There are 12 ways to get from Cardiff to Halmstad by train, plane, bus, car, car train, 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.
Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Copenhagen Airport, train
best- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH)plane BRS - CPH
- Take the train from Copenhagen Lufthavn to Halmstad Centralstationtrain
8h 17mkr 1,097–3,189Train
- 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 Hamburg-Harburgtrain Ice
- Take the train from Hamburg-Harburg Bf to København Htrain Rj / ...
- Take the train from Köpenhamn H to Halmstad Centralstationtrain
22h 25mkr 3,524–7,017Bus
- Take the bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 507 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Hanover central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Hanover central bus station to Halmstadbus 173
32h 57mkr 1,504–2,857Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Cardiff to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Halmstadcar
17h 7mkr 4,690–6,197Fly Cardiff Airport to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport, train
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport (GOT)plane CWL - GOT
- Take the train from Göteborg Centralstation to Halmstad Centralstationtrain
9h 49mkr 1,291–3,609Fly Cardiff Airport to Copenhagen Airport, train
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH)plane CWL - CPH
- Take the train from Copenhagen Lufthavn to Halmstad Centralstationtrain
9h 39mkr 1,546–25,934Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Copenhagen Airport, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH)plane BHX - CPH
- Take the train from Copenhagen Lufthavn to Halmstad Centralstationtrain
9h 3mkr 1,853–4,288Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport (GOT)plane LHR - GOT
- Take the train from Göteborg Centralstation to Halmstad Centralstationtrain
8h 33mkr 2,184–5,227Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Copenhagen Airport, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH)plane LHR - CPH
- Take the train from Copenhagen Lufthavn to Halmstad Centralstationtrain
9h 13mkr 2,339–5,652Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport (GOT)plane STN - GOT
- Take the train from Göteborg Centralstation to Halmstad Centralstationtrain
9h 21mkr 1,714–4,702Train, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Amsterdam Centraaltrain Eil
- Take the bus from Amsterdam Centraal Station to Hamburgbus
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Helsingborg Ctrain Ic
- Take the train from Helsingborg Centralstation to Halmstad Centralstationtrain
24h 35mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Cardiff to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Halmstadcar
18h 16mkr 3,321–5,298
Cardiff to Halmstad by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Halmstad is to bus which costs 1500 kr - 2900 kr and takes 32h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Halmstad is to train and fly which takes 8h 17m and costs 1100 kr - 3200 kr.
No, there is no direct bus from Cardiff to Halmstad. However, there are services departing from Park Place and arriving at Halmstad via London Victoria and Hanover central bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 57m.
No, there is no direct train from Cardiff to Halmstad station. However, there are services departing from Cardiff Central and arriving at Halmstad Centralstation via Paddington, London St. Pancras Int., Amsterdam Centraal, Hamburg-Harburg Bf and Köpenhamn H. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 25m.
The distance between Cardiff and Halmstad is 1375 km.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Halmstad without a car is to train which takes 22h 25m and costs 3500 kr - 7000 kr.
It takes approximately 8h 17m to get from Cardiff to Halmstad, including transfers.
Cardiff to Halmstad bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Park Place station.
Cardiff to Halmstad train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), depart from Cardiff Central station.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Halmstad is to train which takes 22h 25m and costs 3500 kr - 7000 kr. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 1500 kr - 2900 kr and takes 32h 57m.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Halmstad, Sweden?
You can take a train from Cardiff Central to Halmstad Centralstation via London Paddington, Paddington, King's Cross St. Pancras station, London St. Pancras Int., Amsterdam Centraal, Hamburg-Harburg, Hamburg-Harburg Bf, København H, and Köpenhamn H in around 22h 25m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Park Place to Halmstad via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, and Hanover central bus station in around 32h 57m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 550–3,100
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 950–4,900
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 800–4,100
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 550–3,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 700–3,900
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 600–3,200
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 650–2,200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 900–2,700
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 400–1,700
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 600–2,100
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 290–2,000
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport via Gdansk
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- kr 290–2,000
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 800–2,900
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 950–2,600
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 850–2,600
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–7,000
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–2,400
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–2,000
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–2,200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–2,500
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 550–1,800
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 950–2,900
- 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
- kr 210–430
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 800–1,700
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 190–330
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 240–350
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,000
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +46 771-77 77 1
- bokningssupporten@oresundstag.se
- Website
- oresundstag.se
Train from Copenhagen Lufthavn to Halmstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 300–600
- Website
- https://www.oresundstag.se/en
Train from Köpenhamn H to Halmstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 320–600
- Website
- https://www.oresundstag.se/en
Train from Göteborg Centralstation to Halmstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 240–450
- Website
- https://www.oresundstag.se/en
Train from Helsingborg Centralstation to Halmstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 140–260
- Website
- https://www.oresundstag.se/en
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- kundservice@sj.se
- Website
- sj.se
Train from Copenhagen Lufthavn to Halmstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 290–460
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
Train from Köpenhamn H to Halmstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 310–490
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
Train from Göteborg Centralstation to Halmstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 240–380
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
Train from Helsingborg Centralstation to Halmstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 130–210
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,600
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Hamburg-Harburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 550–1,300
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- kundehenv@dsb.dk
- Website
- dsb.dk
Train from Hamburg-Harburg Bf to København H
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–1,800
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 1,499
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Standard fare
- kr 1,499
- Phone
- +47 61 05 19 10
- tog@vy.no
- Website
- vy.no
Train from Göteborg Centralstation to Halmstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 330–500
- Website
- https://www.vy.no/en
- Book at
- https://www.vy.no/en/buy-tickets/train-and-bus-tickets
Train from Helsingborg Centralstation to Halmstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 180–290
- Website
- https://www.vy.no/en
- Book at
- https://www.vy.no/en/buy-tickets/train-and-bus-tickets
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 2,000–3,400
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- snalltaget.se
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Helsingborg C
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- kr 800–1,300
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
Train from Helsingborg Centralstation to Halmstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 110–170
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
- Phone
- +46 77 177 77 77
- Website
- skanetrafiken.se
Train from Helsingborg Centralstation to Halmstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 130–270
- Schedules at
- skanetrafiken.se
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 350–900
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Hanover central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 650–1,100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Hanover central bus station to Halmstad
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 500–900
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Amsterdam Centraal Station to Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 95–550
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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Cardiff to Halmstad bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Halmstad is 1h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 4:49 AM in Cardiff and 5:49 AM in Halmstad.
Cardiff to Halmstad train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), arrive at London Paddington station.
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