There are 12 ways to get from Cardiff to Bytom by train, plane, bus, night train, car, car train, or car ferry
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Train to Bristol Airport, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, bus
best- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)BRS - KRK
- Take the bus from Krakow, Krakow-Balice Airport to Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa
8hzł 410–1,055Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)BHX - KRK
- Take the bus from Krakow, Krakow-Balice Airport to Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa
8h 59mzł 382–1,213Train, bus via Rotterdam
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraal
- Take the bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Gliwice, Centrum Przesiadkowe
27h 33mzł 949–2,369Train, night train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Take the night train from Amsterdam Centraal to Wien HbfNj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to GliwiceEc
29h 7mzł 1,179–3,639Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Cardiff to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Bytom
17h 3mFly Cardiff Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, bus
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)CWL - KRK
- Take the bus from Krakow, Krakow-Balice Airport to Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa
10hzł 458–1,500Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Wroclaw, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Wroclaw (WRO)BRS - WRO
- Take the train from Wroclaw Mikolajow to Bytom
9h 23mzł 465–1,003Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Katowice International Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Take the train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Katowice International Airport (KTW)LTN - KTW
8h 38mzł 488–1,380Bus
- Take the bus from Kingsway GD to London Victoria
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Katowice
30h 23mzł 469–703Train, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Take the bus from Birmingham to Žilina
- Take the train from Zilina to SkaliteRe
- Take the train from Zwardon to KatowiceOs
38h 59mzł 478–1,257Train, night train via Prague
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Brussel-Zuid
- Take the night train from Brussels South to Praha Hlavní nádraží
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Katowice113
29h 40mzł 1,158–2,222Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cardiff to Port of Dover
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Drive from Calais to Bytom
18h 12mzł 1,271–1,871
Cardiff to Bytom by train, subway, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Bytom is to bus which costs 460 zł - 750 zł and takes 30h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Bytom is to train and fly and bus which takes 8h and costs 410 zł - 1 100 zł.
No, there is no direct train from Cardiff to Bytom. However, there are services departing from Cardiff Central and arriving at Bytom via Paddington, London St. Pancras Int., Amsterdam Centraal, Wien Hbf and Gliwice. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 7m.
The distance between Cardiff and Bytom is 1742 km.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Bytom without a car is to train and bus via Rotterdam which takes 27h 33m and costs 950 zł - 2 400 zł.
It takes approximately 8h to get from Cardiff to Bytom, including transfers.
Cardiff to Bytom train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), depart from Cardiff Central station.
Bytom is 1h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 6:24 PM in Cardiff and 7:24 PM in Bytom.
Cardiff to Bytom train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), arrive at London Paddington station.
There are 1590+ hotels available in Bytom.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Bytom, Poland?
You can take a bus from Kingsway GD to Łagiewniki Gojny n/ż via London Victoria, Praha, ÚAN Florenc, Katowice, and Katowice Dworzec PKP in around 30h 23m.
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- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 200–800
Flights from Cardiff Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- zł 400–1,400
Flights from Birmingham Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 270–700
Flights from Bristol Airport to Wroclaw
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 320–650
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 240–1,200
Flights from Cardiff Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 410–2,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 240–1,200
Flights from Bristol Airport to Wroclaw via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 240–1,300
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 320–1,200
Flights from Birmingham Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- zł 260–1,300
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 280–600
Flights from Birmingham Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 170–600
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Katowice International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 140–420
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 180–550
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 60–120
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 200–550
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- zł 130–240
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- zł 130–190
- 1st Class
- zł 170–240
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 140–440
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 320–1,200
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- zł 320–480
- 1st Class
- zł 650–1,200
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 650–1,300
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Brussel-Zuid
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 240–850
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- zł 240–360
- 1st Class
- zł 500–850
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 300–1,500
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Amsterdam Centraal to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 380–1,200
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- zł 1,100–1,200
- Couchette Carriage
- zł 700–800
- Seating Carriage
- zł 380–470
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Gliwice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 280–370
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 330–430
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Wroclaw Mikolajow to Bytom
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- zł 40–75
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- zł 40–60
- 1st Class
- zł 55–75
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 45–180
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- info@slovakrail.sk
- Website
- zssk.sk
Train from Zilina to Skalite
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 9–16
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
- Phone
- +48 32 428 88 88
- bok@kolejeslaskie.com
- Website
- kolejeslaskie.com
Train from Zwardon to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 30–45
- Website
- https://www.kolejeslaskie.com/en/
- Phone
- +31302035833
- info@europeansleeper.eu
- Website
- europeansleeper.eu
Night train from Brussels South to Praha Hlavní nádraží
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 2m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- zł 370–410
- Website
- https://www.europeansleeper.eu/
- Seats - Budget
- zł 370–410
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 110–230
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- 2nd Class
- zł 110–160
- 1st Class
- zł 170–230
- Business
- zł 190–210
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Krakow, Krakow-Balice Airport to Katowice, Bus Station Sadowa
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 30–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Gliwice, Centrum Przesiadkowe
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 410–600
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Kingsway GD to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 30–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from London Victoria to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- zł 270–410
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +38 (067) 467-44-00
- transtempo@ukr.net
- Website
- transtempo.ua
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 160–180
- Schedules at
- transtempo.cz
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Birmingham to Žilina
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- zł 290–750
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 150–180
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- zł 330–800
- On Foot
- zł 150–180
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