There are 12 ways to get from Austria to Cardiff by plane, train, bus, night train, car, car train, or car ferry
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Fly Vienna International Airport to Bristol Airport, train
best- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane VIE - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
6h 34m£79–255Train
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Frankfurt Flughafen Fernb 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
20h 20m£249–519Bus via London
- Take the bus from Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus 060 / ...
- Take the bus from Prague Florenc Central Bus Station to London Victoria Green Line Stationbus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to University REbus 507 / ...
28h 57m£112–197Night train, train
- Take the nighttrain from Wien 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
21h 43m£238–448Fly Vienna International Airport to Cardiff Airport
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane VIE - CWL
9h 31m£80–291Fly Innsbruck Airport to Bristol Airport, train
- Fly from Innsbruck Airport (INN) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane INN - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
5h 56m£129–379Fly Vienna International Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane VIE - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
7h 33m£156–388Fly Salzburg Airport to London Stansted Airport, train
- Fly from Salzburg Airport (SZG) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane SZG - STN
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
7h 51m£172–367Fly Innsbruck Airport to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Innsbruck Airport (INN) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane INN - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Cardiff Centraltrain
7h 53m£123–496Bus
- Take the bus from Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus 060 / ...
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to University REbus 507 / ...
33h 42m£142–227Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Vienna to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Cardiffcar
16h 12m£349–460Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Vienna to Calaiscar
- Take the carferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Cardiffcar
17h 16m£261–422
Austria to Cardiff by subway and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Austria to Cardiff is to bus via London which costs £110 - £200 and takes 28h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Austria to Cardiff is to fly and train which takes 5h 56m and costs £120 - £380.
No, there is no direct bus from Austria to Cardiff. However, there are services departing from Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) and arriving at University RE via Prague Florenc Central Bus Station and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 57m.
No, there is no direct train from Austria to Cardiff. However, there are services departing from Stephansplatz and arriving at Cardiff Central via Wien Hbf, Frankfurt Flughafen Fernb, Amsterdam Centraal, King's Cross St. Pancras station and London Paddington. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 20m.
The distance between Austria and Cardiff is 951 miles.
The best way to get from Austria to Cardiff without a car is to train which takes 20h 20m and costs £240 - £550.
It takes approximately 6h 34m to get from Austria to Cardiff, including transfers.
Austria to Cardiff bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) station.
Austria to Cardiff train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Wien Hbf station.
The best way to get from Austria to Cardiff is to train which takes 20h 20m and costs £240 - £550. Alternatively, you can bus via London, which costs £110 - £200 and takes 28h 57m, you could also fly, which costs £80 - £300 and takes 9h 31m.
What companies run services between Austria and Cardiff, Wales?
You can take a subway from Stephansplatz to Cardiff Central via Südtiroler Pl. - Hbf., Wien Hbf, Frankfurt Flughafen Fernb, Amsterdam Centraal, London St. Pancras Int., King's Cross St. Pancras station, Paddington, and London Paddington in around 20h 20m. Alternatively, you can take a subway from Stephansplatz to University RE via Erdberg, Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB), Prague Florenc Central Bus Station, London Victoria Green Line Station, and London Victoria in around 28h 57m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–200
Flights from Innsbruck Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £100–460
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–250
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–390
Flights from Innsbruck Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–460
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–280
Flights from Innsbruck Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–400
Flights from Innsbruck Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–280
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Bristol Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £50–170
Flights from Vienna International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–400
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–190
Flights from Salzburg Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, Sunday, Friday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £75–210
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–180
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £80–200
Flights from Innsbruck Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £190–380
Flights from Salzburg Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £110–200
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–220
Flights from Vienna International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £110–220
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–340
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–29
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–29
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–40
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–85
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–21
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–21
- 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
- £16–25
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £16–25
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Wien Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £100–230
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Frankfurt Flughafen Fernb to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–75
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £50–100
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Wien Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £50–130
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- £95–130
- Couchette Carriage
- £75–90
- Seating Carriage
- £50–65
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £120–200
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- [email protected]
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- £117
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £22–35
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £22–35
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £95–150
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- 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
- £65–120
- Website
- RegioJet
- 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
- £23–40
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to University RE
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–40
- Website
- National Express
- 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
- £25–75
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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Booking & Getting There
Austria to Cardiff bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Praha, ÚAN Florenc station.
Cardiff is 1h behind Austria. It is currently 8:48 AM in Austria and 7:48 AM in Cardiff.
Austria to Cardiff train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf station.
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