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| Cardiff
International Airport |
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| Address |
Cardiff International
Airport
Vale of Glamorgan
Wales, United Kingdom |
| Location |
The airport is located
at Rhoose, 19km or 12 miles
southwest of the city centre. |
| Country
code |
44 |
| Airport
code |
CWL |
| Telephone |
(01446) 711 111 |
| Fax |
(01446) 711 675 |
| Email |
via airport website |
| Web
site |
www.cardiffairportonline.com |
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Major
airlines
Direct flights are provided by the national carrier, British
Airways (telephone: (0845) 773 377 or (0845) 779 9977), to Aberdeen,
Belfast, Brussels and Paris.
Others include KLM,
which have connections to Amsterdam, and British Midland subsidiary
Bmibaby,
serves Belfast, Edinburgh, Geneva, Glasgow, Jersey, Milan, Alicante,
Faro and Malaga.
Air
Wales connects Cardiff with Cork and Dublin, while low-cost
airline Ryanair
serves the Irish capital. A number of airlines fly seasonal charter
services to mainland Europe and further afield.
Approximate Flight times to Cardiff:
 From
New York 8 hours 45 mins
From
Los Angeles 12 hours 20 mins
From
Toronto 8 hours 50 mins
From
Sydney 24 hours 20 mins
There are no flights between London and Cardiff. London Heathrow
is three hours away by rail and longer by road.
Arrival/departure
tax is included in the airline ticket.
Time
Zone
GMT (GMT + 1 hour between Apr-Oct)
Driving directions
Cardiff Airport is 12 miles west of the city centre. From the South
of England take the M4 to Junction 33, take the road south towards
Barry, then take the A4226 west.
From the North take the M5 down to Junction 15, then take the M4
across the River Severn, to Junction 33.
Car
parking
Short and long term parking is available at the airport, there is
a courtesy shuttle bus from the long term car park to the terminal.
Car rental
Avis, Europcar and Hertz operate from the airport.
Public
Transport
Road
Taxi : Cardiff Air Taxis (telephone: (01446) 710 693)
(journey time is about 20-30 minutes).
Bus/Coach
: Cardiff Bus
(telephone: (029) 2066 6444; fax: (029) 2078 7742; email: enquiries@cardiffbus.com)
runs airbus X91 hourly 06:30-18:30 Monday to Saturday (journey time
about 35-40 minutes).
First Cymru's (telephone: (0845) 608 2608) X5 coach runs every two
hours from Cardiff Airport to Cardiff coach station 08:45-21:35
on Sunday only.
Rail : The railway station is eight
kilometres or five miles away, at Barry, with connections from Cardiff.
Airport facilities
Thomas Cook offers 24-hour banking and exchange services daily between
May and October. ATM bank machines are available.
The airport has restaurants, cafe’s and pubs. Shops include
duty-free
Conference and business
facilities
An executive lounge in the departures lounge is available to certain
passengers. Fax and photocopying are available at the information
desk in the main terminal.
Disabled
facilities
There are facilities for disabled passengers.
Airport
hotels
There are no hotels located within the airport or surroundings.
Note that Cardiff City Centre is only a 20 minute taxi ride away,
so it is worth considering Cardiff
hotels. |
| Useful travel links |
| Hot
Spots |
air security
international daily reports |
| IATA |
international air transport
association |
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