There are 11 ways to get from Coimbra to Cardiff by towncar, plane, train, car, car ferry, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Towncar to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport, fly to Bristol Airport, train
best- Take a town car from Coimbra to Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneirotowncar
- Fly from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane OPO - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
7h 5m£213–367Train to Lisbon-Portela Airport, fly to Bristol Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Coimbra-B to Lisboa Orientetrain
- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane LIS - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
7h 51m£100–248Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Coimbra to Santandercar
- Take the car ferry from Santander to Plymouthcarferry
- Drive from Plymouth to Cardiffcar
29h 39m£214–784Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Coimbra to Paris, Quai de Bercybus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to University REbus 507 / ...
34h 19m£161–341Towncar to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport, fly to Cardiff Airport
- Take a town car from Coimbra to Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneirotowncar
- Fly from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane OPO - CWL
9h 59m£204–362Towncar to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport, fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Take a town car from Coimbra to Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneirotowncar
- Fly from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane OPO - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Cardiff Centraltrain
9h 39m£261–468Towncar to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport, fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Take a town car from Coimbra to Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneirotowncar
- Fly from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane OPO - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Centraltrain
8h 47m£240–370Towncar to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport, fly to London Stansted Airport, train
- Take a town car from Coimbra to Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneirotowncar
- Fly from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane OPO - STN
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
9h 48m£279–635Train to Lisbon-Portela Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the train from Coimbra-B to Lisboa Orientetrain
- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane LIS - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
9h 39m£160–449Train, bus
- Take the train from Coimbra-B to Guimaraestrain Ic
- Take the bus from Guimaraes to Lillebus
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
35h 5m£265–481Bus, train
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Coimbra to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoriabus 700
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
35h 52m
Coimbra to Cardiff by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Coimbra to Cardiff is to train and fly which costs £100 - £250 and takes 7h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Coimbra to Cardiff is to towncar and fly and train which takes 7h 5m and costs £210 - £370.
No, there is no direct bus from Coimbra to Cardiff. However, there are services departing from Terminal Rodoviário de Coimbra and arriving at University RE via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 34h 19m.
The distance between Coimbra and Cardiff is 888 miles.
The best way to get from Coimbra to Cardiff without a car is to bus which takes 34h 19m and costs £160 - £350.
It takes approximately 7h 5m to get from Coimbra to Cardiff, including transfers.
Coimbra to Cardiff bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from Terminal Rodoviário de Coimbra station.
Coimbra to Cardiff bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Paris, Quai de Bercy station.
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You can take a bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Coimbra to University RE via Paris, Quai de Bercy, Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, and London Victoria in around 34h 19m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–140
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Bristol Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £35–140
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Cardiff Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–210
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Cardiff Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–220
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Cardiff Airport via Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–220
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Bristol Airport via Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–150
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–130
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Birmingham Airport via Shannon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–130
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–130
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–180
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to London Stansted Airport via Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Thursday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–180
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–180
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Bristol Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–180
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–140
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Bristol Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–140
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–190
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Wednesday and Monday
- Estimated price
- £50–190
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–120
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–180
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–220
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–280
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £90–430
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £90–430
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–320
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–310
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–250
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–160
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–310
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–35
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–45
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–90
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–120
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £19–27
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–80
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +351 210 900 032
- Website
- cp.pt
Train from Coimbra-B to Lisboa Oriente
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–40
- Website
- https://www.cp.pt/en/
Train from Coimbra-B to Guimaraes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £15–35
- Website
- https://www.cp.pt/en/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £75–130
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.es
Bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Coimbra to Paris, Quai de Bercy
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £100–220
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +33 6 31 09 82 47
- contact@euroscoach.com
- Website
- euroscoach.com
Bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Coimbra to Paris, Quai de Bercy
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £105
- Schedules at
- euroscoach.com
Bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Coimbra to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- euroscoach.com
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £29–55
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to University RE
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–70
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Guimaraes to Lille
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £110–190
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £28–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Santander to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £90–600
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- £90–190
- Car Single Ticket
- £240–600
- Phone
- (+351) 220 971 653
- info@vmtransfers.com
- Website
- vmtransfers.com
Towncar from Coimbra to Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- £143
- Website
- https://www.vmtransfers.com/en/
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