There are 14 ways to get from Spain to Cardiff by plane, train, train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, car train, train (TGV, Renfe, Eurostar), or car ferry
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Fly Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Bristol Airport, train
best- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane MAD - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
6h 23m£44–150Bus to Alicante-Elche Airport, fly to Bristol Airport, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Alicante Aeropuertobus
- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane ALC - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
7h 17m£32–109Train via Paris
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
14h 48m£237–598Bus via Calais
- Take the bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris to Calaisbus 700
- Take the bus from Calais to London Victoriabus 700 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to University REbus 507 / ...
26h 2mDrive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Barcelona to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Cardiffcar
17h 16mFly Málaga Airport to Bristol Airport, train
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane AGP - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
6h 35m£36–123Fly Son Sant Joan Airport to Bristol Airport, train
- Fly from Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane PMI - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
6h 17m£46–125Fly Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Bristol Airport, train
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane BCN - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
6h 23m£39–170Bus to Alicante-Elche Airport, fly to Cardiff Airport
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Alicante Aeropuertobus
- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane ALC - CWL
6h 50m£49–135Fly Barcelona–El Prat Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane BCN - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
7h 24m£84–299Fly Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane MAD - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
7h 29m£97–329Train
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Perpignantrain Tgv
- Take the train from Perpignan to Lille Europetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
16h 10m£188–685Bus
- Take the bus from Barcelona to Parisbus
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoriabus 700
- Take the bus from London Victoria to University REbus 507 / ...
29h 16m£58–227Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Barcelona to Caencar
- Take the car ferry from Caen to Portsmouth International Portcarferry
- Drive from Portsmouth International Port to Cardiffcar
20h 35m£194–501
Spain to Cardiff by train, foot, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Spain to Cardiff is to bus and fly and train which costs £30 - £110 and takes 7h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Spain to Cardiff is to fly and train which takes 6h 17m and costs £45 - £130.
No, there is no direct bus from Spain station to Cardiff. However, there are services departing from Barcelona - North Bus Station and arriving at University RE via Paris, Calais and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 2m.
No, there is no direct train from Spain to Cardiff. However, there are services departing from Barcelona-Plaça De Catalunya and arriving at Cardiff Central via Barcelona-Sants, Montparnasse Bienvenue, Paris Nord, King's Cross St. Pancras station and London Paddington. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 48m.
The distance between Spain and Cardiff is 817 miles.
The best way to get from Spain to Cardiff without a car is to train via Paris which takes 14h 48m and costs £230 - £600.
It takes approximately 6h 23m to get from Spain to Cardiff, including transfers.
Spain to Cardiff bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Barcelona - North Bus Station.
Spain to Cardiff train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Barcelona-Sants station.
The best way to get from Spain to Cardiff is to train via Paris which takes 14h 48m and costs £230 - £600. Alternatively, you can bus via Calais, which costs and takes 26h 2m.
What companies run services between Spain and Cardiff, Wales?
You can take a train from Barcelona-Plaça De Catalunya to Cardiff Central via Barcelona-Sants, Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2, Montparnasse Bienvenue, Gare du Nord, Paris Nord, London St Pancras Intl, King's Cross St. Pancras station, Paddington, and London Paddington in around 14h 48m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to University RE via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, Paris, Calais, and London Victoria in around 26h 2m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Cardiff Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–130
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–220
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–180
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Cardiff Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–130
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–220
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–180
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Cardiff Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–130
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–220
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £27–110
Flights from Málaga Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £25–90
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £40–75
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £28–130
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £23–100
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Bristol Airport via Ibiza
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £23–100
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Cardiff Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £22–120
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–110
Flights from Málaga Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–85
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–90
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £22–130
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £18–75
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £30–200
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–160
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £30–70
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–220
- 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 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–110
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £7–26
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £140–240
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- £140–190
- 1st Class
- £180–240
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £30–120
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Perpignan to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £95–190
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–240
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £70–260
- 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
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £14–19
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–120
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £35–55
- 1st Class
- £70–120
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £21–100
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £25–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Calais to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Barcelona to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £25–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £21–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £26–120
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Alicante Aeropuerto
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £5–8
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- 01204 327509
- info@atlantictravel.co.uk
- Website
- atlantictravel.co.uk
Bus from Paris to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Atlantic Travel GB Ltd
Bus from Calais to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- Atlantic Travel GB Ltd
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to University RE
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–40
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Caen to Portsmouth International Port
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £18–240
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Adult
- £27–35
- Car
- £55–80
- Single Ticket
- £18–70
- Car Single Ticket
- £60–240
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Spain to Cardiff bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station.
Spain to Cardiff train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 station.
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