There are 5 ways to get from Cardiff to Rabat by train, plane, bus, or car ferry
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Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Rabat-Salé
best- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Rabat-Salé (RBA)plane BRS - RBA
9h 44mMAD 1,183–3,030Train, 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 11hFly Cardiff Airport to Rabat-Salé
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Rabat-Salé (RBA)plane CWL - RBA
9h 50mMAD 1,249–5,583Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Rabat-Salé
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Rabat-Salé (RBA)plane STN - RBA
8h 55mMAD 1,574–4,642Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Mohammed V International Airport, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Mohammed V International Airport (CMN)plane LHR - CMN
- Take the train from Casablanca to Rabat Villetrain
10h 11mMAD 2,163–5,956
Bristol Airport (BRS) to Rabat-Salé (RBA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Rabat is to train and fly which costs MAD 1,100 - MAD 3,100 and takes 9h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Rabat is to train and fly which takes 8h 55m and costs MAD 1,500 - MAD 4,700.
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 9h 44m to get from Cardiff to Rabat, including transfers.
There are 1610+ 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) 4 times a week.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Rabat-Salé via Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- MAD 850–4,800
Flights from Bristol Airport to Rabat-Salé via Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- MAD 900–3,900
Flights from Bristol Airport to Rabat-Salé via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 12m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- MAD 850–4,800
Flights from Bristol Airport to Rabat-Salé via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- MAD 850–4,800
Flights from Bristol Airport to Rabat-Salé via Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- MAD 950–3,900
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Rabat-Salé via Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- MAD 1,200–5,500
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Rabat-Salé via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- MAD 1,500–6,000
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Rabat-Salé via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- MAD 650–2,500
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Rabat-Salé via Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- MAD 650–2,500
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Rabat-Salé via Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- MAD 650–2,500
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Rabat-Salé via Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- MAD 650–2,500
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Mohammed V International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- MAD 800–4,600
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Mohammed V International Airport via Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- MAD 1,300–3,100
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Mohammed V International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- MAD 1,600–4,600
- Website
- royalairmaroc.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Mohammed V International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- MAD 1,600–4,600
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Rabat-Salé via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- MAD 1,800–8,500
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Rabat-Salé
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- MAD 310–2,400
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Mohammed V International Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- MAD 1,000–2,500
- 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
- MAD 270–550
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- MAD 270–330
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- MAD 360–550
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- MAD 950–1,800
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- MAD 950–1,200
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- MAD 1,200–1,800
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- MAD 330–650
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- MAD 330–480
- 1st Class
- MAD 440–650
- 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
Train from Casablanca to Rabat Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- MAD 35–75
- Schedules at
- oncf-voyages.ma
- Book at
- oncf.ma
- 2nd Class
- MAD 35–50
- 1st Class
- MAD 50–75
- 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 400–550
- Website
- https://armastrasmediterranea.com/en
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