There are 6 ways to get from Rockford to Cardiff by bus, plane, or train
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Bus, fly to Cardiff Airport
best- Take the bus from 7559 Walton St - Van Galder Terminal to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 1 Departuresbus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane ORD - CWL
14h 12m£320–2,051Bus, fly to Southampton Airport, train
cheapest- Take the bus from 7559 Walton St - Van Galder Terminal to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 1 Departuresbus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Southampton Airport (SOU)plane ORD - SOU
- Take the train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Cardiff Centraltrain
16h 29m£310–1,011Bus, fly to Bristol Airport, train
- Take the bus from 7559 Walton St - Van Galder Terminal to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 1 Departuresbus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane ORD - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
14h 54m£369–566Bus, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the bus from 7559 Walton St - Van Galder Terminal to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 1 Departuresbus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane ORD - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
13h 46m£326–921Bus, fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Take the bus from 7559 Walton St - Van Galder Terminal to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 1 Departuresbus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane ORD - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Centraltrain
15h 56m£320–781Bus, fly to Exeter, train
- Take the bus from 7559 Walton St - Van Galder Terminal to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 1 Departuresbus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Exeter (EXT)plane ORD - EXT
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Parkwaytrain
- Take the train from Bristol Parkway to Cardiff Centraltrain
17h 43m£329–1,156
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Cardiff Airport (CWL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rockford to Cardiff is to bus and fly and train which costs £320 - £950 and takes 13h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Rockford to Cardiff is to bus and fly and train which takes 13h 46m and costs £320 - £950.
The distance between Rockford and Cardiff is 3944 miles.
It takes approximately 14h 12m to get from Rockford to Cardiff, including transfers.
Cardiff is 5h ahead of Rockford. It is currently 1:06 PM in Rockford and 6:06 PM in Cardiff.
There are 1636+ hotels available in Cardiff.
What companies run services between Rockford, IL, USA and Cardiff, Wales?
There is no direct connection from Rockford to Cardiff. However, you can take the taxi to 7559 Walton St - Van Galder Terminal, take the bus to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 1 Departures, walk to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) airport, fly to Cardiff Airport (CWL), walk to Cardiff Airport, take the line 304 bus to Barry Hotel, walk to Barry, then take the train to Cardiff Central. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to 7559 Walton St - Van Galder Terminal, take the bus to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 1 Departures, walk to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) airport, fly to Bristol Airport (BRS), walk to Public Transport Interchange, take the bus to Temple Meads Stn, walk to Bristol Temple Meads, then take the train to Cardiff Central.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bristol Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–330
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Southampton Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £240–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Southampton Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Exeter via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £240–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Exeter via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £250–1,000
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bristol Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–330
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Southampton Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £240–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Exeter via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £240–1,400
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–330
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £130–500
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £240–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £150–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £160–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Southampton Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £220–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Exeter via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £270–1,100
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–700
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £210–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bristol Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–550
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bristol Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £150–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bristol Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £140–550
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £170–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Exeter via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £270–1,100
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Southampton Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Exeter via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £250–1,000
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £260–1,100
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–650
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–430
- 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 Reading to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–110
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £55–70
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £75–110
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
- 38 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 Southampton Airport Parkway to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–55
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £28–45
- 1st Class
- £40–55
Train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- 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
- +1 608-752-5407
- vangalder@coachusa.com
- Website
- coachusa.com
Bus from 7559 Walton St - Van Galder Terminal to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 1 Departures
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–26
- Website
- https://www.coachusa.com/van-galder-bus-company
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