There are 10 ways to get from Cardiff to Estepona by train, plane, bus, car ferry, or car
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 Málaga Airport, bus
best- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Málaga Airport (AGP)plane BRS - AGP
- Take the bus from Malaga Airport to Estepona Terminalbus
8h 6m€63–308Fly Cardiff Airport to Málaga Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Málaga Airport (AGP)plane CWL - AGP
- Take the bus from Malaga Airport to Estepona Terminalbus
7h 55m€41–206Train, car ferry, bus via Avignon
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Frattontrain
- Take the car ferry from Portsmouth International Port to Le Havrecarferry
- Take the train from Le Havre to Avignon Tgvtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Avignon Tgv to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria Zambranotrain Ave
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Estepona Terminalbus
32h 37m€482–1,004Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cardiff to Plymouthcar
- Take the car ferry from Plymouth to Santandercarferry
- Drive from Santander to Esteponacar
33h 55m€293–992Train, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Estación Sur de Autobusesbus
- Take the bus from Madrid Estación Sur de Autobuses to Esteponabus
38h 9m€221–497Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Málaga Airport, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Málaga Airport (AGP)plane BHX - AGP
- Take the bus from Malaga Airport to Estepona Terminalbus
9h 23m€115–312Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Gibraltar International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Gibraltar International Airport (GIB)plane LHR - GIB
- Take the bus from La Linea De La Concepcion to Esteponabus
9h 23m€250–843Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Gibraltar International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Gibraltar International Airport (GIB)plane BRS - GIB
- Take the bus from La Linea De La Concepcion to Esteponabus
8h€203–521Bus
- 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 Estación Sur de Autobusesbus
- Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Estación de Autobuses de Málagabus
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Estepona Terminalbus
40h 57m€159–454Train, car ferry, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Portsmouth & Southseatrain
- Take the car ferry from Portsmouth International Port to Bilbaocarferry
- Take the train from Bilbao-Abando to Zaragoza-Deliciastrain Alv
- Take the train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Malaga Maria Zambranotrain
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Estepona Terminalbus
2d 3h€328–879
Cardiff to Estepona by train, foot, car ferry, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Estepona is to train and fly and bus which costs €60 - €310 and takes 8h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Estepona is to fly and bus which takes 7h 55m and costs €40 - €210.
No, there is no direct bus from Cardiff to Estepona. However, there are services departing from Park Place and arriving at Estepona Terminal via London Victoria, Paris, Quai de Bercy, Estación Sur de Autobuses and Estación de Autobuses de Málaga. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 57m.
The distance between Cardiff and Estepona is 1791 km.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Estepona without a car is to train and car ferry and bus via Avignon which takes 32h 37m and costs €480 - €1000.
It takes approximately 8h 6m to get from Cardiff to Estepona, including transfers.
Cardiff to Estepona bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Park Place station.
Cardiff to Estepona bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Estepona is 1h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 5:33 PM in Cardiff and 6:33 PM in Estepona.
Book your Cardiff to Estepona bus tickets online with Omio.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Estepona, Spain?
You can take a bus from Park Place to Estepona Terminal via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, Paris, Quai de Bercy, Estación Sur de Autobuses, and Estación de Autobuses de Málaga in around 40h 57m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–230
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–240
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Málaga Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–260
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–160
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Málaga Airport via Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €30–160
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–460
Flights from Bristol Airport to Málaga Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–460
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Bristol Airport to Gibraltar International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–390
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Gibraltar International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–650
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–90
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–210
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Málaga Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–550
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Fratton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–140
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–150
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Portsmouth & Southsea
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–140
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Le Havre to Avignon Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €190–300
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Avignon Tgv to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–200
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Bilbao-Abando to Zaragoza-Delicias
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–220
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
Train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 91 272 28 32
- info.LD@avanzagrupo.com
- Website
- avanzabus.com
Bus from Malaga Airport to Estepona Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Estepona Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Estación Sur de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €90–170
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +34 916 52 00 11
- infobus@interbus.es
- Website
- grupointerbus.com
Bus from Madrid Estación Sur de Autobuses to Estepona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–110
- Schedules at
- grupointerbus.com
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from La Linea De La Concepcion to Estepona
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €4–9
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy to Estación Sur de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–210
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Estación de Autobuses de Málaga
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–95
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- 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
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Portsmouth International Port to Le Havre
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–210
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- €45–90
- Car Single Ticket
- €70–210
Car ferry from Plymouth to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €100–700
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- €100–220
- Car Single Ticket
- €280–700
Car ferry from Portsmouth International Port to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €90–420
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- €90–190
- Car Single Ticket
- €240–410
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