There are 12 ways to get from Cardiff to Olbia by train, plane, bus, ferry, 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 Birmingham Airport, fly to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport
best- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB)plane BHX - OLB
7h 2m€150–518Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB)plane BRS - OLB
5h 59m€85–316Train, bus, ferry via Chambéry
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Chambery Challes Les Eauxtrain
- Take the bus from Chambéry to Genoabus
- Take the ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Olbiaferry
28h 35m€353–739Train, car ferry, ferry, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Portsmouth & Southseatrain
- Take the car ferry from Portsmouth International Port to Le Havrecarferry
- Take the train from Le Havre to Marseille Saint-Charlestrain
- Take the train from Marseille St Charles to Toulontrain Ter
- Take the ferry from Port of Toulon to Port of Porto Torresferry
- Take the bus from Fermata di Porto Torres VIA BASSU to Fermata di Olbia centro molo brinbus
40h 15m€347–825Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 507 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Luxembourg P+R Bouillonbus
- Take the bus from Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon to Genoabus
- Take the ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Olbiaferry
41h 39m€163–288Fly Cardiff Airport to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB)plane CWL - OLB
9h 40m€124–605Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB)plane STN - OLB
7h 37m€166–409Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB)plane LHR - OLB
6h 58m€193–530Train to London City Airport, fly to Alghero, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Alghero (AHO)plane LCY - AHO
- Take the train from Sassari to Olbia Terranovatrain
13h 51m€198–473Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Alghero, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Alghero (AHO)plane BRS - AHO
- Take the train from Sassari to Olbia Terranovatrain
13h 2m€95–301Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Marseille St Charlestrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to Genoabus 482 / ...
- Take the ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Olbiaferry
29h 53m€354–684Bus, ferry via Paris
- 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 Genoa - Via Fanti d'Italia Bus Stopbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Olbiaferry
43h 56m€183–283
Cardiff to Olbia by train, foot, car ferry, ferry, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Olbia is to train and fly which costs €85 - €320 and takes 5h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Olbia is to train and fly which takes 5h 59m and costs €85 - €320.
The distance between Cardiff and Olbia is 1727 km.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Olbia without a car is to train and bus and ferry via Chambéry which takes 28h 35m and costs €350 - €750.
It takes approximately 7h 2m to get from Cardiff to Olbia, including transfers.
Olbia is 1h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 10:03 PM in Cardiff and 11:03 PM in Olbia.
There are 3753+ hotels available in Olbia.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Olbia, Italy?
KLM, Transavia Holland, and two other airlines fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB) once daily.
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from London City Airport to Alghero via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–270
Flights from London City Airport to Alghero via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–550
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Bristol Airport to Alghero via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Bristol Airport to Alghero via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–270
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–280
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–260
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–270
Flights from Bristol Airport to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €60–260
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–370
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–420
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–600
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–600
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–550
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–400
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from London City Airport to Alghero via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–600
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–160
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- €60–90
- 1st Class
- €110–160
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- €30–45
- 1st Class
- €40–60
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €85–160
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- €85–110
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- €110–160
Train from Cardiff Central to Portsmouth & Southsea
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €85–160
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- €85–110
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- €110–160
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–50
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- €25–31
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- €30–50
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–140
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €65–95
- Comfort
- €75–110
- Premium
- €100–140
Train from Lille Europe to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €150–300
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €150–210
- Comfort
- €180–250
- Premium
- €230–300
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–140
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €40–65
- 1st Class
- €85–140
- Phone
- +33 2 22 55 00 10
- nomad-car@laregionnormandie.fr
- Website
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Le Havre to Marseille Saint-Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Le Havre to Marseille Saint-Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €150–250
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €150–200
- 1st Class
- €190–250
Train from Marseille St Charles to Toulon
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–50
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €19–25
- 1st Class
- €35–50
Train from Lille Europe to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €150–240
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €150–200
- 1st Class
- €190–240
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Marseille St Charles to Toulon
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–25
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €11–17
- Rail 1st Class
- €17–25
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Sassari to Olbia Terranova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Chambéry to Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon to Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- (+39) 0789 50885
- info@sunlines.it
- Website
- sunlines.it
Bus from Fermata di Porto Torres VIA BASSU to Fermata di Olbia centro molo brin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–21
- Schedules at
- sunlines.it
- 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
- €27–40
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from London Victoria to Luxembourg P+R Bouillon
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Genoa - Via Fanti d'Italia Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–100
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- booking@gnv.it
- Website
- gnv.it
Ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Olbia
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €52–95
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
- Seat
- €52–56
- Cabin
- €80–95
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Portsmouth International Port to Le Havre
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–210
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Adult
- €30–40
- Car
- €60–90
- Single Ticket
- €45–90
- Car Single Ticket
- €70–210
- Phone
- +33(0)495329595
- Website
- corsica-ferries.it
Ferry from Port of Toulon to Port of Porto Torres
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- Website
- https://www.corsica-ferries.co.uk/
- Passenger Flex Fare
- €55–75
- Passenger & Vehicle Flex Fare
- €100–140
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