There are 7 ways to get from Los Angeles to Cardiff by plane or train
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Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Cardiff Airport
best- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane LAX - CWL
18h 5m£342–1,218Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Bristol Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane LAX - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
16h 40m£233–797Fly Los Angeles International Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane LAX - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
15h 42m£336–964Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane LAX - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Centraltrain
18h 29m£483–946Fly Burbank Bob Hope Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane BUR - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
17h 15m£325–1,062Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Southampton Airport, train
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Southampton Airport (SOU)plane LAX - SOU
- Take the train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Cardiff Centraltrain
19h 17m£403–1,334Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Exeter, train
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Exeter (EXT)plane LAX - EXT
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Parkwaytrain
- Take the train from Bristol Parkway to Cardiff Centraltrain
22h 9m£406–1,310
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Cardiff Airport (CWL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Los Angeles to Cardiff is to fly and train which costs £230 - £800 and takes 16h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Los Angeles to Cardiff is to fly and train which takes 15h 42m and costs £330 - £1,000.
The distance between Los Angeles and Cardiff is 5412 miles.
It takes approximately 18h 5m to get from Los Angeles to Cardiff, including transfers.
Cardiff is 8h ahead of Los Angeles. It is currently 3:51 PM in Los Angeles and 11:51 PM in Cardiff.
There are 1723+ hotels available in Cardiff.
What companies run services between Los Angeles, CA, USA and Cardiff, Wales?
KLM, Air Canada, and WestJet fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Cardiff Airport (CWL) 3 times a day.
- Website
- virginatlantic.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £330–1,200
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–750
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £250–900
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £260–950
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £270–950
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £230–800
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–800
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £250–900
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 17m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £260–900
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Southampton Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £330–1,200
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Exeter via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £350–1,200
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–35
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–120
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–120
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–90
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £35–70
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Parkway to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–28
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
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