There are 7 ways to get from Cardiff to Lofoten by plane, bus, train, night train, car, car train, ferry, or car ferry
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Fly Cardiff Airport to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes, bus
best- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes (EVE)plane CWL - EVE
- Take the bus from Harstad/Narvik lufthavn to Lyngvær østbus
16h 13mkr 1,703–5,923Train, bus, night train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Antwerpbus
- Take the bus from Antwerp to Malmö central train station FlixBus stopbus
- Take the nighttrain from Malmö Centralstation to Narvik stasjonnighttrain Nt
- Take the bus from Bromsgård to Lyngvær østbus 300
2d 14hkr 4,430–9,651Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Cardiff to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Lofotencar
41h 43mkr 8,630–12,425Fly Cardiff Airport to Bodø Airport, ferry
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Bodø Airport (BOO)plane CWL - BOO
- Take the ferry from Bodø hurtigbåtkai to Svolvær hurtigbåtkaiferry
16h 38mTrain to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes (EVE)plane LHR - EVE
- Take the bus from Harstad/Narvik lufthavn to Lyngvær østbus
13h 46mkr 2,124–7,585Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Bodø Airport, ferry
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Bodø Airport (BOO)plane LHR - BOO
- Take the ferry from Bodø hurtigbåtkai to Svolvær hurtigbåtkaiferry
15h 21mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Cardiff to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Lofotencar
42h 52mkr 7,518–11,909
Cardiff to Lofoten by train, subway, foot, bus, and night train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Lofoten is to fly and bus which costs kr 1700 - kr 6000 and takes 16h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Lofoten is to train and fly and bus which takes 13h 46m and costs kr 2100 - kr 8000.
The distance between Cardiff and Lofoten is 2401 km.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Lofoten without a car is to train and bus and night train which takes 2 days 14h and costs kr 4400 - kr 10000.
It takes approximately 16h 13m to get from Cardiff to Lofoten, including transfers.
There are 329+ hotels available in Lofoten.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Lofoten, Norway?
There is no direct connection from Cardiff to Lofoten. However, you can take the train to Barry, walk to Barry Hotel, take the line 304 bus to Cardiff Airport, walk to Cardiff Airport (CWL) airport, fly to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes (EVE), walk to Harstad/Narvik lufthavn, take the bus to Lyngvær øst, then walk to Lofoten. Alternatively, you can take a train from Cardiff Central to Lofoten via London Paddington, Paddington station, Sloane Square station, London Victoria, Antwerp, Malmö central train station FlixBus stop, Malmö Centralstation, Narvik stasjon, Bromsgård, and Lyngvær øst in around 2d 14h.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes via Amsterdam Schiphol, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,500–6,500
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Bodø Airport via Dublin, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–5,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–6,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–4,400
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bodø Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–5,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bodø Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–5,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bodø Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–5,500
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes via Amsterdam Schiphol, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,500–6,500
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Bodø Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Trondheim
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–5,500
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Bodø Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–5,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–6,000
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes via Amsterdam Schiphol, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–5,500
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Bodø Airport via Dublin, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–4,400
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–6,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,700–7,500
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bodø Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–3,200
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bodø Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,000–5,500
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 750–1,400
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 750–1,400
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 750–1,400
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- Snälltåget
Night train from Malmö Centralstation to Narvik stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 19m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 2,200–6,000
- 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 1,465
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- kr 1,465
- Phone
- +47 910 09 600
- Website
- Nordland fylkeskommune
Bus from Harstad/Narvik lufthavn to Lyngvær øst
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 230–330
- Website
- Nordland fylkeskommune
Bus from Bromsgård to Lyngvær øst
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 300–420
- Website
- Nordland fylkeskommune
Bus from Harstad/Narvik lufthavn to Lyngvær øst
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 230–330
- Website
- Nordland fylkeskommune
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Antwerp
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 340–550
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Antwerp to Malmö central train station FlixBus stop
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 800–1,300
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +47 910 09 600
- Website
- Nordland fylkeskommune
Ferry from Bodø hurtigbåtkai to Svolvær hurtigbåtkai
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Nordland fylkeskommune
Ferry from Bodø hurtigbåtkai to Svolvær hurtigbåtkai
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Nordland fylkeskommune
- 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 320–900
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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