There are 12 ways to get from Cardiff to Villach by train, plane, shuttle, bus, night train, car, car train, or car ferry
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Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Ljubljana, shuttle
best- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane BRS - LJU
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Klagenfurt - Hauptbahnhof
9h 56m€226–761Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane BRS - VCE
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Villach Hbftrain
10h 26m€93–264Train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Ulm Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain 62
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbftrain Ic
21h 49m€282–681Bus, train
- Take the bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 507 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Praha, Hlavní Nádražíbus
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Villach Hbftrain Rj
31h 52m€218–357Train, night train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the night train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Salzburg Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbftrain Ic
22h 29m€265–607Fly Cardiff Airport to Ljubljana, shuttle
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane CWL - LJU
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Klagenfurt - Hauptbahnhof
9h 50m€272–730Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Ljubljana, shuttle
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane LHR - LJU
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Klagenfurt - Hauptbahnhof
9h 1m€281–732Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Ljubljana, shuttle
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane LGW - LJU
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Klagenfurt - Hauptbahnhof
10h 12m€231–712Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Munich International Airport, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane BHX - MUC
- Take the train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbftrain
11h 23m€193–518Bus
- Take the bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 507 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Villach Hbfbus N73 / ...
32h 2m€140–267Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Cardiff to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Villachcar
16h 39m€386–513Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cardiff to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Villachcar
17h 48m€261–428
Cardiff to Villach by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Villach is to bus which costs €140 - €270 and takes 32h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Villach is to train and fly and shuttle which takes 9h 1m and costs €280 - €750.
No, there is no direct bus from Cardiff to Villach. However, there are services departing from Park Place and arriving at Villach Hbf via London Victoria and Munich central bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 2m.
No, there is no direct train from Cardiff to Villach. However, there are services departing from Cardiff Central and arriving at Villach Hbf via Paddington, London St. Pancras Int., Amsterdam Centraal, Ulm Hauptbahnhof and Salzburg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 49m.
The distance between Cardiff and Villach is 1554 km.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Villach without a car is to train which takes 21h 49m and costs €280 - €700.
It takes approximately 9h 56m to get from Cardiff to Villach, including transfers.
Cardiff to Villach bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Park Place station.
Cardiff to Villach train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), depart from Cardiff Central station.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Villach is to train which takes 21h 49m and costs €280 - €700. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €140 - €270 and takes 32h 2m.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Villach, Austria?
You can take a train from Cardiff Central to Villach Hbf via London Paddington, Paddington, King's Cross St. Pancras station, London St. Pancras Int., Amsterdam Centraal, Ulm Hauptbahnhof, Salzburg Hauptbahnhof, and Salzburg Hbf in around 21h 49m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Park Place to Villach Hbf via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, and Munich central bus station in around 32h 2m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Ljubljana via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–420
Flights from Bristol Airport to Ljubljana via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–400
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Ljubljana via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–600
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Ljubljana via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–440
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Munich International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–310
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Ljubljana via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–270
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Ljubljana via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–270
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–380
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Munich International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–750
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Ljubljana via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €220–400
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Ljubljana via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–360
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Ljubljana via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–420
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Munich International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–360
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–280
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from Bristol Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–190
Flights from Bristol Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–190
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Ljubljana via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–420
Flights from Bristol Airport to Ljubljana via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–400
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Munich International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–320
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Ljubljana via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–290
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–310
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Munich International Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–150
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–55
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–140
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Ulm Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–170
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- service@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–50
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
Train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €29–45
Train from Venezia Mestre to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €35–55
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–90
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €80–90
- Couchette Carriage
- €50–60
- Seating Carriage
- €20–24
Night train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €110–140
- Couchette Carriage
- €80–95
- Seating Carriage
- €50–60
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €95–150
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
Train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–26
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +49 30 200 73-0
- kommunikation@transdev.de
- Website
- transdev.de
Train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Schedules at
- transdev.de
- Phone
- +49 8024 997171
- info@brb.de
- Website
- brb.de
Train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Schedules at
- brb.de
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- sekretariat@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–50
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €135
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Standard fare
- €135
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Klagenfurt - Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €70–180
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Private
- €134
- 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
- €30–80
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from London Victoria to Praha, Hlavní Nádraží
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €90–130
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Munich central bus station to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–45
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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More Questions & Answers
Cardiff to Villach bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Villach is 1h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 5:29 PM in Cardiff and 6:29 PM in Villach.
Cardiff to Villach train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), arrive at London Paddington station.
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