There are 11 ways to get from Modena to Cardiff by plane, train, bus, car, car train, night train, or car ferry
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Fly Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Cardiff Airport
best- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)BLQ - CWL
8h 11m£93–522Train, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Bristol Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Modena to Milano Centrale
- Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Station
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Bristol Airport (BRS)BGY - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
8h 10m£64–224Train, bus
- Take the train from Modena to Milano CentraleFr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Paris Gare De LyonFr
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoria700
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
21h 46m£135–459Bus via Paris
- Take the bus from Modena - Autostazione to Bologna - Autostazione
- Take the bus from Bologna - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Take the bus from Paris to Calais700
- Take the bus from Calais to London Victoria700 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to University RE507 / ...
28h 37m£98–207Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Modena to Calais-Fréthun
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Drive from Folkestone to Cardiff
16h 55mFly Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Bristol Airport, train
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Bristol Airport (BRS)BLQ - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
8h 17m£82–461Fly Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)BLQ - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
7h 39m£114–602Train to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly to Bristol Airport, train
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Bristol Airport (BRS)VCE - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
9h 4m£84–473Train, night train
- Take the train from Modena to Zuerich HbEc
- Take the night train from Zürich HB to Amsterdam CentraalNj
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
25h 46m£397–927Bus
- Take the bus from Bologna to Brussels-North Station
- Take the bus from Brussels to London Victoria
- Take the bus from London Victoria to University RE507 / ...
36h 58mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Modena to Calais
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Drive from Port of Dover to Cardiff
17h 53m£244–355
Modena to Cardiff by train, bus, foot, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Modena to Cardiff is to train and bus and fly which costs £60 - £230 and takes 8h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Modena to Cardiff is to fly and train which takes 7h 39m and costs £110 - £600.
No, there is no direct bus from Modena to Cardiff. However, there are services departing from Modena - Autostazione and arriving at University RE via Bologna - Bus Station, Paris, Calais and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 37m.
The distance between Modena and Cardiff is 870 miles.
The best way to get from Modena to Cardiff without a car is to train and bus which takes 21h 46m and costs £130 - £460.
It takes approximately 8h 11m to get from Modena to Cardiff, including transfers.
Modena to Cardiff bus services, operated by TTI Leonettibus SRL, depart from Modena - Autostazione station.
The best way to get from Modena to Cardiff is to fly which takes 8h 11m and costs £90 - £550. Alternatively, you can bus via Paris, which costs £95 - £210 and takes 28h 37m.
Modena to Cardiff bus services, operated by TTI Leonettibus SRL, arrive at Bologna - Autostazione station.
Cardiff is 1h behind Modena. It is currently 11:07 AM in Modena and 10:07 AM in Cardiff.
What companies run services between Modena, Italy and Cardiff, Wales?
KLM and Ryanair fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Cardiff Airport (CWL) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Modena - Autostazione to University RE via Bologna - Autostazione, Bologna - Bus Station, Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, Paris, Calais, and London Victoria in around 28h 37m.
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- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Bristol Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–240
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–150
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Bristol Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–150
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–400
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–250
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Cardiff Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £80–270
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–150
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–130
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–200
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–260
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–180
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Bristol Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–240
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–270
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £100–220
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–230
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Modena to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £23–55
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Modena to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £13–40
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £60–220
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–110
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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
- £8–26
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £13–35
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Modena to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £80–130
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- £85–130
- 2nd Class
- £80–110
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Night train from Zürich HB to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £220–390
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £90–280
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £55–300
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- 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
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £19–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £21–29
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Calais to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39081/969167
- servizioclienti@leonettiroma.it
- Website
- leonettiroma.it
Bus from Modena - Autostazione to Bologna - Autostazione
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £2–3
- Website
- https://www.leonettiroma.it/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Bologna - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £55–130
- 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
- £8–28
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–9
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
- Phone
- +39 02 3008 9000
- mail@autostradale.it
- Website
- autostradale.it
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3–15
- Website
- https://autostradale.it/?lang=en-GB
- Standard Rate
- £11–15
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Bologna to Brussels-North Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 57m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- 0745 638 910
- transnicolaescu@yahoo.com
- Website
- transnicolaescu.ro
Bus from Brussels to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £11
- Schedules at
- transnicolaescu.ro
- 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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