There are 11 ways to get from Cardiff to Savonlinna by train, plane, 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.
Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Savonlinna Airport
best- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Savonlinna Airport (SVL)plane LHR - SVL
11h 21m€200–485Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Savonlinna Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Savonlinna Airport (SVL)plane BRS - SVL
12h 57m€91–304Train, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the bus from Rotterdam Centraal to Rīgas SAObus
- Take the bus from Riga, Bus Station to Helsinki, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from 29 to Tulobus
2d 7h€299–598Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Cardiff to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Savonlinnacar
40h 50m€803–1,181Fly Cardiff Airport to Savonlinna Airport
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Savonlinna Airport (SVL)plane CWL - SVL
17h 38m€131–375Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Savonlinna Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslowtrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Savonlinna Airport (SVL)plane MAN - SVL
13h 12m€163–389Fly Cardiff Airport to Helsinki Airport, train
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane CWL - HEL
- Take the train from Tikkurila to Parikkalatrain
- Take the train from Parikkala to Savonlinnatrain
13h 45m€255–593Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Helsinki Airport, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane LHR - HEL
- Take the train from Tikkurila to Parikkalatrain
- Take the train from Parikkala to Savonlinnatrain
13h 8m€224–533Bus via Warsaw
- Take the bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 507 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Warsaw, Bus Station Westbus
- Take the bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to Helsinki, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from 29 to Tulobus
2d 11h€292–454Bus
- 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 Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2bus
- Take the bus from 29 to Tulobus
2d 12h€305–478Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cardiff to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Savonlinnacar
41h 59m€697–1,136
Cardiff to Savonlinna by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Savonlinna is to train and fly which costs €90 - €310 and takes 12h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Savonlinna is to train and fly which takes 11h 21m and costs €200 - €490.
No, there is no direct bus from Cardiff to Savonlinna. However, there are services departing from Park Place and arriving at Tulo via London Victoria, Warsaw, Bus Station West and 29. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 11h.
The distance between Cardiff and Savonlinna is 2381 km.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Savonlinna without a car is to train and bus which takes 2 days 7h and costs €290 - €600.
It takes approximately 11h 21m to get from Cardiff to Savonlinna, including transfers.
Cardiff to Savonlinna bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Park Place station.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Savonlinna is to fly which takes 17h 38m and costs €130 - €380. Alternatively, you can bus via Warsaw, which costs €290 - €460 and takes 2 days 11h.
Cardiff to Savonlinna bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Savonlinna is 2h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 1:46 PM in Cardiff and 3:46 PM in Savonlinna.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Savonlinna, Finland?
KLM, Airbus France, and three other airlines fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Savonlinna Airport (SVL) 4 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Park Place to Tulo via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, Warsaw, Bus Station West, and 29 in around 2d 11h.
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Savonlinna Airport via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €170–460
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Savonlinna Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €120–600
Flights from Bristol Airport to Savonlinna Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 33m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–420
Flights from Bristol Airport to Savonlinna Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €160–440
Flights from Bristol Airport to Savonlinna Airport via Dublin, Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €160–440
Flights from Bristol Airport to Savonlinna Airport via Prague, Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €170–450
Flights from Bristol Airport to Savonlinna Airport via Copenhagen, Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–260
Flights from Manchester Airport to Savonlinna Airport via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–400
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Savonlinna Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–310
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Savonlinna Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–360
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Savonlinna Airport via Dublin, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–380
Flights from Manchester Airport to Savonlinna Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–280
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–330
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Helsinki Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–250
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Helsinki Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–250
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Helsinki Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–500
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Savonlinna Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–360
- 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 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- 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
- €140
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- €140
- 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
- €15–24
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslow
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €19–30
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +358 0100 3232
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Tikkurila to Parikkala
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Parikkala to Savonlinna
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Tikkurila to Parikkala
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Parikkala to Savonlinna
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Rotterdam Centraal to Rīgas SAO
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–240
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Riga, Bus Station to Helsinki, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Warsaw, Bus Station West
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €150–230
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to Helsinki, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–150
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €85–140
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €170–260
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +358 600 02010
- info@onnibus.com
- Website
- Omni Bus
Bus from 29 to Tulo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- Omni Bus
Bus from 29 to Tulo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- Omni Bus
Bus from 29 to Tulo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- Omni Bus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- National Express
- 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
- €30–90
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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