There are 15 ways to get from Cardiff to Lucca by train, plane, bus, 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 Florence Peretola Airport, bus
best- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane BRS - FLR
- Take the bus from Firenze T2 Guidoni P2 to Carducci 4bus
9h 9m€134–273Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Pisa International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Pisa International Airport (PSA)plane BRS - PSA
6h 33m€74–210Train, 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 Turinbus
- Take the train from Torino Lingotto to Viareggiotrain Fr
29h 41m€143–400Train, bus via Salzburg
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the bus from Birmingham to Brussel Eurolines Busstationbus
- Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Salzburg Hbftrain Nj
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Bolzano Bozentrain Rjx
- Take the train from Bolzano Bozen to Firenze S.M.N.train Fr
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Luccatrain Re
36h 41m€220–416Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Cardiff to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Luccacar
17h 28mFly Cardiff Airport to Florence Peretola Airport, bus
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane CWL - FLR
- Take the bus from Firenze T2 Guidoni P2 to Carducci 4bus
9h 50m€118–611Train to London City Airport, fly to Florence Peretola Airport, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane LCY - FLR
- Take the bus from Firenze T2 Guidoni P2 to Carducci 4bus
8h 43m€155–386Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Pisa International Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Pisa International Airport (PSA)plane STN - PSA
8h 32m€123–357Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Pisa 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 Pisa International Airport (PSA)plane LGW - PSA
8h 38m€113–324Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Florence Peretola 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 Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane LGW - FLR
- Take the bus from Firenze T2 Guidoni P2 to Carducci 4bus
9h 34m€103–357Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane LHR - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Florence Santa Maria Novellatrain
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Luccatrain
9h 26m€163–471Bus
- 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 Florence Villa Constanza Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Luccabus 443 / ...
32h 57m€114–216Bus, 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 Prato Centraletrain Re
- Take the train from Prato Centrale to Luccatrain Re
33h 5mTrain, bus #2
- 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 Genoabus
- Take the train from Genova P.Za Principe to Viareggiotrain Ic
34h 18m€140–416Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cardiff to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Luccacar
18h 30m€289–428
Cardiff to Lucca by train, subway, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Lucca is to train and fly which costs €70 - €210 and takes 6h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Lucca is to train and fly which takes 6h 33m and costs €70 - €210.
No, there is no direct bus from Cardiff to Lucca. However, there are services departing from Park Place and arriving at Lucca via London Victoria, Dover, Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station and Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 57m.
The distance between Cardiff and Lucca is 1482 km.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Lucca without a car is to train and bus which takes 29h 41m and costs €140 - €400.
It takes approximately 9h 9m to get from Cardiff to Lucca, including transfers.
Cardiff to Lucca bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Park Place station.
Cardiff to Lucca bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Lucca is 1h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 7:53 PM in Cardiff and 8:53 PM in Lucca.
There are 4874+ hotels available in Lucca.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Lucca, Italy?
You can take a bus from Park Place to Lucca via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, Dover, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, and Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station in around 32h 57m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London City Airport to Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–250
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–260
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–380
Flights from Bristol Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–350
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–600
Flights from London City Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–550
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–360
Flights from London City Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–310
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €95–270
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–310
Flights from London City Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–250
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Pisa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–190
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Pisa International Airport via Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–190
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–200
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Pisa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €26–130
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Pisa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–150
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–350
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Bristol Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–310
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
- 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
- €50–120
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- 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 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
- €29–100
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Lingotto to Viareggio
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €23–80
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Super Economy
- €23–35
- Base Standard
- €45–60
- Base Premium
- €55–80
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–95
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Viareggio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–55
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Super Economy
- €14–19
- Base Standard
- €30–40
- Base Premium
- €35–55
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Lingotto to Viareggio
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–26
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 2nd Class
- €19–26
Train from Bologna Centrale to Prato Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Viareggio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–14
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 2nd Class
- €10–14
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Brussels-Nord to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 38m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €75–110
- 1st Class
- €110–170
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Bolzano Bozen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €45–70
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Lucca
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Prato Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Prato Centrale to Lucca
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–8
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Viareggio
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- 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
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Bologna Centrale to Florence Santa Maria Novella
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 055 849 0505
- servizioclienti@at-bus.it
- Website
- at-bus.it
Bus from Firenze T2 Guidoni P2 to Carducci 4
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- https://www.at-bus.it/en
- 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
- €27–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- 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
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Lucca
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- 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
- €9–35
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +39 080 3112335
- info@marinobus.it
- Website
- marinobus.it
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Lucca
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://marinobus.it/en/
- 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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