There are 12 ways to get from Lisbon to Cardiff by plane, train, car, car ferry, or bus
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Fly to Bristol Airport, train
best- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane LIS - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
6h 20m£52–200Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Lisbon to Santandercar
- Take the car ferry from Santander to Plymouthcarferry
- Drive from Plymouth to Cardiffcar
30h 39m£212–817Bus, train
- 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
33h 40m£114–474Fly to Cardiff Airport
- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane LIS - CWL
8h 42m£91–313Fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane LIS - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
7h 29m£112–381Fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane LIS - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Cardiff Centraltrain
8h 28m£103–311Fly to London Stansted Airport, train
- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane LIS - STN
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
8h 23m£97–391Fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane LIS - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Centraltrain
8h 2m£67–253Fly to Luton Airport, train
- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane LIS - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdontrain
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
8h 9m£87–313Fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane LIS - MAN
- Take the train from Wilmslow to Cardiff Centraltrain
9h 31m£69–301Bus
- Take the bus from Estação Rodoviária de Lisboa Oriente to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoriabus 700
- Take the bus from London Victoria to University REbus 507 / ...
39h 6mBus via Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios
- 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 / ...
39h 46m£70–214
Lisbon to Cardiff by bus, train, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lisbon to Cardiff is to fly and train which costs £50 - £200 and takes 6h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Lisbon to Cardiff is to fly and train which takes 6h 20m and costs £50 - £200.
No, there is no direct bus from Lisbon to Cardiff. However, there are services departing from Estação Rodoviária de Lisboa Oriente and arriving at University RE via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 6m.
The distance between Lisbon and Cardiff is 979 miles.
The best way to get from Lisbon to Cardiff without a car is to bus and train which takes 33h 40m and costs £110 - £480.
It takes approximately 6h 20m to get from Lisbon to Cardiff, including transfers.
Lisbon to Cardiff bus services, operated by Euroscoach By Cm Tours, depart from Estação Rodoviária de Lisboa Oriente station.
The best way to get from Lisbon to Cardiff is to fly which takes 8h 42m and costs £90 - £320. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 39h 6m.
Lisbon to Cardiff bus services, operated by Euroscoach By Cm Tours, arrive at Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) station.
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What companies run services between Lisbon, Portugal and Cardiff, Wales?
Ryanair, KLM, and TAP Portugal fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Cardiff Airport (CWL) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Estação Rodoviária de Lisboa Oriente to University RE via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) and London Victoria in around 39h 6m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Cardiff Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–240
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Cardiff Airport via Faro
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–240
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–150
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–140
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–140
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–140
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Manchester Airport via Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £30–140
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–150
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Bristol Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–150
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–140
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–160
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–150
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Luton Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £30–150
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £29–190
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–170
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–170
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–170
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–270
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–230
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–260
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–440
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–300
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £40–150
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £30–110
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–220
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–190
- 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
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–24
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–110
- Website
- https://www.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
- £30–95
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £5–19
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–90
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–230
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- 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
- £8–24
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Wilmslow to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–120
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- 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
- £40–140
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +33 6 31 09 82 47
- contact@euroscoach.com
- Website
- euroscoach.com
Bus from Estação Rodoviária de Lisboa Oriente to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- euroscoach.com
- 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
- £21–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Kingsway GR
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £17–25
- 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
- £9–40
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from London Victoria to Kingsway GR
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–25
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- 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
- 25h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £40–110
- 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
- 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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