There are 12 ways to get from Cardiff to Samsun by train, plane, bus, car, car train, night train, or car ferry
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Train to Bristol Airport, fly, bus
best- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Samsun-Çarşamba Airport (SZF)BRS - SZF
- Take the bus from Çarşamba to Samsun
11h 41m₺7,147–22,432Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Sophia Gardens to Birmingham Coach Station111 / ...
- Take the bus from Birmingham to Bucharest Obor
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Constanta
- Take the bus from Constanta Bus Station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Samsun bus station
2d 5h₺4,075–9,327Train, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Take the bus from Birmingham to Bucharest Obor
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Samsun bus station
2d 1h₺5,480–11,690Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Cardiff to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Samsun
38h 6mTrain to Birmingham Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Samsun-Çarşamba Airport (SZF)BHX - SZF
- Take the bus from Çarşamba to Samsun
13h 39m₺7,944–27,175Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Samsun-Çarşamba Airport (SZF)LHR - SZF
- Take the bus from Çarşamba to Samsun
13h₺8,260–29,764Train to London Stansted Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Samsun-Çarşamba Airport (SZF)STN - SZF
- Take the bus from Çarşamba to Samsun
13h 26m₺8,520–24,184Train to Manchester Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslow
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Samsun-Çarşamba Airport (SZF)MAN - SZF
- Take the bus from Çarşamba to Samsun
15h 50m₺9,121–27,485Fly from Cardiff Airport, bus
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Samsun-Çarşamba Airport (SZF)CWL - SZF
- Take the bus from Çarşamba to Samsun
16h 40m₺11,380–37,775Train, bus, night train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bucharest
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Çerkezköy
- Take the bus from Cerkezkoy to Samsun
2d 11h₺10,661–14,364Bus via Lviv urban hromada
- Take the bus from Kingsway GD to London Victoria
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Brussels-North train station
- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Dvirtsevyi Bus Station
- Take the bus from Dvirtsevyi Bus Station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Take the bus from İstanbul Dudullu bus station to Samsun bus station
3d 10h₺13,061–21,784Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cardiff to Port of Dover
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Drive from Calais to Samsun
39h 15m₺30,849–45,649
Cardiff to Samsun by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Samsun is to bus which costs 4.000 ₺ - 9.500 ₺ and takes 2 days 5h.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Samsun is to train and fly and bus which takes 11h 41m and costs 7.000 ₺ - 23.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Cardiff to Samsun station. However, there are services departing from Sophia Gardens and arriving at Samsun bus station via Birmingham, Bucharest, Constanta Bus Station and İstanbul Esenler bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 5h.
The distance between Cardiff and Samsun is 3311 km.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Samsun without a car is to train and bus which takes 2 days 1h and costs 5.500 ₺ - 12.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 11h 41m to get from Cardiff to Samsun, including transfers.
Cardiff to Samsun bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Sophia Gardens station.
Cardiff to Samsun bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Birmingham Coach Station.
Samsun is 3h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 5:28 PM in Cardiff and 8:28 PM in Samsun.
There are 51+ hotels available in Samsun.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Samsun, Turkey?
You can take a bus from Sophia Gardens to Samsun bus station via Birmingham, Bucharest, Constanta Bus Station, and İstanbul Esenler bus station in around 2d 5h.
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Samsun-Çarşamba Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–20,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Samsun-Çarşamba Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–23,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Samsun-Çarşamba Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–21,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Samsun-Çarşamba Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–21,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Samsun-Çarşamba Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–23,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Samsun-Çarşamba Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–23,000
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Samsun-Çarşamba Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–19,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Samsun-Çarşamba Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–21,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Samsun-Çarşamba Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–21,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Samsun-Çarşamba Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–21,000
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Samsun-Çarşamba Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺11,000–37,000
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Samsun-Çarşamba Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Hannover
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₺11,000–37,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Samsun-Çarşamba Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–25,000
Flights from Bristol Airport to Samsun-Çarşamba Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–26,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Samsun-Çarşamba Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–26,000
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Samsun-Çarşamba Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,600–21,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Samsun-Çarşamba Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–26,000
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Samsun-Çarşamba Airport via Dublin, Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺11,000–50,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Samsun-Çarşamba Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺9,000–31,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Samsun-Çarşamba Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–34,000
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Samsun-Çarşamba Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–26,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Samsun-Çarşamba Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺9,000–31,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Samsun-Çarşamba Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,900–17,000
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Samsun-Çarşamba Airport via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,900–17,000
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Samsun-Çarşamba Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺11,000–37,000
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Samsun-Çarşamba Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺11,000–37,000
- Website
- corendon.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Samsun-Çarşamba Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–23,000
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺700–1,500
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺2,100–4,800
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺500–1,100
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,600–5,500
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- 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
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslow
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺2,800–6,000
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Bucharest to Çerkezköy
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺800–1,400
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺800–1,200
- 1st Class
- ₺1,000–1,400
- Website
- aliosmanulusoy.com
Bus from Çarşamba to Samsun
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺85–120
- Schedules at
- aliosmanulusoy.com
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Samsun bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺600–1,000
- Schedules at
- aliosmanulusoy.com
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Çarşamba to Samsun
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺380–460
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₺380–460
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Samsun bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺850–1,201
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₺850–1,100
Bus from Cerkezkoy to Samsun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺900–1,250
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₺900–1,100
- Phone
- 0850 755 04 27
- hasturizm@hasturizm.com.tr
- Website
- hasturizm.com.tr
Bus from Çarşamba to Samsun
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺260–340
- Website
- Has Turizm
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Birmingham to Bucharest Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 28m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–1,600
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,000–3,100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Constanta Bus Station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,510–1,550
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Kingsway GD to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺390–1,200
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Brussels-North train station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,500–5,500
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Brussels-North train station to Dvirtsevyi Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–9,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Samsun bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺950–1,400
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Dudullu bus station to Samsun bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺950–1,300
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 577 99 99
- info@varan.com.tr
- Website
- varan.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Samsun bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–1,900
- Schedules at
- varan.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 222 59 59
- info@istanbulseyahat.com.tr
- Website
- istanbulseyahat.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Samsun bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,367
- Schedules at
- istanbulseyahat.com.tr
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Sophia Gardens to Birmingham Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺700–2,300
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +4-0765-408.848
- horasmu@yahoo.com
- Website
- horas.ro
Bus from Bucharest to Constanta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺460–700
- Schedules at
- horas.ro
- Phone
- +380 (93) 320-44-44
- help@gunsel.ua
- Website
- gunsel.ua
Bus from Constanta Bus Station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,700–3,500
- Website
- https://gunsel.ua/
Bus from Dvirtsevyi Bus Station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,500–4,500
- Website
- https://gunsel.ua/
- Phone
- +4-0241-831.491
- transevren1@yahoo.com
- Website
- transevren.autogari.ro
Bus from Constanta Bus Station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–2,900
- Schedules at
- transevren.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- dispecerat@maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- maxibustravel.ro
Bus from London Victoria to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺6,655
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.ro
- 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
- ₺1,700–2,100
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- ₺3,800–9,500
- On Foot
- ₺1,700–2,100
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