There are 4 ways to get from Cardiff to Rabat by plane, train, 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.
Fly from Cardiff Airport
best- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Rabat-Salé (RBA)plane CWL - RBA
11h 11mMAD 1,183–5,622Train, 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 carferry from Motril to Nadorcarferry
- Take the train from Nador to Rabat Villetrain
4d 11hTrain to Bristol Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Rabat-Salé (RBA)plane BRS - RBA
8h 30mMAD 1,605–3,037Train to London Stansted Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Rabat-Salé (RBA)plane STN - RBA
8h 51mMAD 1,566–6,388
Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Rabat-Salé (RBA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Rabat is to train and fly which costs MAD 1,500 - MAD 6,500 and takes 8h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Rabat is to train and fly which takes 8h 30m and costs MAD 1,600 - MAD 3,100.
The distance between Cardiff and Rabat is 1985 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 11h 11m to get from Cardiff to Rabat, including transfers.
Rabat is 1h behind Cardiff. It is currently 4:59 PM in Cardiff and 3:59 PM in Rabat.
There are 1836+ hotels available in Rabat.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Rabat, Morocco?
KLM, Transavia Holland, and Ryanair fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Rabat-Salé (RBA) twice a week.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Rabat-Salé via Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- MAD 1,100–5,500
Flights from Bristol Airport to Rabat-Salé via Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- MAD 800–4,400
Flights from Bristol Airport to Rabat-Salé via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- MAD 1,000–4,600
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Rabat-Salé via Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- MAD 800–3,900
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Rabat-Salé
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- MAD 290–4,900
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Rabat-Salé via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- MAD 1,500–7,000
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- MAD 800–1,500
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- MAD 210–380
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- MAD 800–1,500
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- 2255
- communication.digitale@oncf.ma
- Website
- oncf-voyages.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-voyages.ma
- 2nd Class
- MAD 230–320
- 1st Class
- MAD 340–470
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- MAD 160–270
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- MAD 210–320
- Website
- Cross Country
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- 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 1,700–2,200
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
- Phone
- +34 (0) 902 456 500
- Website
- Naviera Armas S.A.
Car ferry from Motril to Nador
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- MAD 2,300–3,000
- Website
- Naviera Armas S.A.
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