There are 14 ways to get from Cardiff to Minden by train (Eurostar), bus, train, car, car train, plane, or car ferry
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Train
best- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-MidiEil
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Dortmund Hbf
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Minden, Bahnhof55 / ...
11h 7m€192–616Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals507 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bielefeld Brackwede train station
- Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to Minden, Bahnhof55 / ...
19h 39m€83–222Bus, train via Dortmund
- Take the bus from Kingsway GD to London Victoria
- Take the bus from LONDON, Victoria Coach Station-Departure Hall to DORTMUND, Hbf Nordseite, Steinstrasse
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Minden, Bahnhof55 / ...
17h 56m€86–189Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Cardiff to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Minden
9h 52mFly Cardiff Airport to Hannover Airport, train
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)CWL - HAJ
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Minden, Bahnhof
8h 15m€173–403Train via Rotterdam
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraal
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Venlo
- Take the train from Venlo to Hamm
- Take the train from Hamm to Minden, Bahnhof55 / ...
15h 5m€198–550Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cardiff to Port of Dover
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Drive from Calais to Minden
11h 1m€183–267Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Hannover Airport, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)BRS - HAJ
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Minden, Bahnhof
7h 59m€139–288Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Hannover Airport, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)LHR - HAJ
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Minden, Bahnhof
7h 19m€157–475Fly Cardiff Airport to Bremen Airport, train
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Bremen Airport (BRE)CWL - BRE
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Nienburg(Weser)
- Take the train from Nienburg(Weser) to Minden, Bahnhof
9h 53m€110–412Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Bremen Airport, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Bremen Airport (BRE)BRS - BRE
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Nienburg(Weser)
- Take the train from Nienburg(Weser) to Minden, Bahnhof
9h 31m€126–337Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)LHR - DUS
- Take the train from D-Flughafen Bf to Minden, Bahnhof
8h 17m€146–420Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)BRS - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Amersfoort Centraal
- Take the train from Amersfoort Centraal to Hengelo
- Take the train from Hengelo to Herford, Bahnhof/ZOB
10h 2m€140–310Fly Cardiff Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)CWL - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Amersfoort Centraal
- Take the train from Amersfoort Centraal to Hengelo
- Take the train from Hengelo to Herford, Bahnhof/ZOB
9h 53m€144–375
Cardiff to Minden by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Minden is to bus and train via Dortmund which costs €85 - €190 and takes 17h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Minden is to train and fly which takes 7h 19m and costs €150 - €480.
No, there is no direct train from Cardiff to Minden. However, there are services departing from Cardiff Central and arriving at Minden, Bahnhof via Paddington, London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and Dortmund Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 7m.
The distance between Cardiff and Minden is 1086 km.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Minden without a car is to train which takes 11h 7m and costs €190 - €650.
It takes approximately 11h 7m to get from Cardiff to Minden, including transfers.
Cardiff to Minden train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), depart from Cardiff Central station.
Minden is 1h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 3:45 PM in Cardiff and 4:45 PM in Minden.
Cardiff to Minden train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), arrive at London Paddington station.
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What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Minden, Germany?
You can take a train from Cardiff Central to Minden, Bahnhof via London Paddington, Paddington, King's Cross St. Pancras station, London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, and Dortmund Hbf in around 11h 7m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Hannover Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–550
Flights from Bristol Airport to Hannover Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–330
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hannover Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–370
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Bremen Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–600
Flights from Bristol Airport to Bremen Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–350
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–290
Flights from Bristol Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–240
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–390
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hannover Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–160
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hannover Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–380
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hannover Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–460
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–400
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–160
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Hannover Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–360
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Bremen Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–600
Flights from Bristol Airport to Bremen Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–260
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–390
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hannover Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–460
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Bremen Airport via Dublin, London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €70–330
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–30
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–330
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–320
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Minden, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Minden, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamm to Minden, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €31–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bielefeld Hbf to Minden, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–19
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bremen Hbf to Nienburg(Weser)
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from D-Flughafen Bf to Minden, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Minden, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Hamm to Minden, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–28
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Bielefeld Hbf to Minden, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from D-Flughafen Bf to Minden, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- 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
- +49 30 311682904
- Website
- bahn.com
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Minden, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.bahn.com/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–270
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €75–120
- 1st Class
- €160–270
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Venlo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Schiphol Airport to Amersfoort Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–28
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €10–15
- 1st Class
- €17–28
Train from Amersfoort Centraal to Hengelo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €23
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from Venlo to Hamm
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
Train from Bielefeld Hbf to Minden, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
Train from Nienburg(Weser) to Minden, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
Train from Hengelo to Herford, Bahnhof/ZOB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
- Phone
- +31 85 004 3110
- Website
- traincharter.eu
Train from Venlo to Hamm
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://traincharter.eu/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €9–22
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bremen Hbf to Nienburg(Weser)
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Bremen Hbf to Nienburg(Weser)
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–30
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Kingsway GD to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–29
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Bielefeld Brackwede train station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–160
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +48 801 22 33 44
- bilety@sindbad.pl
- Website
- sindbad.pl
Bus from LONDON, Victoria Coach Station-Departure Hall to DORTMUND, Hbf Nordseite, Steinstrasse
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- https://www.sindbad.pl/en/home
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.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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