There are 10 ways to get from Isle of Man to Cardiff by car ferry, train, bus, car, or plane
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Car ferry, train via Crewe
best- Take the car ferry from Isle of Man Douglas to Liverpool
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Crewe
- Take the train from Crewe to Cardiff Central
7h 36m£86–318Car ferry, bus via Birmingham
cheapest- Take the car ferry from Isle of Man Douglas to Liverpool
- Take the bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Newhall St
- Take the bus from Newhall St to Kingsway GD
11h 50m£49–225Car ferry, train
- Take the car ferry from Isle of Man Douglas to Liverpool
- Take the train from Chester to Cardiff CentralHolyhead - Cardiff Central / ...
8h 9m£88–305Car ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Isle of Man Douglas to Liverpool
- Take the bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Birmingham Coach Station550 / ...
- Take the bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Sophia Gardens111 / ...
10h 15m£57–260Car ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Isle of Man Douglas to Liverpool
- Drive from Liverpool to Cardiff
6h 33m£74–245Fly to Liverpool, train
- Fly from Isle Of Man Airport (IOM) to Liverpool (LPL)IOM - LPL
- Take the train from Liverpool South Parkway to Crewe
- Take the train from Crewe to Cardiff Central
5h 1m£75–304Fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Isle Of Man Airport (IOM) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)IOM - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Take the train from Reading to Cardiff Central
4h 58m£131–321Fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Isle Of Man Airport (IOM) to Manchester Airport (MAN)IOM - MAN
- Take the train from Wilmslow to Cardiff Central
5h 16m£97–241Fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Isle Of Man Airport (IOM) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)IOM - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Central
3h 57m£110–279Fly to Cardiff Airport
- Fly from Isle Of Man Airport (IOM) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)IOM - CWL
4h 48m£130–302
Isle of Man to Cardiff by car ferry, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Isle of Man to Cardiff is to car ferry and bus via Birmingham which costs £45 - £230 and takes 11h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Isle of Man to Cardiff is to fly and train which takes 3h 57m and costs £110 - £280.
The distance between Isle of Man and Cardiff is 258 miles.
The best way to get from Isle of Man to Cardiff without a car is to car ferry and train via Crewe which takes 7h 36m and costs £85 - £320.
It takes approximately 7h 36m to get from Isle of Man to Cardiff, including transfers.
There are 1494+ hotels available in Cardiff.
What companies run services between Isle of Man and Cardiff, Wales?
Aer Lingus, Ryanair, and two other airlines fly from Isle Of Man Airport (IOM) to Cardiff Airport (CWL) 4 times a week.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Isle Of Man Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–130
Flights from Isle Of Man Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–160
Flights from Isle Of Man Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £29–90
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Isle Of Man Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–140
Flights from Isle Of Man Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–150
Flights from Isle Of Man Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Isle Of Man Airport to Cardiff Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–300
Flights from Isle Of Man Airport to Cardiff Airport via Manchester Airport, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–310
Flights from Isle Of Man Airport to Cardiff Airport via Liverpool, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–310
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Isle Of Man Airport to Cardiff Airport via Liverpool, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £80–360
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–20
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–16
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–20
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £11–60
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- £11–16
- Anytime Single 1st Class
- £40–60
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Crewe to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–110
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Chester to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–110
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Wilmslow to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–110
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £26–40
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–110
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–95
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Birmingham Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–30
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Sophia Gardens
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £13–45
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Newhall St
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–14
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Newhall St to Kingsway GD
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–26
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 8722 992 992
- Website
- steam-packet.com
Car ferry from Isle of Man Douglas to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £34–185
- Website
- https://www.steam-packet.com/
- Foot Passenger Saver Ticket
- £34
- Standard Fare
- £185
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