There are 11 ways to get from Lisbon 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 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 5m£76–258Fly to Cardiff Airport
cheapest- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane LIS - CWL
9h 16m£72–214Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Lisbon to Santandercar
- Take the carferry from Santander to Plymouthcarferry
- Drive from Plymouth to Cardiffcar
30h 54m£239–819Bus, 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 16m£262–447Fly 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£143–431Fly 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 25m£123–381Fly 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
7h 50m£114–303Fly 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
7h 56m£135–408Fly 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 19m£142–386Bus
- Take the bus from Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios to Paris, Quai de Bercybus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to University REbus 507 / ...
36h 11m£89–276Bus via Paris
- Take the bus from Estação Rodoviária de Lisboa Oriente to Paris - Porte Dauphinebus
- 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 27m£150–195
Lisbon to Cardiff by bus, train, and subway
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Lisbon to Cardiff is to fly and train which costs £75 - £260 and takes 6h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Lisbon to Cardiff is to fly and train which takes 6h 5m and costs £75 - £260.
No, there is no direct bus from Lisbon to Cardiff. However, there are services departing from Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios and arriving at University RE via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 11m.
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 16m and costs £260 - £450.
It takes approximately 6h 5m to get from Lisbon to Cardiff, including transfers.
Lisbon to Cardiff bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios station.
The best way to get from Lisbon to Cardiff is to fly which takes 9h 16m and costs £70 - £220. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £85 - £280 and takes 36h 11m.
Lisbon to Cardiff bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Paris, Quai de Bercy station.
Book your Lisbon to Cardiff bus tickets online with Omio.
What companies run services between Lisbon, Portugal and Cardiff, Wales?
Transavia Holland, KLM, and three other airlines fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Cardiff Airport (CWL) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios to University RE via Paris, Quai de Bercy, Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, and London Victoria in around 36h 11m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Cardiff Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Friday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–320
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Cardiff Airport via Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £70–270
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Cardiff Airport via Faro
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–260
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–170
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–210
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to London Stansted Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Tuesday and Monday
- Estimated price
- £40–210
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to London Stansted Airport via Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £40–210
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to London Stansted Airport via Sevilla
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–210
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–220
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–260
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–260
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–260
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–200
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Birmingham Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–200
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–260
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Luton Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–260
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Luton Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–260
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–220
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £80–210
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–210
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–270
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–380
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–280
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–230
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–480
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–320
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–330
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Cardiff Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–410
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–380
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–360
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–170
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–29
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–40
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–85
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–21
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £16–25
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–70
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £80–140
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–21
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Lisbon - Oriente to Lille - Europe Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £120–200
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £26–45
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.es
Bus from Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios to Paris, Quai de Bercy
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £35–200
- Schedules at
- alsa.es
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to University RE
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £23–40
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to Kingsway GR
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–40
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +33 6 31 09 82 47
- contact@euroscoach.com
- Website
- euroscoach.com
Bus from Estação Rodoviária de Lisboa Oriente to Paris - Porte Dauphine
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £102
- Schedules at
- euroscoach.com
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Kingsway GR
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £17–26
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Santander to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £90–600
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- £90–190
- Car Single Ticket
- £240–600
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