There are 12 ways to get from Zagreb to Cardiff by plane, bus, train, 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 to Cardiff Airport
best- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane ZAG - CWL
7h 59m£91–421Fly to Bristol Airport, train
cheapest- 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 24m£72–200Bus, 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 46m£273–485Night train, train
- Take the nighttrain from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Salzburg Hbfnighttrain En
- Take the nighttrain 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 25m£275–539Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Zagreb to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Cardiffcar
17h 41m£362–478Fly 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 47m£135–357Fly 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 32m£120–401Fly 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
11h 57m£120–363Bus 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£159–263Bus
- 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 nighttrain 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 50m£337–626Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Zagreb to Calaiscar
- Take the carferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Cardiffcar
18h 45m£252–411
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 - £200 and takes 8h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Zagreb to Cardiff is to fly and train which takes 7h 47m and costs £130 - £360.
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 27h 25m.
The distance between Zagreb and Cardiff is 995 miles.
The best way to get from Zagreb to Cardiff without a car is to bus and train which takes 31h 46m and costs £270 - £490.
It takes approximately 7h 59m 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 7h 59m and costs £90 - £430. Alternatively, you can bus via Prague, which costs £150 - £270 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
- £55–160
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Bristol Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–160
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–110
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to London Stansted Airport via Karlsruhe/Baden Baden
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £35–110
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Exeter via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £75–270
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–460
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–250
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Exeter via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–460
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–190
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
- £60–190
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Split
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–190
- 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
- £40–180
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £65–280
- 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
- £70–260
- 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
- £60–190
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–180
- 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
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Exeter via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–260
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £140–250
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £90–160
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £140–250
- Website
- Eurostar
- 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 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–35
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £35–70
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Parkway to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–28
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- informacije@hzpp.hr
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
Night train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £70–110
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
Train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £75–110
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Salzburg Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £40–120
- Website
- Nightjet
- 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
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £55–140
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- £100–140
- Couchette Carriage
- £80–95
- Seating Carriage
- £55–70
- 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
- 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
- £15–25
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Bristol Parkway to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £13–22
- 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 Exeter St Davids to Bristol Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Bristol Parkway to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £18–26
- Website
- Cross Country
- 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
- £15–17
- 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
- Flixbus
Bus from Zagreb to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £45–75
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Prague Florenc Central Bus Station to London Victoria Green Line Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £85–120
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to Kingsway GR
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £29–70
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to Kingsway GR
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £29–70
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Zagreb - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £110–210
- Website
- BlaBlaCar 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
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- 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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Zagreb to Cardiff bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Praha, ÚAN Florenc station.
Cardiff is 1h behind Zagreb. It is currently 11:10 PM in Zagreb and 10:10 PM in Cardiff.
Zagreb to Cardiff train services, operated by HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP), arrive at Salzburg Hbf station.
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