There are 14 ways to get from Cardiff to Como by train, plane, train (Eurostar), bus, 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.
Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport
best- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane BRS - MXP
6h 57m€73–196Train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Amsterdam Centraaltrain Eil
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Zürich HBtrain
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Como S. Giovannitrain Ec
23h 41m€455–811Bus
- Take the bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 507 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Luxembourg P+R Bouillonbus
- Take the bus from Luxembourg Park&Drive to Comobus
26h 10m€174–268Train, night train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the nighttrain from Amsterdam Centraal to Zuerich Hbnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Como S. Giovannitrain Ec
23h 31m€310–616Fly Cardiff Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane CWL - LIN
9h 9m€97–467Train to London City Airport, fly to Milan Linate Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane LCY - LIN
8h 10m€168–575Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane LHR - MXP
7h 51m€177–587Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Milan Linate Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane LHR - LIN
8h 1m€171–447Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Il Caravaggio International Airport, bus, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane BRS - BGY
- Take the bus from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Piazza Luigi di Savoiabus
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Como S. Giovannitrain
7h 46m€99–290Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane LGW - MXP
8h 44m€122–305Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Il Caravaggio International Airport, bus, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane BHX - BGY
- Take the bus from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Piazza Luigi di Savoiabus
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Como S. Giovannitrain
8h 38m€121–303Bus via Antwerp
- Take the bus from Cardiff North Road to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Antwerp Rooseveltplaatsbus
- Take the bus from Antwerp - Rooseveltplaats to Luganobus
28h 51m€122–212Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Cardiff to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Comocar
14h 54m€354–462Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cardiff to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Comocar
15h 56m€247–416
Cardiff to Como by train and subway
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Como is to train and fly which costs €70 - €200 and takes 6h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Como is to train and fly which takes 6h 57m and costs €70 - €200.
No, there is no direct bus from Cardiff to Como. However, there are services departing from Park Place and arriving at Como via London Victoria Green Line Station and Luxembourg Park&Drive. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 10m.
No, there is no direct train from Cardiff to Como. However, there are services departing from Cardiff Central and arriving at Como S. Giovanni via Paddington, London St Pancras Intl, Amsterdam Centraal and Zürich HB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 41m.
The distance between Cardiff and Como is 1182 km.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Como without a car is to train which takes 23h 41m and costs €450 - €850.
It takes approximately 6h 57m to get from Cardiff to Como, including transfers.
Cardiff to Como bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Cardiff North Road station.
Cardiff to Como train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), depart from Cardiff Central station.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Como is to train which takes 23h 41m and costs €450 - €850. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €170 - €270 and takes 26h 10m, you could also fly, which costs €95 - €470 and takes 9h 9m.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Como, Italy?
You can take a train from Cardiff Central to Como S. Giovanni via London Paddington, Paddington, King's Cross St. Pancras station, London St Pancras Intl, Amsterdam Centraal, and Zürich HB in around 23h 41m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Park Place to Como via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria Green Line Station, and Luxembourg Park&Drive in around 26h 10m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–130
Flights from Bristol Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–130
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–140
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London City Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–320
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–230
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–230
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–350
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–260
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–450
Flights from London City Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–480
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from London City Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–410
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Bristol Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–140
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–210
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London City Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–800
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–440
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from London City Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–420
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–270
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–100
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–24
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–24
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €19–30
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €19–30
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €210–360
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €95–190
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Night train from Amsterdam Centraal to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–190
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Zürich HB to Como S. Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Como S. Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Milano Centrale to Como S. Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–29
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Milano Centrale to Como S. Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–29
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- [email protected]
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €140
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- €140
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Luxembourg P+R Bouillon
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- [email protected]
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Luxembourg Park&Drive to Como
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €110–160
- Website
- Onebus
- [email protected]
- Website
- TERRAVISION
Bus from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Piazza Luigi di Savoia
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–23
- Website
- TERRAVISION
Bus from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Piazza Luigi di Savoia
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–23
- Website
- TERRAVISION
- Phone
- 035.319366
- [email protected]
- Website
- orioshuttle.com
Bus from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Piazza Luigi di Savoia
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–14
- Schedules at
- orioshuttle.com
Bus from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Piazza Luigi di Savoia
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–14
- Schedules at
- orioshuttle.com
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Cardiff North Road to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Antwerp Rooseveltplaats
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Antwerp - Rooseveltplaats to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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Cardiff to Como bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Como is 1h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 4:03 AM in Cardiff and 5:03 AM in Como.
Cardiff to Como train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), arrive at London Paddington station.
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