There are 12 ways to get from Cardiff to Tropea by train, plane, bus, car, car train, night 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 Lamezia Terme International Airport, train
best- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF)plane BRS - SUF
- Take the train from Lamezia Terme C. to Tropeatrain
10h 45m€107–255Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Reggio Calabria Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG)plane BRS - REG
- Take the train from Reggio Calabria C.Le to Tropeatrain
12h 40m€91–229Train, bus via Frankfurt am Main
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the bus from Birmingham to Brussel Eurolines Busstationbus
- Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Ice
- Take the bus from Frankfurt to Veronabus
- Take the train from Verona Porta Nuova to Paolatrain Fr
- Take the train from Paola to Tropeatrain Ic
36h 5m€275–543Train, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the bus from Birmingham to Brussel Eurolines Busstationbus
- Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Salzburg Hbftrain Nj
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Bolzano Bozentrain Rjx
- Take the train from Bolzano Bozen to Paolatrain Fr
- Take the train from Paola to Tropeatrain Ic
42h 36m€255–533Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Cardiff to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Tropeacar
26h 7mTrain to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Lamezia Terme International Airport, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF)plane LHR - SUF
- Take the train from Lamezia Terme C. to Tropeatrain
11h 3m€152–633Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Lamezia Terme International Airport, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF)plane BHX - SUF
- Take the train from Lamezia Terme C. to Tropeatrain
11h 37m€108–765Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Lamezia Terme International Airport, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF)plane STN - SUF
- Take the train from Lamezia Terme C. to Tropeatrain
10h 17m€128–382Train, bus, night train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 700
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Turinbus
- Take the night train from Torino Lingotto to Tropeanighttrain Ini
42h 3m€205–375Bus, train
- 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 Naples - Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Napoli, Autostazione Metropark to Lamezia Terme Train Stationbus
- Take the train from Lamezia Terme C. to Tropeatrain Re
46h 15m€130–254Bus
- Take the bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 507 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Frankfurt central train stationbus
- Take the bus from Frankfurt to Cosenzabus
- Take the bus from Cosenza to Pizzo Farmaciabus 247
2d€196–288Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cardiff to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Tropeacar
27h 15m€421–626
Cardiff to Tropea by train, bus, and night train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Tropea is to train and fly which costs €90 - €230 and takes 12h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Tropea is to train and fly which takes 10h 17m and costs €120 - €390.
No, there is no direct bus from Cardiff to Tropea. However, there are services departing from Park Place and arriving at Tropea via London Victoria, Frankfurt, Cosenza and Pizzo. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 0h.
The distance between Cardiff and Tropea is 2151 km.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Tropea without a car is to train and bus via Frankfurt am Main which takes 36h 5m and costs €270 - €550.
It takes approximately 10h 45m to get from Cardiff to Tropea, including transfers.
Cardiff to Tropea bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Park Place station.
Cardiff to Tropea bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Tropea is 1h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 4:40 PM in Cardiff and 5:40 PM in Tropea.
There are 1272+ hotels available in Tropea.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Tropea, Italy?
You can take a bus from Park Place to Tropea via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, Frankfurt central train station, Frankfurt, Cosenza, Pizzo Farmacia, and Pizzo in around 2d.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Flights from Bristol Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
Flights from Bristol Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–180
Flights from Bristol Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–260
Flights from Bristol Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–260
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–410
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–500
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–430
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–400
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €60–240
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–280
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–260
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–410
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Innsbruck
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–320
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lamezia Terme International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €85–430
- 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
- €17–28
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–100
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €6–13
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–110
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Tropea
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Reggio Calabria C.Le to Tropea
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–40
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lamezia Terme C. to Tropea
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €9–20
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Paola to Tropea
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €12–27
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Reggio Calabria C.Le to Tropea
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €11–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Brussels-Nord to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Paola
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Paola
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–190
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Brussels-Nord to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 38m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €75–110
- 1st Class
- €110–170
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Bolzano Bozen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €45–70
- 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
- 06 3000
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Night train from Torino Lingotto to Tropea
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–130
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Birmingham to Brussel Eurolines Busstation
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €27–31
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- +39 098 3520 315
- info@fsbusitaliafast.it
- Website
- simetbus.it
Bus from Frankfurt to Verona
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 9m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €65–80
- Schedules at
- simetbus.it
Bus from Frankfurt to Cosenza
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 44m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €130–160
- Schedules at
- simetbus.it
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Frankfurt central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- €9–28
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €24–50
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Naples - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €85–110
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Napoli, Autostazione Metropark to Lamezia Terme Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
Bus from Cosenza to Pizzo Farmacia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Schedules at
- web.ferroviedellacalabria.it
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- 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
- €35–45
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- €75–190
- On Foot
- €35–45
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