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
14h 32m£287–1,110Fly 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
15h 9m£177–645Fly 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 20m£366–1,116Train 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 2m£243–980Fly Windsor Airport to Cardiff Airport
- Fly from Windsor Airport (YQG) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane YQG - CWL
14h 2m£410–1,513Fly Detroit to Exeter, train
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Exeter (EXT)plane DTW - EXT
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Parkwaytrain
- Take the train from Bristol Parkway to Cardiff Centraltrain
19h 52m£334–1,204
Detroit (DTW) to Cardiff Airport (CWL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Detroit to Cardiff is to fly and train which costs £170 - £650 and takes 15h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Detroit to Cardiff is to fly and train which takes 13h 20m and costs £360 - £1,200.
The distance between Detroit and Cardiff is 3703 miles.
It takes approximately 14h 32m to get from Detroit to Cardiff, including transfers.
Cardiff is 5h ahead of Detroit. It is currently 12:05 PM in Detroit and 5:05 PM in Cardiff.
There are 861+ hotels available in Cardiff.
What companies run services between Detroit, MI, USA and Cardiff, Wales?
Delta, KLM, and two other airlines fly from Detroit (DTW) to Cardiff Airport (CWL) 3 times a day.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Detroit to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £280–1,100
Flights from Detroit to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–700
Flights from Detroit to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £170–700
Flights from Detroit to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–750
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £250–950
Flights from Windsor Airport to Cardiff Airport via Toronto Pearson International Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £400–1,500
Flights from Detroit to Exeter via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £320–1,200
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Detroit to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £280–1,100
Flights from Detroit to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–700
Flights from Detroit to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £170–700
Flights from Detroit to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–750
Flights from Detroit to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–750
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £250–950
Flights from Windsor Airport to Cardiff Airport via Toronto Pearson International Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £400–1,500
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Detroit to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £280–1,100
Flights from Detroit to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £170–700
Flights from Detroit to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–750
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £250–950
Flights from Windsor Airport to Cardiff Airport via Toronto Pearson International Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £400–1,500
Flights from Detroit to Exeter via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £320–1,200
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Detroit to Cardiff Airport via Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £300–1,300
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Cardiff Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £170–550
Flights from Windsor Airport to Cardiff Airport via Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 56m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £420–1,700
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Detroit to Bristol Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–700
Flights from Detroit to Bristol Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 6m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £160–650
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Detroit to Bristol Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–600
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Detroit to London Heathrow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £230–1,000
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Detroit to Exeter via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £280–1,100
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Detroit to Exeter via Toronto Pearson International Airport, Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £280–1,100
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–35
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–130
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £35–70
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Parkway to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–28
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £19–28
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Bristol Parkway to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £17–24
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Windsor to Toronto Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £27–75
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- £30–75
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- £30–60
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- £27–40
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