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How to get fromCardiff to Lake Bledby train, plane, bus, shuttle, night train, car, car train, or car ferry

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There are 12 ways to get from Cardiff to Lake Bled by train, plane, bus, shuttle, night train, car, car train, or car ferry

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  1. Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Ljubljana

    best
    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain train
    2. Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane plane BRS - LJU
    9h 1m
    €150–412

  2. Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain train
    2. Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane plane BRS - VCE
    3. Take the bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Bled, Glavna Avtobusna Postajaliscebus bus
    9h 41m
    €137–688

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain train
    2. Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Amsterdam Centraaltrain train Eil
    3. Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Muenchen Hbftrain train Ice
    4. Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Bled bus stationbus bus 943
    21h 57m
    €405–721

  4. Bus, shuttle

    1. Take the bus from Sophia Gardens to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus bus 509 / ...
    2. Take the bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Luxembourg P+R Bouillonbus bus
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Luxembourg to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljanashuttle bus
    26h 35m
    €668–812

  5. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain train
    2. Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train Eil
    3. Take the nighttrain from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Salzburg Hbfnighttrain night train Nj
    4. Take the nighttrain from Salzburg Hbf to Lesce Blednighttrain night train En
    24h 45m
    €289–648

  6. Fly Cardiff Airport to Ljubljana

    1. Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane plane CWL - LJU
    14h 28m
    €160–503

  7. Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Ljubljana

    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain train
    2. Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane plane BHX - LJU
    10h 8m
    €152–385

  8. Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Ljubljana

    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to Readingtrain train
    2. Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain train
    3. Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane plane LGW - LJU
    8h 59m
    €154–401

  9. Train, night train via Neu-Ulm

    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain train
    2. Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Amsterdam Centraaltrain train Eil
    3. Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Ulm Hbftrain train Ice
    4. Take the nighttrain from Ulm Hbf to Lesce Blednighttrain night train En
    24h 40m
    €403–685

  10. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus bus 507 / ...
    2. Take the bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Bled bus stationbus bus 943
    32h 45m
    €159–258

  11. Drive, Eurotunnel

    1. Drive from Cardiff to Folkestonecar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain train
    3. Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Bledcar car
    17h 5m
    €404–532

  12. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Cardiff to Port of Dovercar car
    2. Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry car ferry
    3. Drive from Calais to Bledcar car
    18h 13m
    €297–486

Cardiff to Lake Bled by train, subway, foot, and bus

Calendar6Weekly Services
Duration21h 57mAverage Duration
Ticket€405Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,485.5 km
  • Duration: 9h 1m

What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Lake Bled, Slovenia?

KLM, Lufthansa, and three other airlines fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Ljubljana (LJU) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Park Place to Bled bus station via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, and Munich central bus station in around 32h 45m.

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