There are 11 ways to get from Cardiff to Kiruna by plane, train, night train, bus, car, car train, or car ferry
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Fly from Cardiff Airport
best- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Kiruna Airport (KRN)plane CWL - KRN
13h 28mkr 2,377–8,105Train to Birmingham Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Kiruna Airport (KRN)plane BHX - KRN
11h 57mkr 1,709–4,531Train, 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-Harburgtrain Ice
- Take the train from Hamburg-Harburg to Stockholm Centralstationtrain
- Take the night train from Stockholm Centralstation to Kiruna stationnighttrain
44h 32mkr 4,981–9,453Train, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Stockholm, Cityterminalenbus
- Take the train from Stockholm Centralstation to Boden C/Resecentrumtrain 94
- Take the train from Boden C/Resecentrum to Kiruna stationtrain 98
2d 8hkr 4,216–7,283Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Cardiff to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Kirunacar
36h 11mTrain to Bristol Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Kiruna Airport (KRN)plane BRS - KRN
14h 24mkr 4,524–5,506Train 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
11h 25mkr 2,631–5,703Train, 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
12h 10mkr 3,301–7,183Bus
- Take the bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 507 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Stockholm, Cityterminalenbus
- Take the bus from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Umeå Busstationbus
- Take the bus from Umeå Centralstation to Kiruna stationbus 991
2d 11hBus, night train
- 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 Central Bus Station to Stockholm Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the night train from Stockholm Centralstation to Kiruna stationnighttrain
2d 15hkr 4,152–6,728Drive, 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 5,764–9,475
Cardiff to Kiruna by train, subway, and night train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Kiruna is to train and fly which costs 1700 kr - 4600 kr and takes 11h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Kiruna is to train and fly which takes 11h 25m and costs 2600 kr - 6000 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, Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof, Stockholm, Cityterminalen and Umeå Centralstation. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 11h.
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 station, London St. Pancras Int., Amsterdam Centraal, Hamburg-Harburg and Stockholm Centralstation. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 44h 32m.
The distance between Cardiff and Kiruna is 2262 km.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Kiruna without a car is to train and night train which takes 44h 32m and costs 4900 kr - 9500 kr.
It takes approximately 13h 28m 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 fly which takes 13h 28m and costs 2300 kr - 8500 kr. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 2 days 11h.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Kiruna, Sweden?
KLM, Scandinavian Airlines, and Ryanair fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Kiruna Airport (KRN) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Park Place to Kiruna station via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof, Stockholm, Cityterminalen, Umeå Busstation, and Umeå Centralstation in around 2d 11h.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Kiruna Airport via Dublin, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,400–8,500
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Kiruna Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,400–11,000
Flights from Bristol Airport to Kiruna Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,700–8,000
Flights from Bristol Airport to Kiruna Airport via Edinburgh, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,700–6,000
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 1,100–3,700
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kiruna Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,700–8,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kiruna Airport via Oslo, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,700–3,800
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kiruna Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–4,900
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Kiruna Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,300–8,000
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Kiruna Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,400–11,000
Flights from Bristol Airport to Kiruna Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,700–8,000
Flights from Bristol Airport to Kiruna Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,700–6,000
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 Amsterdam Schiphol, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,600–7,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kiruna Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,700–8,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kiruna Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–4,900
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Kiruna Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,700–8,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kiruna Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–4,900
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kiruna Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–4,300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kiruna Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–4,700
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 800–1,500
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 210–400
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- 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/
- 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 500–1,200
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- snalltaget.se
Train from Hamburg-Harburg to Stockholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- 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
- +46 77 175 75 75
- kundservice@sj.se
- Website
- sj.se
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Boden C/Resecentrum
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 1,500–2,400
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
Train from Boden C/Resecentrum to Kiruna station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 360–600
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
- Phone
- 0771-444 111
- servicecenter@vy.se
- Website
- norrtag.se
Train from Boden C/Resecentrum to Kiruna station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 400–650
- Schedules at
- norrtag.se
- 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 230–340
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 650–950
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 750–1,300
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Stockholm, Cityterminalen
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 750–1,300
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 800–1,400
- 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 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 350–850
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +46 77 133 44 44
- Website
- ybuss.se
Bus from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Umeå Busstation
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 900–1,600
- Website
- https://www.ybuss.se/
- Phone
- +46 970 248 00
- info@falcksomnibus.se
- Website
- falcksomnibus.se
Bus from Umeå Centralstation to Kiruna station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.falcksomnibus.se/
- Phone
- 0040 723 450 475
- info@comati-psg.ro
- Website
- comati-psg.ro
Bus from Berlin Central Bus Station to Stockholm Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 22m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–1,700
- Website
- https://comati-psg.ro/en
- 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 250–340
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/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 75–480
- 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 9:17 PM in Cardiff and 10:17 PM in Kiruna.
Cardiff to Kiruna train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), arrive at London Paddington station.
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