There are 12 ways to get from Cardiff to Stavanger by train, plane, bus, car, car train, or car ferry
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Train to Bristol Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Stavanger Airport, Sola (SVG)BRS - SVG
7h 55mkr 1,216–3,139Train, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Take the bus from Amsterdam Central Station to Hamburg, Zentraler OmnibusbahnhofN75
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Oslo bussterminal
- Take the train from Oslo S to Stavanger stasjonF5
39h 47mkr 2,616–8,224Drive, Eurotunnel, car ferry
- Drive from Cardiff to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Hirtshals
- Take the car ferry from Hirtshals to Stavanger
27h 49mFly from Cardiff Airport
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Stavanger Airport, Sola (SVG)CWL - SVG
8h 9mkr 2,083–5,744Train to Birmingham Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Stavanger Airport, Sola (SVG)BHX - SVG
8h 33mkr 1,656–4,528Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Stavanger Airport, Sola (SVG)LGW - SVG
7h 39mkr 1,406–4,773Train to Manchester Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslow
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Stavanger Airport, Sola (SVG)MAN - SVG
8h 9mkr 1,737–4,305Train, train to Exeter, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids
- Fly from Exeter (EXT) to Stavanger Airport, Sola (SVG)EXT - SVG
10h 1mkr 1,587–8,195Train, bus via Copenhagen
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraal
- Take the bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Copenhagen Busterminal
- Take the bus from Köpenhamn Dybbölsbro busterm to Oslo Bussterminal653 / ...
- Take the train from Oslo S to Stavanger stasjonF5
40h 24mkr 2,779–7,894Train, bus via Malmö
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Antwerp814
- Take the bus from Antwerp to Malmö central train station FlixBus stop
- Take the train from Malmö Centralstation to Oslo S
- Take the train from Oslo S to Stavanger stasjonF5
44h 13mkr 3,127–6,679Bus
- Take the bus from Kingsway GD to London Victoria
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Berlin central bus station
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Oslo bussterminal
- Take the bus from Oslo bussterminal to Stavanger bussterminal
2d 4hkr 1,783–4,780Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cardiff to Port of Dover
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Drive from Calais to Hirtshals
- Take the car ferry from Hirtshals to Stavanger
28h 58mkr 3,993–7,635
Cardiff to Stavanger by train, subway, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Stavanger is to train and fly which costs kr 1200 - kr 3200 and takes 7h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Stavanger is to train and fly which takes 7h 39m and costs kr 1400 - kr 4800.
No, there is no direct bus from Cardiff to Stavanger. However, there are services departing from Kingsway GD and arriving at Stavanger bussterminal via London Victoria, Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof and Oslo bussterminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 4h.
The distance between Cardiff and Stavanger is 1076 km.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Stavanger without a car is to train and bus which takes 39h 47m and costs kr 2600 - kr 8500.
It takes approximately 7h 55m to get from Cardiff to Stavanger, including transfers.
Cardiff to Stavanger bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Kingsway GD station.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Stavanger is to fly which takes 8h 9m and costs kr 2000 - kr 6000. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs kr 1700 - kr 4800 and takes 2 days 4h.
Cardiff to Stavanger bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Stavanger is 1h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 6:09 AM in Cardiff and 7:09 AM in Stavanger.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Stavanger, Norway?
KLM flies from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Stavanger Airport, Sola (SVG) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Kingsway GD to Stavanger bussterminal via London Victoria, Berlin central bus station, Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof, and Oslo bussterminal in around 2d 4h.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Stavanger Airport, Sola via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 700–4,000
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Stavanger Airport, Sola via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–7,500
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Stavanger Airport, Sola via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 700–4,100
Flights from Manchester Airport to Stavanger Airport, Sola via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 700–4,000
Flights from Exeter to Stavanger Airport, Sola via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–7,000
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Stavanger Airport, Sola via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 800–3,200
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Stavanger Airport, Sola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 480–2,600
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Stavanger Airport, Sola via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 480–2,600
Flights from Manchester Airport to Stavanger Airport, Sola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 850–1,800
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Stavanger Airport, Sola via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 700–2,900
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Stavanger Airport, Sola via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–3,800
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Stavanger Airport, Sola via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–4,600
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Bristol Airport to Stavanger Airport, Sola via Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,800–7,000
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 160–340
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 490–1,200
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 430–1,300
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 350–750
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 530–560
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 120–250
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 390–1,300
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 90–550
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–3,300
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 900–3,100
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- kr 900–1,400
- 1st Class
- kr 1,900–3,100
- 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
- kr 850–3,800
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +47 61 25 80 00
- kundeservice@go-aheadnordic.no
- Website
- go-aheadnordic.no
Train from Oslo S to Stavanger stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 360–1,100
- Website
- https://go-aheadnordic.no/
- 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
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslow
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 650–1,400
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +47 61 05 19 10
- tog@vy.no
- Website
- vy.no
Train from Malmö Centralstation to Oslo S
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–1,700
- Website
- https://www.vy.no/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Amsterdam Central Station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 280–650
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Oslo bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 600–1,500
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Copenhagen Busterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 550–1,400
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Antwerp
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 390–1,200
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Antwerp to Malmö central train station FlixBus stop
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 650–1,500
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Kingsway GD to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 90–280
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Berlin central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 750–1,900
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Oslo bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 650–1,400
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Oslo bussterminal to Stavanger bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 290–500
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +47 407 05070
- buss@vy.no
- Website
- vybuss.no
Bus from Köpenhamn Dybbölsbro busterm to Oslo Bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 440–1,100
- Website
- https://www.vybuss.com/
Bus from Oslo bussterminal to Stavanger bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 550–1,200
- Website
- https://www.vybuss.com/
- Phone
- (+47) 22 31 31 50
- Website
- nor-way.no
Bus from Oslo bussterminal to Stavanger bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,100
- Website
- https://www.nor-way.no/en/
- Phone
- +47 51 46 40 99
- info@fjordline.com
- Website
- fjordline.com
Car ferry from Hirtshals to Stavanger
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 190–2,150
- Website
- Fjordline
- Flex with Vehicle
- kr 190–220
- No Car
- kr 1,009
- Car
- kr 2,150
- 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 420–500
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- kr 900–2,200
- On Foot
- kr 420–500
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