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
9h 3m£94–883Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Bristol Airport, train
cheapest- 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
8h 56m£91–184Night train, bus, train
- Take the nighttrain from Halkali to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the bus from Bucharest to London Victoriabus
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
44h 27m£191–256Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Istanbul to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Cardiffcar
29h 36m£545–742Fly 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
9h 43m£132–498Fly 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 29m£163–417Fly 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 6m£144–389Fly 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 44m£137–492Fly 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£114–369Fly Antalya Airport to Cardiff Airport
- Fly from Antalya Airport (AYT) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane AYT - CWL
8h 39m£125–559Bus
- 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 3h£174–281Night train, bus, train via Brent
- Take the nighttrain 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 nighttrain from Halkali to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the busferry from Bucharest to London Barkingbusferry
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
3d£131–291Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Istanbul to Calaiscar
- Take the carferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Cardiffcar
30h 40m£457–700
Antalya Airport (AYT) to Bristol Airport (BRS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Turkey to Cardiff is to fly and train which costs £90 - £190 and takes 8h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Turkey to Cardiff is to fly which takes 8h 39m and costs £120 - £600.
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 3h.
The distance between Turkey and Cardiff is 1983 miles.
The best way to get from Turkey to Cardiff without a car is to night train and bus and train which takes 44h 27m and costs £190 - £260.
It takes approximately 9h 3m 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 8h 39m and costs £120 - £600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £170 - £290 and takes 2 days 3h.
Turkey to Cardiff bus services, operated by Alpar Turizm, arrive at Munich station.
Cardiff is 2h behind Turkey. It is currently 8:03 AM in Turkey and 6:03 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 University RE via Bayrampaşa Devlet Hastanesi, Istanbul, Munich central bus station, and London Victoria in around 2d 3h.
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Antalya Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, Tuesday, Sunday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £100–300
Flights from Antalya Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, Thursday, Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–380
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Istanbul to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–230
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–250
Flights from Istanbul to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–380
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–280
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- 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
- Website
- tui.co.uk
Flights from Antalya Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–330
Flights from Antalya Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Friday, Saturday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £80–350
Flights from Antalya Airport to Cardiff Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £120–550
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Antalya Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £80–95
Flights from Antalya Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £95–300
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Istanbul to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–380
Flights from Istanbul to Birmingham Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £85–380
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–140
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Antalya Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £85–340
Flights from Antalya Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £85–350
- Website
- corendon.com
Flights from Antalya Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–310
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–29
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–29
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–21
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–21
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £16–25
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–70
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £16–25
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–70
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–70
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Night train from Halkali to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £8–23
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- £8–12
- 1st Class
- £8–11
Night train from Halkali to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £8–23
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- £8–12
- 1st Class
- £8–11
Night train from Halkali to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £8–23
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- £8–12
- 1st Class
- £8–11
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- customer.support@eurotunnel.com
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- LeShuttle
- 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
- Alpar Turizm
Bus from Istanbul to Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £65–100
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Munich central bus station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £85–140
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to University RE
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £23–40
- Website
- National Express
- 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
- £55–150
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- 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
- £25–75
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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