There are 15 ways to get from Zagreb to Cardiff by plane, train, train (Eurostar), bus, night train, shuttle, car, car train, or car ferry
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Fly Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Bristol Airport, train
best- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane ZAG - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
8h 38m£98–390Fly Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Cardiff Airport
cheapest- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane ZAG - CWL
8h 33m£81–201Train
- Take the train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Muenchen Hbftrain Ec
- Take the train from München Hbf to Amsterdam Centraaltrain Ice
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.train
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
25h 3m£326–782Bus
- Take the bus from Zagreb 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 / ...
35h 19m£141–265Night train, train
- Take the night train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Salzburg Hbfnighttrain En
- Take the night train from Salzburg Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midinighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
27h 11m£310–568Fly Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane ZAG - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
7h 43m£135–377Fly Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to London Stansted Airport, train
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane ZAG - STN
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
8h 33m£121–354Fly Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane ZAG - MAN
- Take the train from Wilmslow to Cardiff Centraltrain
9h 46m£106–265Shuttle to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly to Bristol Airport, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Zagreb to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane VCE - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
10h 50m£98–827Fly Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Exeter, train
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Exeter (EXT)plane ZAG - EXT
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Parkwaytrain
- Take the train from Bristol Parkway to Cardiff Centraltrain
12h 30m£127–385Shuttle to Ljubljana, fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Zagreb to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane LJU - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Cardiff Centraltrain
10h 16m£155–677Train, night train
- Take the train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Salzburg Hbftrain Ec
- Take the night train from Salzburg Hbf 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
28h 31m£260–672Bus via Paris
- Take the bus from Zagreb - 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 / ...
36h 39m£149–291Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Zagreb to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Cardiffcar
17h 41mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Zagreb to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Cardiffcar
18h 50m£256–403
Zagreb to Cardiff by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zagreb to Cardiff is to fly and train which costs £95 - £390 and takes 8h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Zagreb to Cardiff is to fly and train which takes 7h 43m and costs £130 - £380.
No, there is no direct bus from Zagreb to Cardiff. However, there are services departing from Zagreb and arriving at University RE via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h 19m.
No, there is no direct train from Zagreb to Cardiff. However, there are services departing from Zagreb Glavni Kol. and arriving at Cardiff Central via München Hbf, Amsterdam Centraal, King's Cross St. Pancras station and London Paddington. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 3m.
The distance between Zagreb and Cardiff is 1001 miles.
The best way to get from Zagreb to Cardiff without a car is to train which takes 25h 3m and costs £320 - £800.
It takes approximately 8h 38m to get from Zagreb to Cardiff, including transfers.
Zagreb to Cardiff bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Zagreb station.
Zagreb to Cardiff train services, operated by HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP), depart from Zagreb Glavni Kol. station.
The best way to get from Zagreb to Cardiff is to train which takes 25h 3m and costs £320 - £800. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £140 - £270 and takes 35h 19m, you could also fly, which costs £80 - £210 and takes 8h 33m.
What companies run services between Zagreb, Croatia and Cardiff, Wales?
You can take a train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Cardiff Central via München Hbf, Amsterdam Centraal, London St. Pancras Int., King's Cross St. Pancras station, Paddington, and London Paddington in around 25h 3m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Zagreb to University RE via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) and London Victoria in around 35h 19m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–150
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–140
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £29–140
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Exeter via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £85–290
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Bristol Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £40–170
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Bristol Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £40–170
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Bristol Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £40–170
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–170
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Bristol Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £50–170
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Bristol Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–170
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Bristol Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £50–170
Flights from Ljubljana to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–190
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–270
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–440
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Exeter via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £90–500
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Bristol Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £120–270
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–250
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Manchester Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–230
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Bristol Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £120–240
Flights from Ljubljana to London Gatwick Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–450
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–240
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Manchester Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–260
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–180
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Manchester Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–270
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–180
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–180
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–170
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Exeter via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–280
- Website
- tui.co.uk
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Cardiff Airport via Dubrovnik
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £100–480
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £35–140
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Exeter via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–280
- 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
- £16–35
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–120
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £35–70
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Parkway to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–28
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22–45
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–90
- 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 Exeter St Davids to Bristol Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Bristol Parkway to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £17–25
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- informacije@hzpp.hr
- Website
- hzpp.hr
Train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £130–200
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
Night train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £100–150
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
Train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £100–150
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from München Hbf to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £75–190
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £50–130
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £160–270
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £100–180
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Salzburg Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 38m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £45–120
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- £95–120
- Couchette Carriage
- £70–80
- Seating Carriage
- £45–55
Night train from Salzburg Hbf to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 26m
- 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
- 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
- +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
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Zagreb to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £85–150
- 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
- £28–50
- 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
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Zagreb to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- £41–650
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- £41
- Private
- £226
Shuttle from Zagreb to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- £28–310
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- £28
- Private
- £131
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Zagreb - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £90–180
- 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
- £27–50
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- 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
- £7–19
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £5–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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Zagreb to Cardiff bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) station.
Cardiff is 1h behind Zagreb. It is currently 11:48 AM in Zagreb and 10:48 AM in Cardiff.
Zagreb to Cardiff train services, operated by HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP), arrive at Muenchen Hbf station.
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