There are 10 ways to get from Londonderry to Cardiff by train, plane, ferry, bus, car ferry, or car
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 Belfast International Airport, fly to Bristol Airport, train
best- Take the train from Londonderry to Antrimtrain
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane BFS - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
6h 19m£62–178Train, bus to Dublin Airport, fly to Cardiff Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Londonderry to Belfast Grand Centraltrain
- Take the bus from Grand Central Station Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane DUB - CWL
8h 59m£45–309Train, ferry
- Take the train from Londonderry to Belfast Grand Centraltrain Re
- Take the train from Belfast Grand Central to Dublin Connollytrain Ic
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferryferry 0
- Take the train from Holyhead to Cardiff Centraltrain
15h 19m£143–227Bus, ferry, train
- Take the bus from Derry Foyleside to The Gresham Hotelbus
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferryferry 0
- Take the train from Holyhead to Cardiff Centraltrain
15h 33m£121–196Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Londonderry to York Streettrain Re
- Take the carferry from Belfast to Liverpoolcarferry
- Take the train from Chester to Cardiff Centraltrain
17h 10m£113–222Train to George Best Belfast City Airport, fly to Cardiff Airport
- Take the train from Londonderry to Belfast Lanyon Placetrain
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane BHD - CWL
6h 17m£78–222Train to George Best Belfast City Airport, fly to Bristol Airport, train
- Take the train from Londonderry to Belfast Lanyon Placetrain
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane BHD - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
6h 24m£72–216Train to Belfast International Airport, fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Take the train from Londonderry to Antrimtrain
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane BFS - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Centraltrain
7h 42m£88–203Train, bus to Dublin Airport, fly to Bristol Airport
- Take the train from Londonderry to Belfast Grand Centraltrain
- Take the bus from Grand Central Station Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane DUB - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
9h 26m£51–273Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Londonderry to Larnecar
- Take the carferry from Larne to Cairnryancarferry
- Drive from Cairnryan to Cardiffcar
10h 49m£132–385
Londonderry to Cardiff by bus, foot, tram, ferry, and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Londonderry to Cardiff is to train and bus and fly which costs £40 - £310 and takes 8h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Londonderry to Cardiff is to train and fly which takes 6h 17m and costs £75 - £230.
The distance between Londonderry and Cardiff is 395 miles.
The best way to get from Londonderry to Cardiff without a car is to train and ferry which takes 15h 19m and costs £140 - £230.
It takes approximately 6h 19m to get from Londonderry to Cardiff, including transfers.
There are 1774+ hotels available in Cardiff.
What companies run services between Londonderry, Northern Ireland and Cardiff, Wales?
There is no direct connection from Londonderry to Cardiff. However, you can take the train to Antrim, walk to Antrim Buscentre, take the bus to Belfast International Airport, walk to Belfast International Airport (BFS) airport, fly to Bristol Airport (BRS), walk to Public Transport Interchange, take the bus to Temple Meads Stn, walk to Bristol Temple Meads, then take the train to Cardiff Central. Alternatively, you can take a train from Londonderry to Cardiff Central via Belfast Grand Central, Dublin Connolly, Dublin Ferryport B+I, Holyhead Ferry, and Holyhead in around 15h 19m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–120
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Bristol Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £30–120
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Bristol Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £30–120
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–140
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Bristol Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £40–140
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Bristol Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £40–140
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–100
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £23–100
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £23–100
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Cardiff Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £20–150
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £18–100
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Cardiff Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–190
Flights from Dublin Airport to Cardiff Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–240
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–130
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Train from Londonderry to Antrim
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- Translink
Train from Londonderry to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–22
- Website
- Translink
Train from Belfast Grand Central to Dublin Connolly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–25
- Website
- Translink
Train from Londonderry to York Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–22
- Website
- Translink
Train from Londonderry to Belfast Lanyon Place
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–22
- Website
- Translink
Train from Londonderry to Belfast Lanyon Place
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–22
- Website
- Translink
Train from Londonderry to Antrim
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- Translink
Train from Londonderry to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–22
- Website
- Translink
Train from Londonderry to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–22
- Website
- Translink
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–29
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–29
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–29
- 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 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–21
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Holyhead to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £75–130
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Holyhead to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £75–130
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Chester to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £50–80
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–21
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 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
Train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–70
- 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
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
Train from Belfast Grand Central to Dublin Connolly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- £13–19
- Phone
- +353 0 1 844 7118
- [email protected]
- Website
- Aircoach
Bus from Derry Foyleside to The Gresham Hotel
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £17–24
- Website
- Aircoach
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Bus from Grand Central Station Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- £4
Bus from Grand Central Station Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- £4
- Phone
- +353 1 903 9508
- [email protected]
- Website
- Dublin Express
Bus from Grand Central Station Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–110
- Website
- Dublin Express
Bus from Grand Central Station Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–110
- Website
- Dublin Express
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stena Line
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £27–40
- Website
- Stena Line
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £27–40
- Website
- Stena Line
Car ferry from Belfast to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £36–100
- Website
- Stena Line
- Passenger
- £36
- Car Passenger
- £139
- Phone
- +44 01304 44 88 88
- [email protected]
- Website
- P&O Ferries
Car ferry from Larne to Cairnryan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–220
- Website
- P&O Ferries
- Passenger Standard
- £25–45
- Passenger Car
- £130–220
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