There are 11 ways to get from Ljubljana to Cardiff by plane, train (Eurostar), shuttle, bus, train, night train, car, car train, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Ljubljana to Cardiff Airport
best- Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane LJU - CWL
8h 35m£128–542Shuttle to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly to Bristol Airport, train
cheapest- Take a shuttle bus from Ljubljana, Avtobusna Postaja to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane VCE - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
8h 39m£79–544Train
- Take the train from Ljubljana to Villach Hbftrain 38 / ...
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Muenchen Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from München Hbf to Amsterdam Centraaltrain Ice
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
22h 49m£354–689Shuttle, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Luxembourg
- Take the bus from Luxembourg P+R Bouillon to London Victoria Green Line Stationbus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Kingsway GRbus 509 / ...
25h 36m£557–694Train, night train
- Take the train from Ljubljana to Villach Hbftrain 38 / ...
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Salzburg Hbftrain Ice
- Take the nighttrain from Salzburg Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midinighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
23h 2m£239–513Fly Ljubljana to Bristol Airport, train
- Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane LJU - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
8h 24m£142–376Fly Ljubljana to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane LJU - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
7h 22m£184–429Fly Ljubljana to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane LJU - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Cardiff Centraltrain
8h 24m£154–379Bus
- Take the bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Munich Hbfbus
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to University REbus 507 / ...
32h 30m£551–924Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Ljubljana to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Cardiffcar
17h 29m£344–453Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Ljubljana to Calaiscar
- Take the carferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Cardiffcar
18h 33m£256–415
Ljubljana (LJU) to Cardiff Airport (CWL) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Ljubljana to Cardiff is to fly and train which costs £150 - £380 and takes 8h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Ljubljana to Cardiff is to fly and train which takes 7h 22m and costs £180 - £430.
No, there is no direct bus from Ljubljana to Cardiff. However, there are services departing from Ljubljana and arriving at University RE via Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana, Munich central bus station and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 30m.
No, there is no direct train from Ljubljana to Cardiff. However, there are services departing from Ljubljana and arriving at Cardiff Central via Villach Hbf, München Hbf, Amsterdam Centraal, King's Cross St. Pancras station and London Paddington. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 49m.
The distance between Ljubljana and Cardiff is 917 miles.
The best way to get from Ljubljana to Cardiff without a car is to train which takes 22h 49m and costs £350 - £700.
It takes approximately 8h 35m to get from Ljubljana to Cardiff, including transfers.
Ljubljana to Cardiff bus services, operated by GoOpti, depart from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana station.
Ljubljana to Cardiff train services, operated by Slovenske železnice (SŽ), depart from Ljubljana station.
The best way to get from Ljubljana to Cardiff is to fly which takes 8h 35m and costs £120 - £550. Alternatively, you can train, which costs £350 - £700 and takes 22h 49m, you could also bus, which costs £550 - £950 and takes 32h 30m.
What companies run services between Ljubljana, Slovenia and Cardiff, Wales?
KLM flies from Ljubljana (LJU) to Cardiff Airport (CWL) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Ljubljana to Cardiff Central via Villach Hbf, München Hbf, Amsterdam Centraal, London St Pancras Intl, King's Cross St. Pancras station, Paddington, and London Paddington in around 22h 49m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £95–490
Flights from Ljubljana to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–320
Flights from Ljubljana to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–370
Flights from Ljubljana to London Gatwick Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–310
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Bristol Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £110–280
Flights from Ljubljana to Bristol Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £110–280
Flights from Ljubljana to Bristol Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–310
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £35–130
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Bristol Airport via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £35–130
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Bristol Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £35–130
Flights from Ljubljana to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–220
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Bristol Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £70–220
Flights from Ljubljana to London Heathrow Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–240
Flights from Ljubljana to London Heathrow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–240
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Bristol Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £50–160
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Bristol Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–310
Flights from Ljubljana to London Heathrow Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £95–250
Flights from Ljubljana to London Gatwick Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–300
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £95–490
Flights from Ljubljana to London Gatwick Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–310
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Ljubljana to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Saturday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £110–230
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Ljubljana to London Heathrow Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–260
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £30–160
- Phone
- +386 1 29 13 331
- [email protected]
- Website
- Slovenske železnice (SŽ)
Train from Ljubljana to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £7
- Website
- Slovenske železnice (SŽ)
Train from Ljubljana to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £7
- Website
- Slovenske železnice (SŽ)
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- [email protected]
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
Train from Ljubljana to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £7
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
Train from Ljubljana to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £7
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Villach Hbf to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £50–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Villach Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £27–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Villach Hbf to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £60–75
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Villach Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–40
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Villach Hbf to Muenchen Hbf
- *
- £40–60
Train from Villach Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- *
- £25–40
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from München Hbf to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £75–160
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £170–300
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £110–190
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- 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 London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–29
- 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 Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–29
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–40
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–85
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Villach Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–30
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Villach Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Train from Villach Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £17–80
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- £65–80
- Couchette Carriage
- £40–55
- Seating Carriage
- £17–21
Night train from Salzburg Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 41m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £40–120
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- £90–120
- Couchette Carriage
- £65–80
- Seating Carriage
- £40–55
- 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 Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–21
- 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 Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £16–25
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- [email protected]
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- £117
- Phone
- +386 (0) 31 30 41 41
- [email protected]
- Website
- zup-prevozi.eu
Shuttle from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- £500–600
- Schedules at
- zup-prevozi.eu
- Economy class
- £500–600
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Luxembourg P+R Bouillon to London Victoria Green Line Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to Kingsway GR
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24–40
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to University RE
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £23–40
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +386 40 121 900
- [email protected]
- Website
- slovenija.eu.com
Shuttle from Ljubljana, Avtobusna Postaja to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- £160–260
- Schedules at
- slovenija.eu.com
- 1 -3 persons
- £211
- 4-8 persons
- £253
- Phone
- +386 070740450
- [email protected]
- Website
- easydrive.si
Shuttle from Ljubljana, Avtobusna Postaja to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- £31
- Schedules at
- easydrive.si
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- [email protected]
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Ljubljana, Avtobusna Postaja to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- £42–370
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- £42
- Private
- £168
Bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Munich Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- £410–700
- Website
- GoOpti
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Munich central bus station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £90–140
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–75
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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Booking & Getting There
Ljubljana to Cardiff bus services, operated by GoOpti, arrive at Munich Hbf station.
Cardiff is 1h behind Ljubljana. It is currently 10:20 AM in Ljubljana and 9:20 AM in Cardiff.
Ljubljana to Cardiff train services, operated by Slovenske železnice (SŽ), arrive at Villach Hbf station.
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