There are 7 ways to get from Cardiff to Funchal by train or plane
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Train to Bristol Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Madeira Airport (FNC)plane BRS - FNC
7h 56m€70–185Fly from Cardiff Airport
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Madeira Airport (FNC)plane CWL - FNC
17h 32m€105–343Train to Birmingham Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Madeira Airport (FNC)plane BHX - FNC
9h 14m€101–288Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Madeira Airport (FNC)plane LGW - FNC
10h 19m€117–350Train to Manchester Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslowtrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Madeira Airport (FNC)plane MAN - FNC
10h 39m€133–320Train to London Stansted Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Madeira Airport (FNC)plane STN - FNC
9h 55m€141–311Train, train to Luton Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Madeira Airport (FNC)plane LTN - FNC
9h 45m€125–306
Bristol Airport (BRS) to Madeira Airport (FNC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Funchal is to train and fly which costs €70 - €190 and takes 7h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Funchal is to train and fly which takes 7h 56m and costs €70 - €190.
The distance between Cardiff and Funchal is 2461 km.
It takes approximately 7h 56m to get from Cardiff to Funchal, including transfers.
There are 4871+ hotels available in Funchal.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Funchal, Portugal?
Ryanair, KLM, and two other airlines fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Madeira Airport (FNC) 4 times a week.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Madeira Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–150
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Madeira Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–330
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Madeira Airport via Alicante–Elche, Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–350
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Madeira Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–150
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Madeira Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–150
Flights from Manchester Airport to Madeira Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from Manchester Airport to Madeira Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from Manchester Airport to Madeira Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Madeira Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–160
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Madeira Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–160
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Madeira Airport via Shannon
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–160
Flights from Luton Airport to Madeira Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Madeira Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–120
Flights from Bristol Airport to Madeira Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €45–120
Flights from Bristol Airport to Madeira Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–120
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Madeira Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Madeira Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–150
Flights from Manchester Airport to Madeira Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Luton Airport to Madeira Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Luton Airport to Madeira Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Madeira Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €45–140
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Madeira Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Madeira Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from Manchester Airport to Madeira Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Madeira Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–85
Flights from Luton Airport to Madeira Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Madeira Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–220
Flights from Manchester Airport to Madeira Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–230
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Madeira Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–400
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Madeira Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €160–700
- Website
- tui.nl
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Madeira Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €210–600
- 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
- €14–27
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–100
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €9–22
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–100
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslow
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–100
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Anytime Day Single
- €70–100
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–24
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
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