There are 4 ways to get from Cardiff to Rabat by plane, train, 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
12h 15mMAD 1,266–5,585Train to Bristol Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Rabat-Salé (RBA)plane BRS - RBA
8h 45mMAD 993–2,715Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Agdetrain Tgv
- Take the car ferry from Port of Sete to Nadorcarferry
- Take the train from Nador to Rabat Villetrain
2d 17hMAD 3,859–11,324Train 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
7h 57mMAD 1,173–3,922
Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Rabat-Salé (RBA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Rabat is to train and fly which costs MAD 950 - MAD 2,800 and takes 8h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Rabat is to train and fly which takes 7h 57m and costs MAD 1,100 - MAD 4,000.
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 car ferry which takes 2 days 17h and costs MAD 3,800 - MAD 12,000.
It takes approximately 12h 15m 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?
Ryanair, KLM, and Transavia Holland fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Rabat-Salé (RBA) 5 times a week.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Rabat-Salé via Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- MAD 1,200–5,500
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Rabat-Salé via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- MAD 1,400–6,000
Flights from Bristol Airport to Rabat-Salé via Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- MAD 750–4,100
Flights from Bristol Airport to Rabat-Salé via Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- MAD 850–3,500
Flights from Bristol Airport to Rabat-Salé via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- MAD 950–4,100
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Rabat-Salé via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- MAD 550–2,400
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Rabat-Salé via Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- MAD 550–2,400
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Rabat-Salé via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- MAD 1,700–8,000
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Rabat-Salé
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- MAD 290–850
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- MAD 500–1,100
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- MAD 190–290
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- MAD 900–3,000
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- MAD 440–1,500
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- MAD 440–650
- 1st Class
- MAD 900–1,500
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lille Europe to Agde
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- MAD 1,100–2,300
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 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 Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- MAD 85–140
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
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- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- booking@gnv.it
- Website
- gnv.it
Car ferry from Port of Sete to Nador
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- MAD 1,000–3,700
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
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