PM in Bucharest and 2:50 PM in Cardiff.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Cardiff, Wales?
KLM and Tarom fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Cardiff Airport (CWL) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bucharest to University RE via London Victoria in around 33h 52m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–330
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–220
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–190
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to London Stansted Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–190
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–350
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–600
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Birmingham Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–350
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–180
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–190
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £75–300
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Birmingham Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–330
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–170
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to London Heathrow Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £95–230
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Birmingham Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–330
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to London Heathrow Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–370
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to London Heathrow Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £120–370
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–230
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–24
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–120
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £9–26
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £26–90
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- 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
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Bucharest Obor to Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 27m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £22–29
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Airport Bus Station to Paddington Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–17
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from London Victoria to University RE
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–28
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- dispecerat@maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- maxibustravel.ro
Bus from Bucharest to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £120
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.ro
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- latinoexpres@yahoo.com
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Bucharest to London Wembley Park
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 10h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £55–80
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Kingsway GD
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12–24
- 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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