There are 9 ways to get from Cardiff to Kiruna by plane, train (Eurostar), bus, night train, car, car train, 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
18h 56mkr 2,158–7,919Train to Bristol Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Kiruna Airport (KRN)plane BRS - KRN
13hkr 1,362–3,855Train
- 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 Hbf to Stockholm Centraltrain Ic
- Take the train from Stockholm Centralstation to Kiruna stationtrain
42h 2mkr 2,851–7,817Bus, 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, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Arlanda Airport Terminal 5bus N32
- Take the night train from Arlanda Centralstation to Kiruna stationnighttrain
2d 12hDrive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Cardiff to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Kirunacar
36h 11mTrain 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
10h 17mkr 2,034–5,055Train, 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
14h 7mkr 1,964–6,043Train, 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 35mDrive, 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 20mkr 6,045–8,910
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 1300 kr - 3900 kr and takes 13h.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Kiruna is to train and fly which takes 10h 17m and costs 2000 kr - 5500 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 2m.
The distance between Cardiff and Kiruna is 2261 km.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Kiruna without a car is to train which takes 42h 2m and costs 2800 kr - 8000 kr.
It takes approximately 18h 56m 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 fly which takes 18h 56m and costs 2100 kr - 8000 kr. Alternatively, you can train, which costs 2800 kr - 8000 kr and takes 42h 2m.
Kiruna is 1h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 4:28 PM in Cardiff and 5:28 PM 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?
KLM and Scandinavian Airlines fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Kiruna Airport (KRN) twice daily. Alternatively, 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 2m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Kiruna Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,900–9,000
Flights from Bristol Airport to Kiruna Airport via Copenhagen, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 850–3,100
Flights from Bristol Airport to Kiruna Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–6,000
Flights from Bristol Airport to Kiruna Airport via Edinburgh, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–4,700
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kiruna Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–6,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kiruna Airport via Oslo, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–3,200
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kiruna Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 950–4,100
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kiruna Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–4,700
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kiruna Airport via Oslo, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 2m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–4,400
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Kiruna Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,800–7,500
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Kiruna Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,900–9,000
Flights from Bristol Airport to Kiruna Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–4,600
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kiruna Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–6,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kiruna Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–4,700
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kiruna Airport via Oslo, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–4,400
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kiruna Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–4,500
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kiruna Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–6,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kiruna Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 950–4,100
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 500–1,100
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 150–290
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 390–1,200
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 320–440
- 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 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–3,000
- 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 650–3,300
- 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 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- snalltaget.se
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Stockholm Central
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 950–1,900
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
Train from Hamburg Hauptbahnhof to Stockholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 950–1,900
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- kundservice@sj.se
- Website
- sj.se
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Kiruna station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,500
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
Train from Hamburg Hauptbahnhof to Stockholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 470–1,000
- Website
- https://www.sj.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 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- 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
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 100–130
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.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 100–300
- 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 600–1,400
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Arlanda Airport Terminal 5
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 600–1,100
- 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 380–450
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- kr 800–2,000
- On Foot
- kr 380–450
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