There are 8 ways to get from Cardiff to Queensland by train or plane
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Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Brisbane Airport
best- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Brisbane Airport (BNE)plane BHX - BNE
27h 44m$1,173–2,213Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Cairns
cheapest- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Cairns (CNS)plane BRS - CNS
28h 59m$685–2,465Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Cairns
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Cairns (CNS)plane LHR - CNS
26h 20m$1,112–2,449Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Brisbane Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Brisbane Airport (BNE)plane LHR - BNE
26h 37m$929–1,874Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Brisbane Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Brisbane Airport (BNE)plane LGW - BNE
27h 32m$831–1,796Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Cairns
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Cairns (CNS)plane LGW - CNS
28h 46m$1,114–2,171Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Brisbane Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslowtrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Brisbane Airport (BNE)plane MAN - BNE
29h 56m$1,097–3,167Fly Cardiff Airport to Cairns
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Cairns (CNS)plane CWL - CNS
35h 10m$1,009–3,710
Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Brisbane Airport (BNE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Queensland is to train and fly which costs $800 - $1,800 and takes 27h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Queensland is to train and fly which takes 26h 20m and costs $1,100 - $2,500.
The distance between Cardiff and Queensland is 16737 km.
It takes approximately 27h 44m to get from Cardiff to Queensland, including transfers.
There are 2329+ hotels available in Queensland.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Queensland, Australia?
KLM, Cathay Pacific, and Singapore Airlines fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Cairns (CNS) once daily.
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cairns via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–5,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Brisbane Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–1,900
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Brisbane Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–5,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Cairns via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–4,600
Flights from Manchester Airport to Brisbane Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–4,900
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Cairns via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Bristol Airport to Cairns via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–4,400
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cairns via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Brisbane Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–1,200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Brisbane Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,400
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Cairns via Amsterdam Schiphol, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
Flights from Bristol Airport to Cairns via Amsterdam Schiphol, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Brisbane Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cairns via Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,700
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Brisbane Airport via Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Brisbane Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Brisbane Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–2,900
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Cairns via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Brisbane Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–2,900
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Brisbane Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,200
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Brisbane Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–1,400
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Brisbane Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Brisbane Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,600
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Brisbane Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–1,300
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Brisbane Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $750–1,600
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–180
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $16–40
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $90–200
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–190
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslow
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $120–240
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
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