There are 12 ways to get from Cardiff to Chernobyl by train, bus, taxi, car, car 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.
Transport is disrupted due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Read more
Train, bus, taxi
best- 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-Ehrenfeldtrain Ice
- Take the bus from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis to Kyiv 32 Petlyury St.bus
- Take the bus from Kyiv to Кіптibus
- Take the taxi from Кіптi to Chernobyltaxi
33h 54mTrain to Birmingham Airport, fly to Suceava, bus, taxi
cheapest- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Suceava (SCV)plane BHX - SCV
- Take the bus from Suceava Airport to Chernivtsi Bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Chernivtsi Bus station to Kamyanets-Podilskyibus
- Take the bus from Kamianka to Kyivbus
- Take the bus from Kyiv Polissia to Katyuzhankabus
- Take the taxi from Katyuzhanka to Chernobyltaxi
23h 48m₴6,376–22,836Train, bus, taxi via Poznań
- 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 Poznańbus
- Take the train from Poznan Glowny to Warszawa Wschodniatrain Eic / ...
- Take the train from Warszawa Wschodnia to Kyiv-Pas.train 68
- Take the taxi from Kyiv-Pas. to Chernobyltaxi
43h 49mDrive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Cardiff to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Chernobylcar
27h 10mTrain, train to Luton Airport, fly to Iași International Airport, drive, bus, taxi
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Iași International Airport (IAS)plane LTN - IAS
- Drive from Iași International Airport (IAS) to Unghenicar
- Take the train from Ungheni to Kyiv-Pas.train
- Take the bus from Kyiv Polissia to Katyuzhankabus
- Take the taxi from Katyuzhanka to Chernobyltaxi
30h₴9,192–22,711Bus, taxi via Dortmund
- Take the bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 507 / ...
- Take the bus from LONDON, Victoria Coach Station-Departure Hall to DORTMUND, Hbf Nordseite, Steinstrassebus
- Take the bus from Dortmund to Kyiv 32 Petlyury St.bus
- Take the bus from Kyiv to Кіптibus
- Take the taxi from Кіптi to Chernobyltaxi
41h 14mBus, taxi
- Take the bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 507 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Antwerp Rooseveltplaatsbus
- Take the bus from Antwerp to Kyivbus
- Take the bus from Kyiv Polissia to Katyuzhankabus
- Take the taxi from Katyuzhanka to Chernobyltaxi
2d 3hTrain, bus, taxi via Amsterdam
- 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 Duisburg Hbftrain Ice
- Take the bus from Duisburg central train station to Chernihivbus
- Take the taxi from Slavutych to Chernobyltaxi
2d 4h₴17,396–40,828Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cardiff to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Chernobylcar
28h 24m₴21,613–31,840Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Chișinău International Airport, bus, taxi
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Chișinău International Airport (RMO)plane LTN - RMO
- Take the bus from Chisinau Airport to Odesa Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Odesa Central Bus Station to Kyiv Central Bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Kyiv Polissia to Katyuzhankabus
- Take the taxi from Katyuzhanka to Chernobyltaxi
22h 6mTrain to London Stansted Airport, fly to Chișinău International Airport, bus, taxi
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Chișinău International Airport (RMO)plane STN - RMO
- Take the bus from Chisinau Airport to Odesa Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Odesa Central Bus Station to Kyiv Central Bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Kyiv Polissia to Katyuzhankabus
- Take the taxi from Katyuzhanka to Chernobyltaxi
22h 1mTrain, train to Luton Airport, fly to Suceava, bus, taxi
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Suceava (SCV)plane LTN - SCV
- Take the bus from Suceava Airport to Chernivtsi Bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Chernivtsi Bus station to Kamyanets-Podilskyibus
- Take the bus from Kamianka to Kyivbus
- Take the bus from Kyiv Polissia to Katyuzhankabus
- Take the taxi from Katyuzhanka to Chernobyltaxi
24h 13m₴7,874–23,163
Luton Airport (LTN) to Iași International Airport (IAS) flights
Questions & Answers
Transport is disrupted due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Read more
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Chernobyl is to train and fly and bus and taxi which costs 7 500 ₴ - 24 000 ₴ and takes 24h 13m.
Transport is disrupted due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Read more
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Chernobyl is to train and fly and bus and taxi which takes 23h 48m and costs 6 000 ₴ - 23 000 ₴.
Transport is disrupted due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Read more
The distance between Cardiff and Chernobyl is 3335 km.
Transport is disrupted due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Read more
The best way to get from Cardiff to Chernobyl without a car is to train and bus and taxi which takes 33h 54m and costs .
Transport is disrupted due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Read more
It takes approximately 33h 54m to get from Cardiff to Chernobyl, including transfers.
Transport is disrupted due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Read more
There are two+ hotels available in Chernobyl.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Chernobyl, Ukraine?
There is no direct connection from Cardiff to Chernobyl. However, you can take the train to London Paddington, walk to Paddington, take the subway to King's Cross St. Pancras station, walk to London St Pancras Intl, take the train to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, take the train to Koeln-Ehrenfeld, walk to Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis, take the bus to Kyiv 32 Petlyury St., walk to Kyiv, take the bus to Кіптi, then take the taxi to Chernobyl. Alternatively, you can take the train to London Paddington, walk to Paddington, take the subway to King's Cross St. Pancras station, walk to London St. Pancras Int., take the train to Amsterdam Centraal, walk to Amsterdam Centraal Station, take the bus to Poznań, walk to Poznan Glowny, take the train to Warszawa Wschodnia, take the train to Kyiv-Pas., then take the taxi to Chernobyl.
Transport is disrupted due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Read more
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Iași International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₴2,300–11,000
Flights from Luton Airport to Suceava
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₴2,400–13,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Suceava
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₴3,100–14,000
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Chișinău International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₴1,800–8,000
- Website
- flyone.eu
Flights from Luton Airport to Chișinău International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₴3,300–6,500
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Chișinău International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₴3,100–12,000
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Chișinău International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₴3,400–12,000
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₴2,400–5,500
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₴3,700–14,000
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₴3,700–16,000
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln-Ehrenfeld
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₴1,000–2,500
- 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 4m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₴6,000–15,000
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₴1,500–5,500
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- ₴1,500–2,400
- 1st Class
- ₴3,100–5,500
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Poznan Glowny to Warszawa Wschodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₴2,526–2,527
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +48 22 474 00 44
- bilety@polregio.pl
- Website
- polregio.pl
Train from Poznan Glowny to Warszawa Wschodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₴550–850
- Website
- https://polregio.pl/pl/
- Phone
- +38 (044) 309-70-01
- booking@uz.gov.ua
- Website
- uz.gov.ua
Train from Warszawa Wschodnia to Kyiv-Pas.
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₴2,700–3,500
- Website
- https://uz.gov.ua/en/
- Schedules at
- https://uz.gov.ua/en/passengers/timetable/
- Book at
- https://gd.tickets.ua/en?refid=6578
- Coupe
- ₴2,700–3,500
Train from Ungheni to Kyiv-Pas.
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 51m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₴2,400–3,300
- Website
- https://uz.gov.ua/en/
- Schedules at
- https://uz.gov.ua/en/passengers/timetable/
- Book at
- https://gd.tickets.ua/en?refid=6578
- Coupe
- ₴2,400–3,300
- 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
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₴480–1,300
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₴1,300–5,500
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +38 (050) 010-01-04
- orionbilet@gmail.com
- Website
- orionbus.net
Bus from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis to Kyiv 32 Petlyury St.
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://orionbus.net/en
Bus from Dortmund to Kyiv 32 Petlyury St.
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://orionbus.net/en
Bus from Chisinau Airport to Odesa Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://orionbus.net/en
- Phone
- +380(67)-484-57-27
- support@pavluks-trans.com
- Website
- pavluks-trans.com
Bus from Kyiv to Кіптi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://pavluks-trans.com/en/tickets/kyiv/goettingen?sort_by=departure&order_by=ASC&page=1
Bus from Antwerp to Kyiv
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://pavluks-trans.com/en/tickets/kyiv/goettingen?sort_by=departure&order_by=ASC&page=1
Bus from Kamianka to Kyiv
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₴950
- Website
- https://pavluks-trans.com/en/tickets/kyiv/goettingen?sort_by=departure&order_by=ASC&page=1
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Amsterdam Centraal Station to Poznań
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
- Phone
- +38 095 444 44 44
- help@ukrpas.com.ua
- Website
- ukrpas.ua
Bus from Kyiv Polissia to Katyuzhanka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₴30–210
- Website
- https://ukrpas.ua/ru
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₴470–1,800
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +48 801 22 33 44
- bilety@sindbad.pl
- Website
- sindbad.pl
Bus from LONDON, Victoria Coach Station-Departure Hall to DORTMUND, Hbf Nordseite, Steinstrasse
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₴2,900–4,200
- Website
- https://www.sindbad.pl/en/home
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Antwerp Rooseveltplaats
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₴1,700–3,100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Duisburg central train station to Chernihiv
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₴8,000–12,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Odesa Central Bus Station to Kyiv Central Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₴750–1,200
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Website
- inbus.ua
Bus from Suceava Airport to Chernivtsi Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₴170–1,000
- Website
- https://inbus.ua/en
Bus from Chernivtsi Bus station to Kamyanets-Podilskyi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₴160–240
- Website
- https://inbus.ua/en
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₴1,400–2,200
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/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
- ₴1,800–2,200
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- ₴4,000–9,500
- On Foot
- ₴1,800–2,200
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Estimated price
- ₴500–2,000
Uklon
- Website
- uklon.com.ua
Opti
- Phone
- 579
- Website
- opti.global
Bolt app
- Website
- bolt.eu
Avrora
- Phone
- +380442271000
- Website
- avrora-taxi.kiev.ua
Want to know more about travelling around Ukraine
Rome2Rio's Travel Guide series provide vital information for the global traveller. Filled with useful and timely travel information, the guides answer all the hard questions - such as 'How do I buy a ticket?', 'Should I book online before I travel? ', 'How much should I expect to pay?', 'Do the trains and buses have Wifi?' - to help you get the most out of your next trip.
Related travel guides
Travelling to the UK: What do I need to know?
Read the travel guide
The London Underground: Essential tips to navigate the Tube
Read the travel guide
How do I buy a London Underground ticket?
Read the travel guide






































































