There are 13 ways to get from Salou to Cardiff by plane, train, bus, 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 Reus Airport to Bristol Airport, train
best- Fly from Reus Airport (REU) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane REU - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
6h 1m£56–205Train to Barcelona–El Prat Airport, fly to Bristol Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Tarragona to Barcelona Santstrain
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane BCN - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
8h 18m£51–185Bus, train
- Take the bus from Salou, Estación de Autobuses to Barcelona - Gran Via de les Corts, 618bus
- Take the bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Lille - Europe Train Stationbus
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
27h 23m£248–431Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Salou to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Cardiffcar
18h 2m£349–460Fly Reus Airport to Luton Airport, train
- Fly from Reus Airport (REU) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane REU - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdontrain
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
7h 52m£141–365Train to Barcelona–El Prat Airport, fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Take the train from Tarragona to Barcelona Santstrain
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane BCN - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Centraltrain
9h 52m£84–210Fly Reus Airport to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Reus Airport (REU) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane REU - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Cardiff Centraltrain
8h 8m£98–288Train to Barcelona–El Prat Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the train from Tarragona to Barcelona Santstrain
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane BCN - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
9h 23m£113–338Fly Reus Airport to East Midlands Airport, train
- Fly from Reus Airport (REU) to East Midlands Airport (EMA)plane REU - EMA
- Take the train from Derby to Cardiff Centraltrain
8h 59m£114–306Train, bus
- Take the train from Tarragona to Barcelona-Santstrain Re / ...
- Take the bus from Barcelona to Parisbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
28h 45m£174–297Bus
- Take the bus from Port Aventura World to Parisbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to University REbus 507 / ...
29h 45m£142–222Bus via L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
- Take the bus from Salou, Estación de Autobuses to Barcelona Airport El Prat T1bus
- Take the bus from Barcelona Airport El Prat T1 to Paris, Quai de Bercybus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to University REbus 507 / ...
31h 13m£103–239Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Salou to Port of Cherbourgcar
- Take the carferry from Port of Cherbourg to Poolecarferry
- Drive from Poole to Cardiffcar
21h 4m£214–605
Salou to Cardiff by bus, train, and subway
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Salou to Cardiff is to fly and train which costs £55 - £210 and takes 6h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Salou to Cardiff is to fly and train which takes 6h 1m and costs £55 - £210.
No, there is no direct bus from Salou to Cardiff. However, there are services departing from Port Aventura World and arriving at University RE via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 45m.
The distance between Salou and Cardiff is 788 miles.
The best way to get from Salou to Cardiff without a car is to bus and train which takes 27h 23m and costs £240 - £440.
It takes approximately 6h 1m to get from Salou to Cardiff, including transfers.
Salou to Cardiff bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Port Aventura World station.
Salou to Cardiff bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris station.
Cardiff is 1h behind Salou. It is currently 11:16 PM in Salou and 10:16 PM in Cardiff.
Book your Salou to Cardiff bus tickets online with Omio.
What companies run services between Salou, Spain and Cardiff, Wales?
You can take a bus from Port Aventura World to University RE via Paris, Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, and London Victoria in around 29h 45m.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £26–120
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–210
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £30–130
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £26–120
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–210
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Reus Airport to Bristol Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £50–200
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £26–110
Flights from Reus Airport to Luton Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £55–220
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £29–110
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Birmingham Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Thursday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £29–110
Flights from Reus Airport to East Midlands Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £45–200
Flights from Reus Airport to East Midlands Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–210
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Reus Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–210
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–120
Flights from Reus Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–230
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–90
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Birmingham Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £40–90
Flights from Reus Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £40–220
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Reus Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £65–210
Flights from Reus Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £75–230
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–100
Flights from Reus Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £30–140
Flights from Reus Airport to East Midlands Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £70–230
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Birmingham Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–220
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–240
- 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 London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- 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 London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- 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 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–85
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- 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 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
Train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–70
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Derby to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–100
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £80–140
- Website
- Eurostar
- 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
- +34 912 32 03 20
- [email protected]
- Website
- Renfe Cercanias
Train from Tarragona to Barcelona Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–10
- Website
- Renfe Cercanias
Train from Tarragona to Barcelona Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–10
- Website
- Renfe Cercanias
Train from Tarragona to Barcelona Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–10
- Website
- Renfe Cercanias
- Phone
- +34 900 41 00 41
- Website
- Rodalies de Catalunya
Train from Tarragona to Barcelona Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £7–18
- Website
- Rodalies de Catalunya
- Website
- Rodalies de Catalunya
Train from Tarragona to Barcelona Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £7–18
- Website
- Rodalies de Catalunya
- Website
- Rodalies de Catalunya
Train from Tarragona to Barcelona Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £7–18
- Website
- Rodalies de Catalunya
- Website
- Rodalies de Catalunya
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–21
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Tarragona to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–13
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +34 977 55 36 80
- Website
- empresaplana.cat
Bus from Salou, Estación de Autobuses to Barcelona - Gran Via de les Corts, 618
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–23
- Schedules at
- empresaplana.cat
Bus from Salou, Estación de Autobuses to Barcelona Airport El Prat T1
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–19
- Schedules at
- empresaplana.cat
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Lille - Europe Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £80–140
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £28–50
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £28–50
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £28–50
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Lille - Europe Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £95–150
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Barcelona to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £75–120
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Port Aventura World to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £85–140
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to University RE
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24–40
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to University RE
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24–40
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +34 977 44 03 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- HIFE
Bus from Salou, Estación de Autobuses to Barcelona Airport El Prat T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £6–14
- Website
- HIFE
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.es
Bus from Barcelona Airport El Prat T1 to Paris, Quai de Bercy
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £45–130
- Schedules at
- alsa.es
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- [email protected]
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Poole
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £26–330
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- £45–85
- Car Single Ticket
- £120–330
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