Car Hire in Cardiff - Getting to Cardiff

For anyone in a hurry, Cardiff has an international airport in Rhoose that is mainly used for charter flights, although there are some scheduled flights from Aberdeen, Amsterdam, Belfast, Brussels, the Channel Islands, Dublin, Edinburgh, Glasgow, the Isle of Man, Manchester and Paris. The airport is just a 20-minute journey from the city centre. For international visitors, your best option is to arrive at London Heathrow airport where it is convenient to get to London Paddington Station and hop aboard one of the frequent and fast westbound trains to Wales.

It's also easy to get to Cardiff by car, and it takes about three hours to drive from London to Cardiff. The M4 skirts northern Cardiff, and connections from the M5, M32, M48, M49 and M50 are easy.

There are hourly trains from London to Cardiff, which take about two hours; most cities in Wales are linked to England by direct rail service. Services depart from London Paddington station.

Long distance buses are the cheapest way to travel to Cardiff or Wales in general. There are frequent InterCity services to and from London, Manchester, the Midlands, West Country and the southern coast. From London, they leave from Victoria Coach Station.