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 26m$1,295–3,889Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Isabela Island
cheapest- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Isabela Island (IBB)plane BRS - IBB
38h 40m$343–1,247Train 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
33h 41m$520–1,942Fly Cardiff Airport to San Cristóbal Airport
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to San Cristóbal Airport (SCY)plane CWL - SCY
34h 14m$758–2,710Fly Cardiff Airport to Isabela Island
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Isabela Island (IBB)plane CWL - IBB
35h 23m$461–1,615
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to San Cristóbal Airport (SCY) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Galápagos Islands is to train and fly which costs $340 - $1,300 and takes 38h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Galápagos Islands is to train and fly which takes 23h 26m and costs $1,300 - $3,900.
The distance between Cardiff and Galápagos Islands is 10284 km.
It takes approximately 23h 26m to get from Cardiff to Galápagos Islands, including transfers.
Galápagos Islands is 6h behind Cardiff. It is currently 9:05 AM in Cardiff and 3:05 AM in Galápagos Islands.
There are 175+ 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 three 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
- 19h 10m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,600
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to San Cristóbal Airport via New York JFK, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Bristol Airport to San Cristóbal Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Bristol Airport to San Cristóbal Airport via Madrid, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,000
Flights from Bristol Airport to San Cristóbal Airport via Madrid, Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
Flights from Bristol Airport to San Cristóbal Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Bogota, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Bristol Airport to San Cristóbal Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Bogota, Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Cardiff Airport to San Cristóbal Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Cardiff Airport to San Cristóbal Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Bogota, Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 15m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Cardiff Airport to San Cristóbal Airport via Dublin, Miami, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Isabela Island via Madrid, Quito, Baltra Island
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 12m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,300
Flights from Bristol Airport to Isabela Island via Amsterdam Schiphol, Quito, Baltra Island
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 20m
- When
- Friday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Isabela Island via Amsterdam Schiphol, Quito, Baltra Island
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 2h
- When
- Thursday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Isabela Island via Toronto, Quito, Baltra Island
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to San Cristóbal Airport via Madrid, Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
Flights from Bristol Airport to San Cristóbal Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Quito, Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Cardiff Airport to San Cristóbal Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Quito, Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Cardiff Airport to San Cristóbal Airport via Dublin, Miami, Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $80–150
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–40
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–40
- 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
- $17–27
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–27
- 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
- $22–35
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Website
- Cross Country
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