There are 13 ways to get from Cardiff to Innsbruck by train, plane, train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, car, car train, night train, train (Eurostar), or car ferry
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Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Innsbruck Airport
best- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Innsbruck Airport (INN)plane BRS - INN
5h 42m€68–317Train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Zuerich Hbtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhoftrain Rjx
15h 24m€338–726Bus, train
- Take the bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 507 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Luxembourg P+R Bouillonbus
- Take the bus from Luxembourg to Zürichbus
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhoftrain Rjx
26h 22m€149–304Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Cardiff to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Innsbruckcar
14h 57mFly Cardiff Airport to Innsbruck Airport
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Innsbruck Airport (INN)plane CWL - INN
8h 31m€125–706Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Innsbruck Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Innsbruck Airport (INN)plane BHX - INN
6h 38m€102–482Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Innsbruck Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Innsbruck Airport (INN)plane LHR - INN
6h 35m€160–404Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Innsbruck Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Innsbruck Airport (INN)plane LGW - INN
7h 38m€129–463Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Munich International Airport, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane BRS - MUC
- Take the train from Ostbahnhof to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhoftrain
8h 29m€95–300Train, night train
- 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 Duesseldorf Hbftrain Ice
- Take the night train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhofnighttrain
15h 54m€245–933Train 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 Innsbruck Hbftrain
23h 59m€280–1,044Bus
- Take the bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 507 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Innsbruck Südbahnstraßebus 095 / ...
29h 23m€74–210Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cardiff to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Innsbruckcar
16h 11m€240–366
Cardiff to Innsbruck by train, subway, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Innsbruck is to bus which costs €70 - €210 and takes 29h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Innsbruck is to train and fly which takes 5h 42m and costs €65 - €320.
No, there is no direct bus from Cardiff to Innsbruck. However, there are services departing from Park Place and arriving at Innsbruck Südbahnstraße via London Victoria and Munich central bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 23m.
No, there is no direct train from Cardiff to Innsbruck. However, there are services departing from Cardiff Central and arriving at Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof via Paddington, London St. Pancras Int., Amsterdam Centraal and Düsseldorf Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 54m.
The distance between Cardiff and Innsbruck is 1193 km.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Innsbruck without a car is to train which takes 15h 24m and costs €330 - €750.
It takes approximately 5h 42m to get from Cardiff to Innsbruck, including transfers.
Cardiff to Innsbruck bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Park Place station.
Cardiff to Innsbruck train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), depart from Cardiff Central station.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Innsbruck is to train which takes 15h 24m and costs €330 - €750. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €120 - €750 and takes 8h 31m, you could also bus, which costs €70 - €210 and takes 29h 23m.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Innsbruck, Austria?
You can take a train from Cardiff Central to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof via London Paddington, Paddington, King's Cross St. Pancras station, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, Gare du Nord, Gare de Lyon - Diderot, Paris Gare De Lyon, and Zuerich Hb in around 15h 24m. Alternatively, KLM and Transavia Holland fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Innsbruck Airport (INN) 4 times a week.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Innsbruck Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–440
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Innsbruck Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–700
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Innsbruck Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–450
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Innsbruck Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–490
Flights from Bristol Airport to Munich International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–300
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Innsbruck Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–270
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Innsbruck Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–240
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Innsbruck Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from Bristol Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–170
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Innsbruck Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–240
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Innsbruck Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–260
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Innsbruck Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–230
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Innsbruck Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–350
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Innsbruck Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–370
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Innsbruck Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–210
- 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
- €19–27
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–100
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–110
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–290
- 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
- €70–340
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €120–160
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Zuerich Hb to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €40–65
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zuerich Hb to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–170
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/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
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Ostbahnhof to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–60
- 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
- €140–280
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–120
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €30–50
- 1st Class
- €70–120
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Innsbruck Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €160–600
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €160–240
- 1st Class
- €340–600
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Night train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €95–370
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Single
- €95–180
- Compartment
- €170–370
- 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
- €9–35
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from London Victoria to Luxembourg P+R Bouillon
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Luxembourg to Zürich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–45
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Munich central bus station to Innsbruck Südbahnstraße
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Munich central bus station to Innsbruck Südbahnstraße
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–16
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- €27–45
- 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
- €35–45
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- €75–190
- On Foot
- €35–45
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More Questions & Answers
Cardiff to Innsbruck bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Innsbruck is 1h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 6:23 AM in Cardiff and 7:23 AM in Innsbruck.
Cardiff to Innsbruck train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), arrive at London Paddington station.
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