There are 11 ways to get from Cardiff to Odense by plane, train, train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Cardiff Airport to Billund Airport, train
best- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Billund Airport (BLL)plane CWL - BLL
- Take the train from Vejle St. to Odense St.train
8h 53mkr 1,443–3,477Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Copenhagen Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH)plane BRS - CPH
- Take the train from Copenhagen Lufthavn to Odense St.train
7h 27mkr 549–2,083Train via Cologne
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Odense St.train Ece / ...
16h 50mkr 2,665–5,415Bus, train
- Take the bus from Sophia Gardens to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 509 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Odense St.train Ece / ...
27h 27mkr 1,049–1,690Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Cardiff to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Odensecar
13h 52mkr 3,230–4,346Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Billund Airport, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Billund Airport (BLL)plane BRS - BLL
- Take the train from Vejle St. to Odense St.train
8h 42mkr 1,326–3,690Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Copenhagen Airport, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH)plane BHX - CPH
- Take the train from Copenhagen Lufthavn to Odense St.train
8h 4mkr 968–2,483Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Billund Airport, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Billund Airport (BLL)plane LHR - BLL
- Take the train from Vejle St. to Odense St.train
7h 48mkr 1,278–3,553Train
- 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 Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Odense St.train Ece / ...
18h 16mkr 1,643–3,303Bus
- 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 Odense Stationbus
28h 10mkr 1,057–1,646Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cardiff to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Odensecar
15hkr 2,429–3,985
Cardiff to Odense by train and subway
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Odense is to train and fly which costs 550 kr - 2100 kr and takes 7h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Odense is to train and fly which takes 7h 27m and costs 550 kr - 2100 kr.
No, there is no direct bus from Cardiff to Odense station. However, there are services departing from Park Place and arriving at Odense Station via London Victoria and Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 10m.
No, there is no direct train from Cardiff to Odense. However, there are services departing from Cardiff Central and arriving at Odense St. via Paddington, London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Köln Hbf and Hamburg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 50m.
The distance between Cardiff and Odense is 1090 km.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Odense without a car is to train via Cologne which takes 16h 50m and costs 2600 kr - 5500 kr.
It takes approximately 8h 53m to get from Cardiff to Odense, including transfers.
Cardiff to Odense bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Park Place station.
Cardiff to Odense train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), depart from Cardiff Central station.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Odense is to train via Cologne which takes 16h 50m and costs 2600 kr - 5500 kr. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 1000 kr - 1700 kr and takes 28h 10m.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Odense, Denmark?
You can take a train from Cardiff Central to Odense St. via London Paddington, Paddington, King's Cross St. Pancras station, London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Köln Hbf, and Hamburg Hbf in around 16h 50m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Park Place to Odense Station via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, and Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof in around 28h 10m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Billund Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 650–3,800
Flights from Bristol Airport to Billund Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 450–2,700
Flights from Bristol Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 400–2,200
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 390–2,200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Billund Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 500–3,100
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Billund Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 450–2,200
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 500–2,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Billund Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 800–2,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Billund Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 650–3,800
Flights from Bristol Airport to Billund Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Sunday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- kr 450–2,200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Billund Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 600–3,400
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Billund Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- kr 650–2,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 650–2,400
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Billund Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 800–3,600
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 370–1,400
Flights from Bristol Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- kr 370–1,400
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,800
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 240–1,600
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 250–1,300
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Billund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 500–1,800
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 500–1,500
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- kundehenv@dsb.dk
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Vejle St. to Odense St.
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 51
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Odense St.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 199
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Odense St.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 199
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Vejle St. to Odense St.
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 51
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Copenhagen Lufthavn to Odense St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 104
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Copenhagen Lufthavn to Odense St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 104
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Vejle St. to Odense St.
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 51
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Odense St.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 199
- Website
- Danish Railways
- 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 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 500–1,000
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 140–260
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 140–260
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 500–1,000
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 500–1,000
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–1,800
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 650–1,100
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 270–600
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 550–1,200
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Odense St.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 321
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Odense St.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 321
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Odense St.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 321
- Website
- Snälltåget
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Odense St.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 230–340
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Odense St.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 230–340
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Odense St.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 230–340
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- 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 1,046
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- kr 1,046
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 110–180
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 110–180
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 140–220
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 140–220
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 420–650
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 470–900
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 390–750
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- 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 750–1,200
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Sophia Gardens to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 200–350
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 200–350
- 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 650–1,000
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 650–1,000
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Odense Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 200–300
- 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 220–650
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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Booking & Getting There
Cardiff to Odense bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Odense is 1h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 5:20 PM in Cardiff and 6:20 PM in Odense.
Cardiff to Odense train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), arrive at London Paddington station.
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