There are 7 ways to get from Cardiff to Australia by train or plane
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Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Perth Airport (PER)plane LHR - PER
21h 21m$807–2,334Train to Bristol Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Perth Airport (PER)plane BRS - PER
46h 4m$646–1,798Fly from Cardiff Airport
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Perth Airport (PER)plane CWL - PER
25h 40m$1,110–3,815Train to Birmingham Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Perth Airport (PER)plane BHX - PER
24h 32m$960–2,751Train, 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 Perth Airport (PER)plane LGW - PER
25h 3m$869–2,217Train to Manchester Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslowtrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Perth Airport (PER)plane MAN - PER
25h 26m$827–2,576Train, train to Newcastle, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Perth Airport (PER)plane NCL - PER
28h 51m$1,230–5,273
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Perth Airport (PER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Australia is to train and fly which costs $800 - $2,600 and takes 25h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Australia is to train and fly which takes 21h 21m and costs $800 - $2,400.
The distance between Cardiff and Australia is 14778 km.
It takes approximately 21h 21m to get from Cardiff to Australia, including transfers.
There are 4636+ hotels available in Australia.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Australia?
KLM, Qantas, and four other airlines fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Perth Airport (PER) 4 times a day.
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Perth Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Perth Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,700
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Perth Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 57m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,700
Flights from Manchester Airport to Perth Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,700
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Perth Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Perth Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Perth Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–4,900
Flights from Manchester Airport to Perth Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–4,900
Flights from Bristol Airport to Perth Airport via Vienna, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Perth Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,700
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Perth Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 57m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,700
Flights from Manchester Airport to Perth Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,700
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Perth Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–14,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Perth Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–14,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Perth Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–2,900
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Perth Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–2,900
Flights from Manchester Airport to Perth Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–2,900
Flights from Newcastle to Perth Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,100
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Perth Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–2,900
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Perth Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–2,900
Flights from Manchester Airport to Perth Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–2,900
Flights from Newcastle to Perth Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,100
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Perth Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Perth Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Perth Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Perth Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,600
Flights from Bristol Airport to Perth Airport via Vienna, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Perth Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Perth Airport via Delhi, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,800
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Perth Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Perth Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–1,500
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Perth Airport via Vienna, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Perth Airport via Sabiha Gokcen, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $140–270
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- $140–180
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- $190–270
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $110–210
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- $110–140
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- $140–210
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- $55–70
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- $70–110
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- $40–50
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- $55–80
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $100–260
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- $100–150
- 1st Class
- $190–260
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $50–95
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- $50–75
- 1st Class
- $65–95
Train from Birmingham New Street to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $170–500
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- $170–250
- 1st Class
- $360–500
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslow
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $110–170
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Anytime Day Single
- $110–170
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