There are 11 ways to get from Marbella to Cardiff by bus, plane, train, car, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, fly to Bristol Airport, train
best- Take the bus from Marbella to Malaga Airportbus
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane AGP - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
7h 3m£55–169Bus, fly to Cardiff Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Marbella to Malaga Airportbus
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane AGP - CWL
6h 41m£42–164Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Marbella to Santandercar
- Take the car ferry from Santander to Plymouthcarferry
- Drive from Plymouth to Cardiffcar
33h 37m£231–844Bus, train, car ferry
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Marbella to Estación de Autobuses de Málagabus
- Take the train from Malaga - Maria Zambrano Station to Estación de Atochatrain
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Avignon Tgvtrain
- Take the train from Avignon Tgv to Le Havretrain Tgv
- Take the car ferry from Le Havre to Portsmouth International Portcarferry
- Take the train from Fratton to Cardiff Centraltrain
37h 6m£312–698Bus, train
- Take the bus from Marbella to Estación Sur de Autobusesbus
- Take the bus from Madrid to Parisbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
38h 8m£192–356Bus, fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Take the bus from Marbella to Malaga Airportbus
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane AGP - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Centraltrain
8h 40m£87–334Bus, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the bus from Marbella to Malaga Airportbus
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane AGP - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
8h 19m£153–424Bus, fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Take the bus from Marbella to Malaga Airportbus
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane AGP - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Cardiff Centraltrain
9h 15m£109–284Bus
- Take the bus from Marbella to Córdoba, Estación de Autobusesbus
- Take the bus from Cordoba to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoriabus 700
- Take the bus from London Victoria to University REbus 507 / ...
41h 37m£145–228Bus, car ferry, train
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Marbella to Estación de Autobuses de Málagabus
- Take the bus from Malaga to Rennesbus
- Take the bus from Rennes to Saint-Malobus
- Take the car ferry from St Malo Ferry Port to Portsmouth International Portcarferry
- Take the train from Portsmouth & Southsea to Cardiff Centraltrain
42h 59m£198–447Bus, car ferry, train via Bilbao
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Marbella to Estación de Autobuses de Málagabus
- Take the bus from Málaga to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Take the car ferry from Bilbao to Portsmouth International Portcarferry
- Take the train from Portsmouth & Southsea to Cardiff Centraltrain
2d 3h£209–597
Marbella to Cardiff by bus, foot, subway, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Marbella to Cardiff is to bus and fly which costs £40 - £170 and takes 6h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Marbella to Cardiff is to bus and fly which takes 6h 41m and costs £40 - £170.
No, there is no direct bus from Marbella to Cardiff. However, there are services departing from Marbella and arriving at University RE via Cordoba, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 41h 37m.
The distance between Marbella and Cardiff is 1104 miles.
The best way to get from Marbella to Cardiff without a car is to bus and train and car ferry which takes 37h 6m and costs £310 - £700.
It takes approximately 7h 3m to get from Marbella to Cardiff, including transfers.
Marbella to Cardiff bus services, operated by Avanza Grupo, depart from Marbella station.
Marbella to Cardiff bus services, operated by Avanza Grupo, arrive at Córdoba, Estación de Autobuses station.
Cardiff is 1h behind Marbella. It is currently 7:50 AM in Marbella and 6:50 AM in Cardiff.
There are 1636+ hotels available in Cardiff.
What companies run services between Marbella, Spain and Cardiff, Wales?
You can take a bus from Marbella to University RE via Cordoba, Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), and London Victoria in around 41h 37m.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–210
Flights from Málaga Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £90–300
Flights from Málaga Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21–250
Flights from Málaga Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £21–95
Flights from Málaga Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–170
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Cardiff Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–230
Flights from Málaga Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–210
Flights from Málaga Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £90–300
Flights from Málaga Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21–250
Flights from Málaga Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £21–95
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Cardiff Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–230
Flights from Málaga Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–210
Flights from Málaga Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £90–300
Flights from Málaga Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21–250
Flights from Málaga Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–170
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £27–85
Flights from Málaga Airport to Cardiff Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £35–65
Flights from Málaga Airport to Cardiff Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–65
Flights from Málaga Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £29–140
Flights from Málaga Airport to Birmingham Airport via Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £29–140
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–130
Flights from Málaga Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £29–190
Flights from Málaga Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £28–130
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £29–75
Flights from Málaga Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–95
Flights from Málaga Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–170
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £20–85
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–150
- 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
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22–45
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £22–27
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £29–45
Train from Fratton to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £70–140
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £70–90
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £95–140
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £75–140
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £75–95
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £100–140
Train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £29–55
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £29–35
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £35–55
Train from Reading to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–110
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £55–70
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £75–110
Train from Portsmouth & Southsea to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £70–140
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £70–90
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £95–140
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £26–50
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £26–40
- 1st Class
- £35–50
Train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–140
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £50–80
- 1st Class
- £100–140
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Malaga - Maria Zambrano Station to Estación de Atocha
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–70
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Inicial
- £21–70
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Avignon Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £70–100
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Avignon Tgv to Le Havre
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £120–200
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- £120–160
- 1st Class
- £150–200
- Phone
- +33 2 22 55 00 10
- nomad-car@laregionnormandie.fr
- Website
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Avignon Tgv to Le Havre
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
- Phone
- +34 91 272 28 32
- info.LD@avanzagrupo.com
- Website
- avanzabus.com
Bus from Marbella to Malaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £4–10
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Marbella to Estación de Autobuses de Málaga
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £4–8
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
Bus from Marbella to Córdoba, Estación de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £16–28
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
- Phone
- +34 916 52 00 11
- infobus@interbus.es
- Website
- grupointerbus.com
Bus from Marbella to Estación Sur de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £20–50
- Schedules at
- grupointerbus.com
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Madrid to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Malaga to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £90–160
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Rennes to Saint-Malo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £3–7
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £29–45
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Cordoba to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £80–120
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Rennes to Saint-Malo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to University RE
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24–35
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +34 915 304 417
- socibus@socibus.es
- Website
- socibusventas.es
Bus from Málaga to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- https://socibusventas.es/en/
- 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
- £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
Car ferry from Le Havre to Portsmouth International Port
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £26–180
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Adult
- £26–35
- Car
- £55–80
- Single Ticket
- £40–80
- Car Single Ticket
- £60–180
Car ferry from St Malo Ferry Port to Portsmouth International Port
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £30–120
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Adult
- £30–45
- Car
- £80–120
Car ferry from Bilbao to Portsmouth International Port
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £80–360
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Adult
- £80–110
- Car
- £260–360
- Single Ticket
- £80–170
- Car Single Ticket
- £210–350
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