There are 8 ways to get from Cape Town to Cardiff by plane or train
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Fly to Cardiff Airport
best- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane CPT - CWL
18h 38m£289–1,211Fly to Bristol Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane CPT - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
17h 31m£200–780Fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane CPT - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
14h 55m£320–844Fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane CPT - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Cardiff Centraltrain
15h 45m£306–791Fly to London City Airport, train
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to London City Airport (LCY)plane CPT - LCY
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
17h 41m£448–1,233Fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane CPT - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Centraltrain
17h 23m£215–853Fly to Exeter, train
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Exeter (EXT)plane CPT - EXT
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
22h 36m£372–1,480Fly to Southampton Airport, train
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Southampton Airport (SOU)plane CPT - SOU
- Take the train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Cardiff Centraltrain
22h 56m£339–1,231
Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Cardiff Airport (CWL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cape Town to Cardiff is to fly and train which costs £200 - £800 and takes 17h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Cape Town to Cardiff is to fly and train which takes 14h 55m and costs £320 - £850.
The distance between Cape Town and Cardiff is 6108 miles.
It takes approximately 18h 38m to get from Cape Town to Cardiff, including transfers.
Cardiff is 2h behind Cape Town. It is currently 1:18 PM in Cape Town and 11:18 AM in Cardiff.
There are 1604+ hotels available in Cardiff.
What companies run services between Cape Town, South Africa and Cardiff, Wales?
KLM, Virgin Atlantic, and four other airlines fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Cardiff Airport (CWL) 4 times a day.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £300–1,200
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Frankfurt, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £340–1,400
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £200–800
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–850
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to London City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £300–1,200
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £200–750
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Exeter via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £350–1,400
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Southampton Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £290–1,100
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £250–750
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £250–750
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to London City Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £320–1,300
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–900
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £230–900
- Website
- virginatlantic.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Cardiff Airport via London Heathrow Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £310–1,200
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Frankfurt, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £340–1,400
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–850
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Bristol Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £200–750
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to London City Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £300–1,100
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £200–750
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £200–850
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £220–850
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–750
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Exeter via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £350–1,400
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Bristol Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–750
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–800
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Cardiff Airport via London Heathrow Airport, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £280–1,200
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Cardiff Airport via London Heathrow Airport, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £310–1,200
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Bristol Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £200–750
- Website
- flynorse.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £220–500
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–650
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to London City Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £320–950
- 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
- £18–24
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–110
- 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
- £35–95
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–42
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £5–19
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–90
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–40
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–30
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
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