There are 13 ways to get from Valencia to Cardiff by plane, car, car ferry, bus, train, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Valencia Airport to Cardiff Airport
best- Fly from Valencia Airport (VLC) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane VLC - CWL
8h 37m£92–211Train to Alicante-Elche Airport, fly to Bristol Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Estació del Nord to Alacant/Alicante Terminaltrain
- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane ALC - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
9h 8m£36–138Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Valencia to Santandercar
- Take the car ferry from Santander to Plymouthcarferry
- Drive from Plymouth to Cardiffcar
30h 7m£192–788Bus, train
- Take the bus from Valencia - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris Bercy Seine Bus Stop to London Victoriabus
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
33h 52m£99–290Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Valencia to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Cardiffcar
20h 45mFly Valencia Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Valencia Airport (VLC) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane VLC - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
7h 38m£113–342Fly Valencia Airport to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Valencia Airport (VLC) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane VLC - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Cardiff Centraltrain
8h 29m£104–289Train to Alicante-Elche Airport, fly to Cardiff Airport
- Take the train from Estació del Nord to Alacant/Alicante Terminaltrain
- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane ALC - CWL
8h 41m£55–171Fly Valencia Airport to Bristol Airport, train
- Fly from Valencia Airport (VLC) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane VLC - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
6h 29m£53–178Fly Valencia Airport to London Stansted Airport, train
- Fly from Valencia Airport (VLC) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane VLC - STN
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
8h 18m£98–279Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Valencia Joaquin Sorolla to Madrid Chamartíntrain Ave
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Santandertrain Alv / ...
- Take the car ferry from Santander to Plymouthcarferry
- Take the train from Plymouth to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
33h 7m£128–854Bus via L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
- Take the bus from Estació d'Autobusos de València to Aeropuerto Barcelona- Prat T1bus
- Take the bus from Barcelona Airport El Prat T1 to Paris, Quai de Bercybus
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoriabus 700
- Take the bus from London Victoria to University REbus 507 / ...
34h 2m£86–214Bus
- Take the bus from Valencia - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoriabus 700
- Take the bus from London Victoria to University REbus 507 / ...
34h 7m£74–210
Valencia to Cardiff by bus, foot, subway, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Valencia to Cardiff is to train and fly which costs £35 - £140 and takes 9h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Valencia to Cardiff is to fly and train which takes 6h 29m and costs £50 - £180.
No, there is no direct bus from Valencia to Cardiff. However, there are services departing from Estació d'Autobusos de València and arriving at University RE via Barcelona Airport El Prat T1, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 34h 2m.
The distance between Valencia and Cardiff is 859 miles.
The best way to get from Valencia to Cardiff without a car is to bus and train which takes 33h 52m and costs £95 - £290.
It takes approximately 8h 37m to get from Valencia to Cardiff, including transfers.
Valencia to Cardiff bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from Estació d'Autobusos de València station.
The best way to get from Valencia to Cardiff is to fly which takes 8h 37m and costs £90 - £220. Alternatively, you can bus via L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, which costs £85 - £220 and takes 34h 2m.
Valencia to Cardiff bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Aeropuerto Barcelona- Prat T1 station.
Cardiff is 1h behind Valencia. It is currently 3:41 AM in Valencia and 2:41 AM in Cardiff.
What companies run services between Valencia, Spain and Cardiff, Wales?
Ryanair, Transavia Holland, and two other airlines fly from Valencia Airport (VLC) to Cardiff Airport (CWL) 6 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Estació d'Autobusos de València to University RE via Barcelona Airport El Prat T1, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), and London Victoria in around 34h 2m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Valencia Airport to Cardiff Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £60–230
Flights from Valencia Airport to Cardiff Airport via Ibiza, Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–230
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–50
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Bristol Airport via Ibiza
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £23–50
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Cardiff Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £22–120
Flights from Valencia Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £45–130
Flights from Valencia Airport to Bristol Airport via Ibiza
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–130
Flights from Valencia Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–130
Flights from Valencia Airport to London Stansted Airport via Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £35–130
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Valencia Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–180
Flights from Valencia Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–200
Flights from Valencia Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–190
Flights from Valencia Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–190
Flights from Valencia Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–130
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Cardiff Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–120
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Valencia Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–180
Flights from Valencia Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Ibiza
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–180
Flights from Valencia Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–200
Flights from Valencia Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–190
Flights from Valencia Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–190
Flights from Valencia Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–130
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Cardiff Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–120
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £18–75
Flights from Valencia Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–120
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Valencia Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–180
Flights from Valencia Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–130
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Cardiff Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–120
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Valencia Airport to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–410
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £30–70
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Valencia Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–370
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–110
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–24
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £26–40
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–95
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Plymouth to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £50–100
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- 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 Estació del Nord to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £8–45
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Valencia Joaquin Sorolla to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £28–40
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £29–75
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £5–19
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Plymouth to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–55
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Valencia Joaquin Sorolla to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £13–55
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Valencia Joaquin Sorolla to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–50
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 910 780 990
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Valencia Joaquin Sorolla to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £12–29
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Valencia - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £45–130
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris Bercy Seine Bus Stop to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £21–55
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Valencia - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £50–100
- 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
- £21–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Paris Bercy Seine Bus Stop to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £17–25
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Estació d'Autobusos de València to Aeropuerto Barcelona- Prat T1
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Barcelona Airport El Prat T1 to Paris, Quai de Bercy
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £26–75
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to University RE
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–29
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Santander to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £65–600
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Adult
- £65–85
- Car
- £200–290
- Single Ticket
- £90–190
- Car Single Ticket
- £240–600
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