There are 4 ways to get from Cardiff to Gander by train, plane, or bus
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 Gander International Airport
best- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Gander International Airport (YQX)plane BRS - YQX
14h 6m$503–2,181Fly Cardiff Airport to Gander International Airport
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Gander International Airport (YQX)plane CWL - YQX
14h 3m$723–2,629Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Gander 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 Gander International Airport (YQX)plane LGW - YQX
14h 53m$603–2,476Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Saint John'S International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Saint John'S International Airport (YYT)plane LGW - YYT
- Take the bus from St. John’s - MUN University Centre to Gander - Gander Airportbus
18h 55m$682–1,961
Bristol Airport (BRS) to Gander International Airport (YQX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Gander is to train and fly and bus which costs $650 - $2,000 and takes 18h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Gander is to fly which takes 14h 3m and costs $700 - $2,700.
The distance between Cardiff and Gander is 3704 km.
It takes approximately 14h 6m to get from Cardiff to Gander, including transfers.
Gander is 3h 30m behind Cardiff. It is currently 3:45 AM in Cardiff and 12:15 AM in Gander.
There are seven+ hotels available in Gander.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Gander, NL, Canada?
Ryanair, Air Canada, and two other airlines fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Gander International Airport (YQX) once daily.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Gander International Airport via Dublin, Halifax
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 39m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,300
Flights from Bristol Airport to Gander International Airport via Edinburgh, Halifax
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 24m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,300
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Gander International Airport via Dublin, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 54m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Gander International Airport via Dublin, Halifax
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 54m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–3,000
- Website
- palaerospace.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Gander International Airport via Dublin, Saint John'S International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $460–2,100
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Gander International Airport via Dublin, Saint John'S International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,800
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Gander International Airport via Saint John'S International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $460–2,200
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Saint John'S International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,400
- 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
- $30–65
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $90–180
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- 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
- $28–50
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 1-888-263-1854
- drl@eastlink.ca
- Website
- drl-lr.com
Bus from St. John’s - MUN University Centre to Gander - Gander Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $76–82
- Website
- https://drl-lr.com/
- Adult
- $76–82
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