There are 13 ways to get from Cardiff to Kalmar by plane, train, night train, bus, car, car train, train (Eurostar), or car ferry
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Fly Cardiff Airport to Kalmar Öland Airport
best- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Kalmar Öland Airport (KLR)CWL - KLR
11h 7mkr 2,761–10,089Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Copenhagen Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH)BRS - CPH
- Take the train from Copenhagen Airport to Kalmar, Järnvägstation
9h 49mkr 1,147–3,641Train, night train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Hamburg-HarburgIce
- Take the night train from Hamburg-Harburg to Lund CEn
- Take the train from Lund Centralstation to Kalmar, Järnvägstation
25h 15mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Brussel-Zuid
- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Malmö central train station FlixBus stop
- Take the train from Malmö Centralstation to Kalmar, Järnvägstation
26h 26mkr 2,136–4,897Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Cardiff to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Kalmar
18h 47mTrain to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Kalmar Öland Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Kalmar Öland Airport (KLR)LHR - KLR
9h 26mkr 1,603–5,227Fly Cardiff Airport to Linköping City Airport, train
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Linköping City Airport (LPI)CWL - LPI
- Take the train from Tannefors station to Kalmar, Järnvägstation
12h 4mTrain to Bristol Airport, fly to Linköping City Airport, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Linköping City Airport (LPI)BRS - LPI
- Take the train from Tannefors station to Kalmar, Järnvägstation
12hTrain to Birmingham Airport, fly to Copenhagen Airport, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH)BHX - CPH
- Take the train from Copenhagen Airport to Kalmar, Järnvägstation
10h 37mkr 1,718–4,868Train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Berlin-SpandauIce
- Take the train from Berlin-Spandau to Koebenhavn HRj
- Take the train from Köpenhamn H to Kalmar, Järnvägstation
26h 28mkr 3,259–9,877Bus, train
- Take the bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals507 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Amsterdam Sloterdijk814
- Take the bus from Amsterdam City Center - Sloterdijk to Hamburg - Bus Station
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Eslöv station
- Take the train from Eslöv station to Kalmar, Järnvägstation
36h 46mkr 1,594–3,091Bus
- Take the bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals507 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Hanover central bus station
- Take the bus from Hanover central bus station to LundN73
- Take the bus from Lund Centralstation to Hässleholm Centralstation
- Take the bus from Hässleholm Centralstation to Kalmar, Järnvägstation
39h 9mkr 1,608–3,464Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cardiff to Port of Dover
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Drive from Calais to Kalmar
19h 56mkr 3,813–5,500
Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Kalmar Öland Airport (KLR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Kalmar is to train and fly which costs 1100 kr - 3700 kr and takes 9h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Kalmar is to train and fly which takes 9h 26m and costs 1600 kr - 5500 kr.
No, there is no direct bus from Cardiff to Kalmar station. However, there are services departing from Park Place and arriving at Kalmar, Järnvägstation via London Victoria, Hanover central bus station, Lund Centralstation and Hässleholm Centralstation. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 9m.
No, there is no direct train from Cardiff to Kalmar station. However, there are services departing from Cardiff Central and arriving at Kalmar, Järnvägstation via Paddington station, London St. Pancras Int., Amsterdam Centraal, Hamburg-Harburg and Lund Centralstation. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 15m.
The distance between Cardiff and Kalmar is 1432 km.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Kalmar without a car is to train and night train which takes 25h 15m and costs .
It takes approximately 11h 7m to get from Cardiff to Kalmar, including transfers.
Cardiff to Kalmar bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Park Place station.
Cardiff to Kalmar train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), depart from Cardiff Central station.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Kalmar is to fly which takes 11h 7m and costs 2700 kr - 11000 kr. Alternatively, you can train, which costs 3200 kr - 10000 kr and takes 26h 28m, you could also bus, which costs 1600 kr - 3500 kr and takes 39h 9m.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Kalmar, Sweden?
KLM and Scandinavian Airlines fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Kalmar Öland Airport (KLR) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Cardiff Central to Kalmar, Järnvägstation via London Paddington, Paddington, King's Cross St. Pancras station, London St. Pancras Int., Amsterdam Centraal, Berlin-Spandau, Koebenhavn H, and Köpenhamn H in around 26h 28m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Kalmar Öland Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,700–10,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kalmar Öland Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,500–7,500
Flights from Bristol Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 650–5,300
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Linköping City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 5,500–20,000
Flights from Bristol Airport to Linköping City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 3,100–11,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 900–3,300
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kalmar Öland Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–7,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kalmar Öland Airport via Copenhagen Airport, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–3,800
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kalmar Öland Airport via Oslo, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–3,800
Flights from Bristol Airport to Linköping City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 3,100–11,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–3,000
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 470–2,100
Flights from Bristol Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 470–2,100
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 410–2,200
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 650–2,500
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 470–1,100
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 190–300
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–2,600
- 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 750–2,700
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- kr 750–1,200
- 1st Class
- kr 1,600–2,700
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Brussel-Zuid
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 600–2,200
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- kr 600–950
- 1st Class
- kr 1,300–2,200
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Berlin-Spandau
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–3,600
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- kr 1,000–1,600
- 1st Class
- kr 2,200–3,600
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 800–3,500
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- kundservice@sj.se
- Website
- sj.se
Night train from Hamburg-Harburg to Lund C
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
- Phone
- +46 771-77 77 1
- bokningssupporten@oresundstag.se
- Website
- oresundstag.se
Train from Lund Centralstation to Kalmar, Järnvägstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 360–750
- Website
- https://www.oresundstag.se/en
Train from Malmö Centralstation to Kalmar, Järnvägstation
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 360–420
- Website
- https://www.oresundstag.se/en
Train from Copenhagen Airport to Kalmar, Järnvägstation
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 460–550
- Website
- https://www.oresundstag.se/en
Train from Köpenhamn H to Kalmar, Järnvägstation
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 460–550
- Website
- https://www.oresundstag.se/en
Train from Eslöv station to Kalmar, Järnvägstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 411–417
- Website
- https://www.oresundstag.se/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
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 130–380
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 370–1,100
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 073-074 89 81
- HittegodsK@krosa.tagkompaniet.se
- Website
- krosatagen.se
Train from Tannefors station to Kalmar, Järnvägstation
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.krosatagen.se/english/
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Berlin-Spandau to Koebenhavn H
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 500–1,100
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- 2nd Class
- kr 500–700
- 1st Class
- kr 750–1,100
- Business
- kr 850–950
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- snalltaget.se
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Eslöv station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 43m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 450–650
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Brussels-North train station to Malmö central train station FlixBus stop
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 650–1,100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Amsterdam Sloterdijk
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 400–1,400
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Hanover central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,800
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Hanover central bus station to Lund
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 410–800
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- kr 110–330
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Amsterdam City Center - Sloterdijk to Hamburg - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 220–300
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +46 771-77 77 1
- bokningssupporten@oresundstag.se
- Website
- oresundstag.se
Bus from Lund Centralstation to Hässleholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 95–140
- Website
- https://www.oresundstag.se/en
Bus from Hässleholm Centralstation to Kalmar, Järnvägstation
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 290–400
- Website
- https://www.oresundstag.se/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
- kr 400–470
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- kr 850–2,100
- On Foot
- kr 400–470
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More Questions & Answers
Cardiff to Kalmar bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Kalmar is 1h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 3:09 AM in Cardiff and 4:09 AM in Kalmar.
Cardiff to Kalmar train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), arrive at London Paddington station.
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