There are 12 ways to get from Cardiff to Salou by train, plane, train (Eurostar, TGV, Renfe), bus, car, car 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.
Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Reus Airport
best- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Reus Airport (REU)plane BRS - REU
6h 31m€72–185Train
- 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 Avignon Tgvtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Avignon Tgv to Camp De Tarragonatrain
16h 31m€363–694Bus via Dover
- Take the bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 507 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Doverbus 700
- Take the bus from Dover to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 700
- Take the bus from Paris to Port Aventura Worldbus
30h 25m€159–292Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Cardiff to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Saloucar
18h 2m€398–535Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Barcelona–El Prat Airport, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane BRS - BCN
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Camp De Tarragonatrain
8h 2m€74–199Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Reus Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Reus Airport (REU)plane BHX - REU
7h 37m€103–406Train to East Midlands Airport, fly to Reus Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Long Eatontrain
- Fly from East Midlands Airport (EMA) to Reus Airport (REU)plane EMA - REU
8h 41m€155–367Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Barcelona–El Prat Airport, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane BHX - BCN
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Camp De Tarragonatrain
9h 3m€120–250Train via Montpellier
- 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 Montpellier Saint-Rochtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Camp De Tarragonatrain
16h 37m€403–684Train via Perpignan
- 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 Perpignantrain Tgv
- Take the train from Perpignan to Camp De Tarragonatrain
17h 20m€420–721Bus
- Take the bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 507 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Tarragona - Bus Stationbus
32h 5m€172–346Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cardiff to Poolecar
- Take the carferry from Poole to Port of Cherbourgcarferry
- Drive from Port of Cherbourg to Saloucar
21h 16m€235–704
Cardiff to Salou by train, subway, and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Salou is to train and fly which costs €70 - €190 and takes 6h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Salou is to train and fly which takes 6h 31m and costs €70 - €190.
No, there is no direct bus from Cardiff to Salou. However, there are services departing from Park Place and arriving at Port Aventura World via London Victoria, Dover and Paris. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 25m.
No, there is no direct train from Cardiff to Salou. However, there are services departing from Cardiff Central and arriving at Camp De Tarragona via Paddington, London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe and Avignon Tgv. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 31m.
The distance between Cardiff and Salou is 1262 km.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Salou without a car is to train which takes 16h 31m and costs €360 - €700.
It takes approximately 6h 31m to get from Cardiff to Salou, including transfers.
Cardiff to Salou bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Park Place station.
Cardiff to Salou train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), depart from Cardiff Central station.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Salou is to train which takes 16h 31m and costs €360 - €700. Alternatively, you can bus via Dover, which costs €150 - €300 and takes 30h 25m.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Salou, Spain?
You can take a train from Cardiff Central to Salou - Pl Europa - Hotel Salou Princess via London Paddington, Paddington, King's Cross St. Pancras station, London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe, Avignon Tgv, Camp De Tarragona, and Estació del Camp de Tarragona in around 16h 31m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Park Place to Port Aventura World via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, Dover, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), and Paris in around 30h 25m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Reus Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–250
Flights from Bristol Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–140
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–100
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €40–100
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Reus Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
Flights from Bristol Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–100
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Reus Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €26–300
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Reus Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €26–300
Flights from East Midlands Airport to Reus Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–220
Flights from East Midlands Airport to Reus Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–95
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Sunday, Saturday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €30–95
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Reus Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Reus Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–240
Flights from East Midlands Airport to Reus Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–250
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–250
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- 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
- €17–30
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–95
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Cardiff Central to Long Eaton
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €95–140
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–95
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lille Europe to Avignon Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €170–280
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lille Europe to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €190–310
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lille Europe to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €220–360
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Lille Europe to Avignon Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €140–300
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Avignon Tgv to Camp De Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Camp De Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Camp De Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Camp De Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Perpignan to Camp De Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €137
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- €137
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Camp De Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–26
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Camp De Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–26
- Website
- Renfe AVE
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Camp De Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–20
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Camp De Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–20
- Website
- Iryo
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Camp De Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Camp De Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Website
- Ouigo
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–85
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–85
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Dover to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Paris to Port Aventura World
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Tarragona - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–190
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Poole to Port of Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–380
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- €55–95
- Car Single Ticket
- €140–380
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Booking & Getting There
Cardiff to Salou bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Salou is 1h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 8:49 AM in Cardiff and 9:49 AM in Salou.
Cardiff to Salou train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), arrive at London Paddington station.
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