There are 12 ways to get from Cardiff to Uppsala by plane, train, bus, car, car train, or car ferry
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Fly from Cardiff Airport
best- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN)plane CWL - ARN
8h 6mkr 977–3,639Train via London
- 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 Centraltrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Stockholm Centralstation to Uppsala Centralstationtrain 946 / ...
26h 20mkr 3,609–7,655Bus
- 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 Arlanda Airport Terminal 2 & 3bus
41h 5mkr 2,257–4,516Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Cardiff to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Uppsalacar
23h 8mkr 5,470–7,368Train to Bristol Airport, fly
- 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 1,023–3,980Train 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 14mkr 1,488–4,374Train 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 1,766–5,115Train, 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 29mkr 1,679–5,809Train 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 34mkr 1,535–4,219Train
- 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
- Take the train from Stockholm Centralstation to Uppsala Centralstationtrain 946 / ...
28h 26mkr 4,091–8,475Bus, train
- 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
- Take the train from Stockholm City station to Uppsala Centralstationtrain 40 / ...
2dkr 2,782–4,556Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cardiff to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Uppsalacar
24h 17mkr 4,104–6,517
Cardiff to Uppsala by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Uppsala is to train and fly which costs 1000 kr - 4000 kr and takes 8h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Uppsala is to train and fly which takes 7h 9m and costs 1700 kr - 5500 kr.
No, there is no direct bus from Cardiff to Uppsala station. However, there are services departing from Park Place and arriving at Uppsala Centralstation via London Victoria, Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof and Arlanda terminal 2-3 buss. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 41h 5m.
No, there is no direct train from Cardiff to Uppsala station. However, there are services departing from Cardiff Central and arriving at Uppsala Centralstation via Paddington, London St. Pancras Int., Amsterdam Centraal, Hamburg-Harburg and Stockholm Centralstation. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 20m.
The distance between Cardiff and Uppsala is 1665 km.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Uppsala without a car is to train via London which takes 26h 20m and costs 3600 kr - 8000 kr.
It takes approximately 8h 6m to get from Cardiff to Uppsala, including transfers.
Cardiff to Uppsala bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Park Place station.
Cardiff to Uppsala train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), depart from Cardiff Central station.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Uppsala is to fly which takes 8h 6m and costs 950 kr - 3700 kr. Alternatively, you can train via London, which costs 3600 kr - 8000 kr and takes 26h 20m, you could also bus, which costs 2200 kr - 4600 kr and takes 41h 5m.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Uppsala, Sweden?
KLM, Ryanair, and Scandinavian Airlines fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Cardiff Central to Uppsala Centralstation via London Paddington, Paddington, King's Cross St. Pancras station, London St. Pancras Int., Amsterdam Centraal, Hamburg-Harburg, and Stockholm Centralstation in around 26h 20m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–4,600
Flights from Bristol Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 850–3,500
Flights from Bristol Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 800–3,400
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,500–3,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 700–2,700
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 700–2,700
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- kr 700–2,700
Flights from Manchester Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 950–3,300
Flights from Manchester Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 950–3,300
Flights from Manchester Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 950–3,300
- 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
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 700–3,400
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 700–3,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 750–3,500
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 550–3,900
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 550–3,900
Flights from Manchester Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,400
Flights from Manchester Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,400
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 650–2,700
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 600–2,300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Friday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,600–2,400
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Sunday and Monday
- Estimated price
- kr 750–3,100
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Gdansk
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- kr 700–2,600
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 650–2,300
- 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 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 800–1,600
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 220–410
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 800–1,600
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 600–1,200
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 300–600
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 800–1,600
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,500
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Hamburg-Harburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 550–1,200
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,500
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Hamburg-Harburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 550–1,200
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–2,200
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–2,200
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Hamburg-Harburg to Stockholm Central
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 27m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–2,300
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Uppsala Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- kr 90–140
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Uppsala Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- kr 90–140
- Website
- Snälltåget
- Phone
- 0771-22 44 40
- malartagkundservice@regionsormland.se
- Website
- Mälartåg
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Uppsala Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 120–190
- Website
- Mälartåg
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Uppsala Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 120–190
- Website
- Mälartåg
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- kundservice@sj.se
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Uppsala Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 110–180
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Hamburg-Harburg to Stockholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 59m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,800–2,800
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Uppsala Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 110–180
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
- Phone
- +46 8 600 10 00
- Website
- SL
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Uppsala Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 110–280
- Website
- SL
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Uppsala Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 110–280
- Website
- SL
Train from Stockholm City station to Uppsala Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 110–280
- Website
- SL
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 1,500
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- kr 1,500
- 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
- kr 190–330
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslow
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 800–1,400
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 260–370
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 750–1,100
- Website
- Cross Country
- 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
- kr 370–900
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 370–900
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 900–1,600
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Arlanda Airport Terminal 2 & 3
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 950–1,700
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–1,700
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 0040 723 450 475
- info@comati-psg.ro
- Website
- Comati PSG
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
- Comati PSG
- 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
- kr 100–600
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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More Questions & Answers
Cardiff to Uppsala bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Uppsala is 1h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 9:12 PM in Cardiff and 10:12 PM in Uppsala.
Cardiff to Uppsala train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), arrive at London Paddington station.
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