There are 14 ways to get from Romania to Cardiff by plane, train, bus, car, car train, busferry, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Bristol Airport, train
best- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Bristol Airport (BRS)OTP - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
7h 33m£69–341Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Bucharest Obor to Birmingham
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff CentralNottingham - Cardiff Central / ...
25h 37m£48–119Bus, train via Aachen
- Take the bus from Bucharest Obor to Aachen
- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras IntlEil
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
24h 51m£178–529Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Bucharest to Calais-Fréthun
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Drive from Folkestone to Cardiff
26h 46mFly Cluj-Napoca to Luton Airport, train
- Fly from Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) to Luton Airport (LTN)CLJ - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdon
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
6h 38m£117–396Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Cardiff Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)OTP - CWL
9h 32m£75–268Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)OTP - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Central
8h 59m£74–278Fly Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport to Luton Airport, train
- Fly from Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport (TSR) to Luton Airport (LTN)TSR - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdon
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
8h 40m£106–348Fly Bucharest Otopeni to London Stansted Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to London Stansted Airport (STN)OTP - STN
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
9h 33m£126–326Train, train to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, fly to Bristol Airport
- Take the train from Loekoeshaza to Szolnok
- Take the train from Szolnok to Ferihegy
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Bristol Airport (BRS)BUD - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
10h 29m£79–201Bus
- Take the bus from Bucharest to London Victoria
- Take the bus from London Victoria to University RE507 / ...
35h 18m£132–151Bus, train #2
- Take the bus from Bucureşti Autogara Obor to London Stonebridge
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff CentralLondon Paddington - Swansea / ...
2d 2hBus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Bucharest to London Wembley Park
- Take the bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Kingsway GDUk940 / ...
2d 16h£72–176Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Bucharest to Calais
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Drive from Port of Dover to Cardiff
27h 50m£396–569
Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Bristol Airport (BRS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Romania to Cardiff is to bus and train which costs £45 - £120 and takes 25h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Romania to Cardiff is to fly and train which takes 6h 38m and costs £110 - £400.
No, there is no direct bus from Romania to Cardiff. However, there are services departing from Piata Unirii and arriving at University RE via Bucharest and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h 18m.
The distance between Romania and Cardiff is 1470 miles.
The best way to get from Romania to Cardiff without a car is to bus and train via Aachen which takes 24h 51m and costs £170 - £550.
It takes approximately 7h 33m to get from Romania to Cardiff, including transfers.
Romania to Cardiff bus services, operated by Maxibus Travel, depart from Bucharest station.
The best way to get from Romania to Cardiff is to fly which takes 9h 32m and costs £75 - £270. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £130 - £160 and takes 35h 18m.
Romania to Cardiff bus services, operated by Maxibus Travel, arrive at London Victoria station.
Cardiff is 2h behind Romania. It is currently 7:48 AM in Romania and 5:48 AM in Cardiff.
What companies run services between Romania and Cardiff, Wales?
Ryanair, KLM, and two other airlines fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Cardiff Airport (CWL) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Piata Unirii to University RE via Gara de Nord, Bucharest, and London Victoria in around 35h 18m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–160
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Bristol Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–160
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Cardiff Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–320
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–150
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Birmingham Airport via Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £45–150
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–160
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to London Stansted Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–160
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–130
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–290
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–450
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Birmingham Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–290
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–240
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–220
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–180
Flights from Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–190
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Birmingham Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–290
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £45–160
- 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 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–120
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £8–30
- 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/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Aachen Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–90
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £75–290
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–24
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Loekoeshaza to Szolnok
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £4–6
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Szolnok to Ferihegy
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3–4
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Loekoeshaza to Szolnok
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £10–12
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Szolnok to Ferihegy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £7–9
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Bucharest Obor to Aachen
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £20–27
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Bucharest Obor to Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 27m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £22–29
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- dispecerat@maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- maxibustravel.ro
Bus from Bucharest to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £120
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.ro
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to University RE
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–30
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 0724 122 272
- contact@euro-fratello.ro
- Website
- euro-fratello.ro
Bus from Bucureşti Autogara Obor to London Stonebridge
- Ave. Duration
- 46h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- euro-fratello.ro
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- latinoexpres@yahoo.com
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Bucharest to London Wembley Park
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 10h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £55–150
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Kingsway GD
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £10–23
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- £65–170
- On Foot
- £30–40
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