There are 12 ways to get from Zagreb to Cardiff by plane, train (Eurostar), bus, night train, train, car, car train, or car ferry
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Fly to Cardiff Airport
best- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane ZAG - CWL
11h 1m£69–267Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Zagreb to Budapest-Kelenföldbus 976 / ...
- Take the bus from Budapest-Kelenföld to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to University REbus 507 / ...
34h 47m£36–109Train
- 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
24h 56m£214–799Night 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
26h 24m£177–590Fly to Bristol Airport, train
- 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 39m£100–276Fly 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 33m£110–340Fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane ZAG - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Centraltrain
10h 11m£85–239Fly 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 37m£95–347Fly 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 Temple Meadstrain
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
12h 43m£97–376Bus via Brussels
- Take the bus from Zagreb to Brussels-North train stationbus
- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Kingsway GRbus 509 / ...
37h 21m£109–268Drive, 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£267–402
Zagreb to Cardiff by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zagreb to Cardiff is to bus which costs £35 - £110 and takes 34h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Zagreb to Cardiff is to fly and train which takes 7h 33m and costs £110 - £340.
No, there is no direct bus from Zagreb to Cardiff. However, there are services departing from Zagreb and arriving at University RE via Budapest-Kelenföld and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 34h 47m.
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 24h 56m.
The distance between Zagreb and Cardiff is 995 miles.
The best way to get from Zagreb to Cardiff without a car is to train which takes 24h 56m and costs £210 - £800.
It takes approximately 11h 1m 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 fly which takes 11h 1m and costs £65 - £270. Alternatively, you can train, which costs £210 - £800 and takes 24h 56m, you could also bus, which costs £35 - £110 and takes 34h 47m.
What companies run services between Zagreb, Croatia and Cardiff, Wales?
Croatia Airlines, KLM, and three other airlines fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Cardiff Airport (CWL) 3 times a day. Alternatively, 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 24h 56m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–460
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–310
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Birmingham Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–260
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Exeter via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–550
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Cardiff Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £65–260
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Bristol Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £40–170
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–190
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–90
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–90
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–260
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Birmingham Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–260
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Cardiff Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £65–260
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Exeter via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–300
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–110
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Exeter via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–300
- Website
- tui.co.uk
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Cardiff Airport via Dubrovnik
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £95–460
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–180
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Bristol Airport via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £40–170
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Bristol Airport via Cologne Bonn
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–200
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–180
- 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
- £27–40
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
Night train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £20–27
- 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
- £100–380
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £100–160
- 1st Class
- £230–380
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £80–260
- 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
- £50–270
- 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
- £60–210
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- 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 Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–42
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Salzburg Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 38m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–240
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- £220–240
- Couchette Carriage
- £130–160
- Seating Carriage
- £60–80
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 Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–90
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–40
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- 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 Budapest-Kelenföld
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £16–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Zagreb to Brussels-North train station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £70–160
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Brussels-North train station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £30–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Kingsway GR
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £17–25
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0745 638 910
- transnicolaescu@yahoo.com
- Website
- transnicolaescu.ro
Bus from Budapest-Kelenföld to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £10–50
- Schedules at
- transnicolaescu.ro
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to University RE
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–27
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from London Victoria to Kingsway GR
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–24
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- 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
- £25–45
- 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
- £30–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- £65–160
- On Foot
- £30–40
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Zagreb to Cardiff bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Budapest-Kelenföld station.
Cardiff is 1h behind Zagreb. It is currently 6:29 AM in Zagreb and 5:29 AM in Cardiff.
Zagreb to Cardiff train services, operated by HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP), arrive at Muenchen Hbf station.
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