There are 6 ways to get from Raleigh to Cardiff by plane or train
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Fly to Bristol Airport, train
best- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane RDU - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
14h 46m£402–852Fly to Cardiff Airport
cheapest- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane RDU - CWL
15h 29m£233–907Fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane RDU - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
13h 1m£339–977Fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane RDU - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Centraltrain
15h 28m£293–617Fly to Liverpool, train
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Liverpool (LPL)plane RDU - LPL
- Take the train from Liverpool South Parkway to Crewetrain
- Take the train from Crewe to Cardiff Centraltrain
17h 27m£274–940Fly to Exeter, train
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Exeter (EXT)plane RDU - EXT
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Parkwaytrain
- Take the train from Bristol Parkway to Cardiff Centraltrain
17h 28m£332–1,262
Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Bristol Airport (BRS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Raleigh to Cardiff is to fly and train which costs £290 - £650 and takes 15h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Raleigh to Cardiff is to fly and train which takes 13h 1m and costs £330 - £1,000.
The distance between Raleigh and Cardiff is 3853 miles.
It takes approximately 14h 46m to get from Raleigh to Cardiff, including transfers.
Cardiff is 5h ahead of Raleigh. It is currently 12:09 AM in Raleigh and 5:09 AM in Cardiff.
There are 1636+ hotels available in Cardiff.
What companies run services between Raleigh, NC, USA and Cardiff, Wales?
Air Canada, WestJet, and five other airlines fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Cardiff Airport (CWL) twice daily.
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Bristol Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–850
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Bristol Airport via Boston, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 36m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £180–850
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Bristol Airport via Washington Dulles, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–850
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Cardiff Airport via New York JFK, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 4m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £230–1,400
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Boston, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 26m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £290–1,400
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Washington Dulles, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £240–900
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Philadelphia, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 6m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £240–900
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £290–900
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–850
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £220–1,100
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Liverpool via Philadelphia, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–1,100
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Exeter via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £340–1,500
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Bristol Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £170–650
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Bristol Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £200–750
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Liverpool via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–800
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £290–1,400
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Montreal, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £240–950
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £170–650
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £290–900
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £220–850
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £240–280
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–700
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £170–650
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £300–1,300
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £300–700
- 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 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 Exeter St Davids to Bristol Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £40–85
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £40–55
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £55–85
Train from Bristol Parkway to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–40
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £19–24
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £26–40
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
Train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–110
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £40–65
- 1st Class
- £75–110
Train from Bristol Parkway to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £25–45
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £25–40
- 1st Class
- £30–45
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £11–60
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- £11–16
- Anytime Single 1st Class
- £40–60
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Crewe to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–75
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Anytime Day Single
- £50–75
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