There are 12 ways to get from Cardiff to Vila-real by train, plane, bus, car, car ferry, or car train
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 London Heathrow Airport, fly to Valencia Airport, train
best- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Valencia Airport (VLC)LHR - VLC
- Take the train from València-Estació Del Nord to Vila-Real
8h 35m€159–413Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Alicante-Elche Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)BRS - ALC
- Take the train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Estació del Nord
- Take the train from València-Estació Del Nord to Vila-Real
10h 50m€62–241Train, bus via Barcelona
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris700
- Take the bus from Paris to Barcelona
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to CastellonEur / ...
29h 42m€115–375Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cardiff to Plymouth
- Take the car ferry from Plymouth to Santander
- Drive from Santander to Vila-real
30h 2m€218–922Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Cardiff to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Vila-real
19h 28mTrain, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Valencia Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Valencia Airport (VLC)LGW - VLC
- Take the train from València-Estació Del Nord to Vila-Real
9h 35m€100–333Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Barcelona–El Prat Airport, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)BRS - BCN
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Castellon
9h 25m€92–294Fly Cardiff Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport, train
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)CWL - ALC
- Take the train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Estació del Nord
- Take the train from València-Estació Del Nord to Vila-Real
10h 35m€122–357Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)BRS - MAD
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Valencia Joaquin Sorolla
- Take the train from Estació del Nord to Villarreal De Los Infantes
10h 45m€75–288Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Valencia Airport, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Valencia Airport (VLC)BRS - VLC
- Take the train from València-Estació Del Nord to Vila-Real
7h 31m€96–331Train, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris700
- Take the bus from Paris to Castellon de la Plana
31h 45m€141–360Bus, train
- Take the bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals507 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris700
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Estació d'Autobusos de València
- Take the train from València-Estació Del Nord to Vila-RealC6
35h 48m€107–281
Cardiff to Vila-real by train, subway, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Vila-real is to train and fly which costs €60 - €250 and takes 10h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Vila-real is to train and fly which takes 7h 31m and costs €95 - €340.
The distance between Cardiff and Vila-real is 1663 km.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Vila-real without a car is to train and bus via Barcelona which takes 29h 42m and costs €110 - €380.
It takes approximately 8h 35m to get from Cardiff to Vila-real, including transfers.
Vila-real is 1h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 9:57 PM in Cardiff and 10:57 PM in Vila-real.
There are 709+ hotels available in Vila-real.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Vila-real, Spain?
There is no direct connection from Cardiff to Vila-real. However, you can take the train to London Paddington, take the train to Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3, walk to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) airport, fly to Valencia Airport (VLC), walk to Aeroport, take the line 5 subway to Xàtiva, walk to València-Estació Del Nord, then take the train to Vila-Real. Alternatively, you can take a train from Cardiff Central to Vila-Real via London Paddington, Paddington station, Sloane Square station, London Victoria, Paris, Barcelona, Barcelona-Sants, Castellon, and Castelló De La Plana in around 29h 42m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Valencia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €24–150
Flights from Bristol Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €22–120
Flights from Bristol Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–140
Flights from Bristol Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–140
Flights from Bristol Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €29–140
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–160
Flights from Bristol Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–150
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–340
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–350
Flights from Bristol Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–140
Flights from Bristol Airport to Valencia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–280
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Valencia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–230
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Valencia Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–230
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Valencia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €21–140
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Valencia Airport via Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €21–140
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Valencia Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–400
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Valencia Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €21–140
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–340
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Valencia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €21–140
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Valencia Airport via Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €21–140
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Valencia Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €21–140
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–340
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Valencia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–230
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Valencia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €21–140
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–340
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Valencia Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–380
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–100
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–30
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from València-Estació Del Nord to Vila-Real
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en/suburban
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Castellon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–75
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Estació del Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–50
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Valencia Joaquin Sorolla
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Estació del Nord to Villarreal De Los Infantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- 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 Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €10–22
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Valencia Joaquin Sorolla
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–75
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Valencia Joaquin Sorolla
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–70
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 910 780 990
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Valencia Joaquin Sorolla
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–50
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €22–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris to Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris to Castellon de la Plana
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–170
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €21–70
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris to Castellon de la Plana
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €85–160
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Estació d'Autobusos de València
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–160
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–28
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Plymouth to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €75–700
- Book at
- Brittany Ferries
- Adult
- €75–95
- Car
- €230–330
- Single Ticket
- €100–220
- Car Single Ticket
- €280–700
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