There are 14 ways to get from Cardiff to Ohrid by train, plane, bus, car, car train, night train, or car ferry
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Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, bus
best- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane BRS - TIA
- Take the bus from Elbasan to Ohridbus
13h 23m$83–289Train, bus via Sankt Pölten
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Brussel-Zuidtrain
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to St.Poelten Hbftrain Nj
- Take the bus from Sankt Pölten to Ohridbus
35h 11m$300–607Train, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Southampton Centraltrain
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Brightontrain
- Take the bus from Brighton to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Ohridbus
40h 30mDrive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Cardiff to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Ohridcar
28h 21mTrain, train to Luton Airport, fly to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, 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 Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane LTN - TIA
- Take the bus from Elbasan to Ohridbus
12h 26m$110–471Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane STN - TIA
- Take the bus from Elbasan to Ohridbus
12h 30m$127–446Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane LGW - TIA
- Take the bus from Elbasan to Ohridbus
12h 44m$164–355Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane LHR - TIA
- Take the bus from Elbasan to Ohridbus
11h 41m$167–455Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane BRS - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Skopje, Transporten Centar (Скопjе, Транспортен Центар)bus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Ohridbus
17h 7m$108–327Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Podgorica 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 Podgorica Airport (TGD)plane LGW - TGD
- Take the bus from Podgorica , Bus station to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Elbasanbus
- Take the bus from Elbasan to Ohridbus
16h 8m$189–510Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Pristina, 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 Pristina (PRN)plane LTN - PRN
- Take the bus from Pristina to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Ohridbus
17h$183–511Train, night train, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the night train from Amsterdam Centraal to St.Poelten Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the bus from Sankt Pölten to Ohridbus
36h 33m$300–897Bus
- Take the bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 507 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bonn UN Campusbus
- Take the bus from Bonn to Ohridbus
2d 5hDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Cardiff to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Ohridcar
29h 35m$535–813
Bristol Airport (BRS) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Ohrid is to train and fly and bus which costs $100 - $330 and takes 17h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Ohrid is to train and fly and bus which takes 11h 41m and costs $160 - $460.
No, there is no direct bus from Cardiff to Ohrid. However, there are services departing from Park Place and arriving at Ohrid via London Victoria, Bonn Gronau UN Campus Bf and Bonn. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 5h.
The distance between Cardiff and Ohrid is 2259 km.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Ohrid without a car is to train and bus via Sankt Pölten which takes 35h 11m and costs $300 - $650.
It takes approximately 13h 23m to get from Cardiff to Ohrid, including transfers.
Cardiff to Ohrid bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Park Place station.
Cardiff to Ohrid bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Ohrid is 1h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 3:04 AM in Cardiff and 4:04 AM in Ohrid.
There are 1292+ hotels available in Ohrid.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Ohrid, North Macedonia?
You can take a bus from Park Place to Ohrid via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, Bonn UN Campus, Bonn Gronau UN Campus Bf, and Bonn in around 2d 5h.
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $23–150
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–230
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Podgorica Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–280
Flights from Luton Airport to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–310
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–170
Flights from Bristol Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–250
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Karlsruhe/Baden Baden
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $80–260
Flights from Bristol Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–170
Flights from Bristol Airport to Sofia Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $55–170
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $26–70
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Pristina via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $80–340
Flights from Luton Airport to Pristina via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $80–340
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Verona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $60–260
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–250
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–180
- 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
- $21–35
- 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 Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–160
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–130
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $8–15
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Brussel-Zuid
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–230
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $65–100
- 1st Class
- $140–230
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $140–340
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to St.Poelten Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 59m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110–160
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- $110–160
- 1st Class
- $170–250
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from Southampton Central to Brighton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–50
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- 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
- $11–28
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75–350
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Amsterdam Centraal to St.Poelten Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $100–330
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- $300–330
- Couchette Carriage
- $190–230
- Seating Carriage
- $100–130
- Phone
- +389 46 787 312
- info@eurobus.mk
- Website
- eurobus.mk
Bus from Elbasan to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Schedules at
- eurobus.mk
Bus from Sankt Pölten to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $70–95
- Schedules at
- eurobus.mk
Bus from Tirana to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $7–22
- Schedules at
- eurobus.mk
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- info@anumitravel.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Brighton to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 68 391 1009
- info@nelatours.com
- Website
- nelatours.com
Bus from Tirana to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $24
- Schedules at
- nelatours.com
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Skopje, Transporten Centar (Скопjе, Транспортен Центар)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–35
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +389 71 302 600
- classik.kompani@hotmail.com
- Website
- traveling.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20
- Schedules at
- https://traveling.com/en/bus/company/classic-company
- Phone
- (389) 46 251-882
- info@galeb.mk
- Website
- galeb.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–23
- Schedules at
- galeb.mk
- Phone
- +389(0)2 24 02 388
- avtobuska@maksoob.com.mk
- Website
- traveling.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- 078/421-297
- biserprom.mk@gmail.com
- Website
- biserprom.com.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–16
- Schedules at
- biserprom.com.mk
- Phone
- +389 71 77 55 29
- ganic.ekskluziv@yahoo.com
- Website
- ganicekskluziv.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16
- Schedules at
- ganicekskluziv.mk
- Phone
- +382 69 312 161
- mstourspodgorica@gmail.com
- Website
- busticket4.me
Bus from Podgorica , Bus station to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $31
- Schedules at
- busticket4.me
- Phone
- +383 38 616 161
- travel@gjirafa.com
- Website
- gjirafa.com
Bus from Tirana to Elbasan
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4
- Schedules at
- https://travel.gjirafa.com/en
- Phone
- +383 49 166 760
- amalfitours2003@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Pristina to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/amalfitours1
- Phone
- +389 76 241 003
- Info@drd.si
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Pristina to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–35
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Bonn UN Campus
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +389 44 338 003
Bus from Bonn to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- bashkimtours.com
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- 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
- $40–50
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- $90–220
- On Foot
- $40–50
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