There are 9 ways to get from Isle of Barra to Cardiff by plane, train, ferry, or bus
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Fly Barra Airport to Bristol Airport, train
best- Fly from Barra Airport (BRR) to Bristol Airport (BRS)BRR - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
5h 42m£71–366Ferry, bus via Birmingham
cheapest- Take the ferry from Castlebay Barra Ferry Terminal to Oban Ferry Terminal20B
- Take the bus from Station Road to Buchanan Bus Station976 / ...
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Newhall St
- Take the bus from Newhall St to Kingsway GD
21h 31m£57–212Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Castlebay Barra Ferry Terminal to Oban Ferry Terminal20B
- Take the train from Oban to Glasgow Queen Street
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Crewe
- Take the train from Crewe to Cardiff Central
16h 17m£96–436Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Castlebay Barra Ferry Terminal to Oban Ferry Terminal20B
- Take the bus from Station Road to Buchanan Bus Station976 / ...
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Kingsway GDM19
19h 44m£58–188Ferry, bus to Glasgow Airport, fly to Bristol Airport, train
- Take the ferry from Castlebay Barra Ferry Terminal to Oban Ferry Terminal
- Take the bus from Station Road to Terminal Building
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Bristol Airport (BRS)GLA - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
12h 16m£61–261Fly Barra Airport to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Barra Airport (BRR) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)BRR - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Central
6h 14m£89–447Fly Barra Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Barra Airport (BRR) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)BRR - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
7h 10m£393–653Fly Barra Airport to Luton Airport, train
- Fly from Barra Airport (BRR) to Luton Airport (LTN)BRR - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdon
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
6h 41m£299–1,180Fly Barra Airport to Southampton Airport, train
- Fly from Barra Airport (BRR) to Southampton Airport (SOU)BRR - SOU
- Take the train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Reading
- Take the train from Reading to Cardiff Central
22h 9m£160–641
Barra Airport (BRR) to Bristol Airport (BRS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Isle of Barra to Cardiff is to ferry and bus which costs £55 - £190 and takes 19h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Isle of Barra to Cardiff is to fly and train which takes 5h 42m and costs £70 - £370.
The distance between Isle of Barra and Cardiff is 483 miles.
The best way to get from Isle of Barra to Cardiff without a car is to ferry and train which takes 16h 17m and costs £95 - £440.
It takes approximately 5h 42m to get from Isle of Barra to Cardiff, including transfers.
There are 1520+ hotels available in Cardiff.
What companies run services between Isle of Barra, Scotland and Cardiff, Wales?
There is no direct connection from Isle of Barra to Cardiff. However, you can fly to Bristol Airport (BRS), walk to Public Transport Interchange, take the bus to Temple Meads Stn, walk to Bristol Temple Meads, then take the train to Cardiff Central. Alternatively, you can take a ferry from Castlebay Barra Ferry Terminal to Cardiff Central via Oban Ferry Terminal, Oban, Glasgow Queen Street, Glasgow Central, and Crewe in around 16h 17m.
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- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Barra Airport to Bristol Airport via Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–350
Flights from Barra Airport to Bristol Airport via Glasgow Airport, Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–350
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–80
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bristol Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £23–80
Flights from Barra Airport to Birmingham Airport via Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–350
Flights from Barra Airport to Birmingham Airport via Glasgow Airport, Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–360
Flights from Barra Airport to Luton Airport via Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–380
Flights from Barra Airport to Luton Airport via Glasgow Airport, Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–390
Flights from Barra Airport to Southampton Airport via Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £95–550
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Barra Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140–600
Flights from Barra Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Glasgow Airport, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £95–500
Flights from Barra Airport to Southampton Airport via Glasgow Airport, Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £120–650
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Barra Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Glasgow Airport, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £95–500
Flights from Barra Airport to Southampton Airport via Glasgow Airport, Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £120–650
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–24
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–120
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–100
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £8–20
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–90
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–30
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Oban to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £27–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £24–160
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Crewe to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–110
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–40
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Station Road to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £16–22
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Bus from Station Road to Terminal Building
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £14–21
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- enquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- uk.megabus.com
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Kingsway GD
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £27–40
- Website
- https://uk.megabus.com
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Newhall St
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Newhall St to Kingsway GD
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–29
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 (0)1475 650 397
- enquiries@calmac.co.uk
- Website
- calmac.co.uk
Ferry from Castlebay Barra Ferry Terminal to Oban Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £15–130
- Website
- Caledonian MacBrayne
- Passenger Fare
- £15–21
- Car Fare
- £100–130
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