There are 6 ways to get from Cardiff to Ponta Delgada by train or plane
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Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Ponta Delgada-João Paulo Ii Airport (PDL)plane LHR - PDL
8h 26m€263–656Fly from Cardiff Airport
cheapest- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Ponta Delgada-João Paulo Ii Airport (PDL)plane CWL - PDL
10h 18m€144–459Train to Birmingham Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Ponta Delgada-João Paulo Ii Airport (PDL)plane BHX - PDL
10h 58m€316–659Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Ponta Delgada-João Paulo Ii Airport (PDL)plane LGW - PDL
11h 7m€270–642Train to Bristol Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Ponta Delgada-João Paulo Ii Airport (PDL)plane BRS - PDL
9h 26m€196–378Train to Manchester Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslowtrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Ponta Delgada-João Paulo Ii Airport (PDL)plane MAN - PDL
12h 22m€250–527
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Ponta Delgada-João Paulo Ii Airport (PDL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Ponta Delgada is to train and fly which costs €190 - €380 and takes 9h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Ponta Delgada is to train and fly which takes 8h 26m and costs €260 - €700.
The distance between Cardiff and Ponta Delgada is 2754 km.
It takes approximately 8h 26m to get from Cardiff to Ponta Delgada, including transfers.
Ponta Delgada is 1h behind Cardiff. It is currently 10:13 AM in Cardiff and 9:13 AM in Ponta Delgada.
There are 1750+ hotels available in Ponta Delgada.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal?
KLM, Transavia Holland, and four other airlines fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Ponta Delgada-João Paulo Ii Airport (PDL) once daily.
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Ponta Delgada-João Paulo Ii Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–370
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Ponta Delgada-João Paulo Ii Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–460
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Ponta Delgada-João Paulo Ii Airport via Madeira
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–360
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Ponta Delgada-João Paulo Ii Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €160–550
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Ponta Delgada-João Paulo Ii Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–550
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Ponta Delgada-João Paulo Ii Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–360
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Ponta Delgada-João Paulo Ii Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–550
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Ponta Delgada-João Paulo Ii Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €160–550
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Ponta Delgada-João Paulo Ii Airport via Madeira
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–600
Flights from Bristol Airport to Ponta Delgada-João Paulo Ii Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
Flights from Bristol Airport to Ponta Delgada-João Paulo Ii Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €160–500
Flights from Bristol Airport to Ponta Delgada-João Paulo Ii Airport via Faro
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
Flights from Bristol Airport to Ponta Delgada-João Paulo Ii Airport via Madeira
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €95–340
Flights from Bristol Airport to Ponta Delgada-João Paulo Ii Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €160–500
Flights from Bristol Airport to Ponta Delgada-João Paulo Ii Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €160–500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Ponta Delgada-João Paulo Ii Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–340
Flights from Manchester Airport to Ponta Delgada-João Paulo Ii Airport via Faro
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–350
Flights from Manchester Airport to Ponta Delgada-João Paulo Ii Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €160–550
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Ponta Delgada-João Paulo Ii Airport via Malaga, Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–470
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Ponta Delgada-João Paulo Ii Airport via Faro, Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–440
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Ponta Delgada-João Paulo Ii Airport via Alicante–Elche, Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €210–700
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–50
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
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