There are 14 ways to get from Zagreb to Cardiff by plane, train, night train, bus, shuttle, car, car train, or car ferry
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Fly Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Cardiff Airport
best- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)ZAG - CWL
8h 8m£84–269Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Zagreb to Budapest-Kelenföld976 / ...
- Take the bus from Budapest-Kelenföld to London Victoria
- Take the bus from London Victoria to University RE507 / ...
34h 55m£36–116Train, night train
- Take the train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Salzburg HbfEc
- Take the night train from Salzburg Hbf to Amsterdam CentraalNj
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
28h 25m£188–710Bus, train
- Take the bus from Zagreb to Rotterdam Central Station
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
29h 23m£311–485Night train, train
- Take the night train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Salzburg HbfEn
- Take the night train from Salzburg Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-MidiNj
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras IntlEil
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
27h 4m£208–680Fly Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Bristol Airport, train
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Bristol Airport (BRS)ZAG - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
8h 17m£73–282Fly Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)ZAG - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
7h 34m£130–339Fly Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)ZAG - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Central
10h 12m£99–224Fly Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to London Stansted Airport, train
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to London Stansted Airport (STN)ZAG - STN
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
8h 38m£105–357Fly Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Exeter, train
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Exeter (EXT)ZAG - EXT
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meads
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
12h 54m£113–372Shuttle 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)VCE - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
10h 29m£97–638Bus via Paris
- Take the bus from Zagreb - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Take the bus from Paris to London Victoria700
- Take the bus from London Victoria to University RE507 / ...
36h 21m£75–214Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Zagreb to Calais-Fréthun
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Drive from Folkestone to Cardiff
17h 44mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Zagreb to Calais
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Drive from Port of Dover to Cardiff
18h 48m£283–406
Zagreb to Cardiff by train, night train, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zagreb to Cardiff is to bus which costs £35 - £120 and takes 34h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Zagreb to Cardiff is to fly and train which takes 7h 34m and costs £130 - £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 55m.
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, Amsterdam Centraal, King's Cross St. Pancras station and London Paddington. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 25m.
The distance between Zagreb and Cardiff is 995 miles.
The best way to get from Zagreb to Cardiff without a car is to train and night train which takes 28h 25m and costs £180 - £750.
It takes approximately 8h 8m 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 8m and costs £80 - £270. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £35 - £120 and takes 34h 55m.
What companies run services between Zagreb, Croatia and Cardiff, Wales?
KLM, Croatia Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Cardiff Airport (CWL) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Zagreb to University RE via Budapest-Kelenföld and London Victoria in around 34h 55m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Bristol Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–170
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Bristol Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–260
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Bristol Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–180
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Bristol Airport via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £40–170
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–170
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Bristol Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–170
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–420
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–260
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Birmingham Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–260
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Exeter via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £95–470
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–120
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–120
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–250
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Birmingham Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–250
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–170
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–130
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Cardiff Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £80–260
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Exeter via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–290
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–180
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Exeter via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–290
- 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
- tui.co.uk
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Cardiff Airport via Dubrovnik
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £100–480
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Bristol Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–180
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–180
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Cologne Bonn
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–270
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Bristol Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £150–360
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- informacije@hzpp.hr
- Website
- hzpp.hr
Train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £20–28
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
Night train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £20–28
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Salzburg Hbf to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £65–250
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- £220–250
- Couchette Carriage
- £140–160
- Seating Carriage
- £65–85
Night train from Salzburg Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 37m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £65–240
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- £220–240
- Couchette Carriage
- £130–160
- Seating Carriage
- £65–80
- 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
- £85–260
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £210–260
- 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
- £55–310
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £75–290
- 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
- £45–120
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–24
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–42
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £8–30
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £26–95
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–45
- 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 Rotterdam Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £50–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Zagreb to Budapest-Kelenföld
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £18–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- £39–440
- Schedules at
- goopti.com
- Shared
- £39–43
- Private
- £220–440
- 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
- £10–40
- 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
- £8–29
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- 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
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £21–80
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Zagreb - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £50–80
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Paris to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £14–20
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.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
- £65–170
- 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 6:22 AM in Zagreb and 5:22 AM in Cardiff.
Zagreb to Cardiff train services, operated by HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP), arrive at Salzburg Hbf station.
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