There are 13 ways to get from Arad to Cardiff by train, plane, train (Eurostar), busferry, car, car train, bus, or car ferry
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Train, train to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, fly to Bristol Airport
best- Take the train from Loekoeshaza to Szolnoktrain
- Take the train from Szolnok to Ferihegytrain
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane BUD - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
10h 16m£106–226Train
- Take the train from Arad to Budapest-Keletitrain Ir
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10train Rjx
- Take the train from München Hbf to Amsterdam Centraaltrain Ice
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
28h 4m£333–588Bus and ferry, train
- Take the busferry from Arad, Autogara Transdara to London Barkingbusferry
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain London Paddington - Swansea / ...
33h 32m£128–289Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Arad to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Cardiffcar
20h 40m£403–538Train, train to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, fly to Cardiff Airport
- Take the train from Loekoeshaza to Szolnoktrain
- Take the train from Szolnok to Ferihegytrain
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane BUD - CWL
11h 21m£115–427Bus to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport, fly to Cardiff Airport
- Take the bus from Arad to Belgrade bus stationbus
- Fly from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane BEG - CWL
12h 57m£122–514Train to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport, fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Take the train from Arad to Timisoara Nordtrain
- Fly from Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport (TSR) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane TSR - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Centraltrain
12h 56m£113–298Train, train to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport
- Take the train from Loekoeshaza to Szolnoktrain
- Take the train from Szolnok to Ferihegytrain
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane BUD - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
11h 20m£194–433Train to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport, fly to Luton Airport, train
- Take the train from Arad to Timisoara Nordtrain
- Fly from Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport (TSR) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane TSR - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdontrain
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
11h 19m£168–466Train, train to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, fly to London Stansted Airport
- Take the train from Loekoeshaza to Szolnoktrain
- Take the train from Szolnok to Ferihegytrain
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane BUD - STN
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
12h 5m£154–354Bus
- Take the bus from Arad to Oradea Gara CFR Oradeabus
- Take the bus from Oradea to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to University REbus 507 / ...
36h 54mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Arad to Oradeatrain
- Take the bus from Oradea Gara CFR Oradea to London Stonebridgebus
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
37h 25mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Arad to Calaiscar
- Take the carferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Cardiffcar
21h 44m£299–471
Arad to Cardiff by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Arad to Cardiff is to train and fly which costs £100 - £230 and takes 10h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Arad to Cardiff is to train and fly which takes 10h 16m and costs £100 - £230.
No, there is no direct bus from Arad to Cardiff. However, there are services departing from Arad and arriving at University RE via Oradea and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 54m.
No, there is no direct train from Arad to Cardiff. However, there are services departing from Arad and arriving at Cardiff Central via Budapest-Keleti, München Hbf, Amsterdam Centraal, King's Cross St. Pancras station and London Paddington. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 4m.
The distance between Arad and Cardiff is 1224 miles.
The best way to get from Arad to Cardiff without a car is to train which takes 28h 4m and costs £330 - £600.
It takes approximately 10h 16m to get from Arad to Cardiff, including transfers.
Arad to Cardiff bus services, operated by TUR CALATORI, depart from Arad station.
Arad to Cardiff train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), depart from Arad station.
The best way to get from Arad to Cardiff is to train which takes 28h 4m and costs £330 - £600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 36h 54m.
What companies run services between Arad, Romania and Cardiff, Wales?
You can take a train from Arad to Cardiff Central via Budapest-Keleti, München Hbf, Amsterdam Centraal, London St Pancras Intl, King's Cross St. Pancras station, Paddington, and London Paddington in around 28h 4m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Arad to University RE via Oradea Gara CFR Oradea, Oradea, and London Victoria in around 36h 54m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–130
Flights from Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–200
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–130
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to London Stansted Airport via Nuremberg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–130
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to London Stansted Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £35–130
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–230
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–370
Flights from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–480
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–340
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £95–220
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–200
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–270
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £90–220
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–240
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £120–240
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–340
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–240
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £80–410
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Loekoeshaza to Szolnok
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–6
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Szolnok to Ferihegy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3–5
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £28–33
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Loekoeshaza to Szolnok
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–6
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Szolnok to Ferihegy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3–5
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Loekoeshaza to Szolnok
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–6
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Szolnok to Ferihegy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3–5
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Loekoeshaza to Szolnok
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–6
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Szolnok to Ferihegy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3–5
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Loekoeshaza to Szolnok
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £10–11
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Arad to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £17–19
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Loekoeshaza to Szolnok
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £10–11
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Arad to Timisoara Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–7
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Loekoeshaza to Szolnok
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £10–11
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Arad to Timisoara Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–7
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Loekoeshaza to Szolnok
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £10–11
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Arad to Oradea
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £9–11
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Szolnok to Ferihegy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £14–27
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Szolnok to Ferihegy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £14–27
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Szolnok to Ferihegy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £14–27
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Szolnok to Ferihegy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £14–27
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–35
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- 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
- £15–26
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
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 Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–85
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from München Hbf to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £80–170
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- 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
- £140–240
- Website
- Eurostar
- 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
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–30
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- [email protected]
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Arad, Autogara Transdara to London Barking
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 18m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £50–150
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Arad to Belgrade bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £14–24
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +4-0742-122.615
- Website
- turcalatori.autogari.ro
Bus from Arad to Oradea Gara CFR Oradea
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- turcalatori.autogari.ro
- Phone
- 0745 638 910
- [email protected]
- Website
- transnicolaescu.ro
Bus from Oradea to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £9–50
- Schedules at
- transnicolaescu.ro
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to University RE
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £29–70
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- 0724 122 272
- [email protected]
- Website
- euro-fratello.ro
Bus from Oradea Gara CFR Oradea to London Stonebridge
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- euro-fratello.ro
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- 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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More Questions & Answers
Arad to Cardiff bus services, operated by TUR CALATORI, arrive at Oradea Gara CFR Oradea station.
Cardiff is 2h behind Arad. It is currently 10:27 PM in Arad and 8:27 PM in Cardiff.
Arad to Cardiff train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), arrive at Budapest-Keleti station.
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