There are 12 ways to get from Arnhem to Cardiff by train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, train, plane, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.train
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
9h 14m£107–414Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Arnhem Central Station to Eindhoven Stationbus N81 / ...
- Take the bus from Eindhoven Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to University REbus 507 / ...
16h 52m£44–105Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Arnhem to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Cardiffcar
8h 12mTrain to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Cardiff Airport
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane AMS - CWL
5h 48m£79–280Train, bus
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Bredatrain
- Take the train from Breda to Bruxelles-Miditrain Ec
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Sophia Gardensbus 201 / ...
11h 17m£103–285Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Arnhem to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Cardiffcar
9h 21m£130–204Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Bristol Airport, train
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane AMS - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
6h 6m£65–219Train, train to Rotterdam The Hague Airport, fly to London City Airport
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Utrecht Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Rotterdam Alexandertrain
- Fly from Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) to London City Airport (LCY)plane RTM - LCY
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
6h 48m£149–407Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to London City Airport, train
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to London City Airport (LCY)plane AMS - LCY
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
7h 6m£133–412Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane AMS - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Centraltrain
7h 28m£65–282Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane DUS - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Centraltrain
8h 7m£95–320Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Southampton Airport, train
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Southampton Airport (SOU)plane AMS - SOU
- Take the train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Cardiff Centraltrain
7h 41m£114–440
Arnhem to Cardiff by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Arnhem to Cardiff is to bus which costs £40 - £110 and takes 16h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Arnhem to Cardiff is to train and fly which takes 5h 48m and costs £75 - £280.
No, there is no direct bus from Arnhem station to Cardiff. However, there are services departing from Arnhem Central Station and arriving at University RE via Eindhoven Station and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 52m.
The distance between Arnhem and Cardiff is 571 miles.
The best way to get from Arnhem to Cardiff without a car is to train which takes 9h 14m and costs £100 - £420.
It takes approximately 9h 14m to get from Arnhem to Cardiff, including transfers.
Arnhem to Cardiff bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Arnhem Central Station.
The best way to get from Arnhem to Cardiff is to train which takes 9h 14m and costs £100 - £420. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £40 - £110 and takes 16h 52m.
Arnhem to Cardiff bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Eindhoven Station.
Cardiff is 1h behind Arnhem. It is currently 9:32 AM in Arnhem and 8:32 AM in Cardiff.
What companies run services between Arnhem, Netherlands and Cardiff, Wales?
You can take a train from Arnhem Centraal to Cardiff Central via Rotterdam Centraal, London St. Pancras Int., St Pancras International Station, Paddington Station, and London Paddington in around 9h 14m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Arnhem Central Station to University RE via Eindhoven Station and London Victoria in around 16h 52m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Cardiff Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–360
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–240
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–340
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–230
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–210
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Southampton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–330
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–140
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £28–120
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Southampton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–240
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Rotterdam The Hague Airport to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–230
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–210
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–170
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–230
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £85–270
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–22
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £150–240
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £14–50
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £14–22
- 1st Class
- £28–50
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Breda
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–21
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £11–13
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Rotterdam Alexander
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £10–11
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–55
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £17–26
- 1st Class
- £30–55
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £50–280
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–210
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–110
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–24
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–95
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Breda to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–14
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- £9–14
- 1st Class
- £14–21
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £5–19
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–90
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–30
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £21–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 069 450099650
- Kundenservice-Linie10@vias-online.de
- Website
- vias-online.de
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–24
- Schedules at
- vias-online.de
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Arnhem Central Station to Eindhoven Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £4–8
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Eindhoven Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £30–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to University RE
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–27
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Sophia Gardens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £11–35
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–45
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- £65–160
- On Foot
- £30–40
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