There are 9 ways to get from Cardiff to Varde by plane, bus, train, car, car train, or car ferry
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Fly from Cardiff Airport, bus
best- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Billund Airport (BLL)CWL - BLL
- Take the bus from Grindsted Rutebilstation to Varde Rutebilstation
10h 2mkr 839–4,312Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Kingsway GD to London Victoria
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Amsterdam Sloterdijk814
- Take the bus from Amsterdam Sloterdijk to Odense Station
- Take the train from Odense St. to Esbjerg St.Ic
29h 34mkr 810–1,819Train, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraal
- Take the bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Kolding bus station
- Take the train from Kolding St. to Esbjerg St.Ic / ...
20h 16mkr 1,335–3,596Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Cardiff to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Varde
13h 57mTrain to Bristol Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Billund Airport (BLL)BRS - BLL
- Take the bus from Grindsted Rutebilstation to Varde Rutebilstation
9h 21mkr 982–2,561Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Billund Airport (BLL)LHR - BLL
- Take the bus from Grindsted Rutebilstation to Varde Rutebilstation
8h 33mkr 1,090–3,331Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Billund Airport (BLL)LGW - BLL
- Take the bus from Grindsted Rutebilstation to Varde Rutebilstation
9h 32mkr 1,065–3,926Train, train to Exeter, fly, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids
- Fly from Exeter (EXT) to Billund Airport (BLL)EXT - BLL
- Take the bus from Grindsted Rutebilstation to Varde Rutebilstation
12hkr 1,444–3,784Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cardiff to Port of Dover
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Drive from Calais to Varde
15h 6mkr 2,047–3,010
Cardiff to Varde by train, subway, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Varde is to bus and train which costs 800 kr - 1900 kr and takes 29h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Varde is to train and fly and bus which takes 8h 33m and costs 1000 kr - 3400 kr.
The distance between Cardiff and Varde is 1038 km.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Varde without a car is to train and bus which takes 20h 16m and costs 1300 kr - 3600 kr.
It takes approximately 10h 2m to get from Cardiff to Varde, including transfers.
Varde is 1h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 6:12 PM in Cardiff and 7:12 PM in Varde.
There are 1939+ hotels available in Varde.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Varde, Denmark?
There is no direct connection from Cardiff to Varde. However, you can take the train to Barry, walk to Barry Hotel, take the line 304 bus to Cardiff Airport, walk to Cardiff Airport (CWL) airport, fly to Billund Airport (BLL), walk to Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airport, take the bus to Grindsted Rutebilstation, then take the bus to Varde Rutebilstation. Alternatively, you can take a train from Cardiff Central to Varde St. via London Paddington, Paddington, King's Cross St. Pancras station, London St. Pancras Int., Rotterdam Centraal, Rotterdam Central Station, Kolding bus station, Kolding St., and Esbjerg St. in around 20h 16m.
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- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Billund Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 750–4,200
Flights from Bristol Airport to Billund Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 470–2,700
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Billund Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 500–2,900
Flights from Exeter to Billund Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 800–4,400
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Billund Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–2,700
Flights from Bristol Airport to Billund Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 550–2,900
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Billund Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 700–2,300
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Billund Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 750–4,200
Flights from Bristol Airport to Billund Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–2,700
Flights from Bristol Airport to Billund Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 550–2,900
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Billund Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 600–3,200
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Billund Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- kr 490–2,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Billund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 500–2,100
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Billund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 500–1,800
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Billund Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 750–3,100
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 350–850
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 100–200
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 290–1,100
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 220–300
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 340–355
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 550–2,000
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- kr 550–850
- 1st Class
- kr 1,200–2,000
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- kundehenv@dsb.dk
- Website
- dsb.dk
Train from Kolding St. to Esbjerg St.
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 85–140
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
Train from Odense St. to Esbjerg St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 180–290
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/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
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 230–420
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- kr 230–330
- 1st Class
- kr 300–420
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 60–350
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 7010 4410
- post@sydtrafik.dk
- Website
- sydtrafik.dk
Bus from Grindsted Rutebilstation to Varde Rutebilstation
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 30–45
- Website
- Sydtrafik
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Kolding bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 330–600
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Kingsway GD to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 55–180
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Amsterdam Sloterdijk
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 270–750
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Amsterdam Sloterdijk to Odense Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 300–600
- 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
- kr 270–320
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- kr 550–1,400
- On Foot
- kr 270–320
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