There are 5 ways to get from Cardiff to Galápagos Islands by train or plane
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Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to San Cristóbal Airport
best- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to San Cristóbal Airport (SCY)plane LHR - SCY
23h 45m$1,401–4,709Fly Cardiff Airport to Isabela Island
cheapest- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Isabela Island (IBB)plane CWL - IBB
34h 57m$564–1,717Fly Cardiff Airport to San Cristóbal Airport
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to San Cristóbal Airport (SCY)plane CWL - SCY
35h 59m$810–2,812Train to Bristol Airport, fly to San Cristóbal Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to San Cristóbal Airport (SCY)plane BRS - SCY
26h 39m$624–2,147Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to San Cristóbal Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to San Cristóbal Airport (SCY)plane BHX - SCY
32h 28m$683–2,320
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to San Cristóbal Airport (SCY) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Galápagos Islands is to fly which costs $550 - $1,800 and takes 34h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Galápagos Islands is to train and fly which takes 23h 45m and costs $1,400 - $4,800.
The distance between Cardiff and Galápagos Islands is 10284 km.
It takes approximately 23h 45m to get from Cardiff to Galápagos Islands, including transfers.
Galápagos Islands is 7h behind Cardiff. It is currently 12:39 AM in Cardiff and 5:39 PM in Galápagos Islands.
There are 172+ hotels available in Galápagos Islands.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Galápagos Islands, Ecuador?
KLM, Avianca - Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A., and four other airlines fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to San Cristóbal Airport (SCY) once daily.
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to San Cristóbal Airport via Bogota, Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–2,700
Flights from Cardiff Airport to San Cristóbal Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
Flights from Cardiff Airport to San Cristóbal Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Bogota, Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
Flights from Cardiff Airport to San Cristóbal Airport via Dublin, Miami, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,900
Flights from Cardiff Airport to San Cristóbal Airport via Dublin, Miami, Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,900
Flights from Bristol Airport to San Cristóbal Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Bristol Airport to San Cristóbal Airport via Madrid, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,200
Flights from Birmingham Airport to San Cristóbal Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Birmingham Airport to San Cristóbal Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Bogota, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Birmingham Airport to San Cristóbal Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Bogota, Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to San Cristóbal Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Quito, Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
Flights from Bristol Airport to San Cristóbal Airport via Madrid, Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,100
Flights from Bristol Airport to San Cristóbal Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Quito, Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Birmingham Airport to San Cristóbal Airport via Madrid, Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,200
Flights from Birmingham Airport to San Cristóbal Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Panama City, Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Birmingham Airport to San Cristóbal Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Quito, Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Isabela Island via Amsterdam Schiphol, Quito, Baltra Island
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Isabela Island via Toronto, Quito, Baltra Island
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $85–170
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23–45
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $80–120
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
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