There are 7 ways to get from Cardiff to Palma by train, plane, bus, 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 Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI)plane BRS - PMI
5h 56m€56–195Train, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Barcelona - North Bus Stationbus
- Take the car ferry from Port de Barcelona to Port de Palma de Mallorcacarferry
30h 22m€217–717Train to Birmingham Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI)plane BHX - PMI
7h 8m€102–281Fly from Cardiff Airport
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI)plane CWL - PMI
8h 46m€73–255Train, 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 Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI)plane LGW - PMI
7h 57m€117–408Train, train to Luton Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI)plane LTN - PMI
7h 37m€134–538Bus, car 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 Valencia - Bus Stationbus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Valencia to Port de Palma de Mallorcacarferry
45h 19m€182–554
Cardiff to Palma by train, subway, bus, foot, and car ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Palma is to train and fly which costs €55 - €200 and takes 5h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Palma is to train and fly which takes 5h 56m and costs €55 - €200.
The distance between Cardiff and Palma is 1466 km.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Palma without a car is to train and bus and car ferry which takes 30h 22m and costs €210 - €750.
It takes approximately 5h 56m to get from Cardiff to Palma, including transfers.
Palma is 1h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 2:47 AM in Cardiff and 3:47 AM in Palma.
There are 1879+ hotels available in Palma.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Palma, Spain?
Ryanair, KLM, and three other airlines fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI) once daily.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €25–130
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–160
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–160
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €30–160
Flights from Luton Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
Flights from Luton Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from Bristol Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €28–180
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €28–180
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–240
Flights from Luton Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–140
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–170
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–260
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–260
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–190
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
Flights from Luton Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–260
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–440
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–350
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- 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
- €19–40
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–140
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- 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/
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- 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
- €28–70
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/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
- €18–35
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Barcelona - North Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–150
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €28–55
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Valencia - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–170
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- 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
- +34 912 66 02 15
- reservas@balearia.com
- Website
- balearia.com
Car ferry from Port de Barcelona to Port de Palma de Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–290
- Website
- https://www.balearia.com/en
- Seating
- €65–70
- Cabin
- €230–250
- Car - Seat
- €85–100
- Car - Cabin
- €190–290
Car ferry from Port of Valencia to Port de Palma de Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €37–210
- Website
- https://www.balearia.com/en
- Lobby Bar
- €37
- Cabin
- €130
- Seating
- €58
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- booking@gnv.it
- Website
- gnv.it
Car ferry from Port de Barcelona to Port de Palma de Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
Car ferry from Port of Valencia to Port de Palma de Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
Car ferry from Port de Barcelona to Port de Palma de Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–238
- Website
- https://www.trasmed.com/en/
- Seat
- €57
- Cabin
- €179
- Car + Seat
- €91
- Car + Cabin
- €238
Car ferry from Port of Valencia to Port de Palma de Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–247
- Website
- https://www.trasmed.com/en/
- No car. Seat
- €60
- Car. Seat
- €105
- Car. Bed
- €247
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