There are 11 ways to get from Cardiff to Košice by train, plane, shuttle, bus, night train, car, car train, or car ferry
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Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, shuttle
best- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)BRS - BUD
- Take a shuttle bus from Budapest Airport to Košice
9h 19m€115–291Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Kingsway GD to London Victoria
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris700
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Košice
41h 48m€89–301Train, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London PaddingtonPort Talbot Parkway - London Paddington / ...
- Take the bus from Upminster to KošiceMichalovce
32h 51m€133–320Train, night train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Take the night train from Amsterdam Centraal to Wien HbfNj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna StanicaRe
- Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Kosice631 / ...
30h 1m€255–837Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Cardiff to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Košice
20h 59mTrain, train to Luton Airport, fly to Košice International Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Take the train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Košice International Airport (KSC)LTN - KSC
7h 27m€141–515Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Košice International Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Košice International Airport (KSC)STN - KSC
7h 44m€150–489Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Košice International Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Košice International Airport (KSC)BRS - KSC
7h 59m€95–346Train, train to Liverpool, fly to Košice International Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Crewe
- Take the train from Crewe to Liverpool South Parkway
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Košice International Airport (KSC)LPL - KSC
8h 38m€124–397Train to Bristol Airport, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, bus, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)BRS - KRK
- Take the bus from Jubilat to Nowy Targ
- Take the bus from Nowy Targ, Bus Station to Poprad
- Take the train from Poprad-Tatry to Kosice
12h 53m€102–275Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cardiff to Port of Dover
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Drive from Calais to Košice
22h 8m€349–507
Cardiff to Košice by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Košice is to train and fly and bus which costs €100 - €280 and takes 12h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Košice is to train and fly which takes 7h 27m and costs €140 - €550.
No, there is no direct bus from Cardiff to Košice. However, there are services departing from Kingsway GD and arriving at Košice via London Victoria and Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine). The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 41h 48m.
No, there is no direct train from Cardiff to Košice. However, there are services departing from Cardiff Central and arriving at Kosice via Paddington, London St. Pancras Int., Amsterdam Centraal, Wien Hbf and Bratislava Hlavna Stanica. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 1m.
The distance between Cardiff and Košice is 1984 km.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Košice without a car is to train and bus which takes 32h 51m and costs €130 - €320.
It takes approximately 9h 19m to get from Cardiff to Košice, including transfers.
Cardiff to Košice bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Kingsway GD station.
Cardiff to Košice train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), depart from Cardiff Central station.
Cardiff to Košice bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Košice, Slovakia?
You can take a bus from Kingsway GD to Košice via London Victoria, Paris, and Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) in around 41h 48m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–150
Flights from Bristol Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–150
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Košice International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–260
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Košice International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €30–260
Flights from Bristol Airport to Košice International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–290
Flights from Bristol Airport to Košice International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–430
Flights from Liverpool to Košice International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–280
Flights from Bristol Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Bristol Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–280
Flights from Bristol Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–280
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Košice International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €95–290
Flights from Bristol Airport to Košice International Airport via Munich, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–280
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €180–410
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Košice International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–320
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–130
- 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
- €14–27
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- €30–45
- 1st Class
- €40–55
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €170–310
- 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
- €70–360
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Amsterdam Centraal to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–280
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €260–280
- Couchette Carriage
- €160–190
- Seating Carriage
- €90–110
Train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €15–23
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Kosice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–100
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Poprad-Tatry to Kosice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–35
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- info@slovakrail.sk
- Website
- zssk.sk
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Kosice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
Train from Poprad-Tatry to Kosice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–9
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
- Phone
- +38 (044) 309-70-01
- booking@uz.gov.ua
- Website
- uz.gov.ua
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Kosice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://uz.gov.ua/en/
- Schedules at
- https://uz.gov.ua/en/passengers/timetable/
- Book at
- https://gd.tickets.ua/en?refid=6578
- 2nd class
- €30–45
Train from Poprad-Tatry to Kosice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–40
- Website
- https://uz.gov.ua/en/
- Schedules at
- https://uz.gov.ua/en/passengers/timetable/
- Book at
- https://gd.tickets.ua/en?refid=6578
- 2nd class
- €29–40
- 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
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–45
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–80
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Crewe to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Anytime Day Single
- €13–19
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Crewe to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–24
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Crewe to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Poprad-Tatry to Kosice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +420 220 311 700
- info@le.cz
- Website
- leoexpress.com
Train from Poprad-Tatry to Kosice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €3–9
- Website
- https://www.leoexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Poprad-Tatry to Kosice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €6–13
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- 2nd Class
- €6–9
- 1st Class
- €10–13
- Business
- €11
- Phone
- +36 70 282 1827
- info@eurobusways.com
- Website
- eurobusways.com
Shuttle from Budapest Airport to Košice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Schedules at
- eurobusways.com
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Upminster to Košice
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–180
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- +48 669 060 060
- biuro@majerbus.pl
- Website
- majerbus.pl
Bus from Jubilat to Nowy Targ
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–6
- Website
- https://www.majerbus.pl/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Nowy Targ, Bus Station to Poprad
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Kingsway GD to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–27
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Košice
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–180
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €24–90
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.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
- €35–45
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- €75–190
- On Foot
- €35–45
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Košice is 1h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 9:14 PM in Cardiff and 10:14 PM in Košice.
Cardiff to Košice train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), arrive at London Paddington station.
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