There are 12 ways to get from Cardiff to Passau by train, plane, bus, night train, 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.
Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Munich International Airport, train
best- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Munich International Airport (MUC)BRS - MUC
- Take the train from Freising to Passau Hbf
8h 19m€120–296Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals507 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Nuremberg central bus station
- Take the bus from Nuremberg Central Bus Station to Passau Bahnhofstrasse
27h 45m€85–216Train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Brussel-Zuid
- Take the train from Bruxelles Midi to Frankfurt79
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Passau Hbf91 / ...
14h 11m€204–569Train, night train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Take the night train from Amsterdam Centraal to Passau HbfNj
20h 17m€194–770Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Munich International Airport, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Munich International Airport (MUC)BHX - MUC
- Take the train from Freising to Passau Hbf
9h 24m€148–344Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Salzburg Airport, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Salzburg Airport (SZG)BRS - SZG
- Take the train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Wels Hbf
- Take the train from Wels Hbf to Passau Hbf
7h 50m€126–344Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Munich International Airport, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Munich International Airport (MUC)LHR - MUC
- Take the train from Freising to Passau Hbf
9h 12m€170–420Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Salzburg Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Salzburg Airport (SZG)LGW - SZG
- Take the train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Wels Hbf
- Take the train from Wels Hbf to Passau Hbf
9h 59m€151–470Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Salzburg Airport, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Salzburg Airport (SZG)STN - SZG
- Take the train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Wels Hbf
- Take the train from Wels Hbf to Passau Hbf
9h 46m€197–967Train, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Take the bus from Birmingham to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Passau central train station
30h 1m€103–204Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Cardiff to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Passau
13h 30mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Cardiff to Port of Dover
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Drive from Calais to Passau
14h 39m€249–367
Cardiff to Passau by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Passau is to bus which costs €85 - €220 and takes 27h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Passau is to train and fly which takes 7h 50m and costs €120 - €350.
No, there is no direct bus from Cardiff to Passau. However, there are services departing from Park Place and arriving at Passau Bahnhofstrasse via London Victoria and Nuremberg Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 45m.
No, there is no direct train from Cardiff to Passau. However, there are services departing from Cardiff Central and arriving at Passau Hbf via Paddington, London St. Pancras Int., Bruxelles Midi and Frankfurt. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 11m.
The distance between Cardiff and Passau is 1325 km.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Passau without a car is to train which takes 14h 11m and costs €200 - €600.
It takes approximately 8h 19m to get from Cardiff to Passau, including transfers.
Cardiff to Passau bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Park Place station.
Cardiff to Passau train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), depart from Cardiff Central station.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Passau is to train which takes 14h 11m and costs €200 - €600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €85 - €220 and takes 27h 45m.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Passau, Germany?
You can take a train from Cardiff Central to Passau Hbf via London Paddington, Paddington, King's Cross St. Pancras station, London St. Pancras Int., Bruxelles Midi, and Frankfurt in around 14h 11m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Park Place to Passau Bahnhofstrasse via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, and Nuremberg Central Bus Station in around 27h 45m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–310
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Munich International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–150
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–330
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Munich International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–240
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Salzburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
Flights from Bristol Airport to Salzburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–280
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Salzburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–210
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–310
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–330
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Munich International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–300
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Munich International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–310
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Salzburg Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–280
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Salzburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–700
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Munich International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–320
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Salzburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–270
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- €30–45
- 1st Class
- €40–60
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Freising to Passau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Brussel-Zuid
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–200
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €55–85
- 1st Class
- €110–200
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €190–310
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bruxelles Midi to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Passau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Wels Hbf to Passau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27–31
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–360
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Amsterdam Centraal to Passau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–280
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €260–280
- Couchette Carriage
- €150–180
- Seating Carriage
- €70–90
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €19–28
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Wels Hbf to Passau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–40
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Standard Ticket
- €16–24
- First Class
- €30–40
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–30
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €19–29
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–55
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Wels Hbf to Passau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–29
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–26
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
Train from Wels Hbf to Passau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–18
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- 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
- 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
- €11–35
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Nuremberg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Passau central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Nuremberg Central Bus Station to Passau Bahnhofstrasse
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- 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
- €55–65
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/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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More Questions & Answers
Cardiff to Passau bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Passau is 1h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 8:12 AM in Cardiff and 9:12 AM in Passau.
Cardiff to Passau train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), arrive at London Paddington station.
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