There are 9 ways to get from Cardiff to Lofoten by train, plane, bus, car, car train, ferry, night train, or car ferry
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Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes, bus
best- 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 42mkr 1,983–6,019Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Leknes, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Leknes (LKN)plane BRS - LKN
- Take the bus from Lufthavnveien kryss to Lyngvær østbus
30h 33mkr 1,305–4,438Train, bus via Stockholm Airport (ARN)
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- 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 train from Arlanda Centralstation to Narvik stationtrain
- Take the bus from Bromsgård to Lyngvær østbus 300
2d 19hkr 3,242–7,274Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Cardiff to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Lofotencar
41h 41mFly Cardiff Airport to Bodø Airport, ferry
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Bodø Airport (BOO)plane CWL - BOO
- Take the ferry from Bodø sentrumsterminalen kai to Svolvær hurtigbåtkaiferry
17h 11mTrain 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 sentrumsterminalen kai to Svolvær hurtigbåtkaiferry
15h 41mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Berlin Südkreuz train stationbus
- Take the bus from Berlin Südkreuz train station to Stockholm, Cityterminalenbus N32
- Take the train from Stockholm Centralstation to Narvik stationtrain
- Take the bus from Bromsgård to Lyngvær østbus 300
2d 20hkr 2,992–7,074Train, bus, night train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the bus from Birmingham to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Stockholm, Cityterminalenbus
- Take the night train from Stockholm Centralstation to Narvik stasjonnighttrain
- Take the bus from Bromsgård to Lyngvær østbus
3d 3hDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Cardiff to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Lofotencar
42h 50mkr 8,173–12,588
Cardiff to Lofoten by train, subway, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Lofoten is to train and fly and bus which costs kr 1300 - kr 4500 and takes 30h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Lofoten is to train and fly and bus which takes 13h 42m and costs kr 1900 - kr 6000.
The distance between Cardiff and Lofoten is 2557 km.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Lofoten without a car is to train and bus via Stockholm Airport (ARN) which takes 2 days 19h and costs kr 3200 - kr 7500.
It takes approximately 13h 42m to get from Cardiff to Lofoten, including transfers.
There are 283+ 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 London Paddington, take the train to Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3, walk to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) 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, Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof, Arlanda Airport Terminal 5, Arlanda Centralstation, Narvik station, Bromsgård, and Lyngvær øst in around 2d 19h.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–3,700
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–3,700
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bodø Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 800–5,500
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–3,700
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Bodø Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,600–7,500
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Bodø Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Trondheim
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,600–7,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bodø Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–5,500
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–4,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bodø Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–3,900
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,600–7,500
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bodø Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,000–5,500
Flights from Bristol Airport to Leknes via Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–3,900
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–3,700
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,600–7,500
- Website
- wideroe.no
Flights from Bristol Airport to Leknes via Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–3,900
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 600–1,400
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 170–320
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- kundservice@sj.se
- Website
- sj.se
Train from Arlanda Centralstation to Narvik station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 900–1,800
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Narvik station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,600
- 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 110–260
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 340–1,200
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- Website
- sj.se
Night train from Stockholm Centralstation to Narvik stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en
- Phone
- +47 910 09 600
- Website
- reisnordland.no
Bus from Harstad/Narvik lufthavn to Lyngvær øst
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 230–330
- Website
- https://www.reisnordland.no/
Bus from Bromsgård to Lyngvær øst
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 300–420
- Website
- https://www.reisnordland.no/
Bus from Lufthavnveien kryss to Lyngvær øst
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 70–100
- Website
- https://www.reisnordland.no/
- 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 700–2,100
- 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 700–1,600
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Berlin Südkreuz train station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 700–2,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Berlin Südkreuz train station to Stockholm, Cityterminalen
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 650–1,700
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Stockholm, Cityterminalen
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 850–2,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 01204 327509
- info@atlantictravel.co.uk
- Website
- atlantictravel.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Berlin Südkreuz train station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- Atlantic Travel GB Ltd
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Birmingham to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 600–750
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- 0040 723 450 475
- info@comati-psg.ro
- Website
- comati-psg.ro
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Stockholm, Cityterminalen
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,700–2,100
- Schedules at
- comati-psg.ro
- Phone
- +47 910 09 600
- Website
- reisnordland.no
Ferry from Bodø sentrumsterminalen kai to Svolvær hurtigbåtkai
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.reisnordland.no/
- 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 420–500
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- kr 900–2,200
- On Foot
- kr 420–500
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