There are 11 ways to get from Cardiff to Trier by train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, train, plane, or car ferry
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Train
best- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-MidiEil
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to LuxembourgIc / ...
- Take the train from Luxembourg, Gare Centrale to Trier, HauptbahnhofRe / ...
10h 9m€156–507Bus via Brussels
cheapest- Take the bus from Kingsway GD to London Victoria
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Brussels-North train station
- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Trier central train stationN36
19h 30m€57–152Bus
- Take the bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals507 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Luxembourg P+R Bouillon
- Take the bus from Luxembourg, Gare Rocade to Trier Hbf
15h 42mDrive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Cardiff to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Trier
8h 51mTrain to Bristol Airport, fly to Luxembourg
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Luxembourg (LUX)BRS - LUX
8h€95–266Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cardiff to Port of Dover
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Drive from Calais to Trier
10h€163–237Fly Cardiff Airport to Luxembourg
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Luxembourg (LUX)CWL - LUX
8h 45m€95–315Train to London City Airport, fly to Luxembourg
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Luxembourg (LUX)LCY - LUX
7h 23m€147–455Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Luxembourg
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Luxembourg (LUX)LHR - LUX
7h 13m€119–440Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Luxembourg
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Luxembourg (LUX)STN - LUX
8h 10m€120–349Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Hahn, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Hahn (HHN)STN - HHN
- Take the bus from Frankfurt-Hahn Airport to Trier central train station
8h 29m€118–322
Cardiff to Trier by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Trier is to bus via Brussels which costs €55 - €160 and takes 19h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Trier is to train and fly which takes 7h 13m and costs €110 - €440.
No, there is no direct bus from Cardiff to Trier. However, there are services departing from Park Place and arriving at Trier Hbf via London Victoria, Hollerich, P+R Bouillon and Luxembourg, Gare Rocade. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 42m.
No, there is no direct train from Cardiff to Trier. However, there are services departing from Cardiff Central and arriving at Trier, Hauptbahnhof via Paddington, London St Pancras Intl, Bruxelles-Midi and Luxembourg, Gare Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 9m.
The distance between Cardiff and Trier is 887 km.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Trier without a car is to train which takes 10h 9m and costs €150 - €550.
It takes approximately 10h 9m to get from Cardiff to Trier, including transfers.
Cardiff to Trier bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Kingsway GD station.
Cardiff to Trier train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), depart from Cardiff Central station.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Trier is to train which takes 10h 9m and costs €150 - €550. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 15h 42m, you could also fly, which costs €95 - €320 and takes 8h 45m.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Trier, Germany?
You can take a train from Cardiff Central to Trier, Hauptbahnhof via London Paddington, Paddington, King's Cross St. Pancras station, London St Pancras Intl, Bruxelles-Midi, Luxembourg, and Luxembourg, Gare Centrale in around 10h 9m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Park Place to Trier Hbf via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, Luxembourg P+R Bouillon, Hollerich, P+R Bouillon, Luxembourg, Gare Centrale routière, and Luxembourg, Gare Rocade in around 15h 42m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Luxembourg via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–290
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Luxembourg via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–470
Flights from London City Airport to Luxembourg via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–390
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Luxembourg via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–320
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Luxembourg via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–180
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–140
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Hahn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €30–150
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from London City Airport to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–380
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–200
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Luxembourg via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–310
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Luxembourg via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–280
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Hahn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- 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 Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–30
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–330
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–29
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €20–29
- 1st Class
- €30–45
- Phone
- +352 24 89 24 89
- Website
- cfl.lu
Train from Luxembourg, Gare Centrale to Trier, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- https://www.cfl.lu/en-gb
- 1st Class
- €12–19
- Phone
- 0621 8301200
- Website
- suewex.de
Train from Luxembourg, Gare Centrale to Trier, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Schedules at
- suewex.de
- 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
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
- 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
- €9–35
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from London Victoria to Luxembourg P+R Bouillon
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +352 24 89 24 89
- Website
- cfl.lu
Bus from Luxembourg, Gare Rocade to Trier Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://www.cfl.lu/en-gb
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Kingsway GD to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–27
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Brussels-North train station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Brussels-North train station to Trier central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–30
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Frankfurt-Hahn Airport to Trier central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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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Cardiff to Trier bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Cardiff to Trier train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), arrive at London Paddington station.
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