There are 11 ways to get from Cardiff to Ankara by train, plane, bus, night train, car, car train, busferry, or car ferry
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Train to Bristol Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB)plane BRS - ESB
10h 30m₺5,890–19,069Train, bus, night train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the bus from Birmingham to Bucharest Oborbus
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
- Take the train from Halkali to Ankaratrain Hst
41h 43m₺6,584–9,596Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Cardiff to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Ankaracar
33h 44mTrain to Birmingham Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB)plane BHX - ESB
11h 16m₺8,433–22,235Train to London Stansted Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB)plane STN - ESB
10h 12m₺8,146–25,336Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB)plane LHR - ESB
10h 58m₺11,966–24,066Fly from Cardiff Airport
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB)plane CWL - ESB
13h 10m₺7,920–24,552Train, bus, night train via London
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bucharestbus
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
- Take the train from Halkali to Ankaratrain Hst
2d 2h₺12,843–17,643Bus
- Take the bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 507 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Ankarabus
2d 12h₺11,157–18,940Train, bus and ferry, night train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the busferry from London Barking to Bucharestbusferry
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
- Take the train from Halkali to Ankaratrain Hst
3d 6h₺9,716–20,916Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cardiff to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Ankaracar
34h 58m₺29,681–45,111
Bristol Airport (BRS) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Ankara is to train and bus and night train which costs 6.500 ₺ - 10.000 ₺ and takes 41h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Ankara is to train and fly which takes 10h 12m and costs 8.000 ₺ - 26.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Cardiff to Ankara. However, there are services departing from Park Place and arriving at Ankara via London Victoria, Munich and Istanbul Otogari. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 12h.
The distance between Cardiff and Ankara is 3105 km.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Ankara without a car is to train and bus and night train which takes 41h 43m and costs 6.500 ₺ - 10.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 10h 30m to get from Cardiff to Ankara, including transfers.
Cardiff to Ankara bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Park Place station.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Ankara is to fly which takes 13h 10m and costs 7.500 ₺ - 25.000 ₺. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 11.000 ₺ - 19.000 ₺ and takes 2 days 12h.
Cardiff to Ankara bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Ankara is 2h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 7:13 PM in Cardiff and 9:13 PM in Ankara.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Ankara, Turkey?
KLM, SunExpress, and three other airlines fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) 5 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Park Place to Ankara via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, Munich, and Istanbul Otogari in around 2d 12h.
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–23,000
Flights from Bristol Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–20,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–23,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–20,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–20,000
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,700–22,000
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,700–22,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–19,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–18,000
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,000–12,000
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,000–12,000
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–35,000
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Dalaman
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–35,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–31,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–15,000
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Dubrovnik, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–33,000
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–16,000
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–24,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–16,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–18,000
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,700–17,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,800–17,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–18,000
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–1,900
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺3,800–7,000
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–1,700
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺3,400–4,800
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Bucharest to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺950–1,700
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺950–1,400
- 1st Class
- ₺1,200–1,700
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- cozum@tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
- Website
- tcdd.gov.tr
Train from Halkali to Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺700–1,100
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Birmingham to Bucharest Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 28m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,500–2,000
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- dispecerat@maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from London Victoria to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺7,177
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,700–4,000
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺4,500–8,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Munich to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–6,000
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺650–911
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₺650–800
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- latinoexpres@yahoo.com
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from London Barking to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 9h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,600–9,000
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺450–1,100
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺350–2,300
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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