There are 12 ways to get from Cardiff to Uppsala by train, plane, train (Eurostar), 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 Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN)plane BRS - ARN
8hkr 982–2,645Train 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 Hbftrain
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Stockholm Centraltrain Ic
- Take the train from Stockholm Centralstation to Uppsala Centralstationtrain 946 / ...
26h 50mkr 2,225–6,608Train, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the bus from Amsterdam Centraal Station to Hamburgbus
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Arlanda Airport Terminal 4 & 5bus
33h 46mDrive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Cardiff to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Uppsalacar
23h 7mFly from Cardiff Airport
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN)plane CWL - ARN
8h 22mkr 1,078–2,809Train 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 13mkr 1,353–3,646Train, 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 15mkr 1,433–3,940Train 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 39mkr 1,432–3,145Train 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 11mkr 1,483–3,927Train
- 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 train from Hamburg Hauptbahnhof to Stockholm Centralstationtrain Ic
- Take the train from Stockholm Centralstation to Uppsala Centralstationtrain 946 / ...
27h 24mkr 1,750–6,623Bus
- 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 Arlanda Airport Terminal 4 & 5bus
41h 44mkr 1,432–2,954Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cardiff to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Uppsalacar
24h 21mkr 4,060–6,013
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 950 kr - 2700 kr and takes 8h.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Uppsala is to train and fly which takes 7h 13m and costs 1300 kr - 3700 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, Hanover central bus station, Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof and Arlanda terminal 4 buss. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 41h 44m.
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 Hbf and Stockholm Centralstation. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 50m.
The distance between Cardiff and Uppsala is 1686 km.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Uppsala without a car is to train via London which takes 26h 50m and costs 2200 kr - 7000 kr.
It takes approximately 8h 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 train via London which takes 26h 50m and costs 2200 kr - 7000 kr. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs 1000 kr - 2900 kr and takes 8h 22m, you could also bus, which costs 1400 kr - 3000 kr and takes 41h 44m.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Uppsala, Sweden?
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 Hbf, and Stockholm Centralstation in around 26h 50m. Alternatively, KLM and Scandinavian Airlines fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) 4 times a day.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 550–2,900
Flights from Bristol Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 750–2,100
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 500–1,600
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 500–1,600
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 500–1,600
Flights from Manchester Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 600–1,800
Flights from Manchester Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 600–1,800
Flights from Manchester Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 600–1,800
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- 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 850–4,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 600–3,300
Flights from Manchester Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 550–3,000
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 480–1,700
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 480–1,700
Flights from Manchester Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- kr 600–1,300
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 500–1,800
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 500–1,800
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–2,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,100
- 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
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 180–290
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 500–1,100
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- 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 100–130
- 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 1,300–3,000
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 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 650–3,300
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-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
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- snalltaget.se
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Stockholm Central
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 950–1,900
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Uppsala Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 210–290
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
Train from Hamburg Hauptbahnhof to Stockholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 26m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 950–1,900
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
- Phone
- 0771-22 44 40
- malartagkundservice@regionsormland.se
- Website
- malartag.se
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Uppsala Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 100–120
- Website
- https://malartag.se/en/
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- kundservice@sj.se
- Website
- sj.se
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Uppsala Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 90–130
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
Train from Hamburg Hauptbahnhof to Stockholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 470–1,000
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
- Phone
- +46 8 600 10 00
- Website
- sl.se
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Uppsala Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 75–90
- Website
- https://sl.se/en/in-english
- 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 600–950
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Amsterdam Centraal Station to Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Arlanda Airport Terminal 4 & 5
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 550–950
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Hanover central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 600–1,400
- 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 80–190
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 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 100–290
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 300–460
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- 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 380–450
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- kr 800–2,000
- On Foot
- kr 380–450
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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 1:59 PM in Cardiff and 2:59 PM in Uppsala.
Cardiff to Uppsala train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), arrive at London Paddington station.
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