There are 6 ways to get from Cardiff to Adelaide by plane or train
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Fly from Cardiff Airport
best- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Adelaide Airport (ADL)plane CWL - ADL
32h 44m$1,117–3,921Train to Bristol Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Adelaide Airport (ADL)plane BRS - ADL
40h 11m$704–3,081Train to Birmingham Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Adelaide Airport (ADL)plane BHX - ADL
25h 56m$963–3,663Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Adelaide Airport (ADL)plane LHR - ADL
25h 42m$1,046–3,092Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Adelaide Airport (ADL)plane LGW - ADL
28h 10m$1,137–2,661Train to Manchester Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslowtrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Adelaide Airport (ADL)plane MAN - ADL
27h 40m$1,018–3,002
Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Adelaide Airport (ADL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Adelaide is to train and fly which costs $1,000 - $3,000 and takes 27h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Adelaide is to train and fly which takes 25h 42m and costs $1,000 - $3,100.
The distance between Cardiff and Adelaide is 16508 km.
It takes approximately 32h 44m to get from Cardiff to Adelaide, including transfers.
Adelaide is 8h 30m ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 8:28 PM in Cardiff and 4:58 AM in Adelaide.
There are 1506+ hotels available in Adelaide.
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.
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Adelaide Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Adelaide Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–5,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Adelaide Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–5,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Adelaide Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–5,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Adelaide Airport via Singapore Changi, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–5,500
Flights from Bristol Airport to Adelaide Airport via Copenhagen, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–5,500
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Adelaide Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Adelaide Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,100
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Adelaide Airport via Doha, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,600
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Adelaide Airport via Doha, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,200
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Adelaide Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Adelaide Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,400
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Adelaide Airport via Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,500
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Adelaide Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Adelaide Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Adelaide Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,400
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Adelaide Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–3,000
Flights from Bristol Airport to Adelaide Airport via Copenhagen, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–3,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Adelaide Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,100
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Adelaide Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Adelaide Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–3,800
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $100–150
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $120–230
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $90–180
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslow
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $110–200
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
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