There are 13 ways to get from Cardiff to Stockholm by train, plane, train (Eurostar), bus, night train, 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 Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN)plane BRS - ARN
8h 12mkr 1,225–2,941Train
- 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-Harburgtrain Ice
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Stockholm Centralstationtrain 344
26h 4mkr 2,487–9,467Bus
- Take the bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 507 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Hanover central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Hanover central bus station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus 182 / ...
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Stockholm, Cityterminalenbus
39h 47mkr 1,417–4,261Train, night train
- 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 night train from Hamburg Hbf to Stockholm Centralnighttrain En
27h 8mkr 1,964–6,474Fly from Cardiff Airport
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN)plane CWL - ARN
8h 18mkr 1,267–3,899Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN)plane LHR - ARN
7h 9mkr 1,602–3,767Train, 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 Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN)plane LGW - ARN
8h 14mkr 1,573–4,034Train to Manchester Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslowtrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN)plane MAN - ARN
8h 38mkr 1,812–3,727Train to London Stansted Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN)plane STN - ARN
8h 6mkr 1,733–4,069Train via Osnabrück
- 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 Osnabrueck Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Osnabrück Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Stockholm Centralstationtrain 344
26h 32mkr 2,287–8,537Bus, train, night train
- Take the bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 507 / ...
- Take the bus from LONDON, Victoria Coach Station-Departure Hall to DORTMUND, Hbf Nordseite, Steinstrassebus
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain 43 / ...
- Take the night train from Hamburg Hauptbahnhof to Stockholm Centralstationnighttrain Nt
33h 58mkr 1,782–3,541Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Cardiff to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Stockholmcar
22h 10mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Cardiff to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Stockholmcar
23h 19mkr 4,176–6,052
Bristol Airport (BRS) to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Stockholm is to train and fly which costs 1200 kr - 3000 kr and takes 8h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Stockholm is to train and fly which takes 7h 9m and costs 1600 kr - 3800 kr.
No, there is no direct bus from Cardiff to Stockholm. However, there are services departing from Park Place and arriving at Stockholm, Cityterminalen via London Victoria, Hanover central bus station and Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 47m.
No, there is no direct train from Cardiff to Stockholm station. However, there are services departing from Cardiff Central and arriving at Stockholm Centralstation via Paddington, London St. Pancras Int., Amsterdam Centraal, Hamburg-Harburg and Hamburg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 4m.
The distance between Cardiff and Stockholm is 1694 km.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Stockholm without a car is to train which takes 26h 4m and costs 2400 kr - 9500 kr.
It takes approximately 8h 12m to get from Cardiff to Stockholm, including transfers.
Cardiff to Stockholm bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Park Place station.
Cardiff to Stockholm train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), depart from Cardiff Central station.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Stockholm is to train which takes 26h 4m and costs 2400 kr - 9500 kr. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 1400 kr - 4300 kr and takes 39h 47m, you could also fly, which costs 1200 kr - 3900 kr and takes 8h 18m.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Stockholm, Sweden?
You can take a train from Cardiff Central to Stockholm Centralstation via London Paddington, Paddington, King's Cross St. Pancras station, London St. Pancras Int., Amsterdam Centraal, Hamburg-Harburg, and Hamburg Hbf in around 26h 4m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Park Place to Stockholm, Cityterminalen via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, Hanover central bus station, and Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof in around 39h 47m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 650–2,200
Flights from Bristol Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 550–2,900
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 550–1,700
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 550–1,700
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 550–1,700
Flights from Manchester Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,900
Flights from Manchester Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,900
Flights from Manchester Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,900
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 550–2,900
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 950–4,600
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 650–3,300
Flights from Manchester Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 600–3,000
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 800–2,200
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 500–1,300
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 500–1,300
Flights from Manchester Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- kr 950–1,700
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 550–1,900
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 550–1,700
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–2,100
Flights from Manchester Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 550–2,200
- 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
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 150–290
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 550–1,200
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 390–1,200
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 320–550
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 100–240
- 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 4m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–3,000
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Hamburg-Harburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 750–2,600
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- kr 750–1,100
- 1st Class
- kr 1,500–2,600
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Osnabrueck Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 420–1,400
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- kr 420–650
- 1st Class
- kr 850–1,400
- 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 650–3,700
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- kundservice@sj.se
- Website
- sj.se
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Stockholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 470–900
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
Night train from Hamburg Hbf to Stockholm Central
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–1,500
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
- 1st Class Ticket
- kr 1,000–1,500
- 2nd Class Ticket
- kr 1,100–1,500
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- snalltaget.se
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Stockholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 18m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 550–1,700
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
Night train from Hamburg Hbf to Stockholm Central
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 18m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,100
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
Night train from Hamburg Hauptbahnhof to Stockholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 18m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,100
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
- Phone
- 088 - 033 13 60
- Website
- keolis.nl
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 22
- Website
- Keolis Nederland
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslow
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 750–1,500
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Osnabrück Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 160–500
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 260–800
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/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
- 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 120–350
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 01204 327509
- info@atlantictravel.co.uk
- Website
- atlantictravel.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Hanover central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- Atlantic Travel GB Ltd
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Hanover central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 650–2,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Hanover central bus station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 95–220
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Stockholm, Cityterminalen
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 550–1,700
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +48 801 22 33 44
- bilety@sindbad.pl
- Website
- sindbad.pl
Bus from LONDON, Victoria Coach Station-Departure Hall to DORTMUND, Hbf Nordseite, Steinstrasse
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,300
- Website
- https://www.sindbad.pl/en/home
- 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 390–460
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- kr 800–2,000
- On Foot
- kr 390–460
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More Questions & Answers
Cardiff to Stockholm bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Stockholm is 1h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 12:46 PM in Cardiff and 1:46 PM in Stockholm.
Cardiff to Stockholm train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), arrive at London Paddington station.
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