There are 14 ways to get from Turkey to Cardiff by plane, train, night 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 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 48m£86–257Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Constanțabus
- Take the bus from Constanta to Bucharestbus
- Take the bus from Bucharest Obor to Birminghambus
- Take the bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Sophia Gardensbus 111 / ...
42h 6m£72–148Night train, bus, train
- Take the night train from Halkali to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the bus from Bucharest Obor to Birminghambus
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Centraltrain
36h 39m£96–144Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Istanbul to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Cardiffcar
29h 36mFly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Bristol Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane SAW - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
9h 15m£101–214Fly 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 30m£180–417Fly 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£187–349Fly 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£122–360Fly Antalya Airport to Cardiff Airport
- Fly from Antalya Airport (AYT) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane AYT - CWL
8h 21m£136–612Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane SAW - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Centraltrain
10h 26m£122–377Fly 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£131–452Night train, bus, train via London
- 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 32m£204–292Bus via Munich
- 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£169–299Drive, 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 45m£437–664
Antalya Airport (AYT) to Bristol Airport (BRS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Turkey to Cardiff is to bus which costs £70 - £150 and takes 42h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Turkey to Cardiff is to fly which takes 8h 21m and costs £130 - £650.
No, there is no direct bus from Turkey to Cardiff. However, there are services departing from İskenderpaşa and arriving at Sophia Gardens via İstanbul Esenler bus station, Constanta, Bucharest Obor and Birmingham Coach Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 42h 6m.
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 36h 39m and costs £95 - £150.
It takes approximately 8h 48m to get from Turkey to Cardiff, including transfers.
Turkey to Cardiff bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from İstanbul Esenler bus station.
The best way to get from Turkey to Cardiff is to fly which takes 8h 21m and costs £130 - £650. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £70 - £150 and takes 42h 6m.
Turkey to Cardiff bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Constanța station.
Cardiff is 2h behind Turkey. It is currently 2:53 AM in Turkey and 12:53 AM in Cardiff.
What companies run services between Turkey and Cardiff, Wales?
TUI Airways flies from Antalya Airport (AYT) to Cardiff Airport (CWL) twice a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from İskenderpaşa to Sophia Gardens via Bayrampaşa Devlet Hastanesi, İstanbul Esenler bus station, Constanta, Bucharest Obor, and Birmingham Coach Station in around 42h 6m.
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £65–290
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–290
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–260
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £95–260
Flights from Istanbul to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140–240
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Antalya Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–290
Flights from Antalya Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £90–290
- 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 Antalya Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Saturday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £80–360
Flights from Antalya Airport to Cardiff Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £130–600
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–300
Flights from Istanbul to Birmingham Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–320
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Istanbul to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–190
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Antalya Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £80–250
Flights from Antalya Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–270
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Antalya Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–330
Flights from Antalya Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £100–330
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–280
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to London Heathrow Airport via Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £170–410
- Website
- corendon.com
Flights from Antalya Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- 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
- 54 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 Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £19–28
- 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
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Halkali to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £16–28
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- £16–22
- 1st Class
- £21–28
- 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
- +40 230 560 555
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Bucharest Obor to Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 27m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £25–35
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Constanța
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Munich central bus station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £70–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +4-0241-831.491
- office@transevren.ro
- Website
- transevren.ro
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Constanța
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £18–50
- Schedules at
- transevren.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +4-0765-408.848
- horasmu@yahoo.com
- Website
- horas.ro
Bus from Constanta to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £8–12
- Schedules at
- horas.ro
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Sophia Gardens
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £20–50
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from London Victoria to University RE
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–70
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- 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
- 24h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £70–100
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £18–27
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- 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
- £6–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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