There are 6 ways to get from Washington to Cardiff by subway, plane, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Cardiff Airport
best- Take the subway from McPherson Square, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane IAD - CWL
13h 37m£287–1,110Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Bristol Airport, train
cheapest- Take the subway from McPherson Square, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- 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 34m£166–634Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Cardiff Airport
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane DCA - CWL
11h 34m£410–2,129Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the subway from McPherson Square, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- 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 43m£273–947Train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane BWI - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
12h 39m£272–1,554Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Take the subway from McPherson Square, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- 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 17m£229–779
Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Cardiff Airport (CWL) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Washington to Cardiff is to subway and fly and train which costs £160 - £650 and takes 13h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Washington to Cardiff is to fly which takes 11h 34m and costs £410 - £2,200.
The distance between Washington and Cardiff is 3611 miles.
It takes approximately 13h 37m to get from Washington to Cardiff, including transfers.
Cardiff is 4h ahead of Washington. It is currently 1:31 PM in Washington and 5:31 PM in Cardiff.
There are 1766+ hotels available in Cardiff.
What companies run services between Washington, DC, USA and Cardiff, Wales?
Air Canada, WestJet, and five other airlines fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Cardiff Airport (CWL) twice daily.
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £260–1,400
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Bristol Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £170–900
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Cardiff Airport via Newark, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £400–2,200
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Cardiff Airport via Boston, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 54m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £400–2,200
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Cardiff Airport via Hartford, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 1m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £400–2,200
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Cardiff Airport via Philadelphia, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 18m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £400–2,200
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Cardiff Airport via New York JFK, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £400–2,200
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–850
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–1,200
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £250–1,100
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
- 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
- £180–700
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 Baltimore-Washington International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £230–900
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
- 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
- £180–700
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
- 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
- £180–700
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 Baltimore-Washington International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–900
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- 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
- £170–900
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–850
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–1,200
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £250–1,100
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
- 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 Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–900
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £200–850
- 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 Baltimore-Washington International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £230–900
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
- 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
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £310–950
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
- £320–1,300
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Cardiff Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £490–1,900
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £260–1,400
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Bristol Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £150–600
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Bristol Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £170–700
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £180–700
- 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
- £240–850
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £200–1,000
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £310–950
Subway from McPherson Square, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £1–2
- Website
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- £1–2
Subway from McPherson Square, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £1–2
- Website
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- £1–2
Subway from McPherson Square, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £1–2
- Website
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- £1–2
Subway from McPherson Square, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £1–2
- Website
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- £1–2
- 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 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- 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 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 Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–70
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12–19
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- 1-866-743-3682
- Website
- Maryland Transit
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £1–7
- Website
- Maryland Transit
- Standard Fare
- £1–7
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £5–410
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- £5–330
- First Class
- £75–410
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