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How to get fromCardiff to Canberraby train, plane or bus

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There are 8 ways to get from Cardiff to Canberra by train, plane, or bus

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  1. Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Canberra International Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
    2. Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Canberra International Airport (CBR)planeLHR - CBR
    29h 39m
    $1,106–2,955

  2. Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Sydney International Airport, bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
    2. Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)planeLHR - SYD
    3. Take the bus from Sydney International Airport to Canberrabus
    29h 35m
    $809–2,030

  3. Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Canberra International Airport

    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
    2. Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Canberra International Airport (CBR)planeBHX - CBR
    30h 23m
    $1,167–3,506

  4. Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Canberra International Airport

    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to Readingtrain
    2. Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
    3. Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Canberra International Airport (CBR)planeLGW - CBR
    29h 43m
    $1,122–3,128

  5. Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Canberra International Airport

    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslowtrain
    2. Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Canberra International Airport (CBR)planeMAN - CBR
    30h 53m
    $1,025–2,552

  6. Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Sydney International Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
    2. Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)planeBHX - SYD
    3. Take the bus from Sydney International Airport to Canberrabus
    29h 50m
    $970–2,081

  7. Fly Cardiff Airport to Canberra International Airport

    1. Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Canberra International Airport (CBR)planeCWL - CBR
    31h 38m
    $1,512–5,515

  8. Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Canberra International Airport

    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
    2. Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Canberra International Airport (CBR)planeBRS - CBR
    32h 37m
    $996–5,621

London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Canberra International Airport (CBR) flights

Calendar23Weekly Planes
Duration31h 22mAverage Duration
Ticket$1,116Cheapest Price
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KLM, Qantas, and Malaysia Airlines fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Canberra International Airport (CBR) once daily.

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