There are 5 ways to get from Cardiff to Kentucky Derby by train, plane, or bus
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Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Louisville International Airport
best- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Louisville International Airport (SDF)BRS - SDF
18h 31m$350–1,280Fly Cardiff Airport to Louisville International Airport
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Louisville International Airport (SDF)CWL - SDF
19h 2m$507–2,109Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Louisville International Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Louisville International Airport (SDF)LHR - SDF
17h 45m$570–1,573Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Covington, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Covington (CVG)LHR - CVG
- Take the bus from Cincinnati - Downtown to Louisville, KY Bus Station
18h 41m$511–3,220Fly Cardiff Airport to Covington, bus
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Covington (CVG)CWL - CVG
- Take the bus from Cincinnati - Downtown to Louisville, KY Bus Station
20h$768–2,856
Bristol Airport (BRS) to Louisville International Airport (SDF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Kentucky Derby is to train and fly which costs $350 - $1,300 and takes 18h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Kentucky Derby is to train and fly which takes 17h 45m and costs $550 - $1,600.
The distance between Cardiff and Kentucky Derby is 4023 miles.
It takes approximately 18h 31m to get from Cardiff to Kentucky Derby, including transfers.
There are 561+ hotels available in Kentucky Derby.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Kentucky Derby, KY, USA?
WestJet, Delta, and two other airlines fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Louisville International Airport (SDF) 5 times a week.
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- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Louisville International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Bristol Airport to Louisville International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 39m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Bristol Airport to Louisville International Airport via Dublin, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 46m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Louisville International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Covington via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,900
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Covington via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 29m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,900
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Covington via Amsterdam Schiphol, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,900
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Louisville International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Bristol Airport to Louisville International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 39m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Bristol Airport to Louisville International Airport via Dublin, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 46m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Louisville International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Covington via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,900
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Covington via Amsterdam Schiphol, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,900
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Louisville International Airport via Edinburgh, Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 6m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Louisville International Airport via Dublin, Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 21m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Louisville International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Louisville International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–750
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Covington
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–3,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Covington via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,900
- Website
- united.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Louisville International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Covington via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Covington via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,900
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Covington via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,900
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Covington via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–3,300
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Covington via Amsterdam Schiphol, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 59m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Louisville International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Covington via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Covington via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,900
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Covington via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,900
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Covington via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–3,300
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Covington via Amsterdam Schiphol, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 59m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Louisville International Airport via Dublin, Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Louisville International Airport via Dublin, Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 21m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Covington
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–3,000
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Louisville International Airport via Toronto, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 38m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,500
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Louisville International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–750
- 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
- $16–35
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–130
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- $35–55
- 1st Class
- $45–65
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- info@baronsbus.com
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Cincinnati - Downtown to Louisville, KY Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–45
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
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