There are 14 ways to get from Cardiff to Croatia by plane, train, bus, night train, shuttle, car, car train, or car ferry
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Fly Cardiff Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
best- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane CWL - ZAG
8h 26m€95–424Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Pula Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Pula Airport (PUY)plane BRS - PUY
6h 54m€80–261Train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras to Bruxelles-Miditrain Trn
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Salzburg Hbftrain Nj / ...
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Zagreb Glavni Kol.train Ec
28h 12m€390–771Bus via Prague
- Take the bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 507 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Prague Wilsonova Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Praha, Hlavní Nádraží to Zagrebbus 903 / ...
33h 32m€174–301Train, night train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the nighttrain from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Salzburg Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the nighttrain from Salzburg Hbf to Zagreb Glavni Kol.nighttrain En
28h 15m€318–657Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane BRS - ZAG
8h 37m€87–225Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Split Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Split Airport (SPU)plane BRS - SPU
6h 56m€100–201Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane LHR - ZAG
7h 30m€166–424Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane BRS - VCE
- Take a shuttle bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Pula railway Stattion
9h 39m€100–1,091Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Ljubljana, shuttle
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane LHR - LJU
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Zagreb
9h 13m€228–1,002Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Zadar Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Zadar Airport (ZAD)plane STN - ZAD
8h 43m€141–360Bus
- Take the bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 507 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Zagreb - Bus Stationbus
37h 14m€205–408Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Cardiff to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Zagrebcar
17h 47m€418–555Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cardiff to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Zagrebcar
18h 56m€292–472
Cardiff to Croatia by train, subway, and tram
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Croatia is to train and fly which costs €95 - €210 and takes 6h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Croatia is to train and fly which takes 6h 54m and costs €75 - €270.
No, there is no direct bus from Cardiff to Croatia. However, there are services departing from Park Place and arriving at Zagreb via London Victoria Green Line Station and Praha, Hlavní Nádraží. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 33h 32m.
No, there is no direct train from Cardiff to Croatia. However, there are services departing from Cardiff Central and arriving at Trg bana J. Jelačića via Paddington, London St Pancras, Bruxelles-Midi, Salzburg Hbf and Glavni kolodvor. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 12m.
The distance between Cardiff and Croatia is 1593 km.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Croatia without a car is to train which takes 28h 12m and costs €390 - €800.
It takes approximately 8h 26m to get from Cardiff to Croatia, including transfers.
Cardiff to Croatia bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Park Place station.
Cardiff to Croatia train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), depart from Cardiff Central station.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Croatia is to fly which takes 8h 26m and costs €95 - €430. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €390 - €800 and takes 28h 12m, you could also bus via Prague, which costs €170 - €310 and takes 33h 32m.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Croatia?
KLM, TUI Airways, and Croatia Airlines fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Cardiff Central to Trg bana J. Jelačića via London Paddington, Paddington, King's Cross St. Pancras station, London St Pancras, Bruxelles-Midi, Salzburg Hbf, Zagreb Glavni Kol., and Glavni kolodvor in around 28h 12m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–410
Flights from Bristol Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–360
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Ljubljana via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–430
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–210
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Ljubljana via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–270
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Ljubljana via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–270
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–140
Flights from Bristol Airport to Split Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–140
Flights from Bristol Airport to Pula Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–130
Flights from Bristol Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–140
Flights from Bristol Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €35–140
Flights from Bristol Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–140
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Dubrovnik
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–480
Flights from Bristol Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
Flights from Bristol Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–360
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–210
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–260
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–310
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Ljubljana via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–360
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–150
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Zadar Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–180
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Zadar Airport via Memmingen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–180
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Ljubljana via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–280
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Ljubljana via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–430
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from London St Pancras to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €160–330
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Zagreb Glavni Kol.
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €90–160
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €110–140
- Couchette Carriage
- €80–95
- Seating Carriage
- €50–60
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- [email protected]
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
Night train from Salzburg Hbf to Zagreb Glavni Kol.
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Night train from Salzburg Hbf to Zagreb Glavni Kol.
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €85–160
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- 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
- €23–35
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €137
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- €137
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–85
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–85
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Prague Wilsonova Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €95–140
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Praha, Hlavní Nádraží to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- [email protected]
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Pula railway Stattion
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €44–900
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- €44
- Private
- €248
Shuttle from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €28–550
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- €28–75
- Private
- €140–180
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Zagreb - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–250
- 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
- €8–50
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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Cardiff to Croatia bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Croatia is 1h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 9:41 PM in Cardiff and 10:41 PM in Croatia.
Cardiff to Croatia train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), arrive at London Paddington station.
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