There are 12 ways to get from Zagreb to Cardiff by plane, train, bus, night train, car, car train, or car ferry
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Fly 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 23m£72–190Bus, train
- Take the bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Brod, Autobusna Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Bosanski Brod to Amsterdambus
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
31h 48m£283–516Night 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 57m£284–568Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Zagreb to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Cardiffcar
17h 41m£364–482Fly to Cardiff Airport
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane ZAG - CWL
8h 11m£91–421Fly 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 48m£150–377Fly 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 34m£125–392Fly 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
11h 29m£117–355Bus via Prague
- Take the bus from Zagreb to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus 903 / ...
- Take the bus from Prague Florenc Central Bus Station to London Victoria Green Line Stationbus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Kingsway GRbus 509 / ...
33h 17m£159–275Bus
- 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 Kingsway GRbus 509 / ...
36h 38m£176–338Train, night train
- Take the train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Wien Meidlingtrain Ec
- Take the night train from Wien Meidling to Amsterdam Centraalnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
30h 52m£346–656Drive, 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 45m£260–410
Zagreb to Cardiff by night train, train, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zagreb to Cardiff is to fly and train which costs £70 - £190 and takes 8h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Zagreb to Cardiff is to fly and train which takes 7h 48m and costs £150 - £380.
No, there is no direct bus from Zagreb to Cardiff. However, there are services departing from Zagreb and arriving at Kingsway GR via Prague Florenc Central Bus Station and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 33h 17m.
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 Salzburg Hbf, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, King's Cross St. Pancras station and London Paddington. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 57m.
The distance between Zagreb and Cardiff is 1001 miles.
The best way to get from Zagreb to Cardiff without a car is to bus and train which takes 31h 48m and costs £280 - £550.
It takes approximately 8h 23m 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 8h 11m and costs £90 - £430. Alternatively, you can bus via Prague, which costs £150 - £280 and takes 33h 17m.
What companies run services between Zagreb, Croatia and Cardiff, Wales?
KLM, Croatia Airlines, and TUI Airways fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Cardiff Airport (CWL) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Zagreb to Kingsway GR via Prague Florenc Central Bus Station, London Victoria Green Line Station, and London Victoria in around 33h 17m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Bristol Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £35–140
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–95
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to London Stansted Airport via Karlsruhe/Baden Baden
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £40–95
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Exeter via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £80–270
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–280
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–480
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Exeter via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–480
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–200
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
- £60–200
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Split
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–200
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Bristol Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–170
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £70–280
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–190
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Exeter via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–250
- 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
- £60–200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–250
- Website
- tui.co.uk
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Cardiff Airport via Dubrovnik
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £110–480
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Exeter via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–250
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–35
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–130
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–130
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–130
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–130
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–65
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–35
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–130
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–26
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–26
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- customer.relations@crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £20–29
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £20–29
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £150–270
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £100–180
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £150–270
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- informacije@hzpp.hr
- Website
- hzpp.hr
Night train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £70–110
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
Train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £70–110
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Salzburg Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £40–120
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- £90–120
- Couchette Carriage
- £65–80
- Seating Carriage
- £40–55
Night train from Wien Meidling to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £55–140
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- £100–140
- Couchette Carriage
- £80–95
- Seating Carriage
- £55–70
- 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
- +385 (0) 91 6113 073
- info@croatiabus.hr
- Website
- croatiabus.hr
Bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Brod, Autobusna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- croatiabus.hr
- Phone
- +38732691375
- info@bosnaexpres.ba
- Website
- bosnaexpres.com
Bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Brod, Autobusna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £16–18
- Schedules at
- bosnaexpres.com
- Phone
- +49 (0)7051 93 03 44
- info@prosicbus.com
- Website
- prosicbus.com
Bus from Bosanski Brod to Amsterdam
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £50–90
- Website
- http://www.prosicbus.com
- Schedules at
- http://www.prosicbus.com/#redvoznje-faq
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Zagreb to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £45–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Prague Florenc Central Bus Station to London Victoria Green Line Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £85–130
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Kingsway GR
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–70
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from London Victoria to Kingsway GR
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–70
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Zagreb - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £110–210
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 21m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- 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
- £8–45
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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Zagreb to Cardiff bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Praha, ÚAN Florenc station.
Cardiff is 1h behind Zagreb. It is currently 1:20 AM in Zagreb and 12:20 AM in Cardiff.
Zagreb to Cardiff train services, operated by HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP), arrive at Salzburg Hbf station.
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