There are 12 ways to get from Cardiff to Costa Brava by train, plane, night bus, bus, car, car train, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Girona–Costa Brava Airport, night bus
best- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Girona–Costa Brava Airport (GRO)plane BRS - GRO
- Take the night bus from Girona Airport to Sant Antoni de Calongenightbus
7h 30m€108–285Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Barcelona–El Prat Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane BRS - BCN
- Take the bus from Barcelona Airport El Prat T1 to Sant Antoni de Calongebus
9h 4m€85–221Train, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Gironatrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Girona, Estació d'Autobusos to Sant Antoni de Calongebus e3 / ...
15h 40m€414–721Bus
- Take the bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 507 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 700
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy to Girona Airportbus
- Take the bus from Girona Airport to Sant Antoni de Calongebus 5
30h 22m€102–319Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Cardiff to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Costa Bravacar
16h 30mTrain to Birmingham Airport, fly to Girona–Costa Brava Airport, night bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Girona–Costa Brava Airport (GRO)plane BHX - GRO
- Take the night bus from Girona Airport to Sant Antoni de Calongenightbus
8h 37m€140–493Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Barcelona–El Prat Airport, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane BHX - BCN
- Take the bus from Barcelona Airport El Prat T1 to Sant Antoni de Calongebus
10h 11m€127–319Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Girona–Costa Brava Airport, night bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslowtrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Girona–Costa Brava Airport (GRO)plane MAN - GRO
- Take the night bus from Girona Airport to Sant Antoni de Calongenightbus
10h 11m€133–327Train, train to Bournemouth Airport, fly to Girona–Costa Brava Airport, night bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Southampton Centraltrain
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Bournemouthtrain
- Fly from Bournemouth Airport (BOH) to Girona–Costa Brava Airport (GRO)plane BOH - GRO
- Take the night bus from Girona Airport to Sant Antoni de Calongenightbus
10h 57m€152–456Train, bus via Lyon
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Gironatrain
- Take the bus from Girona - Emili Grait to Sant Antoni de Calongebus e3 / ...
15h 51m€292–607Bus via Lille
- Take the bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 507 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Doverbus 700 / ...
- Take the bus from Dover to Lillebus
- Take the bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Lloret de Marbus
- Take the bus from Lloret de Mar to Sant Antoni de Calongebus 52
30h 34m€136–280Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cardiff to Poolecar
- Take the car ferry from Poole to Port of Cherbourgcarferry
- Drive from Port of Cherbourg to Costa Bravacar
19h 44m€230–696
Cardiff to Costa Brava by train, subway, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Costa Brava is to train and fly and bus which costs €85 - €230 and takes 9h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Costa Brava is to train and fly and night bus which takes 7h 30m and costs €100 - €290.
No, there is no direct bus from Cardiff to Costa Brava. However, there are services departing from Park Place and arriving at Sant Antoni de Calonge via London Victoria, Paris, Quai de Bercy and Girona Airport. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 22m.
The distance between Cardiff and Costa Brava is 1256 km.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Costa Brava without a car is to train and bus which takes 15h 40m and costs €410 - €750.
It takes approximately 7h 30m to get from Cardiff to Costa Brava, including transfers.
Cardiff to Costa Brava bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Park Place station.
Cardiff to Costa Brava bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
There are 4407+ hotels available in Costa Brava.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Costa Brava, Spain?
You can take a bus from Park Place to Sant Antoni de Calonge via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, Paris, Quai de Bercy, and Girona Airport in around 30h 22m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Girona–Costa Brava Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–180
Flights from Bristol Airport to Girona–Costa Brava Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–180
Flights from Bristol Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €27–110
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Girona–Costa Brava Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–380
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–160
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
Flights from Manchester Airport to Girona–Costa Brava Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Manchester Airport to Girona–Costa Brava Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Manchester Airport to Girona–Costa Brava Airport via Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Bournemouth Airport to Girona–Costa Brava Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–300
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–130
Flights from Bristol Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €35–130
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Girona–Costa Brava Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–300
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Girona–Costa Brava Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–310
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Girona–Costa Brava Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–310
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–270
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €25–140
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Girona–Costa Brava Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €70–150
- 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
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–140
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–90
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Southampton Central to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €130–230
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Girona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €190–310
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lille Europe to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €120–200
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 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
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslow
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from Southampton Central to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–30
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–70
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Girona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 93 580 67 00
- infomoventis@moventis.es
- Website
- moventis.es
Night bus from Girona Airport to Sant Antoni de Calonge
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Schedules at
- moventis.es
- Book at
- compras.moventis.es
Bus from Girona, Estació d'Autobusos to Sant Antoni de Calonge
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Schedules at
- moventis.es
- Book at
- compras.moventis.es
Bus from Girona Airport to Sant Antoni de Calonge
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Schedules at
- moventis.es
- Book at
- compras.moventis.es
Bus from Barcelona Airport El Prat T1 to Sant Antoni de Calonge
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Schedules at
- moventis.es
- Book at
- compras.moventis.es
Bus from Girona - Emili Grait to Sant Antoni de Calonge
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Schedules at
- moventis.es
- Book at
- compras.moventis.es
Bus from Lloret de Mar to Sant Antoni de Calonge
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Schedules at
- moventis.es
- Book at
- compras.moventis.es
- Phone
- +34 972 20 48 68
- info@teisa-bus.com
- Website
- teisa-bus.com
Night bus from Girona Airport to Sant Antoni de Calonge
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- https://www.teisa-bus.com/en/index.html
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–80
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Dover to Lille
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy to Girona Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–170
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Lloret de Mar
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–150
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Poole to Port of Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–370
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- €55–95
- Car Single Ticket
- €140–370
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