There are 11 ways to get from Cardiff to Aalborg by train, plane, train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, night train, 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 to Bristol Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Aalborg Airport (AAL)plane BRS - AAL
7h 58mkr 1,353–2,604Fly from Cardiff Airport
cheapest- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Aalborg Airport (AAL)plane CWL - AAL
8h 2mkr 920–4,891Train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Amsterdam Centraaltrain Eil
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Hamburg Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Odensetrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Odense St. to Aalborg St.train Ic / ...
21h 54mkr 3,065–5,085Train, bus via Amsterdam
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Amsterdam Centraaltrain Eil
- Take the bus from Amsterdam Central Station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus N75
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Vejle Busterminalbus 172
- Take the train from Vejle St. to Aalborg St.train Ic / ...
22h 4mkr 2,877–4,647Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Cardiff to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Aalborgcar
15h 5mkr 3,433–4,549Train 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 1,412–3,004Train, train to Southampton Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Southampton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Aalborg Airport (AAL)plane SOU - AAL
8h 56mkr 1,437–5,700Train, bus, night train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the bus from Amsterdam Centraal Station to Hamburgbus
- Take the nighttrain from Hamburg Hbf to Odensenighttrain 304
- Take the train from Odense St. to Aalborg St.train Ic / ...
24h 19mkr 1,985–3,155Train, bus
- 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 Flensburg central train stationbus N74 / ...
- Take the train from Flensburg to Fredericia St.train Ic
- Take the train from Fredericia St. to Aalborg St.train Ic / ...
29h 42mkr 1,528–2,358Bus
- 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 172
30h 20mkr 1,191–1,816Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cardiff to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Aalborgcar
16h 14mkr 2,641–4,189
Cardiff to Aalborg by train and subway
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Aalborg is to bus which costs 1100 kr - 1900 kr and takes 30h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Aalborg is to train and fly which takes 7h 58m and costs 1300 kr - 2600 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 20m.
No, there is no direct train from Cardiff to Aalborg. However, there are services departing from Cardiff Central and arriving at Aalborg St. via Paddington station, London St Pancras Intl, Amsterdam Centraal, Hamburg Hbf and Odense St.. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 54m.
The distance between Cardiff and Aalborg is 1115 km.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Aalborg without a car is to train which takes 21h 54m and costs 3000 kr - 5500 kr.
It takes approximately 7h 58m to get from Cardiff to Aalborg, including transfers.
Cardiff to Aalborg bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Park Place station.
Cardiff to Aalborg train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), depart from Cardiff Central station.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Aalborg is to train which takes 21h 54m and costs 3000 kr - 5500 kr. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs 900 kr - 4900 kr and takes 8h 2m, you could also bus, which costs 1100 kr - 1900 kr and takes 30h 20m.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Aalborg, Denmark?
You can take a train from Cardiff Central to Aalborg St. via London Paddington, Paddington station, King's Cross St. Pancras station, London St Pancras Intl, Amsterdam Centraal, Hamburg Hbf, and Odense St. in around 21h 54m. Alternatively, KLM and Scandinavian Airlines fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Aalborg Airport (AAL) 4 times a day.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Aalborg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 600–3,400
Flights from Bristol Airport to Aalborg Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 550–2,600
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Aalborg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 850–4,800
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Aalborg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–5,500
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Aalborg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 600–3,300
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Aalborg Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 800–2,700
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Aalborg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 650–3,600
Flights from Southampton Airport to Aalborg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 850–4,700
Flights from Southampton Airport to Aalborg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 950–5,000
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Aalborg Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 550–2,600
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Aalborg Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 800–3,200
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Aalborg Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- kr 550–2,700
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 140–260
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 500–1,000
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 500–1,000
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 400–750
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 500–1,000
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 500–1,000
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 110–180
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 140–220
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 420–650
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Reading to Southampton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 160–250
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 1,700–2,800
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 1,700–2,800
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 400–750
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 480–900
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Odense
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 320
- Website
- Snälltåget
Night train from Hamburg Hbf to Odense
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 320
- Website
- Snälltåget
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- kundehenv@dsb.dk
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Odense
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 198
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Odense St. to Aalborg St.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 181
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Vejle St. to Aalborg St.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 131
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Odense St. to Aalborg St.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 181
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Flensburg to Fredericia St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 71
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Fredericia St. to Aalborg St.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 146
- Website
- Danish Railways
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Odense
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 230–340
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- customer.support@eurotunnel.com
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 1,046
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- kr 1,046
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 800–1,200
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Amsterdam Central Station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 310–470
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Vejle Busterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 180–270
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 650–1,000
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Flensburg central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 100–160
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 650–1,000
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Aalborg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 310–460
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Amsterdam Centraal Station to Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 410–440
- Website
- Grand Bus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 230–360
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 230–650
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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Booking & Getting There
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 2:41 AM in Cardiff and 3:41 AM in Aalborg.
Cardiff to Aalborg train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), arrive at London Paddington station.
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