There are 6 ways to get from Virginia to Cardiff by plane or train
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Fly Washington Dulles International Airport to Cardiff Airport
best- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane IAD - CWL
13h 26m£287–1,110Fly Washington Dulles International Airport to Bristol Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane IAD - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
13h 53m£186–684Fly Washington Dulles International Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane IAD - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
12h 34m£303–897Fly Washington Dulles International Airport to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane IAD - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Centraltrain
15h 6m£229–779Fly Baltimore-Washington International Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane BWI - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
13h 22m£304–1,153Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Cardiff Airport
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane DCA - CWL
13h 40m£417–2,210
Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Cardiff Airport (CWL) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Virginia to Cardiff is to fly and train which costs £180 - £700 and takes 13h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Virginia to Cardiff is to fly and train which takes 12h 34m and costs £300 - £900.
The distance between Virginia and Cardiff is 3607 miles.
It takes approximately 13h 26m to get from Virginia to Cardiff, including transfers.
Cardiff is 5h ahead of Virginia. It is currently 1:50 AM in Virginia and 6:50 AM in Cardiff.
There are 1767+ hotels available in Cardiff.
What companies run services between Virginia, USA and Cardiff, Wales?
Aer Lingus, KLM, and four other airlines fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Cardiff Airport (CWL) 5 times a day.
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £270–1,500
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Bristol Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–950
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–750
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–1,200
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–950
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £240–800
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Cardiff Airport via Newark, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 47m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £410–2,200
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Cardiff Airport via Boston, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 54m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £410–2,200
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Cardiff Airport via Philadelphia, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 18m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £410–2,200
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Cardiff Airport via Hartford, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £410–2,200
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Cardiff Airport via New York JFK, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 47m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £410–2,200
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £280–1,100
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £170–650
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–750
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–800
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–800
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–700
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–700
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–850
- Website
- virginatlantic.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £280–1,100
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £170–650
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–750
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–800
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–800
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–700
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–700
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Bristol Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–950
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–750
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–1,200
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–950
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £240–800
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £280–1,100
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £170–650
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–750
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–800
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–700
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–750
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–800
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–700
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 1m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £220–850
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Bristol Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–800
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–750
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £200–850
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–750
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £310–900
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–850
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £330–1,300
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Cardiff Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £500–1,900
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Bristol Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £170–650
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Bristol Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–700
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £170–650
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–750
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £230–750
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £250–800
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £290–900
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £270–1,500
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £310–900
- 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 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- 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 4 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 Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–70
- Website
- Cross Country
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