There are 10 ways to get from Cardiff to Bremen by plane, train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, train, or car ferry
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Fly Cardiff Airport to Bremen Airport
best- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Bremen Airport (BRE)plane CWL - BRE
6h 43m€98–360Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 507 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bremen Fernbusterminalbus N380 / ...
20h 57m€92–188Train via Dortmund
- 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 Dortmund Hbftrain
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Bremen Hbftrain 43 / ...
12h 16m€327–667Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Cardiff to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Bremencar
10h 24m€299–377Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Bremen Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Bremen Airport (BRE)plane BRS - BRE
6h 45m€105–303Fly Cardiff Airport to Hannover Airport, train
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane CWL - HAJ
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbftrain
8h 29m€150–420Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Hannover Airport, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane BRS - HAJ
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbftrain
8h 26m€152–393Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Bremen Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Bremen Airport (BRE)plane STN - BRE
7h 11m€133–453Train
- 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 Bremen Hbftrain
13h 38mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Cardiff to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Bremencar
11h 33m€173–294
Cardiff to Bremen by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Bremen is to bus which costs €90 - €190 and takes 20h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Bremen is to fly which takes 6h 43m and costs €95 - €360.
No, there is no direct bus from Cardiff to Bremen. However, there are services departing from Park Place and arriving at Bremen Fernbusterminal via London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 57m.
No, there is no direct train from Cardiff to Bremen. However, there are services departing from Cardiff Central and arriving at Bremen Hbf via Paddington, London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and Dortmund Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 16m.
The distance between Cardiff and Bremen is 870 km.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Bremen without a car is to train via Dortmund which takes 12h 16m and costs €320 - €700.
It takes approximately 6h 43m to get from Cardiff to Bremen, including transfers.
Cardiff to Bremen bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Park Place station.
Cardiff to Bremen train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), depart from Cardiff Central station.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Bremen is to fly which takes 6h 43m and costs €95 - €360. Alternatively, you can train via Dortmund, which costs €320 - €700 and takes 12h 16m, you could also bus, which costs €90 - €190 and takes 20h 57m.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Bremen, Germany?
KLM and Ryanair fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Bremen Airport (BRE) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Cardiff Central to Bremen Hbf via London Paddington, Paddington, King's Cross St. Pancras station, London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, and Dortmund Hbf in around 12h 16m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Bremen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–500
Flights from Bristol Airport to Bremen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–370
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Hannover Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–470
Flights from Bristol Airport to Hannover Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–350
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Bremen Airport via Dublin, London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Friday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90–350
Flights from Bristol Airport to Bremen Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–210
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Bremen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–230
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Bremen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–500
Flights from Bristol Airport to Bremen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €70–320
Flights from Bristol Airport to Hannover Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–380
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Bremen Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–330
Flights from Bristol Airport to Hannover Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–300
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Hannover Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–300
- 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
- €75–150
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- 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
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/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
- €137
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Standard fare
- €137
- 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
- €17–30
- 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
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/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
- €60–140
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- service@govolta.nl
- Website
- govolta.nl
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://govolta.nl/nl?_fl=en
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–80
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Bremen Fernbusterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- €8–50
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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More Questions & Answers
Cardiff to Bremen bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Bremen is 1h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 7:31 AM in Cardiff and 8:31 AM in Bremen.
Cardiff to Bremen train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), arrive at London Paddington station.
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