There are 8 ways to get from Canberra to Cardiff by plane, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Canberra International Airport to Birmingham Airport, train
best- Fly from Canberra International Airport (CBR) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)CBR - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Central
32h 17m£530–1,603Bus to Sydney International Airport, fly to Birmingham Airport, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Canberra to Sydney International Airport
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)SYD - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Central
32h 15m£476–1,038Fly Canberra International Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Canberra International Airport (CBR) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)CBR - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
28h 47m£556–1,549Fly Canberra International Airport to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Canberra International Airport (CBR) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)CBR - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Take the train from Reading to Cardiff Central
32h 55m£572–1,572Fly Canberra International Airport to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Canberra International Airport (CBR) to Manchester Airport (MAN)CBR - MAN
- Take the train from Wilmslow to Cardiff Central
33h 15m£578–1,517Fly Canberra International Airport to Cardiff Airport
- Fly from Canberra International Airport (CBR) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)CBR - CWL
35h 20m£805–2,309Bus to Sydney International Airport, fly to London Stansted Airport, train
- Take the bus from Canberra to Sydney International Airport
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to London Stansted Airport (STN)SYD - STN
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
31h 51m£547–1,142Fly Canberra International Airport to Bristol Airport, train
- Fly from Canberra International Airport (CBR) to Bristol Airport (BRS)CBR - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
33h 16m£559–1,932
Canberra International Airport (CBR) to Birmingham Airport (BHX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Canberra to Cardiff is to bus and fly and train which costs £470 - £1,100 and takes 32h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Canberra to Cardiff is to fly and train which takes 28h 47m and costs £550 - £1,600.
The distance between Canberra and Cardiff is 10772 miles.
It takes approximately 32h 17m to get from Canberra to Cardiff, including transfers.
Cardiff is 11h behind Canberra. It is currently 1:13 AM in Canberra and 2:13 PM in Cardiff.
There are 1563+ hotels available in Cardiff.
What companies run services between Canberra, ACT, Australia and Cardiff, Wales?
Qantas, Emirates, and four other airlines fly from Canberra International Airport (CBR) to Cardiff Airport (CWL) 5 times a day.
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Adelaide, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £550–1,800
Flights from Canberra International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Adelaide, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £550–1,700
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Manchester Airport via Adelaide, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £550–1,700
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £470–1,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to London Stansted Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £700–1,400
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Adelaide, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £550–1,800
Flights from Canberra International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £600–2,100
Flights from Canberra International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Adelaide, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £550–1,700
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Manchester Airport via Adelaide, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £550–1,700
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £470–1,500
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Canberra International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Perth, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £500–1,800
Flights from Canberra International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Perth, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £500–1,800
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Manchester Airport via Perth, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £500–1,900
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Bristol Airport via Perth, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 13m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £550–1,900
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Bristol Airport via Perth, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £550–1,900
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Adelaide, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £500–1,500
Flights from Canberra International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Adelaide, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £490–1,400
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Manchester Airport via Perth, London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £500–1,800
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Manchester Airport via Adelaide, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £500–1,400
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £410–900
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Adelaide, Dubai, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £900–2,700
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Perth, Dubai, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £900–2,800
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Perth, Paris Charles de Gaulle, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £850–3,000
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Adelaide, Doha, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £800–2,300
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Perth, Doha, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £800–2,300
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Adelaide, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £500–1,500
Flights from Canberra International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Adelaide, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £490–1,400
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Manchester Airport via Perth, London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £500–1,800
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Manchester Airport via Adelaide, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £500–1,400
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £500–800
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Adelaide, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £500–1,500
Flights from Canberra International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Adelaide, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £490–1,400
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Manchester Airport via Adelaide, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £500–1,400
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £410–900
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Perth, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £550–1,900
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Perth, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £550–1,900
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Adelaide, Doha, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £800–2,300
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £330–900
Train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £26–95
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £8–30
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–120
- 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
- £45–130
- Website
- https://www.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/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Wilmslow to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £75–110
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- (61) 13 22 51
- enquiries@murrays.com.au
- Website
- murrays.com.au
Bus from Canberra to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £27–40
- Schedules at
- murrays.com.au
- Website
- flixbus.com.au
Bus from Canberra to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.au
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