There are 7 ways to get from Cardiff to Adelaide by plane or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Cardiff Airport
best- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Adelaide Airport (ADL)plane CWL - ADL
31h 41m$966–3,219Train 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
41h 50m$683–1,565Train 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 33m$899–2,449Train 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 54m$1,042–2,171Train to London Stansted Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Adelaide Airport (ADL)plane STN - ADL
25h 55m$1,057–2,979Train, 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
27h 23m$1,032–2,235Train 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 11m$1,058–1,269
Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Adelaide Airport (ADL) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Adelaide is to train and fly which costs $650 - $1,600 and takes 41h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Adelaide is to train and fly which takes 25h 33m and costs $900 - $2,500.
The distance between Cardiff and Adelaide is 16508 km.
It takes approximately 31h 41m to get from Cardiff to Adelaide, including transfers.
Adelaide is 9h 30m ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 11:11 PM in Cardiff and 8:41 AM in Adelaide.
There are 1611+ 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) once daily.
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Adelaide Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Adelaide Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–4,700
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Adelaide Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–4,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Adelaide Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–4,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Adelaide Airport via Singapore Changi, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–4,200
Flights from Bristol Airport to Adelaide Airport via Vienna, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,500
Flights from Bristol Airport to Adelaide Airport via Athens, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,500
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Adelaide Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,200
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Adelaide Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,300
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Adelaide Airport via Doha, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 17m
- When
- Thursday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,400
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Adelaide Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,300
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Adelaide Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–2,700
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Adelaide Airport via Dubai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–2,900
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Adelaide Airport via Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Adelaide Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,300
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Adelaide Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–2,700
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Adelaide Airport via Dubai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–2,900
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Adelaide Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–2,700
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Adelaide Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,300
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Adelaide Airport via Doha, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 17m
- When
- Thursday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,400
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Adelaide Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,400
Flights from Bristol Airport to Adelaide Airport via Budapest, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Adelaide Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,200
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Adelaide Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Adelaide Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,600
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $90–140
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $110–210
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $110–210
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $85–160
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslow
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $100–160
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $24–40
- Website
- Transport for Wales
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