There are 11 ways to get from Cardiff to Bratislava by train, plane, bus, night train, car, car train, or car ferry
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Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Vienna International Airport, bus
best- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane BRS - VIE
- Take the bus from Vienna International Airport to Bratislavabus
6h 48mDrive, car ferry
cheapest- Drive from Cardiff to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Bratislavacar
18h 27m€270–437Train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Praha hl.n.train
- Take the train from Praha Hlavní nádraží to Bratislava hlavná stanicatrain
23h 40mBus
- Take the bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 507 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Praha, Hlavní Nádražíbus
- Take the bus from Praha, Hlavní Nádraží to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivybus 260 / ...
28h 32mTrain, night train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the night train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava-Petrzalkatrain Re / ...
23h 29mFly Cardiff Airport to Vienna International Airport, bus
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane CWL - VIE
- Take the bus from Vienna International Airport to Bratislavabus
8h 38mTrain to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Vienna International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane LHR - VIE
- Take the bus from Vienna International Airport to Bratislavabus
7h 41mTrain, train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Vienna International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from London Liverpool Street to Stansted Airporttrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane STN - VIE
- Take the bus from Vienna International Airport to Bratislavabus
8h 30mTrain, train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Bratislava Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from London Liverpool Street to Stansted Airporttrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Bratislava Airport (BTS)plane STN - BTS
8h 34mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the bus from Birmingham to Trenčínbus
- Take the train from Trencin to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain 680 / ...
32h 18mDrive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Cardiff to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Bratislavacar
17h 13m
Bristol Airport (BRS) to Vienna International Airport (VIE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Bratislava is to drive and car ferry which costs €270 - €440 and takes 18h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Bratislava is to drive and car ferry which takes 18h 27m and costs €270 - €440.
No, there is no direct bus from Cardiff to Bratislava. However, there are services departing from Park Place and arriving at Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy via London Victoria and Praha, Hlavní Nádraží. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 32m.
No, there is no direct train from Cardiff to Bratislava. However, there are services departing from Cardiff Central and arriving at Bratislava hlavná stanica via Paddington, London St. Pancras Int., Rotterdam Centraal and Praha Hlavní nádraží. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 40m.
The distance between Cardiff and Bratislava is 1561 km.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Bratislava without a car is to train which takes 23h 40m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 48m to get from Cardiff to Bratislava, including transfers.
Cardiff to Bratislava bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Park Place station.
Cardiff to Bratislava train services, operated by First Great Western, depart from Cardiff Central station.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Bratislava is to train which takes 23h 40m and costs . Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 28h 32m.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Bratislava, Slovakia?
You can take a train from Cardiff Central to Bratislava hlavná stanica via London Paddington, Paddington, King's Cross St. Pancras station, London St. Pancras Int., Rotterdam Centraal, Praha hl.n., and Praha Hlavní nádraží in around 23h 40m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Park Place to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, and Praha, Hlavní Nádraží in around 28h 32m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Vienna International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €70–260
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Vienna International Airport via Faro
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–140
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Bratislava Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–120
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Bratislava Airport via Gdansk
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Vienna International Airport via Cologne Bonn
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–170
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Vienna International Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–170
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Vienna International Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–170
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Vienna International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–300
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Vienna International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–430
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–190
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–180
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Vienna International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–400
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–240
- Website
- firstgreatwestern.co.uk
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- firstgreatwestern.co.uk
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- firstgreatwestern.co.uk
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Website
- nsinternational.nl
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- nsinternational.nl
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- eurostar.com
- Website
- europeansleeper.eu
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Praha hl.n.
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- europeansleeper.eu
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Praha Hlavní nádraží to Bratislava hlavná stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–160
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Website
- personenverkehr.oebb.at
Night train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- personenverkehr.oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava-Petrzalka
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- personenverkehr.oebb.at
- Website
- stanstedexpress.com
Train from London Liverpool Street to Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Schedules at
- stanstedexpress.com
- Website
- abelliogreateranglia.co.uk
Train from London Liverpool Street to Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- abelliogreateranglia.co.uk
- Website
- slovakrail.sk
Train from Trencin to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- slovakrail.sk
- Website
- regiojet.cz
Train from Trencin to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- regiojet.cz
- 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
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Vienna International Airport to Bratislava
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Praha, Hlavní Nádraží to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
- Website
- traveline.info
Bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- traveline.info
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Birmingham to Trenčín
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 17m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €80–190
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- 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
- €9–22
- 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
- €6–45
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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Cardiff to Bratislava bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Bratislava is 1h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 4:52 PM in Cardiff and 5:52 PM in Bratislava.
Cardiff to Bratislava train services, operated by First Great Western, arrive at London Paddington station.
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