There are 6 ways to get from Iceland to Cardiff by plane or train
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Fly to Cardiff Airport
best- Fly from Keflavík International Airport (KEF) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane KEF - CWL
10h 28m£169–712Fly to Bristol Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Keflavík International Airport (KEF) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane KEF - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
6h 50m£108–327Fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Keflavík International Airport (KEF) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane KEF - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
7h 56m£173–428Fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Keflavík International Airport (KEF) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane KEF - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Cardiff Centraltrain
9h 7m£161–423Fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Keflavík International Airport (KEF) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane KEF - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Centraltrain
8h 5m£125–380Fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Keflavík International Airport (KEF) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane KEF - MAN
- Take the train from Wilmslow to Cardiff Centraltrain
9h 24m£119–356
Keflavík International Airport (KEF) to Cardiff Airport (CWL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Iceland to Cardiff is to fly and train which costs £110 - £360 and takes 9h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Iceland to Cardiff is to fly and train which takes 6h 50m and costs £100 - £330.
The distance between Iceland and Cardiff is 1139 miles.
It takes approximately 10h 28m to get from Iceland to Cardiff, including transfers.
Cardiff is 1h ahead of Iceland. It is currently 7:11 PM in Iceland and 8:11 PM in Cardiff.
There are 861+ hotels available in Cardiff.
What companies run services between Iceland and Cardiff, Wales?
Transavia Holland, KLM, and Icelandair fly from Keflavík International Airport (KEF) to Cardiff Airport (CWL) twice daily.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Keflavík International Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–280
Flights from Keflavík International Airport to Bristol Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £55–280
Flights from Keflavík International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £75–240
Flights from Keflavík International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £75–240
Flights from Keflavík International Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £60–200
Flights from Keflavík International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–240
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Keflavík International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–900
Flights from Keflavík International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £100–470
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Keflavík International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £90–250
Flights from Keflavík International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £120–460
Flights from Keflavík International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–430
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Keflavík International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–250
Flights from Keflavík International Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £90–410
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Keflavík International Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £60–220
Flights from Keflavík International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–160
- 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
- £16–35
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–120
- 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 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–95
- 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 Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–80
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Wilmslow to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–110
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
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