There are 15 ways to get from Venice to Cardiff by plane, train, bus, night train, 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 Venice Marco Polo Airport to Cardiff Airport
best- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane VCE - CWL
7h 47m£90–378Fly Venice Marco Polo Airport to Bristol Airport, train
cheapest- 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 25m£61–187Train, bus via Milan
- Take the train from Venezia Santa Lucia to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Brussels - Midi Train Stationbus
- Take the bus from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West to London Victoria Green Line Stationbus
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
27h 14m£187–344Train, bus
- Take the train from Venezia S. Lucia to Villach Hbftrain Rjx
- Take the train from Villach Hbf 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 1m£290–948Train, night train
- Take the train from Venezia Santa Lucia Station to Brennero - Brennertrain 89
- Take the nighttrain 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 47m£234–647Train 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 26m£75–268Fly 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 19m£149–374Fly 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 19m£117–279Fly 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 20m£129–315Fly 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
7h 57m£117–309Fly 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 29m£105–272Bus
- 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£137–246Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Venezia S. Lucia to Bologna Centraletrain Fr
- Take the bus from Bologna to Gentbus
- Take the bus from Ghent Dampoort to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to University REbus 507 / ...
37h 46mDrive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Venice to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Cardiffcar
18h£331–434Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Venice to Calaiscar
- Take the carferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Cardiffcar
18h 58m£227–367
Venice to Cardiff by train, foot, subway, and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Venice to Cardiff is to fly and train which costs £60 - £190 and takes 6h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Venice to Cardiff is to fly and train which takes 6h 25m and costs £60 - £190.
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 Brennero - Brenner, Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof, Amsterdam Centraal, King's Cross St. Pancras station and London Paddington. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 47m.
The distance between Venice and Cardiff is 851 miles.
The best way to get from Venice to Cardiff without a car is to train and bus via Milan which takes 27h 14m and costs £180 - £350.
It takes approximately 7h 47m 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 fly which takes 7h 47m and costs £85 - £380. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £130 - £250 and takes 31h 7m.
What companies run services between Venice, Italy and Cardiff, Wales?
KLM flies from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Cardiff Airport (CWL) twice daily. Alternatively, 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.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–140
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–140
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–140
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £30–120
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–220
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £30–120
Flights from Verona Villafranca Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–120
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–130
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £35–180
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Manchester Airport via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £35–180
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–360
Flights from Verona Villafranca Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–270
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £90–220
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–220
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Manchester Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–220
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Verona Villafranca Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £30–220
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–140
- 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
- £95–220
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Manchester Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–180
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £120–200
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Cologne Bonn
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–180
- 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
- £40–220
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £30–150
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £30–150
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Manchester Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–230
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £18–95
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Venezia Santa Lucia to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £29–60
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–26
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–35
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–35
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–35
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–45
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–95
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Villach Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £150–700
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Venezia Santa Lucia Station to Brennero - Brenner
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £55–240
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £45–130
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- £95–130
- Couchette Carriage
- £70–85
- Seating Carriage
- £45–60
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £55–120
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–26
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–26
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Wilmslow to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £20–29
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £20–29
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–30
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–21
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–28
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £27–65
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- £45–65
- 2nd Class
- £27–40
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–30
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- £117
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Brussels - Midi Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West to London Victoria Green Line Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £23–35
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Essen central train station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Venezia, Tronchetto to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £75–130
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Ghent Dampoort to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £21–35
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to University RE
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £29–70
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to University RE
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £29–70
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Bologna to Gent
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- 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
- £8–50
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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Booking & Getting There
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 11:00 AM in Venice and 10:00 AM in Cardiff.
Venice to Cardiff train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Brennero - Brenner station.
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