There are 11 ways to get from Cardiff to Russia by train, plane, bus, car, car train, or car ferry
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Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Pulkovo Airport
best- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Pulkovo Airport (LED)BRS - LED
14h 54m₽16,457–43,351Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals507 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Riga, Bus Station
- Take the bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Severnye Vorota Bus Terminal
2d 17h₽14,121–40,486Train, bus via Lille
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille EuropeEil
- Take the bus from Lille to Warsaw, Bus Station West
- Take the bus from Warsaw West to Moscow, International Bus Station
47h 22m₽21,613–70,204Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Cardiff to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Moscow
31h 3mTrain to Bristol Airport, fly to Krasnodar
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Krasnodar (KRR)BRS - KRR
28h₽17,787–49,731Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Krasnodar
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Krasnodar (KRR)BHX - KRR
18h 30m₽32,972–121,104Fly Cardiff Airport to Pulkovo Airport
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Pulkovo Airport (LED)CWL - LED
18h 35m₽16,632–60,687Train, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Warsaw Bus Station West
- Take the bus from Warsaw West to Moscow, International Bus Station
2d₽18,223–44,224Train, bus via Berlin
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Brest Bus station
- Take the train from Brest C to Moskva Belorusskaia
2d 2h₽17,523–41,424Bus, train
- Take the bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals507 / ...
- Take the bus from LONDON, Victoria Coach Station-Departure Hall to DORTMUND, Hbf Nordseite, Steinstrasse
- Take the bus from Dortmund to Kaliningrad Bus station905 / ...
- Take the train from Kaliningrad-Passajirsk to Moskva Belorusskaia
2d 9h₽21,621–36,486Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cardiff to Port of Dover
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Drive from Calais to Moscow
32h 12m₽48,403–72,671
Bristol Airport (BRS) to Pulkovo Airport (LED) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Russia is to train and bus via Berlin which costs RUB 17000 - RUB 42000 and takes 2 days 2h.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Russia is to train and fly which takes 14h 54m and costs RUB 16000 - RUB 44000.
The distance between Cardiff and Russia is 2339 km.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Russia without a car is to train and bus via Lille which takes 47h 22m and costs RUB 21000 - RUB 70000.
It takes approximately 14h 54m to get from Cardiff to Russia, including transfers.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Russia is to fly which takes 18h 35m and costs RUB 16000 - RUB 65000. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs RUB 14000 - RUB 41000 and takes 2 days 17h.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Russia?
TUI Airways, Aeroflot Russian Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Pulkovo Airport (LED) 5 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Park Place to Teatralnaya via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof, Riga, Bus Station, Riga Central Bus Station, Moskow, Bus Station " Northern Gate", and Khovrino in around 2d 17h.
- Website
- aeroflot.ru
Flights from Bristol Airport to Pulkovo Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₽14,000–37,000
Flights from Bristol Airport to Krasnodar via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₽15,000–43,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Krasnodar via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽29,000–110,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Krasnodar via Amsterdam Schiphol, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽29,000–110,000
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Pulkovo Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₽35,000–140,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Pulkovo Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽16,000–95,000
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Pulkovo Airport via Alicante–Elche, Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽16,000–60,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Pulkovo Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽18,000–75,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Pulkovo Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽18,000–75,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Pulkovo Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₽14,000–37,000
- 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
- ₽1,300–2,800
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₽4,900–12,000
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₽2,800–5,500
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- ₽2,800–4,100
- 1st Class
- ₽3,800–5,500
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₽3,100–10,000
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- 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
- ₽10,000–32,000
- 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
- ₽3,900–13,000
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- ₽3,900–6,000
- 1st Class
- ₽8,000–13,000
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
Train from Brest C to Moskva Belorusskaia
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽4,300–8,000
- Website
- https://www.rw.by/
- Schedules at
- https://pass.rw.by/ru/
- Book at
- https://pass.rw.by/ru/
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽4,300–4,700
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽7,000–8,000
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽15,454
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Brest C to Moskva Belorusskaia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽4,000–10,000
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽7,000–10,000
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽15,000–21,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽4,000–5,500
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Kaliningrad-Passajirsk to Moskva Belorusskaia
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽3,700–6,500
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽15,000–22,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽3,700–5,500
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽4,600–6,500
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Lille to Warsaw, Bus Station West
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽6,500–14,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Warsaw Bus Station West
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽7,000–20,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽6,000–16,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽4,800–13,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +373 (689) 78-455
- bon_voyage_tour@list.ru
- Website
- bonvoyage.md
Bus from Warsaw West to Moscow, International Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₽6,000–12,000
- Schedules at
- bonvoyage.md
- Book at
- bonvoyage.md
- Adult
- ₽12,000
- Children
- ₽6,000
- Phone
- +375-17-251-14-11
- info@minsktrans.by
- Website
- minsktrans.by
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Brest Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 16m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₽2,300–3,200
- Schedules at
- https://minsktrans.by/en/home/
- Book at
- https://infobus.by/en/bus
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₽850–3,000
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +48 801 22 33 44
- bilety@sindbad.pl
- Website
- sindbad.pl
Bus from LONDON, Victoria Coach Station-Departure Hall to DORTMUND, Hbf Nordseite, Steinstrasse
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽6,000–11,000
- Website
- https://www.sindbad.pl/en/home
- Phone
- +7 (4012) 64-36-35
- info@avl39.ru
- Website
- avl39.ru
Bus from Dortmund to Kaliningrad Bus station
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽6,000–8,500
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Severnye Vorota Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽2,400–8,500
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽3,400–4,000
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- ₽7,000–18,000
- On Foot
- ₽3,400–4,000
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