There are 15 ways to get from Venice to Cardiff by plane, train, car ferry, bus, night train, car, or car train
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Fly Venice Marco Polo Airport to Bristol Airport, train
best- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane VCE - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
6h 21m£57–177Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Venezia S. Lucia to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieutrain Fr
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Le Havretrain Tgv
- Take the car ferry from Le Havre to Portsmouth International Portcarferry
- Take the train from Fratton to Cardiff Centraltrain
30h 36m£289–672Bus
- Take the bus from Venezia, Tronchetto to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoriabus 700
- Take the bus from London Victoria to University REbus 507 / ...
31h 7m£128–239Train, night train
- Take the train from Venezia Santa Lucia Station to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhoftrain 89
- Take the night train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Amsterdam Centraalnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.train
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
27h 50m£230–564Fly Venice Marco Polo Airport to Cardiff Airport
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane VCE - CWL
8h 1m£90–408Train to Verona Villafranca Airport, fly to Bristol Airport, train
- Take the train from Venezia S. Lucia to Verona Porta Nuovatrain
- Fly from Verona Villafranca Airport (VRN) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane VRN - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
7h 18m£87–348Fly Venice Marco Polo Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane VCE - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
7h 40m£149–384Fly Venice Marco Polo Airport to London Gatwick Airport, train
- 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
8h 49m£127–409Fly Venice Marco Polo Airport to London Stansted Airport, train
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane VCE - STN
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
8h 42m£116–377Fly Venice Marco Polo Airport to Luton Airport, train
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane VCE - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdontrain
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
8h 19m£110–309Fly Venice Marco Polo Airport to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane VCE - MAN
- Take the train from Wilmslow to Cardiff Centraltrain
9h 31m£100–262Bus via Stazione MESTRE FS C4
- Take the bus from Venice - Mestre Bus Station 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 University REbus 507 / ...
31h 12m£132–267Train, bus
- Take the train from Venezia S. Lucia to Schwarzach-St.Veittrain Rj
- Take the train from Schwarzach-St.Veit to Essen Hbftrain Ice
- Take the bus from Essen central train station to London Victoriabus
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
31h 22m£272–601Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Venice to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Cardiffcar
17h 59m£333–436Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Venice to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Cardiffcar
18h 57m£227–359
Venice to Cardiff by train, foot, and car ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Venice to Cardiff is to fly and train which costs £55 - £180 and takes 6h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Venice to Cardiff is to fly and train which takes 6h 21m and costs £55 - £180.
No, there is no direct bus from Venice to Cardiff. However, there are services departing from Venezia, Tronchetto and arriving at University RE via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 7m.
No, there is no direct train from Venice station to Cardiff. However, there are services departing from Venezia Santa Lucia Station and arriving at Cardiff Central via Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof, Amsterdam Centraal, King's Cross St. Pancras station and London Paddington. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 50m.
The distance between Venice and Cardiff is 864 miles.
The best way to get from Venice to Cardiff without a car is to train and car ferry which takes 30h 36m and costs £280 - £700.
It takes approximately 6h 21m to get from Venice to Cardiff, including transfers.
Venice to Cardiff bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Venezia, Tronchetto station.
Venice to Cardiff train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Venezia Santa Lucia Station.
The best way to get from Venice to Cardiff is to bus which takes 31h 7m and costs £120 - £240. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs £85 - £410 and takes 8h 1m.
What companies run services between Venice, Italy and Cardiff, Wales?
You can take a bus from Venezia, Tronchetto to University RE via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) and London Victoria in around 31h 7m. Alternatively, KLM flies from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Cardiff Airport (CWL) twice daily.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £28–120
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–130
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–130
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £27–140
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–200
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £65–160
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Bristol Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–160
Flights from Verona Villafranca Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–180
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–270
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £40–100
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Manchester Airport via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £40–100
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–220
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–240
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Manchester Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–250
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–390
Flights from Verona Villafranca Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–290
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Verona Villafranca Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £30–110
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–120
- 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
- £110–260
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Manchester Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–190
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–210
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £30–130
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £27–95
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–210
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £18–120
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Manchester Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £70–270
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–35
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Fratton to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–120
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–130
- 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 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–95
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £19–27
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–70
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–30
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £50–95
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- £65–95
- 2nd Class
- £50–70
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £27–65
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- £45–65
- 2nd Class
- £27–40
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £45–80
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Le Havre
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £120–200
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Venezia Santa Lucia Station to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £60–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Schwarzach-St.Veit to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £130–330
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £45–130
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- £95–130
- Couchette Carriage
- £70–85
- Seating Carriage
- £45–60
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £55–130
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £13–26
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–30
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Wilmslow to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Schwarzach-St.Veit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- £40–65
- 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
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Venezia, Tronchetto to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £70–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £28–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Essen central train station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- 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
- £28–70
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Venice - Mestre Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £75–140
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £28–55
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Le Havre to Portsmouth International Port
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £30–180
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- £40–80
- Car Single Ticket
- £60–180
- 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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Venice to Cardiff bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) station.
Cardiff is 1h behind Venice. It is currently 12:56 AM in Venice and 11:56 PM in Cardiff.
Venice to Cardiff train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof station.
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