There are 10 ways to get from Scottish Highlands to Cardiff by unknown, bus, plane, or train
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Travel, bus to Glasgow Airport, fly to Bristol Airport, train
best- Walk from Scottish Highlands to Fort Williamunknown
- Take the bus from Fort William to Glasgow Airportbus
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane GLA - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
6h 37mTravel, train via Warrington
- Walk from Scottish Highlands to Fort Williamunknown
- Take the train from Fort William to Glasgow Queen Street Low Leveltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Warrington Bank Quaytrain
- Take the train from Crewe to Cardiff Centraltrain
11h 32mTravel, bus
- Walk from Scottish Highlands to Bus Stationunknown
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Stationbus 915
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Newhall Stbus
- Take the bus from Lordswood Rd to Sophia Gardensbus 111 / ...
14h 6mTravel, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Bristol Airport, train
- Walk from Scottish Highlands to Fort Williamunknown
- Take the bus from Fort William to Edinburgh Airportbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane EDI - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
7h 20mTravel, bus to Inverness Dalcross Airport, fly to Bristol Airport, train
- Walk from Scottish Highlands to Torlundyunknown
- Take the bus from Torlundy to Inverness Union Streetbus
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane INV - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
7h 1mTravel, bus to Glasgow Airport, fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Walk from Scottish Highlands to Fort Williamunknown
- Take the bus from Fort William to Glasgow Airportbus
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane GLA - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Centraltrain
8h 4mTravel, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Walk from Scottish Highlands to Fort Williamunknown
- Take the bus from Fort William to Edinburgh Airportbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane EDI - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Centraltrain
8h 42mTravel, bus to Glasgow Airport, fly to Luton Airport, train
- Walk from Scottish Highlands to Fort Williamunknown
- Take the bus from Fort William to Glasgow Airportbus
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane GLA - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdontrain
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
8h 19mTravel, bus, train
- Walk from Scottish Highlands to Bus Stationunknown
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Anniesland Crossbus 915
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Cardiff Centraltrain
11h 59mTravel, train
- Walk from Scottish Highlands to Fort Williamunknown
- Take the train from Fort William to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Cardiff Centraltrain
13h 17m
Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Bristol Airport (BRS) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Scottish Highlands and Cardiff is 470 miles.
The best way to get from Scottish Highlands to Cardiff without a car is to travel and train via Warrington which takes 11h 32m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 37m to get from Scottish Highlands to Cardiff, including transfers.
There are 1636+ hotels available in Cardiff.
What companies run services between Scottish Highlands, Scotland and Cardiff, Wales?
There is no direct connection from Scottish Highlands to Cardiff. However, you can travel to Fort William, take the bus to Glasgow Airport, walk to Glasgow Airport (GLA) 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. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Scottish Highlands to Cardiff Central via Fort William, Glasgow Queen Street Low Level, Glasgow Central, Warrington Bank Quay, and Crewe in around 11h 32m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22–70
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bristol Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £22–70
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22–80
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bristol Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £22–80
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £28–130
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21–70
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £21–70
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22–70
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £22–70
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–80
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Luton Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £24–80
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bristol Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–70
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–65
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £45–75
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–150
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–160
- 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
- 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 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 Edinburgh Waverley to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £180–600
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £180–270
- 1st Class
- £420–600
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Fort William to Glasgow Queen Street Low Level
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £30–70
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- £30–40
- 1st Class
- £45–70
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Fort William to Glasgow Queen Street Low Level
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £240–280
Train from Fort William to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £250–300
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to Warrington Bank Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £80–200
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- £80–120
- Anytime Single 1st Class
- £140–200
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Crewe to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–75
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Anytime Day Single
- £50–75
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–95
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Anytime Day Single
- £65–95
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–35
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £15–22
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £22–35
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–95
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Standard
- £35–60
- 1st Class
- £75–95
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Fort William to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £1–55
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £1–55
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Fort William to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £1–65
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Torlundy to Inverness Union Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £1–60
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Fort William to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £16–23
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–23
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Bus from Bus Station to Anniesland Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–22
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Newhall St
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £26–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Lordswood Rd to Sophia Gardens
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £20–29
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
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