There are 8 ways to get from Santiago de Compostela to Cardiff by plane, train, car ferry, bus, car, or 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 Santiago De Compostela Airport 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
8h 54m£80–293Train, bus to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport, fly to Bristol Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Santiago De Compostela to Vigo Urzaiztrain
- Take the bus from Vigo to Portobus
- Fly from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane OPO - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
9h 37m£77–252Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Santiago De Compostela to Madrid Chamartíntrain Ave
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Santandertrain Alv / ...
- Take the carferry from Santander to Plymouthcarferry
- Take the train from Plymouth to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
33h 41m£255–910Bus
- Take the bus from Santiago de Compostela to Parisbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to University REbus 507 / ...
33h 41m£160–250Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Santiago de Compostela to Port de Roscoffcar
- Take the carferry from Port de Roscoff to Plymouthcarferry
- Drive from Plymouth to Cardiffcar
24h 37m£274–680Fly Santiago De Compostela Airport 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
8h 14m£112–316Fly Santiago De Compostela Airport 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
8h 7m£131–351Bus, ferry, train
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santiago de Compostela to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus
- Take the ferry from Santander to Portsmouthferry
- Take the train from Fareham to Cardiff Centraltrain
45h 29m£301–374
Santiago de Compostela to Cardiff by train, foot, and car ferry
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Santiago de Compostela to Cardiff is to train and bus and fly which costs £75 - £260 and takes 9h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Santiago de Compostela to Cardiff is to fly and train which takes 8h 7m and costs £130 - £360.
No, there is no direct bus from Santiago de Compostela to Cardiff. However, there are services departing from Santiago de Compostela and arriving at University RE via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 33h 41m.
The distance between Santiago de Compostela and Cardiff is 702 miles.
The best way to get from Santiago de Compostela to Cardiff without a car is to train and car ferry which takes 33h 41m and costs £250 - £950.
It takes approximately 8h 54m to get from Santiago de Compostela to Cardiff, including transfers.
Santiago de Compostela to Cardiff bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Santiago de Compostela station.
Santiago de Compostela to Cardiff bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris station.
Cardiff is 1h behind Santiago de Compostela. It is currently 11:50 PM in Santiago de Compostela and 10:50 PM in Cardiff.
Book your Santiago de Compostela to Cardiff bus tickets online with Omio.
What companies run services between Santiago de Compostela, Spain and Cardiff, Wales?
You can take a bus from Santiago de Compostela to University RE via Paris, Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, and London Victoria in around 33h 41m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Bristol Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £65–200
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–140
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–210
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to London Stansted Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–210
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–140
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Bristol Airport via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £75–290
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Bristol Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £75–290
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Bristol Airport via Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £60–280
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Bristol Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–280
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £60–260
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–170
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £40–200
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Sunday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £40–200
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £40–200
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £40–200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £90–430
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- 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 Plymouth to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £50–95
- 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)
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 Fareham to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–100
- 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
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 Plymouth to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–85
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Santiago De Compostela to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Santiago De Compostela to Vigo Urzaiz
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £12–21
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Santiago De Compostela to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £55–85
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–70
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Santiago De Compostela to Vigo Urzaiz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–15
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Santiago de Compostela to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £110–170
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Vigo to Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £10–16
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £26–45
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- 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
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- Rede Expressos
Bus from Vigo to Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £8–15
- Website
- Rede Expressos
- Phone
- +34 (0) 986 288 030
- [email protected]
- Website
- Autna S.L.
Bus from Vigo to Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £15–40
- Website
- Autna S.L.
- 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
- £40–70
- Website
- ALSA
- 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
- £39–330
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- £40–80
- Single Ticket Car
- £85–330
Ferry from Santander to Portsmouth
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £205
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
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