There are 14 ways to get from Turkey to Cardiff by plane, train, night 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 Antalya Airport to Bristol Airport, train
best- Fly from Antalya Airport (AYT) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane AYT - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
8h 34m£77–251Night train, bus, train
- Take the night train from Halkali to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the bus from Bucharest to London Victoriabus
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
44h 33m£197–285Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Istanbul to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Cardiffcar
29h 35m£550–751Fly Istanbul to Cardiff Airport
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane IST - CWL
10h 43m£158–611Fly Antalya Airport to Cardiff Airport
- Fly from Antalya Airport (AYT) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane AYT - CWL
8h 28m£146–612Fly Antalya Airport to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Antalya Airport (AYT) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane AYT - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Centraltrain
10h 5m£117–360Fly Istanbul to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane IST - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
9h 32m£188–437Fly Istanbul to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane IST - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Centraltrain
10h 5m£189–409Fly Istanbul to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane IST - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Cardiff Centraltrain
10h 46m£140–382Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to London Stansted Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane SAW - STN
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
10h 50m£143–481Bus
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Munichbus
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to University REbus 507 / ...
2d 4h£173–311Night train, bus, train via Brent
- Take the night train from Halkali to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the bus from Bucureşti Autogara Obor to London Stonebridgebus
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
2d 13hNight train, bus and ferry, train
- Take the night train from Halkali to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the busferry from Bucharest to London Barkingbusferry
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
3d£145–344Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Istanbul to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Cardiffcar
30h 39m£445–678
Antalya Airport (AYT) to Bristol Airport (BRS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Turkey to Cardiff is to fly and train which costs £75 - £260 and takes 8h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Turkey to Cardiff is to fly which takes 8h 28m and costs £140 - £650.
No, there is no direct bus from Turkey to Cardiff. However, there are services departing from İskenderpaşa and arriving at University RE via Istanbul, Munich central bus station and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 4h.
The distance between Turkey and Cardiff is 1982 miles.
The best way to get from Turkey to Cardiff without a car is to night train and bus and train which takes 44h 33m and costs £190 - £290.
It takes approximately 8h 34m to get from Turkey to Cardiff, including transfers.
Turkey to Cardiff bus services, operated by Alpar Turizm, depart from Istanbul station.
The best way to get from Turkey to Cardiff is to fly which takes 10h 43m and costs £150 - £650. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £170 - £320 and takes 2 days 4h.
Turkey to Cardiff bus services, operated by Alpar Turizm, arrive at Munich station.
Cardiff is 2h behind Turkey. It is currently 10:40 AM in Turkey and 8:40 AM in Cardiff.
What companies run services between Turkey and Cardiff, Wales?
Turkish Airlines, KLM, and TUI Airways fly from Istanbul (IST) to Cardiff Airport (CWL) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from İskenderpaşa to University RE via Bayrampaşa Devlet Hastanesi, Istanbul, Munich central bus station, and London Victoria in around 2d 4h.
- Website
- tui.co.uk
Flights from Antalya Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–360
Flights from Istanbul to Cardiff Airport via Dalaman
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Friday, Wednesday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- £150–600
Flights from Istanbul to Cardiff Airport via Antalya Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- When
- Friday, Thursday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- £150–650
Flights from Antalya Airport to Cardiff Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £140–600
Flights from Antalya Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Saturday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £90–370
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £120–240
Flights from Istanbul to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–270
Flights from Istanbul to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £120–440
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Antalya Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Tuesday, Monday, Saturday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–290
Flights from Antalya Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–290
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–280
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Istanbul to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–200
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Antalya Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Friday, Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–370
Flights from Antalya Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £110–370
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Antalya Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £85–280
Flights from Antalya Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–270
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–300
- Website
- corendon.com
Flights from Antalya Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–290
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to London Heathrow Airport via Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £170–430
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Birmingham Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £95–370
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Istanbul to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130–350
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Istanbul to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–170
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–35
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–130
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–45
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–95
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–26
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £19–27
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–80
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Halkali to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £8–23
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- £8–12
- 1st Class
- £9–12
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Standard fare
- £117
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- dispecerat@maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from Bucharest to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £120
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul to Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £70–110
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Munich central bus station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £75–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to University RE
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £27–70
- 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 Barking
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 9h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £60–150
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £7–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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