There are 7 ways to get from Cardiff to Raleigh by train or plane
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Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
best- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)plane BRS - RDU
16h 53m$326–1,159Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)plane LHR - RDU
14h 48m$570–1,311Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)plane BHX - RDU
17h 30m$527–1,117Train, train to Exeter, fly to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davidstrain
- Fly from Exeter (EXT) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)plane EXT - RDU
22h 57m$512–1,838Train to Southampton Airport, fly to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Southampton Centraltrain
- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)plane SOU - RDU
20h 47m$451–1,538Fly Cardiff Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)plane CWL - RDU
17h 42m$388–1,414Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Charlotte Douglas International Airport, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT)plane LHR - CLT
- Take the train from Charlotte Amtrak Station to Raleigh Union Stationtrain
18h 55m$639–1,624
Bristol Airport (BRS) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Raleigh is to train and fly which costs $320 - $1,200 and takes 16h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Raleigh is to train and fly which takes 14h 48m and costs $550 - $1,400.
The distance between Cardiff and Raleigh is 3853 miles.
It takes approximately 16h 53m to get from Cardiff to Raleigh, including transfers.
Raleigh is 5h behind Cardiff. It is currently 3:10 PM in Cardiff and 10:10 AM in Raleigh.
There are 311+ hotels available in Raleigh.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Raleigh, NC, USA?
WestJet, Air Canada, and five other airlines fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) 5 times a day.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Edinburgh, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Bristol Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Edinburgh, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 48m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Exeter to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Dublin, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
Flights from Exeter to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Edinburgh, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
Flights from Exeter to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Edinburgh, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 38m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,800
Flights from Exeter to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Manchester, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Southampton Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Manchester, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 18m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,900
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Dublin, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Edinburgh, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Bristol Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Edinburgh, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 48m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Exeter to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Dublin, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
Flights from Exeter to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Edinburgh, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
Flights from Exeter to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Edinburgh, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 38m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,800
Flights from Exeter to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Manchester, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Southampton Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Manchester, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 18m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,900
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Dublin, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Bristol Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Edinburgh, Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 26m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Dublin, Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Exeter to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Southampton Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $85–170
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–85
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–130
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Charlotte Amtrak Station to Raleigh Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–110
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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