There are 8 ways to get from Seattle to Cardiff by plane or train
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Fly Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Bristol Airport, train
best- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane SEA - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
15h 25m£376–684Fly Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Birmingham Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane SEA - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Centraltrain
17h 39m£189–499Fly Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Cardiff Airport
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane SEA - CWL
18h 25m£257–960Fly Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane SEA - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
14h 28m£373–847Fly Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Exeter, train
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Exeter (EXT)plane SEA - EXT
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Parkwaytrain
- Take the train from Bristol Parkway to Cardiff Centraltrain
18h 26m£305–1,096Fly Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Liverpool, train
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Liverpool (LPL)plane SEA - LPL
- Take the train from Liverpool South Parkway to Crewetrain
- Take the train from Crewe to Cardiff Centraltrain
18h 22m£217–754Train to Vancouver International Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the train from Seattle to Vancouvertrain
- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane YVR - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
18h 23m£351–1,120Train to Vancouver International Airport, fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Take the train from Seattle to Vancouvertrain
- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane YVR - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Cardiff Centraltrain
19h 39m£487–1,000
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Bristol Airport (BRS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Seattle to Cardiff is to fly and train which costs £180 - £500 and takes 17h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Seattle to Cardiff is to fly and train which takes 14h 28m and costs £370 - £850.
The distance between Seattle and Cardiff is 4818 miles.
It takes approximately 15h 25m to get from Seattle to Cardiff, including transfers.
Cardiff is 8h ahead of Seattle. It is currently 4:07 AM in Seattle and 12:07 PM in Cardiff.
There are 1750+ hotels available in Cardiff.
What companies run services between Seattle, WA, USA and Cardiff, Wales?
Delta, KLM, and three other airlines fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Cardiff Airport (CWL) every 4 hours.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–600
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £250–950
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Portland, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £260–1,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Vancouver International Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £250–950
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–700
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–750
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £170–490
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £170–650
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–650
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £200–750
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–800
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £170–650
- 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
- £16–29
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £30–65
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Parkway to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–26
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- 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
- £22–40
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–85
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
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