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How to get fromCardiff to Adelaideby train, plane or bus

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There are 8 ways to get from Cardiff to Adelaide by train, plane, or bus

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  1. Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Adelaide Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain train
    2. Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Adelaide Airport (ADL)plane plane BHX - ADL
    25h 41m
    $1,020–3,871

  2. Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Adelaide Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain train
    2. Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Adelaide Airport (ADL)plane plane BRS - ADL
    44h 24m
    $642–1,871

  3. Fly Cardiff Airport to Adelaide Airport

    1. Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Adelaide Airport (ADL)plane plane CWL - ADL
    33h 14m
    $1,017–4,021

  4. Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Adelaide Airport

    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain train
    2. Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Adelaide Airport (ADL)plane plane LHR - ADL
    25h 16m
    $948–3,198

  5. Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Adelaide Airport

    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to Readingtrain train
    2. Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain train
    3. Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Adelaide Airport (ADL)plane plane LGW - ADL
    27h 28m
    $1,239–2,862

  6. Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Adelaide Airport

    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain train
    2. Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Adelaide Airport (ADL)plane plane STN - ADL
    26h 4m
    $1,019–2,910

  7. Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Adelaide Airport

    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslowtrain train
    2. Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Adelaide Airport (ADL)plane plane MAN - ADL
    27h 40m
    $974–2,807

  8. Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Port Lincoln Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain train
    2. Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Port Lincoln Airport (PLO)plane plane BHX - PLO
    3. Take the bus from Port Lincoln to Adelaidebus bus
    40h 53m
    $1,246–4,352

Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Adelaide Airport (ADL) flights

Calendar21Weekly Planes
Duration24h 20mAverage Duration
Ticket$853Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Adelaide, SA, Australia?

KLM, Malaysia Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Adelaide Airport (ADL) 3 times a day.

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