There are 11 ways to get from Cardiff to Sutherland by train, plane, car, or bus
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Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport, train
best- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)BRS - INV
- Take the train from Inverness to Lairg
8h 59m£84–272Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)BRS - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Perth
- Take the train from Perth to Inverness
- Take the train from Inverness to Lairg
14h 36m£79–240Train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Crewe
- Take the train from Crewe to Haymarket
- Take the train from Haymarket to Inverness
- Take the train from Inverness to Lairg
15h 17m£123–299Drive 583.5 mi
- Drive from Cardiff to Sutherland583.5 mi
10h 49m£144–208Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)LHR - INV
- Take the train from Inverness to Lairg
10h 12m£131–492Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Take the train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)LTN - INV
- Take the train from Inverness to Lairg
10h 37m£122–348Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)BRS - EDI
- Take the bus from Airport to Leonard Street
- Take the train from Perth to Inverness
- Take the train from Inverness to Lairg
14h 4mTrain to Birmingham Airport, fly to Aberdeen Airport, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)BHX - ABZ
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Inverness
- Take the train from Inverness to Lairg
12h 29m£139–379Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Aberdeen Airport, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)BRS - ABZ
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Inverness
- Take the train from Inverness to Lairg
11h 29m£130–327Train, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Crewe
- Take the train from Crewe to Inverness
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 6 to Station805
16h 9mBus, train
- Take the bus from Kingsway GD to Bus Station
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Aberdeen
- Take the bus from Union Square Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 4M96
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 6 to War Memorial805
19h 18m
Bristol Airport (BRS) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Sutherland is to train and fly which costs £75 - £240 and takes 14h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Sutherland is to train and fly which takes 8h 59m and costs £80 - £280.
The distance between Cardiff and Sutherland is 569 miles. The road distance is 586.9 miles.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Sutherland without a car is to train which takes 15h 17m and costs £120 - £300.
It takes approximately 8h 59m to get from Cardiff to Sutherland, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Cardiff to Sutherland is 587 miles. It takes approximately 10h 49m to drive from Cardiff to Sutherland.
There are five+ hotels available in Sutherland.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Sutherland, Scotland?
You can take a train from Cardiff Central to Road End via Crewe, Haymarket, Inverness, Lairg, and Station in around 15h 17m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–130
Flights from Luton Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–120
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–90
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £24–90
Flights from Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–75
Flights from Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £23–75
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £150–600
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–300
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–220
Flights from Bristol Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–150
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–220
Flights from Bristol Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–150
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–110
Flights from Bristol Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–90
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–350
- 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
- £15–26
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–110
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £26–50
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £26–40
- 1st Class
- £35–50
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £29–95
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £300–600
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Inverness to Lairg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £18–45
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- £18–24
- 1st Class
- £30–45
Train from Haymarket to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £23–65
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Aberdeen to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–45
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–23
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–70
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Crewe to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £55–110
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Haymarket to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £28–85
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £13–17
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–40
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £260–310
Train from Crewe to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £65–90
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–240
- Sleeper Seat
- £65–90
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £320–370
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Airport to Leonard Street
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
- Phone
- 01971 511 223
- info@thedurnessbus.com
- Website
- thedurnessbus.com
Bus from Bus Station Stance 6 to Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- http://www.thedurnessbus.com/
Bus from Bus Station Stance 6 to War Memorial
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- http://www.thedurnessbus.com/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Kingsway GD to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £4–11
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 01224591381
- bluebird.enquiries@stagecoachbus.com
- Website
- stagecoachbus.com
Bus from Union Square Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 4
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24–35
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- enquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- uk.megabus.com
Bus from Union Square Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 4
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–17
- Website
- https://uk.megabus.com
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