There are 9 ways to get from Gibraltar to Cardiff by 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.
Fly Gibraltar International Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train
best- Fly from Gibraltar International Airport (GIB) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane GIB - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
5h 40m£142–535Bus to Málaga Airport, fly to Bristol Airport, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de La Línea de la Concepción to Malaga Airportbus
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane AGP - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
8h 19m£50–137Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Gibraltar to Santandercar
- Take the car ferry from Santander to Plymouthcarferry
- Drive from Plymouth to Cardiffcar
32h 41m£239–856Train, bus via Madrid
- Take the train from San Roque-La Linea to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain Alv
- Take the bus from Madrid - South Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris to London Victoriabus 700
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
38h 5m£114–411Fly Gibraltar International Airport to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Gibraltar International Airport (GIB) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane GIB - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Centraltrain
6h 7m£150–415Bus to Málaga Airport, fly to Cardiff Airport
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de La Línea de la Concepción to Malaga Airportbus
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane AGP - CWL
7h 56m£90–225Bus, train
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de La Línea de la Concepción to Estación Sur de Autobusesbus
- Take the bus from Madrid to Parisbus
- Take the bus from Paris to London Victoriabus 700
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
38h 16m£113–366Train, bus
- Take the train from Algeciras to Cordoba-Centraltrain Alv
- Take the bus from Cordoba to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris to London Victoriabus 700
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
41h 29m£153–387Bus
- Take the bus from Estación de Algeciras San Bernardo to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Paris, Quai de Bercybus
- Take the bus from Paris to London Victoriabus 700
- Take the bus from London Victoria to University REbus 507 / ...
45h 58m£76–313
Gibraltar to Cardiff by bus, foot, subway, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Gibraltar to Cardiff is to bus and fly and train which costs £50 - £140 and takes 8h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Gibraltar to Cardiff is to fly and train which takes 5h 40m and costs £140 - £550.
No, there is no direct bus from Gibraltar to Cardiff. However, there are services departing from Estación de Autobuses de La Línea de la Concepción and arriving at University RE via Estación de Algeciras San Bernardo, Bilbao Intermodal, Paris and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 45h 58m.
The distance between Gibraltar and Cardiff is 1251 miles.
The best way to get from Gibraltar to Cardiff without a car is to train and bus via Madrid which takes 38h 5m and costs £110 - £420.
It takes approximately 5h 40m to get from Gibraltar to Cardiff, including transfers.
Gibraltar to Cardiff bus services, operated by Socibus, depart from Estación de Algeciras San Bernardo station.
Gibraltar to Cardiff bus services, operated by Socibus, arrive at Bilbao Intermodal station.
Cardiff is 1h behind Gibraltar. It is currently 7:48 AM in Gibraltar and 6:48 AM in Cardiff.
There are 1562+ hotels available in Cardiff.
What companies run services between Gibraltar and Cardiff, Wales?
You can take a bus from Estación de Autobuses de La Línea de la Concepción to University RE via Estación de Algeciras San Bernardo, Bilbao Intermodal, Paris, Quai de Bercy, Paris, and London Victoria in around 45h 58m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Gibraltar International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–390
Flights from Málaga Airport to Cardiff Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–210
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £27–90
Flights from Málaga Airport to Cardiff Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £70–140
Flights from Málaga Airport to Cardiff Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–140
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–85
Flights from Gibraltar International Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–270
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £30–200
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Cardiff Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–210
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–110
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–24
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from San Roque-La Linea to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £26–75
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Algeciras to Cordoba-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £11–50
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £7–24
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22–85
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Madrid - South Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £27–110
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £30–100
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Cordoba to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £80–120
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Madrid - South Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £40–120
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Paris, Quai de Bercy
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £30–100
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- 01204 327509
- info@atlantictravel.co.uk
- Website
- atlantictravel.co.uk
Bus from Paris to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Website
- Atlantic Travel GB Ltd
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Paris to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £13–20
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +34 91 272 28 32
- info.LD@avanzagrupo.com
- Website
- avanzabus.com
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de La Línea de la Concepción to Malaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £16–19
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
- Phone
- +34 916 52 00 11
- info@interbus.es
- Website
- interbus.es
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de La Línea de la Concepción to Estación Sur de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £23–55
- Website
- https://www.interbus.es/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Madrid to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +34 915 304 417
- socibus@socibus.es
- Website
- socibusventas.es
Bus from Estación de Algeciras San Bernardo to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £45–70
- Website
- https://socibusventas.es/en/
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- rede-expressos.pt
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Paris, Quai de Bercy
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £7–91
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt/en
- Online ticket
- £7–40
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to University RE
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–40
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Santander to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- 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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