There are 10 ways to get from Cardiff to Braga by train, plane, towncar, car, car ferry, or bus
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Train to Bristol Airport, fly, towncar
best- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO)BRS - OPO
- Take a town car from Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro to Braga
6h 30m€136–283Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals507 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris700
- Take the bus from Paris to Braga
37h 22m€97–344Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cardiff to Plymouth
- Take the car ferry from Plymouth to Santander
- Drive from Santander to Braga
29h 13m€207–901Train, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille EuropeEil
- Take the bus from Lille to Braga
33h 18m€224–626Fly from Cardiff Airport, towncar
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO)CWL - OPO
- Take a town car from Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro to Braga
8h 23m€145–350Train to Birmingham Airport, fly, towncar
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO)BHX - OPO
- Take a town car from Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro to Braga
7h 48m€153–349Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly, towncar
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO)LGW - OPO
- Take a town car from Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro to Braga
8h 57m€180–392Train to London Stansted Airport, fly, towncar
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO)STN - OPO
- Take a town car from Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro to Braga
8h 42m€200–391Train to Manchester Airport, fly, towncar
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslow
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO)MAN - OPO
- Take a town car from Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro to Braga
9h 19m€186–344Bus via Paris
- Take the bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals507 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris700
- Take the bus from Paris Charenton to Centro Coordenador de Transportes de Braga
37h 55m€133–307
Cardiff to Braga by train, subway, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Braga is to bus via Paris which costs €130 - €310 and takes 37h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Braga is to train and fly and towncar which takes 6h 30m and costs €130 - €290.
No, there is no direct bus from Cardiff to Braga. However, there are services departing from Park Place and arriving at Braga via London Victoria and Paris. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 37h 22m.
The distance between Cardiff and Braga is 1343 km.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Braga without a car is to train and bus which takes 33h 18m and costs €220 - €650.
It takes approximately 6h 30m to get from Cardiff to Braga, including transfers.
Cardiff to Braga bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Park Place station.
Cardiff to Braga bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
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There are 1149+ hotels available in Braga.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Braga, Portugal?
You can take a bus from Park Place to Braga via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, and Paris in around 37h 22m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–150
Flights from Bristol Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–150
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–280
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Faro
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–290
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–160
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–160
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–150
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–150
Flights from Manchester Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–150
Flights from Manchester Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €50–150
Flights from Manchester Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–150
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
Flights from Bristol Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–130
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–130
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–130
Flights from Manchester Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–550
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Manchester Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–100
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–230
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–170
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–27
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €9–22
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–110
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–320
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–140
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €40–65
- 1st Class
- €85–140
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslow
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–140
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Lille to Braga
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €130–190
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris to Braga
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–200
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris to Braga
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–160
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- (+34) 988 225 288
- anpian@anpian.com
- Website
- anpian.com
Bus from Paris Charenton to Centro Coordenador de Transportes de Braga
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 16m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Schedules at
- anpian.com
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Plymouth to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €75–700
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Adult
- €75–100
- Car
- €230–330
- Single Ticket
- €100–220
- Car Single Ticket
- €280–700
- Phone
- (+351) 220 971 653
- info@vmtransfers.com
- Website
- vmtransfers.com
Towncar from Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro to Braga
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €65
- Website
- https://www.vmtransfers.com/en/
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