There are 13 ways to get from Cardiff to L'Aquila by train, plane, bus, night train, 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 Fiumicino International Airport, bus
best- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Fiumicino International Airport (FCO)plane BRS - FCO
- Take the bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to L'Aquilabus
9h 33m€97–240Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Roma Ciampino Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Roma Ciampino Airport (CIA)plane BHX - CIA
- Take the bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to L'Aquilabus
10h 52m€76–271Train, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 700
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtinabus
- Take the bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to L'Aquilabus
36h 59m€145–358Train, bus, night train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the bus from Birmingham to Brussel Eurolines Busstationbus
- Take the night train from Brussels-Nord to Rosenheimnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Rosenheim to Bologna Centraletrain 89
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Pescara Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Pescara Centrale to L'aquilatrain
37h 5m€200–608Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Cardiff to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to L'Aquilacar
20h 45mFly Cardiff Airport to Fiumicino International Airport, bus
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Fiumicino International Airport (FCO)plane CWL - FCO
- Take the bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to L'Aquilabus
11h 40m€97–298Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Fiumicino International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Fiumicino International Airport (FCO)plane LHR - FCO
- Take the bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to L'Aquilabus
10h 29m€152–407Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Fiumicino International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Fiumicino International Airport (FCO)plane BHX - FCO
- Take the bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to L'Aquilabus
10h 37m€93–283Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Fiumicino International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Fiumicino International Airport (FCO)plane LTN - FCO
- Take the bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to L'Aquilabus
11h 8m€117–361Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Roma Ciampino Airport, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Roma Ciampino Airport (CIA)plane STN - CIA
- Take the bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to L'Aquilabus
11h 48m€121–404Bus
- 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 Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 700
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtinabus
- Take the bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to L'Aquilabus
37h 7m€134–262Bus, train
- Take the bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 507 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Brussels Midi / Brussels South Westbus
- Take the bus from Brussels-North Station to Bolognabus
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Ternitrain Ic
- Take the train from Terni to L'aquilatrain Re
38h 20mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Cardiff to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to L'Aquilacar
21h 47m€339–497
Bristol Airport (BRS) to Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to L'Aquila is to train and fly and bus which costs €95 - €240 and takes 9h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to L'Aquila is to train and fly and bus which takes 9h 33m and costs €95 - €240.
No, there is no direct bus from Cardiff to L'Aquila. However, there are services departing from Park Place and arriving at L'Aquila via London Victoria, Dover, Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station and Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 37h 7m.
The distance between Cardiff and L'Aquila is 1778 km.
The best way to get from Cardiff to L'Aquila without a car is to train and bus which takes 36h 59m and costs €140 - €360.
It takes approximately 9h 33m to get from Cardiff to L'Aquila, including transfers.
Cardiff to L'Aquila bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Park Place station.
Cardiff to L'Aquila bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
L'Aquila is 1h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 10:05 AM in Cardiff and 11:05 AM in L'Aquila.
There are 509+ hotels available in L'Aquila.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and L'Aquila, Italy?
You can take a bus from Park Place to L'Aquila via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, Dover, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, and Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina in around 37h 7m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–140
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Roma Ciampino Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–220
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Roma Ciampino Airport via Cagliari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €35–220
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Roma Ciampino Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–220
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Roma Ciampino Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–140
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Bristol Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Bristol Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from Luton Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–220
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–330
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
Flights from Luton Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €27–170
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–280
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–290
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–460
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–160
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–150
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Roma Ciampino Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €45–320
- 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 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
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Brussels-Nord to Rosenheim
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–280
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €260–280
- Couchette Carriage
- €150–180
- Seating Carriage
- €65–85
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Rosenheim to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Pescara Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Pescara Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Terni
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Pescara Centrale to L'aquila
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €11–13
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Terni to L'aquila
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 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
- 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/
- Phone
- 085.43212
- info@tuabruzzo.it
- Website
- tuabruzzo.it
Bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to L'Aquila
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Schedules at
- tuabruzzo.it
- .
- €9–14
- 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 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Dover to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Birmingham to Brussel Eurolines Busstation
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €27–31
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/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
- €11–35
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–160
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from London Victoria to Brussels Midi / Brussels South West
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Brussels-North Station to Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–45
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- €75–190
- On Foot
- €35–45
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