There are 6 ways to get from Detroit to Cardiff by plane or train
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Fly Detroit to Cardiff Airport
best- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane DTW - CWL
15h 14m£396–1,509Fly Detroit to Bristol Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane DTW - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
13h 38m£235–933Fly Detroit to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane DTW - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
13h 12m£432–1,346Fly Detroit to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane DTW - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Centraltrain
15h£278–978Train to Toronto Pearson International Airport, fly to Cardiff Airport
- Take the train from Windsor to Toronto Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane YYZ - CWL
15h 43m£406–1,019Fly Windsor Airport to Cardiff Airport
- Fly from Windsor Airport (YQG) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane YQG - CWL
15h 5m£421–1,614
Detroit (DTW) to Cardiff Airport (CWL) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Detroit to Cardiff is to fly and train which costs £230 - £950 and takes 13h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Detroit to Cardiff is to fly and train which takes 13h 12m and costs £430 - £1,400.
The distance between Detroit and Cardiff is 3703 miles.
It takes approximately 15h 14m to get from Detroit to Cardiff, including transfers.
Cardiff is 5h ahead of Detroit. It is currently 3:19 AM in Detroit and 8:19 AM in Cardiff.
There are 1795+ hotels available in Cardiff.
What companies run services between Detroit, MI, USA and Cardiff, Wales?
Delta, KLM, and four other airlines fly from Detroit (DTW) to Cardiff Airport (CWL) 3 times a day.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Detroit to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £390–1,500
Flights from Detroit to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £250–950
Flights from Detroit to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £270–1,100
Flights from Detroit to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £300–1,200
Flights from Detroit to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £300–1,200
Flights from Detroit to Birmingham Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £260–1,000
Flights from Detroit to Birmingham Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £260–1,000
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £230–900
Flights from Windsor Airport to Cardiff Airport via Toronto Pearson International Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £410–1,600
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Detroit to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £390–1,500
Flights from Detroit to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £250–950
Flights from Detroit to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £270–1,100
Flights from Detroit to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £300–1,200
Flights from Detroit to Birmingham Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £260–1,000
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £230–900
Flights from Windsor Airport to Cardiff Airport via Toronto Pearson International Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £410–1,600
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Detroit to Cardiff Airport via Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 6m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £470–1,800
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Cardiff Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £280–1,100
Flights from Windsor Airport to Cardiff Airport via Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 17m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £480–1,900
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Detroit to Cardiff Airport via Boston, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £400–2,000
Flights from Detroit to Cardiff Airport via Hartford, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 16m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £400–2,000
Flights from Detroit to Bristol Airport via Hartford, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 11m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £260–1,300
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £230–1,300
Flights from Windsor Airport to Cardiff Airport via Toronto Pearson International Airport, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £400–2,100
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Detroit to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £300–1,200
Flights from Detroit to Birmingham Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £260–1,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Detroit to Bristol Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £310–1,200
Flights from Detroit to London Heathrow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £370–1,400
Flights from Detroit to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £320–1,200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Detroit to Bristol Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £220–900
Flights from Detroit to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £230–900
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Detroit to Bristol Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £250–950
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Detroit to Birmingham Airport via Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 38m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £340–1,200
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–29
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–21
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £16–25
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–70
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- VIA Rail
Train from Windsor to Toronto Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £40–160
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- £40–110
- Business
- £70–150
- Business Plus
- £75–160
- Economy
- £45–120
- Economy Plus
- £55–120
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