There are 11 ways to get from Cardiff to Kiruna by train, plane, train (Eurostar), bus, night train, car, car train, or car ferry
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Train to Bristol Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Kiruna Airport (KRN)plane BRS - KRN
12h 1mkr 1,842–4,989Train
- 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 to Stockholm Centralstationtrain 344
- Take the train from Stockholm Centralstation to Kiruna stationtrain
42h 20mkr 5,283–11,662Bus
- Take the bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 507 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Stockholm, Cityterminalenbus N32
- Take the bus from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Umeå Busstationbus
- Take the bus from Umeå Centralstation to Kiruna stationbus 991
2d 15hTrain, night train via Cardiff Central
- 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 Hbftrain
- Take the night train from Hamburg Hauptbahnhof to Stockholm Centralstationnighttrain Nt
- Take the night train from Stockholm Centralstation to Kiruna stationnighttrain
44h 38mFly from Cardiff Airport
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Kiruna Airport (KRN)plane CWL - KRN
11h 41mkr 2,378–8,966Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Kiruna Airport (KRN)plane LHR - KRN
9h 43mkr 2,428–6,442Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Kiruna Airport (KRN)plane LGW - KRN
11h 51mkr 3,099–7,527Train to Manchester Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslowtrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Kiruna Airport (KRN)plane MAN - KRN
12h 52mkr 2,286–6,691Train, 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 Hamburg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Hamburg Hauptbahnhof to Stockholm Centralstationtrain Ic
- Take the night train from Stockholm Centralstation to Kiruna stationnighttrain
42h 46mDrive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Cardiff to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Kirunacar
36h 11mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Cardiff to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Kirunacar
37h 25mkr 5,770–9,239
Cardiff to Kiruna by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Kiruna is to train and fly which costs 2200 kr - 7000 kr and takes 12h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Kiruna is to train and fly which takes 9h 43m and costs 2400 kr - 6500 kr.
No, there is no direct bus from Cardiff to Kiruna station. However, there are services departing from Park Place and arriving at Kiruna station via London Victoria, Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof, Stockholm, Cityterminalen and Umeå Centralstation. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 15h.
No, there is no direct train from Cardiff to Kiruna station. However, there are services departing from Cardiff Central and arriving at Kiruna station via Paddington, London St. Pancras Int., Amsterdam Centraal, Hamburg-Harburg and Stockholm Centralstation. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 42h 20m.
The distance between Cardiff and Kiruna is 2295 km.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Kiruna without a car is to train which takes 42h 20m and costs 5000 kr - 12000 kr.
It takes approximately 12h 1m to get from Cardiff to Kiruna, including transfers.
Cardiff to Kiruna bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Park Place station.
Cardiff to Kiruna train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), depart from Cardiff Central station.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Kiruna is to train which takes 42h 20m and costs 5000 kr - 12000 kr. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 2 days 15h, you could also fly, which costs 2300 kr - 9000 kr and takes 11h 41m.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Kiruna, Sweden?
You can take a train from Cardiff Central to Kiruna station via London Paddington, Paddington, King's Cross St. Pancras station, London St. Pancras Int., Amsterdam Centraal, Hamburg-Harburg, and Stockholm Centralstation in around 42h 20m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Park Place to Kiruna station via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof, Stockholm, Cityterminalen, Umeå Busstation, and Umeå Centralstation in around 2d 15h.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Kiruna Airport via Copenhagen, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–4,200
Flights from Bristol Airport to Kiruna Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–6,000
Flights from Bristol Airport to Kiruna Airport via Edinburgh, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–6,000
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Kiruna Airport via Dublin, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,000–8,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kiruna Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–7,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kiruna Airport via Oslo, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–4,100
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kiruna Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–4,700
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kiruna Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–6,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kiruna Airport via Oslo, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,500–6,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kiruna Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–4,400
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kiruna Airport via Oslo, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–4,400
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Kiruna Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–6,000
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Kiruna Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,000–8,500
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Kiruna Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,000–8,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kiruna Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,500–7,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kiruna Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–4,700
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kiruna Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–6,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kiruna Airport via Oslo, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,500–6,000
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kiruna Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–5,500
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kiruna Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–4,700
- 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
- kr 210–390
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 800–1,500
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 600–1,200
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 290–550
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
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/
- 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 650–1,600
- 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 500–1,300
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 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 1,800–3,100
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- kundservice@sj.se
- Website
- sj.se
Train from Hamburg-Harburg to Stockholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 16m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,600–2,700
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Kiruna station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 1,700–3,000
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
Train from Hamburg Hauptbahnhof to Stockholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 1,500–2,700
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
- Website
- govolta.nl
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- govolta.nl
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- snalltaget.se
Night train from Hamburg Hauptbahnhof to Stockholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 18m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–2,100
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
Train from Hamburg Hauptbahnhof to Stockholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–2,100
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- Website
- sj.se
Night train from Stockholm Centralstation to Kiruna station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 1,700–2,800
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslow
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 750–1,300
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- 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
- 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 350–850
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 800–1,400
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Stockholm, Cityterminalen
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 900–1,600
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +46 77 133 44 44
- Website
- ybuss.se
Bus from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Umeå Busstation
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 950–1,500
- Website
- Y-buss
- Phone
- +46 970 248 00
- info@falcksomnibus.se
- Website
- falcksomnibus.se
Bus from Umeå Centralstation to Kiruna station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Falcks Omnibus
- 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
- kr 85–220
- 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
- kr 65–170
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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More Questions & Answers
Cardiff to Kiruna bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Kiruna is 1h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 1:08 PM in Cardiff and 2:08 PM in Kiruna.
Cardiff to Kiruna train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), arrive at London Paddington station.
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