There are 12 ways to get from Cardiff to Stockholm by plane, train, 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.
Fly from Cardiff Airport
best- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN)plane CWL - ARN
8h 13mkr 1,282–3,560Train to Bristol Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN)plane BRS - ARN
8h 10mkr 1,278–4,106Train 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 42 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Stockholm Centraltrain Ic / ...
26h 29mkr 3,936–8,345Bus
- 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 Stockholm, Cityterminalenbus
39h 20mkr 2,158–3,851Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Cardiff to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Stockholmcar
22h 12mkr 5,365–7,265Train to Birmingham Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN)plane BHX - ARN
7h 11mkr 1,792–4,290Train 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 2mkr 2,069–5,145Train, 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 20mkr 1,982–5,945Train 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 31mkr 1,839–4,253Train
- 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-Harburg to Stockholm Centralstationtrain 344
28h 2mkr 4,089–7,595Bus via Berlin
- Take the bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 507 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Berlin Central Bus Station to Stockholm Central Bus Stationbus
46h 57mkr 2,658–4,251Drive, 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 21mkr 4,017–6,422
Cardiff to Stockholm by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Stockholm is to train and fly which costs 1200 kr - 4200 kr and takes 8h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Stockholm is to train and fly which takes 7h 2m and costs 2000 kr - 5500 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 and Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 20m.
No, there is no direct train from Cardiff to Stockholm. However, there are services departing from Cardiff Central and arriving at Stockholm Central via Paddington, London St. Pancras Int., Amsterdam Centraal, Osnabrück Hbf and Hamburg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 29m.
The distance between Cardiff and Stockholm is 1672 km.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Stockholm without a car is to train via Osnabrück which takes 26h 29m and costs 3900 kr - 8500 kr.
It takes approximately 8h 13m 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 fly which takes 8h 13m and costs 1200 kr - 3600 kr. Alternatively, you can train via Osnabrück, which costs 3900 kr - 8500 kr and takes 26h 29m, you could also bus, which costs 2100 kr - 3900 kr and takes 39h 20m.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Stockholm, Sweden?
KLM flies from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Cardiff Central to Stockholm Central via London Paddington, Paddington, King's Cross St. Pancras station, London St. Pancras Int., Amsterdam Centraal, Osnabrück Hbf, and Hamburg Hbf in around 26h 29m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 850–3,300
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,500–3,800
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 700–2,400
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 700–2,400
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- kr 700–2,400
Flights from Manchester Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 950–6,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 950–6,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 950–6,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 950–4,400
Flights from Bristol Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 700–3,300
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 700–3,800
Flights from Manchester Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 700–3,500
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 600–2,300
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 700–2,600
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Friday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 700–2,600
Flights from Manchester Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,600
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 650–2,200
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Sunday, Friday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 750–2,900
Flights from Manchester Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 750–2,900
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 700–2,300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Friday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,600–2,300
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Gdansk
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- kr 600–2,200
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 500–2,200
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 800–1,600
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 220–420
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 800–1,600
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- 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 300–600
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 800–1,600
- 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 46m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,500
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Osnabrueck Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 300–650
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,500
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Hamburg-Harburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 550–1,200
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- service@govolta.nl
- Website
- govolta.nl
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Osnabrueck Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://govolta.nl/nl?_fl=en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Osnabrück Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 470–2,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 221 800 20 80
- info@msm-gruppe.de
- Website
- msm-gruppe.de
Train from Osnabrück Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- msm-gruppe.de
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- snalltaget.se
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Stockholm Central
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 26m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,600–2,500
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.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
- Estimated price
- kr 1,492
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Standard fare
- kr 1,492
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 190–330
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslow
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 800–1,400
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- customer.relations@crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 260–370
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 750–1,100
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- kundservice@sj.se
- Website
- sj.se
Train from Hamburg-Harburg to Stockholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 59m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,900–2,900
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 350–850
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 350–850
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- 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 900–1,500
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Stockholm, Cityterminalen
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 900–1,500
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–1,700
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0040 723 450 475
- info@comati-psg.ro
- Website
- comati-psg.ro
Bus from Berlin Central Bus Station to Stockholm Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 22m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–1,700
- Website
- https://comati-psg.ro/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 110–600
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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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 7:13 AM in Cardiff and 8:13 AM in Stockholm.
Cardiff to Stockholm train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), arrive at London Paddington station.
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