There are 7 ways to get from Durham to Cardiff by plane or train
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Fly Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Bristol Airport, train
best- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane RDU - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
15h 21m£187–686Fly Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Cardiff Airport
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane RDU - CWL
16h 5m£348–1,312Fly Raleigh-Durham International Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane RDU - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
13h 44m£374–1,249Fly Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane RDU - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Centraltrain
16h 41m£220–781Fly Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Liverpool, train
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Liverpool (LPL)plane RDU - LPL
- Take the train from Liverpool South Parkway to Crewetrain
- Take the train from Crewe to Cardiff Centraltrain
18h 13m£297–955Fly Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Exeter, train
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Exeter (EXT)plane RDU - EXT
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Parkwaytrain
- Take the train from Bristol Parkway to Cardiff Centraltrain
19h 45m£346–1,697Train to Charlotte Douglas International Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the train from Durham Amtrak Station to Charlotte Amtrak Stationtrain
- Fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane CLT - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
16h 20m£345–1,092
Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Bristol Airport (BRS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Durham to Cardiff is to fly and train which costs £180 - £700 and takes 15h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Durham to Cardiff is to fly and train which takes 13h 44m and costs £370 - £1,300.
The distance between Durham and Cardiff is 3856 miles.
It takes approximately 15h 21m to get from Durham to Cardiff, including transfers.
Cardiff is 4h ahead of Durham. It is currently 6:54 AM in Durham and 10:54 AM in Cardiff.
There are 1766+ hotels available in Cardiff.
What companies run services between Durham, NC, USA and Cardiff, Wales?
Air Canada, WestJet, and seven other airlines fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Cardiff Airport (CWL) 4 times a day.
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Bristol Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–950
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Bristol Airport via Philadelphia, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–950
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Bristol Airport via Boston, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–950
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Philadelphia, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 59m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £290–1,500
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Cardiff Airport via New York JFK, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £290–1,500
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Boston, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £290–1,500
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Washington Dulles, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £290–1,500
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–1,200
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £190–1,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Philadelphia, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–1,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Boston, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–1,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–1,100
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Liverpool via Philadelphia, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 3m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £210–1,100
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Liverpool via Boston, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £210–1,100
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Exeter via Philadelphia, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 59m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £300–1,600
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Exeter via Boston, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £300–1,600
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Exeter via Washington Dulles, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £300–1,600
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–850
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Bristol Airport via Philadelphia, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £170–950
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–800
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Philadelphia, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £170–1,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Exeter via Philadelphia, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 59m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £300–1,600
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Exeter via Washington Dulles, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £300–1,600
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Exeter via Boston, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £300–1,600
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–850
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–850
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £260–950
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £230–900
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £250–950
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–800
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–1,200
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Philadelphia, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £170–700
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–850
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–850
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £230–900
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £250–950
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–800
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–850
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £260–950
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Bristol Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–700
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Bristol Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £210–700
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Liverpool via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £240–850
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Liverpool via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £220–850
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Bristol Airport via Washington Dulles, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £170–650
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Philadelphia, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 43m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £290–1,500
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–850
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–750
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £270–1,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £240–900
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £340–1,300
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £260–850
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–29
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £30–65
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Parkway to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–25
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–21
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Crewe to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–75
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Bristol Parkway to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £11–18
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £16–25
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–70
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Bristol Parkway to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £14–22
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- [email protected]
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–23
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £10–16
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Durham Amtrak Station to Charlotte Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £60–95
- Website
- Amtrak
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