There are 12 ways to get from Cardiff to Ełk by train, plane, bus, car, car train, or car ferry
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Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Kaunas, bus
best- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Kaunas (KUN)BRS - KUN
- Take the bus from Kaunas, Bus Station to Elk, Dabrowskiego - Bus station 01 and Railway station 02
11h 24mzł 452–1,338Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Kingsway GD to London Victoria
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Warsaw Bus Station West
- Take the bus from Warszawa, Dworzec Zachodni to Ełk Dworzec PKP
36h 52mzł 414–1,029Train, 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 Poznan, Bus Station
- Take the train from Poznan Glowny to Olsztyn GlownyIc
- Take the train from Olsztyn Glowny to ElkTlk / ...
30h 36mzł 923–2,372Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Cardiff to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Ełk
19h 5mTrain to Bristol Airport, fly to Warsaw Chopin Airport, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW)BRS - WAW
- Take the train from Warszawa Centralna to Bialystok Zielone Wzgorza
- Take the train from Bialystok Zielone Wzgorza to Elk
12h 29mzł 514–1,299Fly Cardiff Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport, train
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW)CWL - WAW
- Take the train from Warszawa Centralna to Bialystok Zielone Wzgorza
- Take the train from Bialystok Zielone Wzgorza to Elk
12h 53mzł 587–1,764Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Kaunas, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Take the train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Kaunas (KUN)LTN - KUN
- Take the bus from Kaunas, Bus Station to Elk, Dabrowskiego - Bus station 01 and Railway station 02
12h 53mzł 447–1,403Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Warsaw Chopin Airport, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW)LHR - WAW
- Take the train from Warszawa Centralna to Bialystok Zielone Wzgorza
- Take the train from Bialystok Zielone Wzgorza to Elk
11h 47mzł 645–1,783Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Warsaw–Modlin Mazovia Airport, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Warsaw–Modlin Mazovia Airport (WMI)STN - WMI
- Take the train from Warszawa Centralna to Bialystok Zielone Wzgorza
- Take the train from Bialystok Zielone Wzgorza to Elk
12h 42mzł 661–1,714Train, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Warsaw Bus Station West
- Take the train from Warszawa Zachodnia to ElkIc
35h 7mzł 579–1,374Train, bus #2
- 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 Centraal to Suwalki Dworzec Autobusowy
- Take the bus from Suwałki DA to Kilińskiego — Matejki
39h 9mzł 739–2,088Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cardiff to Port of Dover
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Drive from Calais to Ełk
20h 13mzł 1,523–2,174
Cardiff to Ełk by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Ełk is to bus which costs 410 zł - 1 100 zł and takes 36h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Ełk is to train and fly and bus which takes 11h 24m and costs 450 zł - 1 400 zł.
No, there is no direct bus from Cardiff to Ełk. However, there are services departing from Kingsway GD and arriving at Ełk Dworzec PKP via London Victoria and Warszawa, Dworzec Zachodni. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 52m.
The distance between Cardiff and Ełk is 2085 km.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Ełk without a car is to train and bus via Rotterdam which takes 30h 36m and costs 900 zł - 2 400 zł.
It takes approximately 11h 24m to get from Cardiff to Ełk, including transfers.
Cardiff to Ełk bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Kingsway GD station.
Cardiff to Ełk bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Ełk is 1h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 5:34 AM in Cardiff and 6:34 AM in Ełk.
Book your Cardiff to Ełk bus tickets online with Omio.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Ełk, Poland?
You can take a bus from Kingsway GD to Ełk Dworzec PKP via London Victoria, Warsaw Bus Station West, and Warszawa, Dworzec Zachodni in around 36h 52m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Kaunas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- zł 300–1,100
Flights from Bristol Airport to Kaunas via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- zł 310–1,100
Flights from Luton Airport to Kaunas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 270–950
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Warsaw–Modlin Mazovia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 280–1,100
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Warsaw–Modlin Mazovia Airport via Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- zł 280–1,100
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 260–1,400
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 490–2,600
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- zł 390–1,300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 310–900
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 280–900
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Kaunas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 110–750
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 400–1,000
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 60–120
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 180–420
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- zł 45–95
- 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
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Poznan Glowny to Olsztyn Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 194–195
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Olsztyn Glowny to Elk
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 136–137
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Warszawa Centralna to Bialystok Zielone Wzgorza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 40–75
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- zł 40–60
- 1st Class
- zł 55–75
Train from Bialystok Zielone Wzgorza to Elk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 30–60
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- zł 30–45
- 1st Class
- zł 45–60
Train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Elk
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 50–90
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- zł 50–75
- 1st Class
- zł 70–90
- Phone
- +48 22 474 00 44
- bilety@polregio.pl
- Website
- polregio.pl
Train from Olsztyn Glowny to Elk
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 28–40
- Website
- https://polregio.pl/pl/
Train from Bialystok Zielone Wzgorza to Elk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 20–29
- Website
- https://polregio.pl/pl/
- 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
- zł 35–100
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Kaunas, Bus Station to Elk, Dabrowskiego - Bus station 01 and Railway station 02
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 50–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Poznan, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 190–410
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Warsaw Bus Station West
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 330–850
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Kingsway GD to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 30–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +48 87 733 14 33
- zakexpress@o2.pl
- Website
- zakexpress.pl
Bus from Warszawa, Dworzec Zachodni to Ełk Dworzec PKP
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 50–74
- Book at
- https://zakexpress.pl/en/
- Bus price
- zł 50–65
Bus from Suwałki DA to Kilińskiego — Matejki
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 26–35
- Book at
- https://zakexpress.pl/en/
- Bus price
- zł 26–35
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Rotterdam Centraal to Suwalki Dworzec Autobusowy
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- zł 200–420
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
- 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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