There are 11 ways to get from Santiago de Compostela Airport (SCQ) to Cardiff by plane, train, 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.
Fly to Bristol Airport, train
best- Fly from Santiago De Compostela Airport (SCQ) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane SCQ - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
6h 19m£81–266Train, bus
- Take the train from Santiago De Compostela to Leontrain Alv
- Take the bus from Leon to Lillebus
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
32h 18m£273–507Bus, car ferry, train
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santiago de Compostela to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus
- Take the carferry from Santander to Plymouthcarferry
- Take the train from Plymouth to Exeter St Davidstrain
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Cardiff Centraltrain
37h 20m£204–811Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Santiago de Compostela Airport (SCQ) to Port de Roscoffcar
- Take the carferry from Port de Roscoff to Plymouthcarferry
- Drive from Plymouth to Cardiffcar
24h 27m£264–672Fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Santiago De Compostela Airport (SCQ) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane SCQ - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
4h 56m£130–390Fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Santiago De Compostela Airport (SCQ) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane SCQ - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Cardiff Centraltrain
5h 38m£122–314Fly to London Stansted Airport, train
- Fly from Santiago De Compostela Airport (SCQ) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane SCQ - STN
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
5h 49m£139–397Fly to Cardiff Airport
- Fly from Santiago De Compostela Airport (SCQ) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane SCQ - CWL
5h 54m£110–345Bus, train
- Take the bus from Santiago de Compostela - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
35h 4m£209–413Bus
- Take the bus from Santiago de Compostela - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoriabus 700
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Kingsway GRbus 509 / ...
36h 22m£170–336Bus via Xinzo de Limia
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santiago de Compostela to Xinzo De Limiabus
- Take the bus from Xinzo de Limia to Paris Charentonbus
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoriabus 700
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Kingsway GRbus 509 / ...
41h 17m£158–275
Santiago de Compostela Airport (SCQ) to Cardiff by bus, train, foot, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santiago de Compostela Airport (SCQ) to Cardiff is to fly and train which costs £80 - £270 and takes 6h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Santiago de Compostela Airport (SCQ) to Cardiff is to fly and train which takes 4h 56m and costs £130 - £390.
No, there is no direct bus from Santiago de Compostela Airport (SCQ) to Cardiff. However, there are services departing from Santiago de Compostela Aeropuerto and arriving at Kingsway GR via Santiago de Compostela - Bus Station, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 22m.
The distance between Santiago de Compostela Airport (SCQ) and Cardiff is 695 miles.
The best way to get from Santiago de Compostela Airport (SCQ) to Cardiff without a car is to train and bus which takes 32h 18m and costs £270 - £550.
It takes approximately 6h 19m to get from Santiago de Compostela Airport (SCQ) to Cardiff, including transfers.
Santiago de Compostela Airport (SCQ) to Cardiff bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Santiago de Compostela - Bus Station.
The best way to get from Santiago de Compostela Airport (SCQ) to Cardiff is to fly which takes 5h 54m and costs £110 - £350. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £170 - £340 and takes 36h 22m.
Santiago de Compostela Airport (SCQ) to Cardiff bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station.
Cardiff is 1h behind Santiago de Compostela Airport (SCQ). It is currently 3:03 AM in Santiago de Compostela Airport (SCQ) and 2:03 AM in Cardiff.
What companies run services between Santiago de Compostela Airport (SCQ), Spain and Cardiff, Wales?
Vueling Airlines and KLM fly from Santiago De Compostela Airport (SCQ) to Cardiff Airport (CWL) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Santiago de Compostela Aeropuerto to Kingsway GR via Santiago de Compostela - Estación Intermodal, Santiago de Compostela - Bus Station, Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), and London Victoria in around 36h 22m.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–220
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £90–430
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–180
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–180
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–220
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £90–430
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–180
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–180
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–350
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £100–340
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Cardiff Airport via Bilbao, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–650
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–220
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £90–430
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–180
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Bristol Airport via Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £60–280
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–300
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Bristol Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–170
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–180
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to London Stansted Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–180
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Bristol Airport via Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–220
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £65–230
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Bristol Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–230
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–35
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–130
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Plymouth to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–45
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Exeter St Davids to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £50–100
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–130
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–45
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–95
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–130
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–130
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–26
- 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
- £20–29
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Plymouth to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–40
- Website
- Cross Country
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Santiago De Compostela to Leon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Leon to Lille
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £100–180
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Santiago de Compostela - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £110–190
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Santiago de Compostela - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £110–190
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santiago de Compostela to Estación de autobuses de Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- ALSA
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Santiago de Compostela - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £110–210
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 21m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Santiago de Compostela - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £110–210
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- 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
- £29–70
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to Kingsway GR
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £29–70
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +34 900 92 91 92
- [email protected]
- Website
- Monbus
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santiago de Compostela to Xinzo De Limia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £10–16
- Website
- Monbus
- Phone
- (+34) 988 225 288
- [email protected]
- Website
- anpian.com
Bus from Xinzo de Limia to Paris Charenton
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 43m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £85–130
- Schedules at
- anpian.com
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- [email protected]
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Santander to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £90–600
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- £90–190
- Car Single Ticket
- £240–600
Car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £30–330
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- £40–80
- Single Ticket Car
- £85–330
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