There are 8 ways to get from Cape Town to Cardiff by plane or train
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 Bristol Airport, train
best- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane CPT - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
16h 9m£233–643Fly to Cardiff Airport
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane CPT - CWL
18h 6m£344–919Fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane CPT - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
14h 53m£370–856Fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane CPT - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Cardiff Centraltrain
15h 46m£435–736Fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane CPT - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Centraltrain
17h 42m£376–938Fly to Exeter, train
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Exeter (EXT)plane CPT - EXT
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
21h 25m£373–1,103Fly to Southampton Airport, train
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Southampton Airport (SOU)plane CPT - SOU
- Take the train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Cardiff Centraltrain
19h 31m£372–1,124Fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane CPT - MAN
- Take the train from Wilmslow to Cardiff Centraltrain
18h 43m£450–749
Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Bristol Airport (BRS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cape Town to Cardiff is to fly and train which costs £230 - £650 and takes 16h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Cape Town to Cardiff is to fly and train which takes 14h 53m and costs £370 - £900.
The distance between Cape Town and Cardiff is 6131 miles.
It takes approximately 16h 9m to get from Cape Town to Cardiff, including transfers.
Cardiff is 2h behind Cape Town. It is currently 11:30 PM in Cape Town and 9:30 PM in Cardiff.
There are 1774+ hotels available in Cardiff.
What companies run services between Cape Town, South Africa and Cardiff, Wales?
KLM, Lufthansa, and Condor Flugdienst fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Cardiff Airport (CWL) twice daily.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–750
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £330–1,200
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Frankfurt, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £330–1,300
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £250–950
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–800
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Exeter via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £350–1,300
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Southampton Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £320–1,200
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Manchester Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–800
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Bristol Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 7m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–850
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £280–1,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £270–1,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 52m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £220–850
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Manchester Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £230–850
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Manchester Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £230–850
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £230–750
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Exeter via London Heathrow Airport, Jersey
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £320–1,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £200–650
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £250–900
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–800
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Exeter via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £350–1,300
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Manchester Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–750
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £250–850
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Manchester Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £250–850
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Bristol Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £210–750
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Manchester Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £210–800
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Bristol Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 12m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–750
- Website
- virginatlantic.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Frankfurt, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £360–1,300
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £250–900
- Website
- flynorse.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £200–700
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Bristol Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £210–750
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Bristol Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–600
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–600
- Website
- aurigny.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Southampton Airport via London Gatwick Airport, Guernsey
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £300–1,000
- 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 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)
Train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- 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 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
Train from Wilmslow to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–85
- 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 Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–70
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- 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 Southampton Airport Parkway to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–28
- Website
- Cross Country
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