There are 12 ways to get from Cardiff to Romania by plane, train, bus, car, car train, busferry, 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 Cardiff Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
best- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane CWL - OTP
9h 11m$120–282Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni
cheapest- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane BRS - OTP
7h 30m$87–294Train, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain Swansea - London Paddington / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bucharestbus
33h 42m$244–307Train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras to Bruxelles-Miditrain Trn
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Meidlingtrain Nj / ...
- Take the train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
41h 44m$653–1,096Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Cardiff to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Bucharestcar
26h 50m$636–908Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane BHX - OTP
8h 18m$163–494Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane LHR - OTP
8h 16m$192–571Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Cluj-Napoca
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane LTN - CLJ
8h 29m$207–786Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane LTN - OTP
8h 59m$244–738Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane BRS - BUD
- Take the train from Ferihegy to Szolnoktrain
- Take the train from Szolnok to Aradtrain
10h 30m$145–334Train, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain Swansea - London Paddington / ...
- Take the busferry from London Barking to Bucharestbusferry
2d 14h$166–354Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cardiff to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Bucharestcar
27h 59m$515–858
Cardiff to Romania by train and subway
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Romania is to fly which costs $120 - $290 and takes 9h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Romania is to train and fly which takes 7h 30m and costs $85 - $300.
No, there is no direct train from Cardiff to Romania. However, there are services departing from Cardiff Central and arriving at Universitate via Paddington, London St Pancras, Bruxelles-Midi, Wien Meidling and Gara de Nord. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 41h 44m.
The distance between Cardiff and Romania is 2342 km.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Romania without a car is to train and bus which takes 33h 42m and costs $240 - $310.
It takes approximately 9h 11m to get from Cardiff to Romania, including transfers.
Cardiff to Romania train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), depart from Cardiff Central station.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Romania is to fly which takes 9h 11m and costs $120 - $290. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $650 - $1,100 and takes 41h 44m.
Romania is 2h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 4:14 AM in Cardiff and 6:14 AM in Romania.
Cardiff to Romania train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), arrive at London Paddington station.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Romania?
KLM, Tarom, and Ryanair fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Cardiff Central to Universitate via London Paddington, Paddington, King's Cross St. Pancras station, London St Pancras, Bruxelles-Midi, Wien Meidling, Bucuresti Nord, and Gara de Nord in around 41h 44m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Bristol Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–330
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–380
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–410
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from Bristol Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $90–320
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–600
Flights from Luton Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–450
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–340
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–220
Flights from Bristol Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–270
Flights from Bristol Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–170
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–180
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–470
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–410
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–340
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $50–240
- 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 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $80–150
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $80–150
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–40
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $80–150
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $80–150
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $80–150
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–40
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $80–150
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from London St Pancras to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $250–390
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $250–440
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Ferihegy to Szolnok
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Szolnok to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- customer.support@eurotunnel.com
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $155
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- $155
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–95
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Website
- Cross Country
- 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
- $17–27
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–27
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $21–28
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $21–28
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- informacio@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Ferihegy to Szolnok
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Szolnok to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–10
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- dispecerat@maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from London Victoria to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $160
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- latinoexpres@yahoo.com
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from London Barking to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 9h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $75–200
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–100
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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