There are 8 ways to get from Cardiff to Canberra by train, plane, or bus
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Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Canberra International Airport
best- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Canberra International Airport (CBR)plane BHX - CBR
30h 33m$1,158–3,793Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Sydney International Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane LHR - SYD
- Take the bus from Sydney International Airport to Canberrabus
29h 36m$816–2,133Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Canberra International Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Canberra International Airport (CBR)plane LHR - CBR
28h 36m$1,113–2,759Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Canberra International Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Canberra International Airport (CBR)plane LGW - CBR
29h 40m$912–2,567Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Canberra International Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslowtrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Canberra International Airport (CBR)plane MAN - CBR
30h 33m$1,120–2,369Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Sydney International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane BHX - SYD
- Take the bus from Sydney International Airport to Canberrabus
29h 48m$961–2,367Fly Cardiff Airport to Canberra International Airport
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Canberra International Airport (CBR)plane CWL - CBR
31h 46m$1,411–5,516Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Canberra International Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Canberra International Airport (CBR)plane BRS - CBR
43h 40m$937–2,471
Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Canberra International Airport (CBR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Canberra is to train and fly and bus which costs $800 - $2,200 and takes 29h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Canberra is to train and fly which takes 28h 36m and costs $1,100 - $2,800.
The distance between Cardiff and Canberra is 17236 km.
It takes approximately 30h 33m to get from Cardiff to Canberra, including transfers.
Canberra is 11h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 11:23 AM in Cardiff and 10:23 PM in Canberra.
There are 879+ hotels available in Canberra.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Canberra, ACT, Australia?
KLM, Qantas, and Malaysia Airlines fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Canberra International Airport (CBR) once daily.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Canberra International Airport via Dubai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Canberra International Airport via Dubai, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Canberra International Airport via Singapore Changi, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–4,600
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Canberra International Airport via Perth, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,700
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Canberra International Airport via Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–6,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Canberra International Airport via Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–6,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Canberra International Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,200
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Sydney International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,400
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Canberra International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Canberra International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kuala Lumpur, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sydney International Airport via Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sydney International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Bristol Airport to Canberra International Airport via Istanbul, Kuala Lumpur, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Bristol Airport to Canberra International Airport via Istanbul, Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Bristol Airport to Canberra International Airport via Istanbul, Soekarno–Hatta, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Bristol Airport to Canberra International Airport via Istanbul, Ngurah Rai, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Canberra International Airport via Doha, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,600
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Canberra International Airport via Singapore Changi, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–7,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Canberra International Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,300
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Sydney International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Sydney International Airport via Doha, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,100
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Canberra International Airport via Dubai, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Canberra International Airport via Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–6,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Canberra International Airport via Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–6,500
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Sydney International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,400
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Canberra International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kuala Lumpur, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,500
Flights from Bristol Airport to Canberra International Airport via Istanbul, Kuala Lumpur, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Bristol Airport to Canberra International Airport via Istanbul, Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Bristol Airport to Canberra International Airport via Istanbul, Ngurah Rai, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Canberra International Airport via Singapore Changi, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–7,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Canberra International Airport via Singapore Changi, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–6,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Canberra International Airport via Singapore Changi, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–7,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sydney International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–6,500
Flights from Bristol Airport to Canberra International Airport via Istanbul, Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Canberra International Airport via Doha, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,600
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Canberra International Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,300
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Sydney International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Sydney International Airport via Doha, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,100
Flights from Bristol Airport to Canberra International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen, Kuala Lumpur, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,400
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Canberra International Airport via Doha, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,600
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Canberra International Airport via Singapore Changi, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–4,600
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Sydney International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sydney International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–3,800
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sydney International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–1,100
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Canberra International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Canberra International Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–4,100
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–180
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $16–40
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $90–200
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–190
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslow
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $110–160
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- (61) 13 22 51
- enquiries@murrays.com.au
- Website
- murrays.com.au
Bus from Sydney International Airport to Canberra
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Schedules at
- murrays.com.au
- Website
- flixbus.com.au
Bus from Sydney International Airport to Canberra
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.au
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