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
13h 11mkr 1,835–6,782Train
- 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 32mkr 5,366–12,357Bus
- 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 50mFly from Cardiff Airport
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Kiruna Airport (KRN)plane CWL - KRN
12h 41mkr 2,277–8,465Train 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 54mkr 2,307–6,317Train to Birmingham Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Kiruna Airport (KRN)plane BHX - KRN
10h 48mkr 2,038–4,933Train, 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
10h 28mkr 3,073–7,508Train, 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 58mDrive, 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 5,753–9,037
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 2000 kr - 5000 kr and takes 10h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Kiruna is to train and fly which takes 9h 54m and costs 2300 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 32m.
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 32m and costs 5000 kr - 13000 kr.
It takes approximately 13h 11m 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 32m and costs 5000 kr - 13000 kr. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 2 days 15h, you could also fly, which costs 2200 kr - 8500 kr and takes 12h 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 32m. 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 Amsterdam Schiphol, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–7,500
Flights from Bristol Airport to Kiruna Airport via Edinburgh, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–6,000
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Kiruna Airport via Dublin, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,000–8,500
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Kiruna Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,200–11,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kiruna Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–7,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kiruna Airport via Oslo, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–4,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kiruna Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–3,500
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kiruna Airport via Copenhagen, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–4,100
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kiruna Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,500–7,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kiruna Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–4,600
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Kiruna Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 53m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–7,500
Flights from Bristol Airport to Kiruna Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–6,000
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Kiruna Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,900–8,000
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Kiruna Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,200–11,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kiruna Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–7,500
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kiruna Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–3,500
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kiruna Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,500–7,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kiruna Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–4,600
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Kiruna Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,500–7,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kiruna Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–7,500
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kiruna Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,500–7,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kiruna Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–4,600
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kiruna Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–5,500
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 200–390
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 750–1,500
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 550–1,100
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 280–550
- 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/
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
- +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 2,000–3,400
- 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
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,600–2,900
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Kiruna station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 1,800–3,200
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
Train from Hamburg Hauptbahnhof to Stockholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 1,600–2,900
- 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 1,200–2,000
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
Train from Hamburg Hauptbahnhof to Stockholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–2,000
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- kundservice@sj.se
- 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
- +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 800–1,500
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Stockholm, Cityterminalen
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 950–1,700
- 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 950–1,600
- 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 100–230
- 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 70–550
- 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 11:08 PM in Cardiff and 12:08 AM in Kiruna.
Cardiff to Kiruna train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), arrive at London Paddington station.
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