There are 11 ways to get from Benidorm to Cardiff by plane, car, car ferry, bus, train, car train, or tram
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Cardiff Airport
best- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)ALC - CWL
6h 18m£78–176Fly to Bristol Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Bristol Airport (BRS)ALC - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
6h 54m£50–149Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Benidorm to Santander
- Take the car ferry from Santander to Plymouth
- Drive from Plymouth to Cardiff
31h 22m£212–817Bus, train
- Take the bus from Benidorm - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Take the bus from Paris to London Victoria700
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
33h 47m£137–314Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Benidorm to Calais-Fréthun
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Drive from Folkestone to Cardiff
21h 27mFly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)ALC - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Central
8h 23m£78–271Fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)ALC - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Take the train from Reading to Cardiff Central
8h 54m£111–279Fly to Luton Airport, train
- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Luton Airport (LTN)ALC - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdon
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
8h 35m£114–251Tram, train, bus
- Take the tram from Benidorm to Alicante - Luceros1
- Take the train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Barcelona-SantsEur / ...
- Take the bus from Barcelona to Paris
- Take the bus from Paris to London Victoria700
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
35h 10m£120–432Tram, train, car ferry
- Take the tram from Benidorm to Alicante - Luceros1
- Take the train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to SantanderAlv
- Take the car ferry from Santander to Portsmouth International Port
- Take the train from Portsmouth Harbour to Cardiff Central
45h 8m£158–476Bus, car ferry, train
- Take the bus from Benidorm to Santander Bus Station
- Take the car ferry from Santander to Portsmouth International Port
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Cardiff Central
47h 17m£138–394
Benidorm to Cardiff by bus, foot, subway, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Benidorm to Cardiff is to fly and train which costs £50 - £150 and takes 6h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Benidorm to Cardiff is to fly which takes 6h 18m and costs £75 - £180.
The distance between Benidorm and Cardiff is 973 miles.
The best way to get from Benidorm to Cardiff without a car is to bus and train which takes 33h 47m and costs £130 - £320.
It takes approximately 6h 18m to get from Benidorm to Cardiff, including transfers.
Cardiff is 1h behind Benidorm. It is currently 1:31 AM in Benidorm and 12:31 AM in Cardiff.
There are 1567+ hotels available in Cardiff.
What companies run services between Benidorm, Spain and Cardiff, Wales?
Vueling Airlines and Ryanair fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Cardiff Airport (CWL) once daily.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Cardiff Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–230
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £28–140
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Bristol Airport via Ibiza
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £28–140
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £28–120
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–160
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–150
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £19–80
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £30–160
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–110
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–150
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Cardiff Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–210
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £26–250
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Ibiza
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–250
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Cardiff Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–210
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £26–90
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Ibiza
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–250
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £30–70
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–140
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £50–160
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £55–160
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Cardiff Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–210
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–250
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–120
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–26
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £26–40
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–110
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Portsmouth Harbour to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £70–180
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Southampton Central to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–160
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £8–30
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £26–95
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–24
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +34 900 72 04 72
- Website
- tramalacant.es
Tram from Benidorm to Alicante - Luceros
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £2–3
- Website
- https://www.tramalacant.es/en/
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–140
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £50–120
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Benidorm - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £80–110
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £21–80
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Paris to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Barcelona to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £27–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Paris to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £14–20
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- 902 999 748
- Website
- web.bilmanbus.es
Bus from Benidorm to Santander Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £55–65
- Website
- https://web.bilmanbus.es/
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Santander to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £65–600
- Book at
- Brittany Ferries
- Adult
- £65–85
- Car
- £200–290
- Single Ticket
- £90–190
- Car Single Ticket
- £240–600
Car ferry from Santander to Portsmouth International Port
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £35–170
- Book at
- Brittany Ferries
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