There are 11 ways to get from Cardiff to Debrecen by train, plane, bus, train (Eurostar), night train, car, car train, or car ferry
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Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, train
best- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane BRS - BUD
- Take the train from Ferihegy to Debrecentrain
8h 58mFt 30,320–80,402Bus via London
cheapest- Take the bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 507 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Oradeabus
- Take the bus from Biharkeresztes, vasútállomás to Debrecen, autóbusz-állomásbus
38h 6mFt 12,081–37,829Bus
- Take the bus from Sophia Gardens to Birmingham Coach Stationbus 111 / ...
- Take the bus from Birmingham to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vestbus
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest to Debrecen bus stationbus
28h 8mFt 20,239–40,918Train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Praha hl.n.train
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Budapest-Nyugatitrain Rj
- Take the train from Budapest-Nyugati to Debrecentrain Ir / ...
29h 6mFt 74,804–248,619Train, night train
- 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 night train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Debrecentrain Ec
28h 31mFt 89,204–271,919Fly Cardiff Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, train
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane CWL - BUD
- Take the train from Ferihegy to Debrecentrain
11h 10mFt 33,788–93,307Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane BHX - BUD
- Take the train from Ferihegy to Debrecentrain
10h 7mFt 33,101–113,155Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Debrecen International Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Debrecen International Airport (DEB)plane LTN - DEB
7h 45mFt 42,097–267,942Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane LHR - BUD
- Take the train from Ferihegy to Debrecentrain
9h 56mFt 63,404–147,219Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Cardiff to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Debrecencar
20h 52mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Cardiff to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Debrecencar
22h 6mFt 133,737–201,287
Cardiff to Debrecen by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Debrecen is to bus which costs 20 000 Ft - 41 000 Ft and takes 28h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Debrecen is to train and fly which takes 7h 45m and costs 42 000 Ft - 270 000 Ft.
No, there is no direct bus from Cardiff to Debrecen station. However, there are services departing from Sophia Gardens and arriving at Debrecen bus station via Birmingham and Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 8m.
No, there is no direct train from Cardiff to Debrecen. However, there are services departing from Cardiff Central and arriving at Debrecen via Paddington, London St. Pancras Int., Rotterdam Centraal, Praha Hlavni Nadrazi and Budapest-Nyugati. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 6m.
The distance between Cardiff and Debrecen is 1926 km.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Debrecen without a car is to bus which takes 28h 8m and costs 20 000 Ft - 41 000 Ft.
It takes approximately 8h 58m to get from Cardiff to Debrecen, including transfers.
Cardiff to Debrecen bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Sophia Gardens station.
Cardiff to Debrecen train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), depart from Cardiff Central station.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Debrecen is to bus which takes 28h 8m and costs 20 000 Ft - 41 000 Ft. Alternatively, you can train, which costs 75 000 Ft - 250 000 Ft and takes 29h 6m.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Debrecen, Hungary?
You can take a bus from Sophia Gardens to Debrecen bus station via Birmingham and Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest in around 28h 8m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Cardiff Central to Debrecen via London Paddington, Paddington, King's Cross St. Pancras station, London St. Pancras Int., Rotterdam Centraal, Praha hl.n., Praha Hlavni Nadrazi, and Budapest-Nyugati in around 29h 6m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 16,000–60,000
Flights from Bristol Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 16,000–60,000
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 56m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- Ft 26,000–85,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 21,000–60,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 20,000–110,000
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 32,000–170,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 20,000–110,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 26,000–110,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 22,000–120,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 31,000–70,000
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 24,000–95,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 20,000–110,000
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 14,000–47,000
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 19,000–85,000
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Debrecen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 48,000–190,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 29,000–120,000
- 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
- Ft 6,500–11,000
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 18,000–38,000
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,600–4,700
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 8,500–38,000
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Ferihegy to Debrecen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,500–4,000
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Budapest-Nyugati to Debrecen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,800–4,300
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 29,000–110,000
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- Ft 29,000–43,000
- 1st Class
- Ft 60,000–110,000
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 26,000–110,000
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 25,000–95,000
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +31302035833
- info@europeansleeper.eu
- Website
- europeansleeper.eu
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Praha hl.n.
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 15,000–46,000
- Website
- https://www.europeansleeper.eu/
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 11,000–17,000
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 48,360–48,390
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Wien Hbf to Debrecen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 11,000–27,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 34,000–110,000
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- Ft 95,000–110,000
- Couchette Carriage
- Ft 60,000–75,000
- Seating Carriage
- Ft 34,000–42,000
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,200–9,000
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- 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
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Sophia Gardens to Birmingham Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 5,000–17,000
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,600–11,000
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Birmingham to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 23m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 10,000–13,000
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest to Debrecen bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 4,900–11,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0745 638 910
- transnicolaescu@yahoo.com
- Website
- transnicolaescu.ro
Bus from London Victoria to Oradea
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 4,400–23,000
- Schedules at
- transnicolaescu.ro
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- mavcsoport.hu
Bus from Biharkeresztes, vasútállomás to Debrecen, autóbusz-állomás
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,400–2,800
- Website
- https://www.mavcsoport.hu/en
- Schedules at
- https://emma.mav.hu/#/route?ui_activeItinerary=-1
- 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
- Ft 10,000–17,000
- 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
- Ft 13,000–17,000
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- Ft 30,000–75,000
- On Foot
- Ft 13,000–17,000
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Cardiff to Debrecen bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Birmingham Coach Station.
Debrecen is 1h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 12:52 AM in Cardiff and 1:52 AM in Debrecen.
Cardiff to Debrecen train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), arrive at London Paddington station.
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