There are 9 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 Bristol Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB)plane BRS - OLB
6h 5m€81–289Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Chambery Challes Les Eauxtrain
- Take the bus from Chambéry to Genoabus
- Take the ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Olbiaferry
30h 11m€505–893Train, 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 St Charlestrain Tgv
- 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 16m€337–771Bus, ferry via Genoa
- 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 Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Genoabus 798 / ...
- Take the ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Olbiaferry
41h 53mTrain, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB)plane LGW - OLB
7h 47m€131–352Train to London Stansted Airport, fly
- 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 47m€156–392Fly from Cardiff Airport
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB)plane CWL - OLB
8h 50m€103–350Train, bus, ferry via Montpellier
- 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 Montpellier Sud De Francetrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Montpellier to Genoabus 482
- Take the ferry from Port of Genoa to Port of Olbiaferry
33h 18m€373–728Bus, ferry
- 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 Lyon - Gerland Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Lyon to Rome Anagninabus
- Take the bus from ROMA | Anagnina to CIVITAVECCHIA | Deposito # f277bus
- Take the ferry from Port of Civitavecchia to Port of Olbiaferry
47h 21m€190–395
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 €80 - €290 and takes 6h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Olbia is to train and fly which takes 6h 5m and costs €80 - €290.
The distance between Cardiff and Olbia is 1569 km.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Olbia without a car is to train and bus and ferry which takes 30h 11m and costs €500 - €900.
It takes approximately 6h 5m to get from Cardiff to Olbia, including transfers.
Olbia is 1h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 4:42 PM in Cardiff and 5:42 PM in Olbia.
There are 4495+ hotels available in Olbia.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Olbia, Italy?
Ryanair flies from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB) twice a week.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Flights from Bristol Airport to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–260
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–340
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–260
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–370
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–140
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Portsmouth & Southsea
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €250–430
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Le Havre to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €190–320
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Marseille St Charles to Toulon
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–22
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lille Europe to Montpellier Sud De France
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €190–300
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +33 2 22 55 00 10
- nomad-car@normandie.fr
- Website
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Le Havre to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
- 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
- €10–25
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–70
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 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
- €25–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Montpellier to Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Lyon - Gerland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lyon to Rome Anagnina
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- 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 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–80
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/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
- €23–35
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Brussels-North Station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 33m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–19
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Lyon - Gerland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Lyon - Gerland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–50
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- 800 174 471
- Website
- servizi.cotralspa.it
Bus from ROMA | Anagnina to CIVITAVECCHIA | Deposito # f277
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Schedules at
- servizi.cotralspa.it
- 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
- €45–75
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
Ferry from Port of Civitavecchia to Port of Olbia
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
- 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
- €21–210
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- 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
- €30–65
- Website
- https://www.corsica-ferries.co.uk/
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- info@grimaldi.napoli.it
- Website
- grimaldi-lines.com
Ferry from Port of Civitavecchia to Port of Olbia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
- Phone
- 02 76028132
- helpdesk@tirrenia.it
- Website
- tirrenia.it
Ferry from Port of Civitavecchia to Port of Olbia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.tirrenia.it/
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