There are 11 ways to get from Copenhagen to Cardiff by plane, train, train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, night train, or car ferry
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Fly to Bristol Airport, train
best- Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane CPH - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
3h 49m£67–206Train via Cologne
- Take the train from Koebenhavn H to Hamburg-Altonatrain Rj
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Köln Hbftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Ice
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
17h 44m£317–579Bus
- Take the bus from Copenhagen Busterminal to Antwerpbus
- Take the bus from Antwerp to Calaisbus 814
- Take the bus from Calais to London Victoriabus 700 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to University REbus 507 / ...
26h 42m£92–150Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Copenhagen to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Cardiffcar
15h 21mFly to Cardiff Airport
- Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane CPH - CWL
5h 2m£85–251Fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane CPH - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Centraltrain
5h 16m£125–361Fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane CPH - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
4h 50m£161–381Fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane CPH - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Cardiff Centraltrain
5h 50m£136–331Train
- Take the train from København H to Hamburg Hbftrain Ece / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Amsterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.train
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
20h 2mNight train, bus
- Take the night train from København H to Hamburg Hauptbahnhofnighttrain Nt
- Take the bus from Hamburg to Dortmund central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from DORTMUND, Hbf Nordseite, Steinstrasse to LONDON, Victoria Coach Station-Departure Hallbus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to University REbus 507 / ...
27h 17m£163–212Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Copenhagen to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Cardiffcar
16h 30m£273–391
Copenhagen to Cardiff by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Copenhagen to Cardiff is to bus which costs £90 - £150 and takes 26h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Copenhagen to Cardiff is to fly and train which takes 3h 49m and costs £65 - £210.
No, there is no direct bus from Copenhagen to Cardiff. However, there are services departing from Copenhagen Busterminal and arriving at University RE via Antwerp, Calais and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 42m.
No, there is no direct train from Copenhagen to Cardiff. However, there are services departing from Koebenhavn H and arriving at Cardiff Central via Hamburg-Altona, Koeln Hbf, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, King's Cross St. Pancras station and London Paddington. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 44m.
The distance between Copenhagen and Cardiff is 749 miles.
The best way to get from Copenhagen to Cardiff without a car is to train via Cologne which takes 17h 44m and costs £310 - £600.
It takes approximately 3h 49m to get from Copenhagen to Cardiff, including transfers.
Copenhagen to Cardiff bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Copenhagen Busterminal station.
Copenhagen to Cardiff train services, operated by Danish Railways (DSB), depart from Koebenhavn H station.
The best way to get from Copenhagen to Cardiff is to train via Cologne which takes 17h 44m and costs £310 - £600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £90 - £150 and takes 26h 42m, you could also fly, which costs £85 - £260 and takes 5h 2m.
What companies run services between Copenhagen, Denmark and Cardiff, Wales?
You can take a train from Koebenhavn H to Cardiff Central via Hamburg-Altona, Koeln Hbf, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, London St Pancras Intl, King's Cross St. Pancras station, Paddington, and London Paddington in around 17h 44m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Copenhagen Busterminal to University RE via Antwerp, Calais, and London Victoria in around 26h 42m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–220
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–340
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Birmingham Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–210
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–230
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–160
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–130
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Bristol Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £40–130
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Birmingham Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £75–190
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Birmingham Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £75–190
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–180
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–140
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Aalborg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £35–140
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–200
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–140
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £20–110
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Cardiff Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–340
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £85–160
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–260
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–200
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22–45
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £22–27
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £29–45
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £75–140
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £75–95
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £100–140
Train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £29–55
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £29–35
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £35–55
Train from Reading to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–110
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £55–70
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £75–110
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £26–50
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £26–40
- 1st Class
- £35–50
Train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–140
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £50–80
- 1st Class
- £100–140
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- kundehenv@dsb.dk
- Website
- dsb.dk
Train from Koebenhavn H to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £70–120
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
Train from København H to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £75–120
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hamburg-Altona to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £39–43
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £50–100
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- £50–70
- Comfort
- £55–80
- Premium
- £75–100
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £70–150
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- £70–110
- Comfort
- £85–120
- Premium
- £110–150
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £100–210
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- £100–150
- Comfort
- £120–180
- Premium
- £160–210
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- snalltaget.se
Train from København H to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
Night train from København H to Hamburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
- Website
- govolta.nl
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- govolta.nl
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £75–270
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £75–120
- 1st Class
- £160–270
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Copenhagen Busterminal to Antwerp
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £45–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Antwerp to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £11–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Calais to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £9–16
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to University RE
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24–35
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Hamburg to Dortmund central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
- Phone
- +380 98 815 4444
- support@ewe.ua
- Website
- ewe.ua
Bus from Hamburg to Dortmund central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £50–60
- Website
- https://ewe.ua/
- Phone
- +48 801 22 33 44
- bilety@sindbad.pl
- Website
- sindbad.pl
Bus from DORTMUND, Hbf Nordseite, Steinstrasse to LONDON, Victoria Coach Station-Departure Hall
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £55–70
- Website
- https://www.sindbad.pl/en/home
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–60
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- £65–170
- On Foot
- £30–40
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More Questions & Answers
Copenhagen to Cardiff bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Antwerp station.
Cardiff is 1h behind Copenhagen. It is currently 10:41 PM in Copenhagen and 9:41 PM in Cardiff.
Copenhagen to Cardiff train services, operated by Danish Railways (DSB), arrive at Hamburg-Altona station.
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