Cheap flights from Cardiff to Edinburgh from £49

You can fly to Cardiff from Edinburgh departing from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) in Scotland and arriving in Cardiff Airport (CWL) in Wales. Edinburgh Airport is just under 6 miles west of Edinburgh centre and is relatively small with just one runway, yet still rates as the busiest airport in Scotland and the sixth busiest in the United Kingdom. You can easily connect to the airport via bus or tram from Edinburgh centre with a journey time of around 30min and ticket prices ranging from around £2-6. Cardiff Airport is the only international airport in Wales and the busiest, sitting at just under 12 miles west of Cardiff centre in South Wales. You can reach Cardiff city centre from the airport by bus or train within around an hour at an approximate cost of £12-18. A shuttle bus service will conveniently take you from Cardiff Airport and drop you at Rhoose Station where you can pick up transport connections direct to Cardiff. The shuttle takes around 10min, costing just £1.

Loganair offer direct flights to Cardiff from Edinburgh with journeys taking just 1h 20min. This route flies directly from Edinburgh Airport to Cardiff Airport. Other routes are available with one stopover from Edinburgh Airport with KLM, Jet2 and Vueling Airlines. It is also possible to connect directly via the National Express bus service from Edinburgh Bus Station to Cardiff Central, which is a very economical option but a relatively lengthy journey at over 15h.

You can fly with KLM airlines to Cardiff from Edinburgh Airport with just one stopover in Amsterdam Schiphol Airport (AMS) for either just under a 3h transfer time with a total journey duration of 5h 50min or a longer transfer time of 7h 50min in Schiphol Airport, which would take the journey time to 10h 45min. These routes are somewhat economical, working out at just slightly more than the direct routes. Vueling airlines and Jet2 also offer a route from Edinburgh Airport to Cardiff Airport via Palma de Mallorca Airport (PMI) with one stopover for 4h 20min and a total journey duration of 9h 50min. You can also fly with Ryanair and Vueling airlines with two stopovers in Lanzarote Airport (ACE) and Alicante Airport (ALC) for 8h 25min transfer in Lanzarote and a 9h 30min transfer wait time in Alicante Airport, which extends the total journey time to 27h 30min. These routes are very lengthy, however, and fare not much better economically than a direct or one-stopover flight route.

No visa or passport requirements are necessary for British citizens to travel to Cardiff from Edinburgh as the countries are all within the regions of the United Kingdom, which include Scotland and Wales. However, if you are taking a flight from Edinburgh Airport to Cardiff Airport, which involves a stopover or transfer in another European country such as Spain or Holland, then a valid passport or photo travel ID will be a necessary requirement. It is also advisable to carry your passport or photo ID with you on an internal domestic flight also as it may be required for identification purposes.

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Departing from Cardiff to Edinburgh will take you 6h 20m. There are 314 mi between Cardiff and Edinburgh.

Flying on easyJet is currently your cheapest option to Edinburgh, with prices starting at £48. Additional return tickets that might be worth considering are offered by Ryanair and Loganair, with the lowest prices starting at £106 and £110, respectively. Users have found that easyJet is 73% cheaper than the other options available to this destination.

While on average a flight from Cardiff to Edinburgh is generally £154, our data shows the cheapest flight currently is £78. When looking at the most popular route, (Cardiff Wales - Edinburgh Turnhouse), you can expect to pay £108 for that flight.

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Currently, January is the cheapest month in which you can book a flight from Cardiff to Edinburgh (average of £77). Flying from Cardiff to Edinburgh in June is currently the most expensive (average of £102). There are several factors that can impact the price of a flight, so comparing airlines, departure airports and flight times can provide users with more options.