There are 12 ways to get from Cardiff to Pula by train, plane, bus, night train, shuttle, car, car train, or car ferry
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Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Pula Airport
best- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Pula Airport (PUY)plane BRS - PUY
6h 33m€131–358Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, shuttle
cheapest- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane BRS - VCE
- Take a shuttle bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Pula railway Stattion
9h 41m€111–828Train, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Essen central train stationbus
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to München Hbftrain 41 / ...
- Take the bus from Munich Hbf to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljanabus
- Take the bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Pula , Autobusni Kolodvorbus
31h 16m€819–1,967Train, bus, night train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Essen central train stationbus
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Hauptbahnhoftrain 47 / ...
- Take the night train from Stuttgart Hbf to Ljubljananighttrain En
- Take the train from Ljubljana to Pulatrain
37h 45m€369–682Train, night train
- 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 night train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Salzburg Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the night train from Salzburg Hbf to Ljubljananighttrain En
- Take the train from Ljubljana to Pulatrain
31h 32m€357–880Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Pula Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Pula Airport (PUY)plane BHX - PUY
7h 29m€177–387Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Pula Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Pula Airport (PUY)plane LGW - PUY
8h 50m€203–535Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Verona Villafranca Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Verona Villafranca Airport (VRN)plane BRS - VRN
- Take a shuttle bus from Verona - Airport to Pula railway Stattion
11h 8m€456–1,178Bus
- Take the bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 507 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Munich Hbf to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljanabus
- Take the bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Pula , Autobusni Kolodvorbus
35h 51m€697–1,676Bus 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 Triestebus
- Take the bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Pula , Autobusni Kolodvorbus
36h 25m€184–381Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Cardiff to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Pulacar
20h 15mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Cardiff to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Pulacar
21h 29m€290–458
Cardiff to Pula by train, subway, foot, bus, and night train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Pula is to train and fly which costs €170 - €390 and takes 7h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Pula is to train and fly which takes 6h 33m and costs €130 - €360.
No, there is no direct bus from Cardiff to Pula. However, there are services departing from Park Place and arriving at Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor via London Victoria, Munich Hbf and Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h 51m.
No, there is no direct train from Cardiff to Pula. However, there are services departing from Cardiff Central and arriving at Pula via Paddington station, London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Salzburg Hbf and Ljubljana. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 32m.
The distance between Cardiff and Pula is 1506 km.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Pula without a car is to train and bus which takes 31h 16m and costs €800 - €2000.
It takes approximately 6h 33m to get from Cardiff to Pula, including transfers.
Cardiff to Pula bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Park Place station.
Cardiff to Pula train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), depart from Cardiff Central station.
Cardiff to Pula bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Pula, Croatia?
You can take a bus from Park Place to Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, Munich Hbf, and Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana in around 35h 51m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Pula Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–260
Flights from Bristol Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Flights from Bristol Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Pula Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–370
Flights from Bristol Airport to Verona Villafranca Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Pula Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–250
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Pula Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–250
Flights from Bristol Airport to Verona Villafranca Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–140
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–160
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- 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
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €120–290
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–190
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- informacije@hzpp.hr
- Website
- hzpp.hr
Night train from Stuttgart Hbf to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €130–200
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
Train from Ljubljana to Pula
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
Night train from Salzburg Hbf to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
- 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
- €120–210
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €110–140
- Couchette Carriage
- €80–95
- Seating Carriage
- €50–60
Night train from Salzburg Hbf to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Night train from Salzburg Hbf to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €100–290
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- 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
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Essen central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Bus from Munich Hbf to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €360–900
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
Bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €220–550
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
Shuttle from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Pula railway Stattion
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €44–600
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €44
- Private
- €248
Shuttle from Verona - Airport to Pula railway Stattion
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €360–900
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- 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
- €30–80
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Trieste
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–190
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- + 385 (0)52 383 000
- fils@fils.hr
- Website
- fils.hr
Bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Schedules at
- fils.hr
- Phone
- +385 52 356 500
- brioni@brioni.hr
- Website
- brioni.hr
Bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.brioni.hr/en-gb/
- 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
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–45
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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Pula is 1h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 1:50 AM in Cardiff and 2:50 AM in Pula.
Cardiff to Pula train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), arrive at London Paddington station.
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