There are 11 ways to get from Cardiff to Varde by train, plane, bus, car, car train, or car ferry
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Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Billund Airport, bus
best- 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 33mkr 1,156–2,766Bus, 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 39mkr 790–1,969Train, drive
- 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 Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln HbfIce
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Niebüll neg39
- Drive from Niebüll neg to Varde
17h 20mkr 1,517–5,311Train, 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 25mkr 1,242–3,491Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Cardiff to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Varde
13h 57mFly Cardiff Airport to Billund Airport, bus
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Billund Airport (BLL)CWL - BLL
- Take the bus from Grindsted Rutebilstation to Varde Rutebilstation
10h 23mkr 2,089–7,612Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Billund Airport, 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 47mkr 1,058–3,227Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Billund Airport, 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 42mkr 1,047–3,837Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Copenhagen Airport, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH)BRS - CPH
- Take the train from København H to Esbjerg St.
10h 11mkr 898–2,485Train, train to Exeter, fly to Billund Airport, 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
12h 14mkr 1,419–3,599Drive, 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 5mkr 2,049–3,011
Cardiff to Varde by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Varde is to bus and train which costs 750 kr - 2000 kr and takes 29h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Varde is to train and fly and bus which takes 8h 47m and costs 1000 kr - 3300 kr.
The distance between Cardiff and Varde is 1056 km.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Varde without a car is to train and bus which takes 20h 25m and costs 1200 kr - 3500 kr.
It takes approximately 9h 33m to get from Cardiff to Varde, including transfers.
Varde is 1h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 10:21 PM in Cardiff and 11:21 PM in Varde.
There are 1890+ 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 Bristol Temple Meads, walk to Bristol Temple Meads, take the shuttle to Bristol Airport, walk to Bristol Airport (BRS) 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 via London Paddington, Paddington, King's Cross St. Pancras station, London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Köln Hbf, and Niebüll neg in around 17h 20m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Billund Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 450–4,000
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Billund Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 800–4,800
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Billund Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 480–3,000
Flights from Bristol Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 330–1,900
Flights from Exeter to Billund Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 800–4,600
- 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 1,300–4,000
Flights from Bristol Airport to Billund Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 750–1,700
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Billund Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 650–2,200
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Billund Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–4,000
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Billund Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 800–4,800
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Billund Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 550–3,300
- 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
- wizzair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Billund Airport via Gdansk
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 750–1,700
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Billund Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 750–3,100
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Billund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 500–2,000
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 270–1,300
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 300–1,400
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 100–220
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 320–750
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 270–800
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 220–470
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 340–360
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 80–160
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
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
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 600–2,300
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 260–950
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 230–700
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Niebüll neg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 210–1,100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- 5 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
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 85–140
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
Train from København H to Esbjerg St.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 390–650
- 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
- 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 270–600
- 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 270–900
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Amsterdam Sloterdijk to Odense Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 280–600
- 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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