There are 9 ways to get from Cardiff to Mar Menor by train, plane, car, car ferry, bus, or car train
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 Murcia Corvera Airport
best- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Murcia Corvera Airport (RMU)BRS - RMU
6h 16m€158–355Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Alicante-Elche Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)BRS - ALC
- Take the bus from Elche - Alicante Airport Departures to San Pedro del Pinatar
10h€57–197Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cardiff to Plymouth
- Take the car ferry from Plymouth to Santander
- Drive from Santander to Mar Menor
31h 48m€248–952Train, bus via Valladolid
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris700
- Take the bus from Paris to Valladolid
- Take the train from Valladolid to Murcia Del CarmenAve
- Take the train from Murcia Del Carmen to Torre-PachecoIc
34h 40m€180–437Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Cardiff to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Mar Menor
22h 36mTrain to Birmingham Airport, fly to Murcia Corvera Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Murcia Corvera Airport (RMU)BHX - RMU
7h 19m€197–401Fly Cardiff Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport, bus
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)CWL - ALC
- Take the bus from Elche - Alicante Airport Departures to San Pedro del Pinatar
9h 44m€112–310Train, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris700
- Take the bus from Paris to Murcia
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Torre-Pacheco
40h 11m€157–389Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Sophia Gardens to Plymouth Coach StationCp5
- Take the car ferry from Plymouth to Santander
- Take the bus from Santander Bus Station to San Pedro del Pinatar
42h 44m€174–846
Cardiff to Mar Menor by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Mar Menor is to train and fly and bus which costs €55 - €200 and takes 10h.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Mar Menor is to train and fly which takes 6h 16m and costs €150 - €360.
The distance between Cardiff and Mar Menor is 1618 km.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Mar Menor without a car is to train and bus via Valladolid which takes 34h 40m and costs €180 - €440.
It takes approximately 6h 16m to get from Cardiff to Mar Menor, including transfers.
Mar Menor is 1h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 1:36 AM in Cardiff and 2:36 AM in Mar Menor.
There are 3043+ hotels available in Mar Menor.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Mar Menor, Murcia, Spain?
There is no direct connection from Cardiff to Mar Menor. However, you can take the train to Bristol Temple Meads, walk to Bristol Temple Meads, take the shuttle to Bristol Airport, walk to Bristol Airport (BRS) airport, fly to Murcia Corvera Airport (RMU), then take the taxi to Mar Menor. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Cardiff to Mar Menor via Plymouth and Santander in around 31h 48m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Murcia Corvera Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–310
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Murcia Corvera Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–210
Flights from Bristol Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–160
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–350
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–360
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Murcia Corvera Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
Flights from Bristol Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €22–140
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–170
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–340
- 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
- €17–27
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–100
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €12–35
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–100
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Valladolid to Murcia Del Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Murcia Del Carmen to Torre-Pacheco
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- 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
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €22–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris to Valladolid
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris to Murcia
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €85–200
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €21–70
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris to Valladolid
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris to Murcia
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €95–140
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Paris to Valladolid
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +34 950 25 95 61
- atencionaclientes@busbam.com
- Website
- busbam.com
Bus from Elche - Alicante Airport Departures to San Pedro del Pinatar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Schedules at
- busbam.com
- Phone
- +34 900 842 202
- regiondemurcia@interbus.es
- Website
- interbusmurcia.es
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Torre-Pacheco
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Schedules at
- interbusmurcia.es
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Sophia Gardens to Plymouth Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 902 999 748
- Website
- web.bilmanbus.es
Bus from Santander Bus Station to San Pedro del Pinatar
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–85
- Website
- https://web.bilmanbus.es/
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Plymouth to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €75–700
- Book at
- Brittany Ferries
- Adult
- €75–95
- Car
- €230–330
- Single Ticket
- €100–220
- Car Single Ticket
- €280–700
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