European Diatom Meeting - International travel to Cardiff

Flights to Cardiff

Direct flights to Cardiff Airport https://www.cardiff-airport.com/ are available from several UK (Newcastle, Edinburgh) and European cities (Dublin, Paris, Amsterdam, Geneva, Barcelona)

Bus travel Cardiff Airport – Cardiff city centre

The bus T9 leaves every 30 minutes from a bus stop outside the terminal building, travel time to Cardiff city centre 40 minutes, bus stop ‘Canal Street’. This stop is within walking distance of hotels.

Taxi Cardiff Airport – Cardiff city centre Private transfer by FlightLink Wales www.flightlinkwales.com or call 01446 728500.

Flights to Bristol Airport

Direct flights to Bristol Airport (https://www.bristolairport.co.uk/) are available from several European cities (for example Athens, Berlin, Brussels, Copenhagen, Bordeaux, Madrid, Paris, Prague, Rome, Toulouse)

Bus travel Bristol Airport – Cardiff city centre

National Express https://www.nationalexpress.com/en

The National Express coach from Bristol Airport to Cardiff Coach Station, Sophia Gardens, leaves approximately every 1-2 hours from outside the terminal building, costs £ 14 – 16 one way, tickets must be booked in advance, travel time for direct buses, service 216 (recommended) 1.5 hours, travel time for buses with change at Bristol Bus & Coach Station 2.15 -2.45 hours. Cardiff Coach Station, Sophia Gardens, is within walking distance of hotels.

Flights to Heathrow Airport

Direct flights to Heathrow Airport (https://www.heathrow.com/) are available from many European cities.

Bus travel Heathrow Airport – Cardiff city centre

National Express https://www.nationalexpress.com/en

National Express coaches leave from all terminals at Heathrow Airport to Cardiff Coach Station, Sophia Gardens, approximately every 1-1.5 hours, costs £ 17 – 30 one way, book tickets in advance, travel time 3-4 hours. Cardiff Coach Station, Sophia Gardens, is within walking distance of hotels.

National travel to Cardiff

By train https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/, Cardiff Central is the main train station in Cardiff in walking distance of hotels.

By bus

National Express https://www.nationalexpress.com/en

Cardiff Coach Station, Sophia Gardens, is the main bus station in Cardiff within walking distance of hotels.

By car

M4 motorway going west, leave the M4 at junction 29 to join the A48 (M) Cardiff (E & S), to leave A48 follow signs ‘City centre, M4, A 470’, at roundabout follow signs ‘City centre A 470, Cardiff University, Civic centre’.