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)RDU - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
14h 35m£197–782Fly to Cardiff Airport
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)RDU - CWL
15h 49m£274–1,109Fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)RDU - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
12h 55m£340–849Fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)RDU - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Central
15h 30m£268–749Fly to Liverpool, train
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Liverpool (LPL)RDU - LPL
- Take the train from Liverpool South Parkway to Crewe
- Take the train from Crewe to Cardiff Central
18h 12m£235–975Fly to Exeter, train
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Exeter (EXT)RDU - EXT
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meads
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
17h 14m£322–1,282
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 £260 - £750 and takes 15h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Raleigh to Cardiff is to fly and train which takes 12h 55m and costs £340 - £850.
The distance between Raleigh and Cardiff is 3853 miles.
It takes approximately 14h 35m to get from Raleigh to Cardiff, including transfers.
Cardiff is 5h ahead of Raleigh. It is currently 12:43 PM in Raleigh and 5:43 PM in Cardiff.
There are 1557+ 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
- £210–950
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Bristol Airport via Philadelphia, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 4m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–950
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Bristol Airport via Boston, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–950
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Bristol Airport via New York JFK, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–950
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Cardiff Airport via New York JFK, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 34m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £330–1,500
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Boston, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 54m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £270–1,500
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Philadelphia, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 14m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £270–1,500
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Washington Dulles, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £270–1,100
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £240–1,100
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–950
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Philadelphia, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 9m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–950
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Boston, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 34m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–950
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–1,100
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Liverpool via Philadelphia, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 28m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–1,100
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Liverpool via Boston, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £230–1,100
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Liverpool via Washington Dulles, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £240–1,100
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Exeter via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £360–1,600
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Exeter via Boston, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 44m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £360–1,600
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £330–1,500
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–1,100
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Liverpool via Washington Dulles, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–800
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Liverpool via Philadelphia, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–800
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Bristol Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £190–750
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Bristol Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £220–800
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Liverpool via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £230–900
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £200–800
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Philadelphia, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £170–700
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–850
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–750
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £260–1,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £240–280
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £340–1,400
- 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, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £300–650
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–24
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–120
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–41
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £7–30
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–90
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–45
- 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
- £9–16
- 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
- £35–110
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
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