There are 8 ways to get from Cardiff to Sardinia by train, plane, bus, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport
best- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB)plane BRS - OLB
6h 36m€81–213Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the bus from Lille to Toulonbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Toulon to Port of Porto Torresferry
- Take the train from Porto Torres M.Ma to Cagliaritrain Re
41h 26m€313–564Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Cagliari Elmas Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG)plane BRS - CAG
13h 56m€106–194Fly Cardiff Airport to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB)plane CWL - OLB
8h 34m€84–291Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB)plane LHR - OLB
7h 18m€188–455Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB)plane LGW - OLB
8h 21m€150–304Fly Cardiff Airport to Cagliari Elmas Airport
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG)plane CWL - CAG
10h 14m€119–502Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Cagliari Elmas Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG)plane LGW - CAG
9h 6m€160–325
Bristol Airport (BRS) to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Sardinia is to train and fly which costs €100 - €200 and takes 13h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Sardinia is to train and fly which takes 6h 36m and costs €80 - €220.
The distance between Cardiff and Sardinia is 1573 km.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Sardinia without a car is to train and bus and ferry which takes 41h 26m and costs €310 - €600.
It takes approximately 6h 36m to get from Cardiff to Sardinia, including transfers.
Sardinia is 1h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 2:31 PM in Cardiff and 3:31 PM in Sardinia.
There are 3283+ hotels available in Sardinia.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Sardinia, Italy?
KLM, Transavia Holland, and Ryanair fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB) 5 times a week.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–130
Flights from Bristol Airport to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Wednesday to Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €60–130
Flights from Bristol Airport to Cagliari Elmas Airport via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Bristol Airport to Cagliari Elmas Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–240
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–130
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–130
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–130
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Cagliari Elmas Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–220
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Cagliari Elmas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- When
- Saturday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €100–480
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Cagliari Elmas Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–490
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Cagliari Elmas Airport via Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–280
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–150
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–150
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–55
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–55
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–30
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–30
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Porto Torres M.Ma to Cagliari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Lille to Toulon
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +33(0)495329595
- Website
- corsica-ferries.it
Ferry from Port of Toulon to Port of Porto Torres
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.corsica-ferries.co.uk/
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