There are 10 ways to get from Cardiff to Aalborg by plane, train, bus, car, car train, or car ferry
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Fly from Cardiff Airport
best- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Aalborg Airport (AAL)plane CWL - AAL
7h 57mkr 874–4,300Train, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain 10 / ...
- Take the bus from Hanover central bus station to Aalborgbus 172
20h 50mkr 2,493–5,769Train, bus via Kiel
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Hannover Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Kiel Hbftrain 22
- Take the bus from Kiel central bus station to Aalborgbus 353
22h 48mkr 2,023–4,814Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Cardiff to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Aalborgcar
15h 6mkr 3,088–4,094Train to Bristol Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Aalborg Airport (AAL)plane BRS - AAL
7h 54mkr 1,372–2,340Train to Birmingham Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Aalborg Airport (AAL)plane BHX - AAL
8h 20mkr 1,936–4,571Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Vejle Busterminalbus 353 / ...
- Take the train from Vejle St. to Aarhus Htrain Re / ...
- Take the train from Aarhus H to Aalborg St.train Ic / ...
29h 29mkr 1,641–2,894Bus
- Take the bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 507 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Aalborgbus 353 / ...
30h 10mkr 1,046–1,977Bus, train
- Take the bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 507 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Odense Stationbus
- Take the train from Odense St. to Aarhus Htrain Icl / ...
- Take the train from Aarhus H to Aalborg St.train Ic / ...
31h 49mkr 1,406–2,467Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cardiff to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Aalborgcar
16h 15mkr 2,153–3,464
Cardiff to Aalborg by train, subway, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Aalborg is to bus which costs 1000 kr - 2000 kr and takes 30h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Aalborg is to train and fly which takes 7h 54m and costs 1300 kr - 2400 kr.
No, there is no direct bus from Cardiff to Aalborg. However, there are services departing from Park Place and arriving at Aalborg via London Victoria and Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 10m.
The distance between Cardiff and Aalborg is 1094 km.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Aalborg without a car is to train and bus which takes 20h 50m and costs 2400 kr - 6000 kr.
It takes approximately 7h 57m to get from Cardiff to Aalborg, including transfers.
Cardiff to Aalborg bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Park Place station.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Aalborg is to fly which takes 7h 57m and costs 850 kr - 4300 kr. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 1000 kr - 2000 kr and takes 30h 10m.
Cardiff to Aalborg bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Aalborg is 1h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 3:20 PM in Cardiff and 4:20 PM in Aalborg.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Aalborg, Denmark?
KLM and Scandinavian Airlines fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Aalborg Airport (AAL) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Park Place to Aalborg via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, and Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof in around 30h 10m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Aalborg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 800–4,200
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Aalborg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–4,400
Flights from Bristol Airport to Aalborg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 600–3,100
Flights from Bristol Airport to Aalborg Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 500–2,500
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Aalborg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 550–3,100
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Aalborg Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 500–2,000
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Aalborg Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 500–2,500
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Aalborg Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 500–3,300
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Aalborg Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 750–2,300
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 550–1,100
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 550–1,100
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 150–290
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 550–1,100
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 850–1,600
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 500–950
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 300–1,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 410–1,400
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 380–1,300
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 470–1,100
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 310–700
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 1,024
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Standard fare
- kr 1,024
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 130–220
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- customer.relations@crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 170–250
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 490–700
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- kundehenv@dsb.dk
- Website
- dsb.dk
Train from Vejle St. to Aarhus H
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 120–180
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
Train from Aarhus H to Aalborg St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 210–300
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
Train from Odense St. to Aarhus H
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 250–360
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
Train from Aarhus H to Aalborg St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 210–300
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Hanover central bus station to Aalborg
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 340–600
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Kiel central bus station to Aalborg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 210–360
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 550–950
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Vejle Busterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 160–270
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 550–950
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Aalborg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 260–450
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 550–950
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Odense Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 160–280
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 230–600
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 230–600
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 65–360
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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