There are 10 ways to get from Cardiff to Nerja by train, plane, bus, car, car ferry, 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, bus
best- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Málaga Airport (AGP)plane BRS - AGP
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Maro Empalmebus
7h 35m€68–204Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cardiff to Plymouthcar
- Take the carferry from Plymouth to Santandercarferry
- Drive from Santander to Nerjacar
32h 35m€295–1,026Train, bus via Madrid
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Estación Sur de Autobusesbus
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria Zambranotrain Ave
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Maro Empalmebus
34h 5m€256–507Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Cardiff to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Nerjacar
24h 14m€575–784Train to Birmingham Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Málaga Airport (AGP)plane BHX - AGP
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Maro Empalmebus
8h 37m€105–247Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Málaga Airport (AGP)plane LHR - AGP
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Maro Empalmebus
8h 40m€177–445Train, train to Luton Airport, fly, 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 Málaga Airport (AGP)plane LTN - AGP
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Maro Empalmebus
9h 13m€147–342Train, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Estación Central de Autobuses de Zaragozabus
- Take the train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Malaga Maria Zambranotrain
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Maro Empalmebus
36h 26m€276–567Bus via Madrid
- Take the bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 507 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Estación Sur de Autobusesbus
- Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Granada Estación de Autobusesbus
- Take the bus from Granada Estación de Autobuses to Malaga Eeaabus
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Maro Empalmebus
39h 47m€221–364Bus
- Take the bus from Cardiff - North Road to London Victoriabus
- 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 Nantesbus 774
- Take the bus from Nantes to Malagabus
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Maro Empalmebus
45h 56m€246–386
Bristol Airport (BRS) to Málaga Airport (AGP) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Nerja is to train and fly and bus which costs €65 - €210 and takes 7h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Nerja is to train and fly and bus which takes 7h 35m and costs €65 - €210.
No, there is no direct bus from Cardiff to Nerja. However, there are services departing from Park Place and arriving at Maro Empalme via London Victoria, Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, Estación Sur de Autobuses, Granada Estación de Autobuses and Estación de Autobuses de Málaga. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 47m.
The distance between Cardiff and Nerja is 1786 km.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Nerja without a car is to train and bus via Madrid which takes 34h 5m and costs €250 - €550.
It takes approximately 7h 35m to get from Cardiff to Nerja, including transfers.
Cardiff to Nerja bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Park Place station.
Cardiff to Nerja bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Nerja is 1h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 5:25 AM in Cardiff and 6:25 AM in Nerja.
Book your Cardiff to Nerja bus tickets online with Omio.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Nerja, Spain?
You can take a bus from Park Place to Nerja via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, Estación Sur de Autobuses, Granada Estación de Autobuses, Malaga Eeaa, Estación de Autobuses de Málaga, and Maro Empalme in around 39h 47m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–160
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Sunday, Saturday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €35–140
Flights from Luton Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–160
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €30–110
Flights from Luton Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–130
Flights from Luton Airport to Málaga Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €30–130
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Málaga Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–290
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Málaga Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Málaga Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–290
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Málaga Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–60
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–130
Flights from Luton Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–250
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–24
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €19–30
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Website
- Renfe AVE
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- Iryo
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- Website
- Ouigo
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- customer.support@eurotunnel.com
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €140
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- €140
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €24
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Maro Empalme
- Ave. Duration
- 3 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Maro Empalme
- Ave. Duration
- 3 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Maro Empalme
- Ave. Duration
- 3 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Maro Empalme
- Ave. Duration
- 3 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Maro Empalme
- Ave. Duration
- 3 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Maro Empalme
- Ave. Duration
- 3 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Granada Estación de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Granada Estación de Autobuses to Malaga Eeaa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Maro Empalme
- Ave. Duration
- 3 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Maro Empalme
- Ave. Duration
- 3 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- ALSA
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Estación Sur de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Estación Central de Autobuses de Zaragoza
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–160
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Estación Sur de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Cardiff - North Road to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Nantes to Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €140–220
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Plymouth to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €110–750
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- €110–230
- Car Single Ticket
- €290–750
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