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There are 7 ways to get from Cardiff to Australia by train or plane

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  1. Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly

    best
    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain train
    2. Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Perth Airport (PER)plane plane LHR - PER
    21h 29m
    $938–1,969

  2. Train to Bristol Airport, fly

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain train
    2. Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Perth Airport (PER)plane plane BRS - PER
    32h 55m
    $880–1,864

  3. Fly from Cardiff Airport

    1. Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Perth Airport (PER)plane plane CWL - PER
    25h 46m
    $963–3,318

  4. Train to Birmingham Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain train
    2. Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Perth Airport (PER)plane plane BHX - PER
    24h 38m
    $1,196–3,148

  5. Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to Readingtrain train
    2. Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain train
    3. Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Perth Airport (PER)plane plane LGW - PER
    25h 3m
    $979–1,834

  6. Train to Manchester Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslowtrain train
    2. Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Perth Airport (PER)plane plane MAN - PER
    26h 31m
    $1,005–2,168

  7. Train, train to Newcastle, fly

    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain train
    2. Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Newcastletrain train
    3. Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Perth Airport (PER)plane plane NCL - PER
    28h 56m
    $1,219–3,306

London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Perth Airport (PER) flights

Calendar49Weekly Planes
Duration19h 29mAverage Duration
Ticket$774Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 14,777.6 km
  • Duration: 21h 29m

What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Australia?

KLM, Qantas, and two other airlines fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Perth Airport (PER) 5 times a day.

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