There are 15 ways to get from Trieste to Cardiff by shuttle, plane, train, bus, night train, car, car train, or car ferry
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Shuttle to Ljubljana, fly to Cardiff Airport
best- Take a shuttle bus from Trieste Centrale to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane LJU - CWL
8h 32m£234–810Fly Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to London Stansted Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane TRS - STN
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
8h 26m£118–344Train, bus via Turin
- Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Torino Porta Susatrain Fr
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoriabus 700
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
25h 4m£241–530Bus via Paris
- Take the bus from Trieste 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 Kingsway GRbus 509 / ...
33h 3m£159–307Train, night train
- Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Udinetrain Re
- Take the nighttrain from Udine to Rosenheimnighttrain Nj
- Take the nighttrain from Rosenheim to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midinighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
27h 19m£236–546Shuttle to Ljubljana, fly to Bristol Airport, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Trieste Centrale to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane LJU - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
9h 2m£245–569Shuttle to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly to Bristol Airport, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Trieste Centrale to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane VCE - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
7h 54m£241–632Shuttle to Ljubljana, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Trieste Centrale to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane LJU - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
8h 14m£293–726Shuttle to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Trieste Centrale to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane VCE - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
8h 56m£329–849Shuttle to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Trieste Centrale to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane VCE - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Cardiff Centraltrain
9h 48m£302–744Bus to Pula Airport, fly to Bristol Airport, train
- Take the bus from Trieste Centrale to Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
- Fly from Pula Airport (PUY) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane PUY - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
8h 59m£135–454Train, bus
- Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Udinetrain Re
- Take the train from Udine to Villach Hbftrain Rjx
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Essen Hbftrain Ice
- Take the bus from Essen central train station to London Victoriabus
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
32h 24m£289–983Bus
- Take the bus from Trieste Centrale to Kranj, Avtobusna Postaja Kranjbus
- Take the bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Munich Hbfbus
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Kingsway GRbus 509 / ...
34h 45m£562–1,630Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Trieste to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Cardiffcar
18h 47m£342–445Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Trieste to Calaiscar
- Take the carferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Cardiffcar
19h 51m£233–383
Trieste to Cardiff by train, foot, bus, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Trieste to Cardiff is to fly and train which costs £110 - £350 and takes 8h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Trieste to Cardiff is to shuttle and fly and train which takes 7h 54m and costs £240 - £650.
No, there is no direct bus from Trieste to Cardiff. However, there are services departing from Trieste and arriving at Kingsway GR via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 33h 3m.
No, there is no direct train from Trieste to Cardiff. However, there are services departing from Trieste Centrale and arriving at Cardiff Central via Udine, Rosenheim, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, King's Cross St. Pancras station and London Paddington. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 19m.
The distance between Trieste and Cardiff is 975 miles.
The best way to get from Trieste to Cardiff without a car is to train and bus via Turin which takes 25h 4m and costs £240 - £550.
It takes approximately 8h 32m to get from Trieste to Cardiff, including transfers.
Trieste to Cardiff bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Trieste station.
Trieste to Cardiff train services, operated by Trenitalia, depart from Trieste Centrale station.
Trieste to Cardiff bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station.
What companies run services between Trieste, Italy and Cardiff, Wales?
You can take a bus from Trieste to Kingsway GR via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station and London Victoria in around 33h 3m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Ljubljana to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–220
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–210
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Bristol Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–280
Flights from Ljubljana to Bristol Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £120–190
Flights from Ljubljana to Bristol Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £120–190
Flights from Ljubljana to Bristol Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £120–190
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £30–120
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Bristol Airport via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £30–120
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–130
Flights from Pula Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–130
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–480
Flights from Ljubljana to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–290
Flights from Ljubljana to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–350
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Bristol Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–280
Flights from Ljubljana to London Heathrow Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £90–310
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £90–220
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–210
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–480
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–210
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Ljubljana to London Heathrow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–340
Flights from Ljubljana to London Heathrow Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £90–230
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–120
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £29–140
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £90–220
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to London Stansted Airport via Rotterdam
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–240
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Trieste Centrale to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £65–140
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £120–200
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £75–130
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Trieste Centrale to Udine
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–15
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Trieste Centrale to Udine
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–15
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–130
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–130
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–35
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–35
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–130
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–130
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–130
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–45
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–95
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–35
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–130
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Trieste Centrale to Udine
- *
- £15–22
Train from Trieste Centrale to Udine
- *
- £15–22
Train from Udine to Villach Hbf
- *
- £18–28
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Trieste Centrale to Udine
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £14–27
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Trieste Centrale to Udine
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £14–27
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Udine to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Udine to Rosenheim
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £24–82
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- £81–82
- Couchette Carriage
- £50–60
- Seating Carriage
- £24–29
Night train from Rosenheim to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 24m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £40–110
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- £90–110
- Couchette Carriage
- £65–80
- Seating Carriage
- £40–50
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £90–160
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–26
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–26
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–26
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £20–29
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £20–29
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £20–29
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Villach Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £150–700
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- £117
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Trieste Centrale to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- £120–330
- Website
- GoOpti
- Private
- £175
Shuttle from Trieste Centrale to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- £120–330
- Website
- GoOpti
- Private
- £175
Shuttle from Trieste Centrale to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- £180–480
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Trieste Centrale to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- £120–330
- Website
- GoOpti
- Private
- £175
Shuttle from Trieste Centrale to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- £180–480
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Trieste Centrale to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- £180–480
- Website
- GoOpti
Bus from Trieste Centrale to Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- £60–270
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- £60
- Private
- £177
Bus from Trieste Centrale to Kranj, Avtobusna Postaja Kranj
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- £26–310
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- £26
- Private
- £107
Bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Munich Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- £420–1,100
- Website
- GoOpti
- 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
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Essen central train station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £45–75
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Munich central bus station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £85–150
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Trieste to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £100–180
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 21m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to Kingsway GR
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £29–70
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to Kingsway GR
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £29–70
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £8–50
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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Cardiff is 1h behind Trieste. It is currently 4:25 PM in Trieste and 3:25 PM in Cardiff.
Trieste to Cardiff train services, operated by Trenitalia, arrive at Udine station.
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