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How to get fromCardiff to Ohridby train, plane, bus, car, car train, or car ferry

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There are 13 ways to get from Cardiff to Ohrid by train, plane, bus, car, car train, or car ferry

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  1. Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, bus

    best
    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain train
    2. Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane plane LHR - TIA
    3. Take the bus from Elbasan to Ohridbus bus
    11h 59m
    $209–576

  2. Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, train, bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain train
    2. Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane plane BRS - SKG
    3. Take the train from Thessaloniki to Florinatrain train
    4. Take the bus from Bitola to Ohridbus bus
    14h 15m
    $105–335

  3. Train, bus via Cologne

    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 train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbftrain train Ice
    4. Take the bus from Cologne to Ohridbus bus
    33h 49m
    $371–654

  4. 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 Ohridcar car
    28h 22m
    $657–909

  5. Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, bus

    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain train
    2. Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane plane BHX - TIA
    3. Take the bus from Elbasan to Ohridbus bus
    12h 2m
    $150–339

  6. Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, bus

    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain train
    2. Take the train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain train
    3. Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane plane LTN - TIA
    4. Take the bus from Elbasan to Ohridbus bus
    12h 37m
    $152–463

  7. Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, bus

    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain train
    2. Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane plane STN - TIA
    3. Take the bus from Elbasan to Ohridbus bus
    12h 45m
    $152–500

  8. Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, bus

    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 Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane plane LGW - TIA
    4. Take the bus from Elbasan to Ohridbus bus
    13h 2m
    $111–440

  9. Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Pristina, bus

    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain train
    2. Take the train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain train
    3. Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Pristina (PRN)plane plane LTN - PRN
    4. Take the bus from Pristina to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus bus
    5. Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Ohridbus bus
    16h 39m
    $178–578

  10. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain train
    2. Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Anvers-Centraltrain train Eil
    3. Take the bus from Antwerpen-Centraal to Tiranabus bus
    4. Take the bus from Tirana to Elbasanbus bus
    5. Take the bus from Elbasan to Ohridbus bus
    33h 59m
    $408–869

  11. Train, bus #2

    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to Southampton Centraltrain train
    2. Take the train from Southampton Central to Brightontrain train
    3. Take the bus from Brighton to Tiranabus bus
    4. Take the bus from Tirana to Ohridbus bus
    40h 30m

  12. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Cardiff North Road to London Victoriabus bus
    2. Take the bus from London Victoria to Duisburg central train stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Duisburg to Ohridbus bus
    2d 4h
    $189–270

  13. 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 Ohridcar car
    29h 31m
    $535–858

Cardiff to Ohrid by bus

Calendar3Weekly Buses
Duration2d 4hAverage Duration
Ticket$189Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 2,304.3 km
  • Duration: 11h 59m

What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Ohrid, North Macedonia?

You can take a bus from Cardiff North Road to Ohrid via London Victoria and Duisburg in around 2d 4h.

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