CWL

Cardiff, Wales

Cardiff International Airport

06:00 LOCAL · 63°F MOSTLY CLOUDY · 1 RWY · ELEV 220 FT

Arrivals Departures Map Parking

Cancellations

None

of 2 departures on the board

Weather

63°F MOSTLY CLOUDY

Observed 04:50 UTC · EGFF

Departures next hour

None

nothing scheduled in the next hour

Ground transport

Getting to and from Cardiff International Airport

How to reach the city, and where each option picks you up.

Option

Published fare

Frequency

Pickup point

Best for

Train, via the 905 shuttle

Transport for Wales · Rhoose Cardiff International Airport station

Shuttle runs hourly, 7 days a week, timed to meet trains — which themselves run hourly Mon–Sat and every 2 hours on Sunday

Dedicated bus stop outside the departures hall; the shuttle meets every train at Rhoose station

Book a single “Cardiff Air Bus” through-ticket, or the TfW app’s Integrated Ticket for “Cardiff Airport via Rhoose”, to cover both the train and the shuttle

Local bus (304)

First Cymru — Cardiff city centre via Barry & Llantwit Major

Hourly, throughout the day

Same dedicated stop outside departures; terminates at Customhouse Street (stop JL), Cardiff, by Cardiff Central station

The only bus that also serves Cardiff Bay directly, without changing at the rail station

Intercity coach

National Express · Megabus · FlixBus, from Cardiff city centre

Board in Cardiff city centre — reach it first by the 304 bus or the rail shuttle

Long-distance links across Great Britain that do not call at the airport itself

Taxi & private hire

FlightLink Wales — the airport’s official partner

Quote or book ahead at flightlinkwales.com or 01446 728500

Travelling as a group? Ask about the shared GreenLink minibus to split the fare

Car hire

Enterprise · Avis, based at the airport

Enterprise +44 1446 712837 · Avis +44 (0330) 551 0947

Both operators are on site — no car-hire shuttle bus to catch

Cycling

Sustrans Cymru route network

Follow the Sustrans Cymru cycle-route planner to the airport site

For riders happy to plan their own approach — no dedicated cycle path is signposted from the terminal itself

Driving & drop-off

Eastern approach (Port Road) only

Drop-off £4.50 (first 10 min), then £4.50 per further 10 min

Postcode CF62 3BD, off M4 junction 33 via the A4232, A4050 and A4226

The drop-off zone right outside the terminal, or the free 20-minute pick-up/drop-off bay in Car Park 2

Every fare here is the one its operator publishes, and links to the page that publishes it. Options with no fare shown do not have a fixed published fare.