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
15h 34m£205–746Fly 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 6m£360–957Fly 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
16h 4m£297–639Fly 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
18h 47m£332–1,305Fly 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
16h 5m£251–871Fly to Cardiff Airport
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane RDU - CWL
16h 43m£346–1,411
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 16h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Raleigh to Cardiff is to fly and train which takes 13h 6m and costs £360 - £1,000.
The distance between Raleigh and Cardiff is 3853 miles.
It takes approximately 15h 34m to get from Raleigh to Cardiff, including transfers.
Cardiff is 5h ahead of Raleigh. It is currently 11:33 PM in Raleigh and 4:33 AM in Cardiff.
There are 1678+ hotels available in Cardiff.
What companies run services between Raleigh, NC, USA and Cardiff, Wales?
Air Canada, WestJet, and four other airlines fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Cardiff Airport (CWL) 3 times a day.
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Bristol Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £220–900
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Bristol Airport via Boston, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–900
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Bristol Airport via Philadelphia, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 19m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £220–900
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Bristol Airport via Washington Dulles, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–900
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £240–1,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £220–900
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Boston, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–900
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Philadelphia, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 44m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £220–900
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Exeter via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £390–1,600
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Exeter via Boston, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £390–1,600
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Exeter via Philadelphia, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 24m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £280–1,200
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £260–1,100
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Liverpool via Boston, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £260–1,100
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Liverpool via Philadelphia, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 19m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–750
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Bristol Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–700
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Bristol Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £200–750
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Liverpool via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £220–850
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £260–1,100
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Boston, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £350–1,400
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 51m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £340–1,400
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–750
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £240–1,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–800
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–700
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £240–1,100
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £240–350
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £300–800
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Exeter via Toronto, Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £310–1,200
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–35
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–120
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £35–70
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Parkway to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–28
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £19–29
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–80
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Bristol Parkway to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £17–25
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- 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
- Estimated price
- £10–26
- 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
- £10–18
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Crewe to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–90
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
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