There are 13 ways to get from Cardiff to Enschede by train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, plane, train, or car ferry
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Train
best- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Gouda to Enschedetrain
9h 15m€156–539Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 507 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Amsterdam Sloterdijkbus 814
- Take the bus from Amsterdam Sloterdijk to Enschedebus
19h 40m€56–217Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Cardiff to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Enschedecar
9h 30mFly Cardiff Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane CWL - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Amersfoort Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Amersfoort Centraal to Enschedetrain
6h 58m€113–318Bus, train
- Take the bus from Cardiff North Road to Gatwick Airport South Terminalbus
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Hengelotrain Ice
14h 8m€158–378Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cardiff to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Enschedecar
10h 39m€174–257Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane BRS - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Amersfoort Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Amersfoort Centraal to Enschedetrain
7h 10m€109–261Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane BHX - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Amersfoort Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Amersfoort Centraal to Enschedetrain
8h 14m€111–321Train to London City Airport, fly to Rotterdam The Hague Airport, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM)plane LCY - RTM
- Take the train from Gouda to Enschedetrain
7h 54m€191–529Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane BHX - DUS
- Take the train from D-Flughafen Bf to Dülmen, Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Dülmen, Bahnhof to Enschedetrain
9h 38m€128–352Train, train to Southampton Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Southampton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane SOU - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Amersfoort Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Amersfoort Centraal to Enschedetrain
8h 50m€157–505Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane LHR - DUS
- Take the train from D-Flughafen Bf to Dülmen, Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Dülmen, Bahnhof to Enschedetrain
9h 44m€154–391Train, train to Exeter, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davidstrain
- Fly from Exeter (EXT) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane EXT - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Amersfoort Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Amersfoort Centraal to Enschedetrain
9h 4m€175–486
Cardiff to Enschede by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Enschede is to bus which costs €55 - €220 and takes 19h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Enschede is to fly and train which takes 6h 58m and costs €110 - €320.
No, there is no direct bus from Cardiff to Enschede. However, there are services departing from Park Place and arriving at Enschede via London Victoria and Amsterdam Sloterdijk. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 40m.
No, there is no direct train from Cardiff to Enschede. However, there are services departing from Cardiff Central and arriving at Enschede via Paddington, London St. Pancras Int., Rotterdam Centraal and Gouda. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 15m.
The distance between Cardiff and Enschede is 941 km.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Enschede without a car is to train which takes 9h 15m and costs €150 - €550.
It takes approximately 9h 15m to get from Cardiff to Enschede, including transfers.
Cardiff to Enschede bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Park Place station.
Cardiff to Enschede train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), depart from Cardiff Central station.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Enschede is to train which takes 9h 15m and costs €150 - €550. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €55 - €220 and takes 19h 40m.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Enschede, Netherlands?
You can take a train from Cardiff Central to Enschede via London Paddington, Paddington, King's Cross St. Pancras station, London St. Pancras Int., Rotterdam Centraal, and Gouda in around 9h 15m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Park Place to Enschede via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, and Amsterdam Sloterdijk in around 19h 40m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–390
Flights from Bristol Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–250
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–250
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–270
Flights from Southampton Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–340
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–290
Flights from Exeter to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–420
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–140
Flights from Southampton Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–280
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London City Airport to Rotterdam The Hague Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–260
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–160
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–360
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–400
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–27
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €46–48
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- 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
- €75–270
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €75–120
- 1st Class
- €160–270
Train from Gouda to Enschede
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–90
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
- 1st Class
- €55–90
Train from Schiphol Airport to Amersfoort Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–28
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €10–15
- 1st Class
- €17–28
Train from Amersfoort Centraal to Enschede
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–25
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–280
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Hengelo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–29
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 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
- €70–320
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- 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 Gatwick Airport to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €9–22
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–100
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Reading to Southampton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–50
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from D-Flughafen Bf to Dülmen, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dülmen, Bahnhof to Enschede
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- 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
- €11–35
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Amsterdam Sloterdijk
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Amsterdam Sloterdijk to Enschede
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Cardiff North Road to Gatwick Airport South Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- €35–45
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- €75–190
- On Foot
- €35–45
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Cardiff to Enschede bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Enschede is 1h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 11:59 AM in Cardiff and 12:59 PM in Enschede.
Cardiff to Enschede train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), arrive at London Paddington station.
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