There are 3 ways to get from Cardiff to Rabat 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 Rabat-Salé (RBA)plane BRS - RBA
8h 30mTrain, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the bus from London Stonebridge to Sibiubus
- Take the bus from Sibiu to Motrilbus
- Take the car ferry from Motril to Nadorcarferry
- Take the train from Nador to Rabat Villetrain
4d 11hTrain, train to London Stansted Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from London Liverpool Street to Stansted Airporttrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Rabat-Salé (RBA)plane STN - RBA
9h 2m
Bristol Airport (BRS) to Rabat-Salé (RBA) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Cardiff and Rabat is 2043 km.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Rabat without a car is to train and bus and car ferry which takes 4 days 11h and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 30m to get from Cardiff to Rabat, including transfers.
There are 1658+ hotels available in Rabat.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Rabat, Morocco?
There is no direct connection from Cardiff to Rabat. However, you can take the train to Bristol Temple Meads, walk to Temple Meads Stn, take the bus to Public Transport Interchange, walk to Bristol Airport (BRS) airport, fly to Rabat-Salé (RBA), walk to Rabat-Salé Airport, then take the bus to Gare Rabat-Agdal. Alternatively, you can take a train from Cardiff Central to Rabat Ville via London Paddington, Paddington station, Stonebridge Park station, London Stonebridge, Sibiu, Motril, Motril, Nador, and Nador in around 4d 11h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Rabat-Salé via Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- MAD 1,100–5,500
Flights from Bristol Airport to Rabat-Salé via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- MAD 1,100–5,500
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Rabat-Salé via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- MAD 600–2,500
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Rabat-Salé via Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- MAD 600–2,500
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Rabat-Salé via Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- MAD 600–2,500
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Rabat-Salé via Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- MAD 600–2,500
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Rabat-Salé via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- MAD 600–2,500
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Rabat-Salé
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- MAD 300–2,300
- Website
- firstgreatwestern.co.uk
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- firstgreatwestern.co.uk
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- firstgreatwestern.co.uk
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Phone
- 2255
- communication.digitale@oncf.ma
- Website
- oncf.ma
Train from Nador to Rabat Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- MAD 230–470
- Schedules at
- oncf-voyages.ma
- Book at
- oncf.ma
- 2nd Class
- MAD 230–320
- 1st Class
- MAD 340–470
- Website
- stanstedexpress.com
Train from London Liverpool Street to Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Schedules at
- stanstedexpress.com
- Website
- abelliogreateranglia.co.uk
Train from London Liverpool Street to Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- abelliogreateranglia.co.uk
- Phone
- 0724 122 272
- contact@euro-fratello.ro
- Website
- euro-fratello.ro
Bus from London Stonebridge to Sibiu
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- euro-fratello.ro
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Sibiu to Motril
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- MAD 750–1,800
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
- Phone
- +34 (0) 902 456 500
- Website
- armastrasmediterranea.com
Car ferry from Motril to Nador
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- MAD 300–1,300
- Website
- https://armastrasmediterranea.com/en
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