There are 14 ways to get from Dresden to Cardiff by train, plane, train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, night train, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Bristol Airport, train
best- Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Flughafen BERtrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane BER - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
7h 6m£98–295Fly Dresden Airport to Bristol Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane DRS - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
9h 56m£85–303Train
- Take the train from Dresden-Neustadt to Berlin-Spandautrain Rj
- Take the train from S Spandau Bhf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain 10 / ...
- Take the train from Hannover Hbf to Amsterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
17h 3mBus
- Take the bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus N60 / ...
- Take the bus from Prague Florenc Central Bus Station to London Victoria Green Line Stationbus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to University REbus 507 / ...
25h 2m£124–217Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Dresden to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Cardiffcar
13h 8m£293–379Bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Bristol Airport, train
- Take the bus from Dresden to Praha Hlavní nádražíbus
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane PRG - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
7h 52mBus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Cardiff Airport
- Take the bus from Dresden to Praha Hlavní nádražíbus
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane PRG - CWL
9h 48mFly Dresden Airport to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane DRS - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Centraltrain
9h 4m£160–337Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to London City Airport, train
- Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Flughafen BERtrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to London City Airport (LCY)plane BER - LCY
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
8h 16m£193–620Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Flughafen BERtrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane BER - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
8h 15m£166–482Bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the bus from Dresden to Praha Hlavní nádražíbus
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane PRG - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
9hTrain, night train
- Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain 51
- Take the night train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Amsterdam Centraalnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
17h 54m£312–765Bus via Berlin
- Take the bus from Dresden central station to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus 060 / ...
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Kingsway GRbus 509 / ...
26h 42m£113–234Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Dresden to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Cardiffcar
14h 12m£189–311
Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Bristol Airport (BRS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dresden to Cardiff is to train and fly which costs £95 - £300 and takes 7h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Dresden to Cardiff is to train and fly which takes 7h 6m and costs £95 - £300.
No, there is no direct bus from Dresden station to Cardiff. However, there are services departing from Dresden central station and arriving at University RE via Prague Florenc Central Bus Station and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 2m.
No, there is no direct train from Dresden to Cardiff. However, there are services departing from Dresden-Neustadt and arriving at Cardiff Central via S Spandau Bhf, Hannover Hbf, Amsterdam Centraal, King's Cross St. Pancras station and London Paddington. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 3m.
The distance between Dresden and Cardiff is 847 miles.
The best way to get from Dresden to Cardiff without a car is to train which takes 17h 3m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 6m to get from Dresden to Cardiff, including transfers.
Dresden to Cardiff bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Dresden central station.
Dresden to Cardiff train services, operated by České dráhy (ČD), depart from Dresden-Neustadt station.
The best way to get from Dresden to Cardiff is to train which takes 17h 3m and costs . Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £120 - £220 and takes 25h 2m.
What companies run services between Dresden, Germany and Cardiff, Wales?
You can take a train from Dresden-Neustadt to Cardiff Central via S Spandau Bhf, Hannover Hbf, Amsterdam Centraal, London St Pancras Intl, King's Cross St. Pancras station, Paddington, and London Paddington in around 17h 3m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Dresden central station to University RE via Prague Florenc Central Bus Station, London Victoria Green Line Station, and London Victoria in around 25h 2m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Cardiff Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £80–350
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–250
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–140
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–170
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–900
Flights from Dresden Airport to Birmingham Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Sunday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £75–370
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–280
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to London Heathrow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–280
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to London Heathrow Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £95–280
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–130
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Bristol Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–130
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–110
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Thursday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–110
Flights from Dresden Airport to Bristol Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £65–270
Flights from Dresden Airport to Bristol Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Sunday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £110–900
Flights from Dresden Airport to Bristol Airport via Frankfurt, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Monday
- Estimated price
- £65–260
Flights from Dresden Airport to Bristol Airport via Frankfurt, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £65–260
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–230
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–220
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–370
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to London City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–360
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–260
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–180
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £65–180
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–140
Flights from Dresden Airport to Bristol Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £75–320
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £85–160
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Cardiff Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £80–350
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to London City Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–360
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–220
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Flughafen BER
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dresden-Neustadt to Berlin-Spandau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from S Spandau Bhf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £35–160
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Flughafen BER
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Flughafen BER
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £60–260
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–35
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–130
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–35
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–130
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–130
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–130
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–35
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–130
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–26
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–26
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–26
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- customer.relations@crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £20–29
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £20–29
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–85
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £20–29
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Dresden-Neustadt to Berlin-Spandau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £19–30
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Dresden-Neustadt to Berlin-Spandau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £26–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- £26–40
- service@govolta.nl
- Website
- govolta.nl
Train from Hannover Hbf to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://govolta.nl/nl?_fl=en
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £150–260
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £150–260
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Standard fare
- £117
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £26–86
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- £83–86
- Couchette Carriage
- £50–65
- Seating Carriage
- £26–32
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–18
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Dresden central station to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–25
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £80–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Kingsway GR
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £18–30
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Prague Florenc Central Bus Station to London Victoria Green Line Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £85–130
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to University RE
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–70
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from London Victoria to Kingsway GR
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–70
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Dresden to Praha Hlavní nádraží
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
Bus from Dresden to Praha Hlavní nádraží
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
Bus from Dresden to Praha Hlavní nádraží
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £8–50
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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Dresden to Cardiff bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Praha, ÚAN Florenc station.
Cardiff is 1h behind Dresden. It is currently 4:59 PM in Dresden and 3:59 PM in Cardiff.
Dresden to Cardiff train services, operated by České dráhy (ČD), arrive at Berlin-Spandau station.
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