There are 12 ways to get from Cardiff to Oslo by plane, train, bus, car, car train, or car ferry
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Fly from Cardiff Airport, train
best- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL)plane CWL - OSL
- Take the train from Oslo lufthavn stasjon to Oslo Strain
7h 43mkr 1,787–3,864Train to Bristol Airport, fly, train
cheapest- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL)plane BRS - OSL
- Take the train from Oslo lufthavn stasjon to Oslo Strain
7h 50mkr 1,136–2,870Train
- 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
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Göteborg Centralstationtrain 344
- Take the train from Göteborg Centralstation to Oslo Strain
28h 45mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Göteborg Centralstationtrain 344
- Take the train from Göteborg Centralstation to Oslo Strain
36h 42mkr 3,519–5,830Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Cardiff to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Oslocar
21h 35mTrain to London Heathrow Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL)plane LHR - OSL
- Take the train from Oslo lufthavn stasjon to Oslo Strain
7h 10mkr 1,792–4,173Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL)plane LGW - OSL
- Take the train from Oslo lufthavn stasjon to Oslo Strain
8h 19mkr 1,562–3,650Train to Manchester Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslowtrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL)plane MAN - OSL
- Take the train from Oslo lufthavn stasjon to Oslo Strain
8h 13mkr 1,477–3,469Train to London Stansted Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL)plane STN - OSL
- Take the train from Oslo lufthavn stasjon to Oslo Strain
8h 5mkr 1,877–4,448Bus
- 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 Oslo bussterminalbus
38h 42mkr 1,801–3,426Bus, car ferry
- 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 Kiel central bus stationbus 050 / ...
- Take the car ferry from Port of Kiel to Oslo Vipperangencarferry
46h 45mkr 3,471–6,946Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cardiff to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Oslocar
22h 49mkr 4,257–6,972
Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Oslo is to train and fly which costs kr 1100 - kr 2900 and takes 7h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Oslo is to train and fly which takes 7h 10m and costs kr 1700 - kr 4200.
No, there is no direct bus from Cardiff to Oslo. However, there are services departing from Park Place and arriving at Oslo bussterminal via London Victoria and Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 38h 42m.
No, there is no direct train from Cardiff to Oslo. However, there are services departing from Cardiff Central and arriving at Oslo S via Paddington, London St. Pancras Int., Amsterdam Centraal, Hamburg Hbf and Göteborg Centralstation. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 45m.
The distance between Cardiff and Oslo is 1395 km.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Oslo without a car is to train which takes 28h 45m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 43m to get from Cardiff to Oslo, including transfers.
Cardiff to Oslo bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Park Place station.
Cardiff to Oslo train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), depart from Cardiff Central station.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Oslo is to train which takes 28h 45m and costs . Alternatively, you can bus, which costs kr 1800 - kr 3500 and takes 38h 42m.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Oslo, Norway?
You can take a train from Cardiff Central to Oslo S via London Paddington, Paddington, King's Cross St. Pancras station, London St. Pancras Int., Amsterdam Centraal, Hamburg Hbf, and Göteborg Centralstation in around 28h 45m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Park Place to Oslo bussterminal via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, and Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof in around 38h 42m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 950–3,700
Flights from Bristol Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 800–3,000
Flights from Bristol Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- kr 700–2,200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 800–1,900
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 800–1,900
Flights from Manchester Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 650–2,100
Flights from Manchester Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 650–2,100
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 850–4,200
Flights from Bristol Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 650–3,200
Flights from Bristol Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 600–2,300
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 550–1,700
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 550–1,700
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Stavanger
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 550–1,700
Flights from Manchester Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 550–1,500
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 850–4,400
Flights from Bristol Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 600–3,300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 600–3,300
Flights from Manchester Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 600–3,200
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 550–2,000
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 850–4,200
Flights from Bristol Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 650–3,200
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 700–2,900
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 500–2,300
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 600–1,400
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 410–1,500
- Phone
- +47 23 15 90 00
- flytoget@flytoget.no
- Website
- flytoget.no
Train from Oslo lufthavn stasjon to Oslo S
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 220–240
- Website
- https://flytoget.no/en/
- Phone
- +47 61 05 19 10
- tog@vy.no
- Website
- vy.no
Train from Oslo lufthavn stasjon to Oslo S
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 110–160
- Website
- https://www.vy.no/en
- Book at
- https://www.vy.no/en/buy-tickets/train-and-bus-tickets
Train from Göteborg Centralstation to Oslo S
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 750–1,100
- Website
- https://www.vy.no/en
- Book at
- https://www.vy.no/en/buy-tickets/train-and-bus-tickets
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 800–1,600
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 210–400
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 600–1,200
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 290–550
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 650–1,600
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Website
- govolta.nl
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- govolta.nl
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- kundservice@sj.se
- Website
- sj.se
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Göteborg Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–1,900
- 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 240–350
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslow
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 750–1,300
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 750–1,300
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Oslo bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,300
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Kiel central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 70–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 350–850
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +45 99 56 19 00
- Website
- colorline.no
Car ferry from Port of Kiel to Oslo Vipperangen
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 2,300–4,700
- Website
- https://www.colorline.com/
- Car
- kr 4,700
- No Car
- kr 2,300
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 210–340
- Website
- https://www.poferries.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
- kr 70–480
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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Cardiff to Oslo bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Oslo is 1h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 7:42 PM in Cardiff and 8:42 PM in Oslo.
Cardiff to Oslo train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), arrive at London Paddington station.
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