There are 11 ways to get from Cardiff to Linköping by train, plane, train (Eurostar), bus, 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 Linköping City Airport (LPI)plane BRS - LPI
7h 36mkr 948–4,212Train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Amsterdam Centraaltrain Eil
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Hamburg Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Linkoping Centralstationtrain Ic / ...
23h 44mkr 5,301–7,921Bus
- 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 Linköpingbus
36h 30mkr 2,141–3,225Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Cardiff to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Linköpingcar
20h 7mkr 5,661–7,580Fly from Cardiff Airport
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Linköping City Airport (LPI)plane CWL - LPI
7h 39mkr 1,076–5,597Train to Birmingham Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Linköping City Airport (LPI)plane BHX - LPI
8h 23mkr 1,354–4,798Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Linköping City Airport (LPI)plane LHR - LPI
8h 36mkr 1,740–6,140Train, train to Southampton Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Southampton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Linköping City Airport (LPI)plane SOU - LPI
9h 20mkr 1,843–6,940Train, train to Exeter, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davidstrain
- Fly from Exeter (EXT) to Linköping City Airport (LPI)plane EXT - LPI
9h 41mkr 1,908–7,662Train via Harburg
- 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 77
- Take the train from Hamburg-Harburg to Linköping Centralstationtrain 344
25h 33mkr 3,575–6,695Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cardiff to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Linköpingcar
21h 16mkr 4,484–7,039
Cardiff to Linköping by train and subway
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Linköping is to train and fly which costs 950 kr - 4300 kr and takes 7h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Linköping is to train and fly which takes 7h 36m and costs 950 kr - 4300 kr.
No, there is no direct bus from Cardiff to Linköping. However, there are services departing from Park Place and arriving at Linköping via London Victoria and Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 30m.
No, there is no direct train from Cardiff to Linköping station. However, there are services departing from Cardiff Central and arriving at Linkoping Centralstation via Paddington, London St Pancras Intl, Amsterdam Centraal and Hamburg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 44m.
The distance between Cardiff and Linköping is 1477 km.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Linköping without a car is to train which takes 23h 44m and costs 5000 kr - 8000 kr.
It takes approximately 7h 36m to get from Cardiff to Linköping, including transfers.
Cardiff to Linköping bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Park Place station.
Cardiff to Linköping train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), depart from Cardiff Central station.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Linköping is to train which takes 23h 44m and costs 5000 kr - 8000 kr. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 2100 kr - 3300 kr and takes 36h 30m, you could also fly, which costs 1000 kr - 6000 kr and takes 7h 39m.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Linköping, Sweden?
You can take a train from Cardiff Central to Linkoping Centralstation via London Paddington, Paddington, King's Cross St. Pancras station, London St Pancras Intl, Amsterdam Centraal, and Hamburg Hbf in around 23h 44m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Park Place to Linköping via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, and Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof in around 36h 30m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Linköping City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 750–3,800
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Linköping City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–5,500
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Linköping City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 700–3,800
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Linköping City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 800–4,300
Flights from Southampton Airport to Linköping City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–5,500
Flights from Exeter to Linköping City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–6,500
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Linköping City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 750–3,800
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Linköping City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–5,500
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Linköping City Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 850–4,200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Linköping City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 800–4,300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Linköping City Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 950–4,700
Flights from Exeter to Linköping City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–6,500
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 210–380
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 800–1,500
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 800–1,500
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 600–1,100
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 210–380
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 410–750
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 800–1,500
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 160–270
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 160–270
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 210–330
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 600–950
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Reading to Southampton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 240–370
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 210–330
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 430–650
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 2,600–4,100
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 600–1,100
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,300
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Linkoping Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,282
- Website
- Snälltåget
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- customer.support@eurotunnel.com
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 1,543
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- kr 1,543
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–1,800
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Hamburg-Harburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 800–1,600
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Hamburg-Harburg to Linköping Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 47m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–1,800
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 340–550
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–1,500
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Linköping
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 800–1,200
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 330–950
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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Booking & Getting There
Cardiff to Linköping bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Linköping is 1h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 5:57 PM in Cardiff and 6:57 PM in Linköping.
Cardiff to Linköping train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), arrive at London Paddington station.
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