There are 7 ways to get from Cardiff to Australia by train or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Perth Airport (PER)plane LHR - PER
21h 36m$941–2,078Fly from Cardiff Airport
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Perth Airport (PER)plane CWL - PER
25h 41m$1,213–3,018Train to Birmingham Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Perth Airport (PER)plane BHX - PER
24h 48m$1,198–3,251Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Perth Airport (PER)plane LGW - PER
25h 8m$1,031–1,936Train to Manchester Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslowtrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Perth Airport (PER)plane MAN - PER
26h 41m$1,006–2,271Train to Bristol Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Perth Airport (PER)plane BRS - PER
28h 50m$981–1,865Train, train to Newcastle, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Perth Airport (PER)plane NCL - PER
28h 56m$1,271–3,408
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Perth Airport (PER) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Australia is to train and fly which costs $950 - $1,900 and takes 28h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Australia is to train and fly which takes 21h 36m and costs $900 - $2,100.
The distance between Cardiff and Australia is 14778 km.
It takes approximately 21h 36m to get from Cardiff to Australia, including transfers.
There are 5353+ hotels available in Australia.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Australia?
KLM, Qantas, and four other airlines fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Perth Airport (PER) 3 times a day.
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Perth Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–4,700
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Perth Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–5,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Perth Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–4,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Perth Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–4,000
Flights from Bristol Airport to Perth Airport via Munich, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–3,900
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Perth Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Perth Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Perth Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,700
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Perth Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,700
Flights from Manchester Airport to Perth Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,700
Flights from Newcastle to Perth Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Perth Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,200
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Perth Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–1,700
Flights from Manchester Airport to Perth Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,200
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Perth Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,200
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Perth Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–1,700
Flights from Manchester Airport to Perth Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,200
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Perth Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,700
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Perth Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,700
Flights from Manchester Airport to Perth Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,700
Flights from Newcastle to Perth Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,000
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Perth Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–1,600
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Perth Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Perth Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Perth Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,000
Flights from Bristol Airport to Perth Airport via Munich, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,200
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Perth Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
- Website
- airmauritius.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Perth Airport via Mauritius
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,300
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Perth Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Perth Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,500
- Website
- vietnamairlines.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Perth Airport via Munich, Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,000
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $110–210
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $85–160
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $90–140
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $90–140
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Birmingham New Street to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $170–260
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslow
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $100–170
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $24–40
- Website
- Transport for Wales
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