There are 12 ways to get from Salou to Cardiff by plane, train, bus, car, car train, 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 Reus Airport to Bristol Airport, train
best- Fly from Reus Airport (REU) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane REU - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
6h 1m£56–205Train to Barcelona–El Prat Airport, fly to Bristol Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Tarragona to Barcelona Santstrain
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane BCN - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
8h 18m£51–184Bus, train
- Take the bus from Salou, Estación de Autobuses to Barcelona - Gran Via de les Corts, 618bus
- Take the bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Lille - Europe Train Stationbus
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
27h 22m£258–421Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Salou to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Cardiffcar
18h 2m£378–502Fly Reus Airport to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Reus Airport (REU) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane REU - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Centraltrain
7h 44m£79–230Train to Barcelona–El Prat Airport, fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Take the train from Tarragona to Barcelona Santstrain
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane BCN - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Centraltrain
9h 52m£84–219Fly Reus Airport to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Reus Airport (REU) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane REU - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Cardiff Centraltrain
8h 6m£98–308Train to Barcelona–El Prat Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the train from Tarragona to Barcelona Santstrain
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane BCN - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
9h 24m£108–347Train to Barcelona–El Prat Airport, fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Take the train from Tarragona to Barcelona Santstrain
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane BCN - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Cardiff Centraltrain
10h 19m£96–277Bus
- Take the bus from Tarragona - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to University REbus 507 / ...
30h 47m£130–223Bus via L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
- Take the bus from Salou, Estación de Autobuses to Barcelona Airport El Prat T1bus
- Take the bus from Barcelona Airport El Prat T1 to Paris, Quai de Bercybus
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoriabus 700
- Take the bus from London Victoria to University REbus 507 / ...
32h 23m£104–244Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Salou to Port of Cherbourgcar
- Take the carferry from Port of Cherbourg to Poolecarferry
- Drive from Poole to Cardiffcar
20h 58m£240–642
Salou to Cardiff by bus, train, and subway
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Salou to Cardiff is to fly and train which costs £55 - £210 and takes 6h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Salou to Cardiff is to fly and train which takes 6h 1m and costs £55 - £210.
No, there is no direct bus from Salou to Cardiff. However, there are services departing from Salou - C Brussel·les, 10 and arriving at University RE via Tarragona - Bus Station, Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 47m.
The distance between Salou and Cardiff is 788 miles.
The best way to get from Salou to Cardiff without a car is to bus and train which takes 27h 22m and costs £250 - £430.
It takes approximately 6h 1m to get from Salou to Cardiff, including transfers.
Salou to Cardiff bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Tarragona - Bus Station.
Salou to Cardiff bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station.
Cardiff is 1h behind Salou. It is currently 7:17 AM in Salou and 6:17 AM in Cardiff.
Book your Salou to Cardiff bus tickets online with Omio.
What companies run services between Salou, Spain and Cardiff, Wales?
You can take a bus from Salou - C Brussel·les, 10 to University RE via Tarragona - Bus Station, Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, and London Victoria in around 30h 47m.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £26–120
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–220
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £30–130
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–110
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £23–110
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £26–120
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–220
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–110
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Reus Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–220
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–120
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–90
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Birmingham Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £40–90
Flights from Reus Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £45–230
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–130
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £27–110
Flights from Reus Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £45–210
Flights from Reus Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £55–220
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–110
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Birmingham Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–110
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Birmingham Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–220
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–240
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–210
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Reus Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £70–220
Flights from Reus Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £30–130
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–110
Flights from Reus Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £30–140
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–29
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–29
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–40
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–85
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–40
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–85
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–21
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–21
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £16–25
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £16–25
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–70
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–70
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £85–140
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- customer.support@eurotunnel.com
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- £117
- Phone
- +34 912 32 03 20
- accesibilidad@renfe.es
- Website
- Renfe Cercanias
Train from Tarragona to Barcelona Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–10
- Website
- Renfe Cercanias
Train from Tarragona to Barcelona Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–10
- Website
- Renfe Cercanias
Train from Tarragona to Barcelona Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–10
- Website
- Renfe Cercanias
Train from Tarragona to Barcelona Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–10
- Website
- Renfe Cercanias
- Phone
- +34 900 41 00 41
- Website
- Rodalies de Catalunya
Train from Tarragona to Barcelona Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £7–18
- Website
- Rodalies de Catalunya
- Website
- Rodalies de Catalunya
Train from Tarragona to Barcelona Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £7–18
- Website
- Rodalies de Catalunya
- Website
- Rodalies de Catalunya
Train from Tarragona to Barcelona Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £7–18
- Website
- Rodalies de Catalunya
- Website
- Rodalies de Catalunya
Train from Tarragona to Barcelona Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £7–18
- Website
- Rodalies de Catalunya
- Website
- Rodalies de Catalunya
- Phone
- +34 977 55 36 80
- Website
- empresaplana.cat
Bus from Salou, Estación de Autobuses to Barcelona - Gran Via de les Corts, 618
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–23
- Schedules at
- empresaplana.cat
Bus from Salou, Estación de Autobuses to Barcelona Airport El Prat T1
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–19
- Schedules at
- empresaplana.cat
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Lille - Europe Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £85–140
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Tarragona - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £75–130
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £29–50
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to University RE
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–40
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to University RE
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–40
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +34 977 44 03 00
- hife@hife.es
- Website
- HIFE
Bus from Salou, Estación de Autobuses to Barcelona Airport El Prat T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £6–14
- Website
- HIFE
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.es
Bus from Barcelona Airport El Prat T1 to Paris, Quai de Bercy
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £45–130
- Schedules at
- alsa.es
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Poole
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £26–330
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- £45–85
- Car Single Ticket
- £120–330
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