There are 11 ways to get from Portugal to Cardiff by plane, train, car, car ferry, or bus
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Fly Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Bristol Airport, train
best- Fly from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane OPO - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
6h 16m£49–186Drive, 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
34h 46m£123–555Fly Lisbon-Portela Airport to Bristol Airport, train
- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane LIS - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
6h 33m£55–193Fly Lisbon-Portela Airport 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 44m£123–374Fly Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane OPO - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Cardiff Centraltrain
8h 32m£98–327Fly Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane OPO - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Centraltrain
7h 59m£67–248Fly Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to London Stansted Airport, train
- Fly from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane OPO - STN
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
8h 27m£117–297Fly Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane OPO - MAN
- Take the train from Wilmslow to Cardiff Centraltrain
9h 18m£84–257Bus via Calais
- Take the bus from Lisbon to Parisbus
- Take the bus from Paris to Calaisbus 700
- Take the bus from Calais to London Victoriabus 700 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to University REbus 507 / ...
34h 53mBus
- Take the bus from Estação Rodoviária de Lisboa Oriente to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus
- Take the bus from Paris to London Victoriabus 700
- Take the bus from London Victoria to University REbus 507 / ...
39h 53m
Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) to Bristol Airport (BRS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Portugal to Cardiff is to fly and train which costs £45 - £190 and takes 6h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Portugal to Cardiff is to fly and train which takes 6h 16m and costs £45 - £190.
No, there is no direct bus from Portugal to Cardiff. However, there are services departing from Martim Moniz and arriving at University RE via Lisbon, Paris, Calais and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 34h 53m.
The distance between Portugal and Cardiff is 815 miles.
The best way to get from Portugal to Cardiff without a car is to bus and train which takes 34h 46m and costs £120 - £600.
It takes approximately 6h 16m to get from Portugal to Cardiff, including transfers.
Portugal to Cardiff bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Lisbon station.
Portugal to Cardiff bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris station.
There are 237+ hotels available in Cardiff.
What companies run services between Portugal and Cardiff, Wales?
You can take a bus from Martim Moniz to University RE via Estação Oriente, Lisbon, Paris, Calais, and London Victoria in around 34h 53m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £40–140
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Bristol Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–140
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £40–140
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–140
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–140
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to London Stansted Airport via Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–140
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–190
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Manchester Airport via Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–190
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–190
- 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 Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–190
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–150
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–140
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Bristol Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–140
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Bristol Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £30–140
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–120
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £30–120
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–100
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–250
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–140
- 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
- £60–300
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £35–200
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–130
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–220
- 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 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–110
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £26–35
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–130
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £7–24
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22–85
- 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 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £75–280
- 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 21m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–120
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £35–55
- 1st Class
- £70–120
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Wilmslow to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–110
- 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
- £40–160
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Lisbon to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £40–150
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £30–100
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Lisbon to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–130
- 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
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Lisbon to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £40–160
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- 01204 327509
- info@atlantictravel.co.uk
- Website
- atlantictravel.co.uk
Bus from Paris to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- Atlantic Travel GB Ltd
Bus from Calais to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Website
- Atlantic Travel GB Ltd
Bus from Paris to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Website
- Atlantic Travel GB Ltd
- 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
- 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
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Paris to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £13–20
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.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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