There are 9 ways to get from Cardiff to Kiruna by train, plane, train (Eurostar), bus, night train, car, car train, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Bristol Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Kiruna Airport (KRN)BRS - KRN
10h 49mkr 1,465–3,961Train
- 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 Hbf
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Stockholm Centralstation344
- Take the train from Stockholm Centralstation to Kiruna station
42h 41mkr 2,435–8,668Bus, night train
- Take the bus from Kingsway GD to London Victoria
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Amsterdam Sloterdijk814
- Take the bus from Amsterdam Sloterdijk to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof075 / ...
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Arlanda Airport Terminal 4 & 5
- Take the night train from Arlanda Centralstation to Kiruna station
2d 9hTrain, 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 Hbf
- Take the night train from Hamburg Hauptbahnhof to Stockholm CentralstationNt
- Take the night train from Stockholm Centralstation to Kiruna station
44h 33mFly from Cardiff Airport
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Kiruna Airport (KRN)CWL - KRN
11h 33mkr 2,457–10,419Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Kiruna Airport (KRN)LHR - KRN
9h 34mkr 2,097–4,996Train to Manchester Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslow
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Kiruna Airport (KRN)MAN - KRN
13h 4mkr 2,174–5,659Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Cardiff to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Kiruna
35h 58mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Cardiff to Port of Dover
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Drive from Calais to Kiruna
37h 7mkr 6,076–8,951
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 1400 kr - 4000 kr and takes 10h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Kiruna is to train and fly which takes 9h 34m and costs 2100 kr - 5000 kr.
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 Hbf and Stockholm Centralstation. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 42h 41m.
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 41m and costs 2400 kr - 9000 kr.
It takes approximately 10h 49m to get from Cardiff to Kiruna, including transfers.
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 41m and costs 2400 kr - 9000 kr. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs 2400 kr - 11000 kr and takes 11h 33m.
Kiruna is 1h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 4:14 AM in Cardiff and 5:14 AM in Kiruna.
Cardiff to Kiruna train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), arrive at London Paddington station.
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 Hbf, and Stockholm Centralstation in around 42h 41m. Alternatively, KLM and Scandinavian Airlines fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Kiruna Airport (KRN) 5 times a week.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Kiruna Airport via Edinburgh, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–4,900
Flights from Bristol Airport to Kiruna Airport via Copenhagen, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 950–3,300
Flights from Bristol Airport to Kiruna Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–4,800
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kiruna Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–7,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kiruna Airport via Oslo, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–3,100
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kiruna Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–3,800
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kiruna Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–3,800
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kiruna Airport via Oslo, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–4,400
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Kiruna Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–6,000
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Kiruna Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,100–10,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kiruna Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–7,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kiruna Airport via Oslo, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–4,400
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kiruna Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- 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
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 150–290
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 550–1,300
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 100–240
- 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 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 2,700–3,300
- 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 700–3,800
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- 088 - 033 13 60
- Website
- keolis.nl
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 22
- Website
- Keolis Nederland
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- kundservice@sj.se
- Website
- sj.se
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Stockholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 470–900
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Kiruna station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 650–1,900
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- snalltaget.se
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Stockholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 18m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 500–1,700
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
Night train from Hamburg Hauptbahnhof to Stockholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 18m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,100
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- Website
- sj.se
Night train from Arlanda Centralstation to Kiruna station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en
Night train from Stockholm Centralstation to Kiruna station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslow
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,500
- 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
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Kingsway GD to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 85–320
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Amsterdam Sloterdijk
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 410–1,400
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Amsterdam Sloterdijk to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 250–750
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Arlanda Airport Terminal 4 & 5
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 18m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 550–800
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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 390–460
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- kr 850–2,000
- On Foot
- kr 390–460
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