There are 12 ways to get from Tirana to Cardiff by plane, train, bus, car, car train, or car ferry
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Fly to Bristol Airport, train
best- Fly from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane TIA - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
8h 59m£98–227Fly to Cardiff Airport
cheapest- Fly from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane TIA - CWL
10h 44m£77–268Bus, train via Liège
- Take the bus from Tirana to Liege Gare des Guilleminsbus
- Take the train from Liege-Guillemins to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Ice
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
28h 19m£282–469Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Tirana to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Cardiffcar
29h 34m£462–623Fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane TIA - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
8h 32m£156–404Fly to Luton Airport, train
- Fly from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane TIA - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdontrain
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
9h£105–349Fly to London Stansted Airport, train
- Fly from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane TIA - STN
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
9h 17m£126–348Fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane TIA - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Cardiff Centraltrain
9h 18m£102–339Bus, train
- Take the bus from Tirana to Paris Nordbus
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
37h 25mBus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Bounds Green Road Londonbus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Kingsway GRbus 509 / ...
41h 36mBus via Brussels
- Take the bus from Tirana to Brussels-Nordbus
- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Kingsway GRbus 509 / ...
2dDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Tirana to Calaiscar
- Take the carferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Cardiffcar
30h 38m£351–550
Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) to Bristol Airport (BRS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tirana to Cardiff is to fly and train which costs £95 - £230 and takes 8h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Tirana to Cardiff is to fly and train which takes 8h 32m and costs £150 - £410.
No, there is no direct bus from Tirana to Cardiff. However, there are services departing from Posta 1 and arriving at Kingsway GR via Tirana, Hobart Corner, Whitehall / Trafalgar Square and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 41h 36m.
The distance between Tirana and Cardiff is 1328 miles.
The best way to get from Tirana to Cardiff without a car is to bus and train via Liège which takes 28h 19m and costs £280 - £470.
It takes approximately 8h 59m to get from Tirana to Cardiff, including transfers.
Tirana to Cardiff bus services, operated by Anumi Travel, depart from Tirana station.
The best way to get from Tirana to Cardiff is to fly which takes 10h 44m and costs £75 - £270. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 41h 36m.
Tirana to Cardiff bus services, operated by Anumi Travel, arrive at Bounds Green Road London station.
Cardiff is 1h behind Tirana. It is currently 4:37 PM in Tirana and 3:37 PM in Cardiff.
What companies run services between Tirana, Albania and Cardiff, Wales?
Transavia Holland, KLM, and three other airlines fly from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) to Cardiff Airport (CWL) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Posta 1 to Kingsway GR via Teg, Tirana, Bounds Green Road London, Hobart Corner, Whitehall / Trafalgar Square, Victoria Coach Station, and London Victoria in around 41h 36m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–170
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Bristol Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–150
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Bristol Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–150
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Cardiff Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £70–250
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to London Stansted Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–140
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to London Stansted Airport via Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £40–140
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £17–120
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £13–170
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Bristol Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–170
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Bristol Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–170
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Bristol Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–220
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to London Gatwick Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–180
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £95–430
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Cardiff Airport via Dusseldorf, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £70–280
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–180
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to London Heathrow Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–220
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to London Heathrow Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £130–280
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to London Heathrow Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–280
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Bristol Airport via Verona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–160
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to London Heathrow Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £120–280
- 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
- £65–120
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- 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
- £50–95
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- 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
- £15–25
- 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
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Liege-Guillemins to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Liege-Guillemins to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–45
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £90–160
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £110–190
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Liege-Guillemins to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £14–30
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- £117
- 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
- £15–30
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana to Liege Gare des Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £112
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana to Bounds Green Road London
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- 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
- +355 68 20 63 724
- [email protected]
- Website
- arjanitravel.com
Bus from Tirana to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- arjanitravel.com
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Brussels-North train station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £27–45
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £7–45
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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