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 21m$282–1,144Train 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 38m$449–1,406Train 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
16h 34m$396–714Train, 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
17h 38m$556–2,336Train, train to Southampton Airport, fly to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Southampton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)plane SOU - RDU
20h 46m$444–1,562Fly Cardiff Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)plane CWL - RDU
18h 7m$434–1,910Train 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 39m$543–1,254
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 $390 - $750 and takes 16h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Raleigh is to train and fly which takes 14h 38m and costs $440 - $1,500.
The distance between Cardiff and Raleigh is 3853 miles.
It takes approximately 16h 21m to get from Cardiff to Raleigh, including transfers.
Raleigh is 4h behind Cardiff. It is currently 11:26 PM in Cardiff and 7:26 PM in Raleigh.
There are 430+ hotels available in Raleigh.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Raleigh, NC, USA?
Ryanair, Aer Lingus, and three other airlines fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) 6 times a week.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,400
Flights from Bristol Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Edinburgh, Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 14m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 53m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,400
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,900
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Dublin, Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 36m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,900
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 43m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 4m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,400
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,400
Flights from Exeter to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–2,200
Flights from Southampton Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,800
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,900
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Dublin, Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 36m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,900
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Edinburgh, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 33m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,900
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Edinburgh, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 33m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,900
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
- 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
- $22–45
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $85–160
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- 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
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Reading to Southampton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $29–40
- 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
- $40–95
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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