There are 14 ways to get from Cardiff to Iași by train, plane, bus, car, car train, or car ferry
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Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Iași International Airport
best- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Iași International Airport (IAS)plane LTN - IAS
8h 12m$310–816Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Iași International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Iași International Airport (IAS)plane BRS - IAS
8h 26m$103–397Train, bus via Bucharest
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bucharestbus
- Take the train from Bucharest to Nicolina Hm.train
39h 52m$291–376Train
- 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 Wien Meidlingtrain Nj / ...
- Take the train from Wien Meidling to Simeriatrain 347
- Take the train from Simeria to Iașitrain
46h 14m$616–1,170Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Cardiff to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Iașicar
28h 46m$630–862Fly Cardiff Airport to Iași International Airport
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Iași International Airport (IAS)plane CWL - IAS
14h 36m$239–712Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Bacău International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Bacău International Airport (BCM)plane LTN - BCM
- Take the bus from Bacǎu Airport to Iasi, Autogara Vestbus
11h 2mTrain, train to Luton Airport, fly to Suceava
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Suceava (SCV)plane LTN - SCV
- Take the train from Suceava to Iașitrain
11h 59m$274–673Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Suceava, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Suceava (SCV)plane BHX - SCV
- Take the train from Suceava to Iașitrain
11h 25m$181–495Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Chișinău International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Chișinău International Airport (RMO)plane LTN - RMO
- Take the bus from Trușeni to Iasi, Autogara Codreanubus
13h 6mBus
- Take the bus from Sophia Gardens to Heathrow Central Bus Stationbus 201 / ...
- Take the bus from London Stonebridge to Iasi, Autogara Codreanubus
47h 30mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain Swansea - London Paddington / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Iasi, Autogara Codreanubus
2d 8h$190–324Bus via Bălţi
- Take the bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 507 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bălțibus
- Take the bus from Bălți to Iasi Airportbus
2d 11hDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Cardiff to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Iașicar
29h 55m$486–773
Cardiff to Iași by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Iași is to train and fly which costs $100 - $400 and takes 8h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Iași is to train and fly which takes 8h 12m and costs $310 - $850.
No, there is no direct bus from Cardiff to Iași. However, there are services departing from Sophia Gardens and arriving at Iasi, Autogara Codreanu via Heathrow Central Bus Station, Harrow Bus Station and London Stonebridge. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 47h 30m.
No, there is no direct train from Cardiff to Iași. However, there are services departing from Cardiff Central and arriving at Iași via Paddington, London St Pancras, Bruxelles-Midi, Wien Meidling and Simeria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 46h 14m.
The distance between Cardiff and Iași is 2360 km.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Iași without a car is to train and bus via Bucharest which takes 39h 52m and costs $290 - $380.
It takes approximately 8h 12m to get from Cardiff to Iași, including transfers.
Cardiff to Iași bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Sophia Gardens station.
Cardiff to Iași train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), depart from Cardiff Central station.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Iași is to train which takes 46h 14m and costs $600 - $1,200. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $230 - $750 and takes 14h 36m, you could also bus, which costs and takes 47h 30m.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Iași, Romania?
You can take a train from Cardiff Central to Iași via London Paddington, Paddington, King's Cross St. Pancras station, London St Pancras, Bruxelles-Midi, Wien Meidling, and Simeria in around 46h 14m. Alternatively, Ryanair, HiSky, and two other airlines fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Iași International Airport (IAS) twice daily.
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Iași International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–550
Flights from Luton Airport to Iași International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–550
Flights from Bristol Airport to Iași International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $100–390
Flights from Bristol Airport to Iași International Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–360
Flights from Bristol Airport to Iași International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–350
Flights from Luton Airport to Suceava
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–430
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Suceava
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $45–350
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Bacău International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $35–750
Flights from Luton Airport to Chișinău International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–470
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Iași International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Iași International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–700
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Bristol Airport to Iași International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–350
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Bacău International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–600
- Website
- flyone.eu
Flights from Luton Airport to Chișinău International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–300
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $85–170
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $85–170
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $85–170
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23–45
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $85–170
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $85–170
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $85–170
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $85–170
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $21–40
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $21–40
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $21–40
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $21–40
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Bucharest to Nicolina Hm.
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $36–39
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Simeria to Iași
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–60
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Suceava to Iași
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–16
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Suceava to Iași
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–16
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- 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
- $70–150
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 59m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $250–500
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Meidling to Simeria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $150–290
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $159
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- $159
- 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
- $20–35
- 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
- $27–40
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $75–110
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- 0310 800 900
- [email protected]
- Website
- Regio Călători
Train from Suceava to Iași
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–8
- Website
- Regio Călători
Train from Suceava to Iași
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–8
- Website
- Regio Călători
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- [email protected]
- Website
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from London Victoria to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $163
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +4-0744-58.56.58
- Website
- pagebotrans.ro
Bus from Bacǎu Airport to Iasi, Autogara Vest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- pagebotrans.ro
- Phone
- +40735123000
- [email protected]
- Website
- trendbus.ro
Bus from Bacǎu Airport to Iasi, Autogara Vest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- romtransexpress.autogari.ro
Bus from Bălți to Iasi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- romtransexpress.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +37360600488
- https://transmixt.md/
- Website
- transmixt.md
Bus from Trușeni to Iasi, Autogara Codreanu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- transmixt.md
- Book at
- transmixt.md
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Sophia Gardens to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–90
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–95
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- 0724 122 272
- [email protected]
- Website
- euro-fratello.ro
Bus from London Stonebridge to Iasi, Autogara Codreanu
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- euro-fratello.ro
- Phone
- +373 69 581 101
- [email protected]
- Website
- alverstur.md
Bus from London Victoria to Iasi, Autogara Codreanu
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $100–160
- Schedules at
- alverstur.md
- Phone
- +373 78 59 59 59
- [email protected]
- Website
- begoo.md
Bus from London Victoria to Bălți
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $82–140
- Schedules at
- begoo.md
- Adults
- $140
- Student
- $140
- Retiree
- $140
- Children
- $82
- 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
- $11–65
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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Cardiff to Iași bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Heathrow Central Bus Station.
Iași is 2h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 8:11 AM in Cardiff and 10:11 AM in Iași.
Cardiff to Iași train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), arrive at London Paddington station.
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