There are 12 ways to get from Mechelen to Cardiff by train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, plane, car ferry, or train
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Train
best- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain London Paddington - Swansea / ...
6h 4m£110–378Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West to London Victoriabus RegioJet 10
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Kingsway GDbus Uk042 / ...
11h 50m£25–65Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Mechelen to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Cardiffcar
6h 39mFly Brussels Airport to Cardiff Airport
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane BRU - CWL
6h 32m£72–235Bus via Calais
- Take the bus from Antwerp to Calaisbus 814
- Take the bus from Calais to London Victoriabus 700 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to University REbus 507 / ...
12h 36m£39–83Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Mechelen to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Cardiffcar
7h 43m£113–161Fly Brussels Airport to Bristol Airport, train
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane BRU - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
7h£70–214Fly Brussels Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane BRU - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
6h 1m£113–333Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Cardiff Airport
- Take the train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane AMS - CWL
6h 22m£94–333Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Bristol Airport, train
- Take the train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane AMS - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
6h 40m£77–272Train to Rotterdam The Hague Airport, fly to London City Airport, train
- Take the train from Malines to Rotterdam CStrain
- Fly from Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) to London City Airport (LCY)plane RTM - LCY
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
6h 47m£141–406Fly Brussels Airport to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane BRU - MAN
- Take the train from Wilmslow to Cardiff Centraltrain
7h 57m£100–252
Mechelen to Cardiff by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Mechelen to Cardiff is to bus which costs £25 - £65 and takes 11h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Mechelen to Cardiff is to fly and train which takes 6h 1m and costs £110 - £340.
No, there is no direct train from Mechelen to Cardiff. However, there are services departing from Malines and arriving at Cardiff Central via Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, King's Cross St. Pancras station and London Paddington. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 4m.
The distance between Mechelen and Cardiff is 395 miles.
The best way to get from Mechelen to Cardiff without a car is to train which takes 6h 4m and costs £110 - £380.
It takes approximately 6h 4m to get from Mechelen to Cardiff, including transfers.
Mechelen to Cardiff train services, operated by Eurostar, depart from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi station.
The best way to get from Mechelen to Cardiff is to train which takes 6h 4m and costs £110 - £380. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £25 - £65 and takes 11h 50m, you could also fly, which costs £70 - £240 and takes 6h 32m.
Cardiff is 1h behind Mechelen. It is currently 2:30 PM in Mechelen and 1:30 PM in Cardiff.
Mechelen to Cardiff train services, operated by Eurostar, arrive at London St Pancras Intl station.
What companies run services between Mechelen, Belgium and Cardiff, Wales?
You can take a train from Malines to Cardiff Central via Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, London St Pancras Intl, King's Cross St. Pancras station, Paddington, and London Paddington in around 6h 4m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Malines to Kingsway GD via Bruxelles-Midi, Brussels Midi / Brussels South West, and London Victoria in around 11h 50m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–310
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–200
Flights from Brussels Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–220
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Cardiff Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–380
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–240
Flights from Brussels Airport to Manchester Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £30–200
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–160
Flights from Rotterdam The Hague Airport to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–220
Flights from Brussels Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–230
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bristol Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £80–210
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bristol Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–210
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–140
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–180
Flights from Brussels Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–170
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Cardiff Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–280
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bristol Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–140
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bristol Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–190
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–260
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–90
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–110
- Website
- https://www.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/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £7–26
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–85
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Malines to Rotterdam CS
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–16
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- £10–16
- 1st Class
- £16–24
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Wilmslow to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–80
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £16–25
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- 01204 327509
- info@atlantictravel.co.uk
- Website
- atlantictravel.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Kingsway GD
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Website
- Atlantic Travel GB Ltd
Bus from Antwerp to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Atlantic Travel GB Ltd
Bus from Calais to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Website
- Atlantic Travel GB Ltd
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Kingsway GD
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24–35
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from London Victoria to University RE
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–40
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Kingsway GD
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £6–21
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Antwerp to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £15–22
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Calais to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- £65–170
- On Foot
- £30–40
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