There are 10 ways to get from Faro to Cardiff by plane, train, car, car ferry, or bus
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Fly to Bristol Airport, train
best- Fly from Faro Airport (FAO) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane FAO - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
6h 23m£51–214Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Faro to Santandercar
- Take the car ferry from Santander to Plymouthcarferry
- Drive from Plymouth to Cardiffcar
32h 56m£233–847Train, bus
- Take the train from Faro to Lisboa Orientetrain Ic
- Take the bus from Lisbon - Oriente to Lille - Europe Train Stationbus
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
38h 19m£217–445Fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Faro Airport (FAO) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane FAO - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Centraltrain
8h 5m£83–389Fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Faro Airport (FAO) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane FAO - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Cardiff Centraltrain
8h 40m£107–299Fly to Luton Airport, train
- Fly from Faro Airport (FAO) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane FAO - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdontrain
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
8h 20m£131–262Fly to London Stansted Airport, train
- Fly from Faro Airport (FAO) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane FAO - STN
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
8h 34m£120–364Bus, train
- Take the bus from Faro to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
40h 58m£203–321Bus
- Take the bus from Faro to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoriabus 700
- Take the bus from London Victoria to University REbus 507 / ...
41h 47m£146–212Bus via Lisbon
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Faro to Estação Rodoviária de Sete Riosbus
- Take the bus from Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios to Paris, Quai de Bercybus
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoriabus 700
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Kingsway GRbus 509 / ...
42h 16m£80–334
Faro to Cardiff by train, bus, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Faro to Cardiff is to fly and train which costs £50 - £220 and takes 6h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Faro to Cardiff is to fly and train which takes 6h 23m and costs £50 - £220.
No, there is no direct bus from Faro to Cardiff. However, there are services departing from Faro and arriving at University RE via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 41h 47m.
The distance between Faro and Cardiff is 1082 miles.
The best way to get from Faro to Cardiff without a car is to train and bus which takes 38h 19m and costs £210 - £450.
It takes approximately 6h 23m to get from Faro to Cardiff, including transfers.
Faro to Cardiff bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Faro station.
Faro to Cardiff bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station.
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There are 1636+ hotels available in Cardiff.
What companies run services between Faro, Portugal and Cardiff, Wales?
You can take a bus from Faro to University RE via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), and London Victoria in around 41h 47m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Faro Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £25–170
Flights from Faro Airport to Bristol Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £25–170
Flights from Faro Airport to Bristol Airport via Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £25–170
Flights from Faro Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–160
Flights from Faro Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–140
Flights from Faro Airport to Luton Airport via Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £35–140
Flights from Faro Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–160
Flights from Faro Airport to London Stansted Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–160
Flights from Faro Airport to London Stansted Airport via Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £30–160
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Faro Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £29–140
Flights from Faro Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–190
Flights from Faro Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–100
Flights from Faro Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–160
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Faro Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–95
Flights from Faro Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–150
Flights from Faro Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–160
Flights from Faro Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–160
Flights from Faro Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–160
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Faro Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £19–80
Flights from Faro Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–140
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Faro Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–110
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Faro Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £35–130
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22–45
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £22–27
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £29–45
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £75–140
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £75–95
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £100–140
Train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £29–55
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £29–35
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £35–55
Train from Reading to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–110
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £55–70
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £75–110
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £26–50
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £26–40
- 1st Class
- £35–50
Train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–140
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £50–80
- 1st Class
- £100–140
- Phone
- +351 210 900 032
- Website
- cp.pt
Train from Faro to Lisboa Oriente
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £9–45
- Website
- https://www.cp.pt/passageiros/en
- Urban - Single Ticket
- £9–11
- Regional - Single Ticket
- £15–21
- Intercity - Single Ticket
- £23–35
- Alfa Pendular - Single Ticket
- £30–45
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–120
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- £55–80
- Comfort
- £65–90
- Premium
- £85–120
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–120
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £35–55
- 1st Class
- £70–120
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–35
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £15–22
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £22–35
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lisbon - Oriente to Lille - Europe Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £95–140
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Faro to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £95–140
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £29–45
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Kingsway GR
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £13–23
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to University RE
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24–35
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from London Victoria to Kingsway GR
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24–35
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- rede-expressos.pt
Bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Faro to Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £2–27
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt
- Online ticket
- £2–16
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios to Paris, Quai de Bercy
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £40–240
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- 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
- £65–600
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Adult
- £65–85
- Car
- £200–290
- Single Ticket
- £90–190
- Car Single Ticket
- £240–600
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