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There are 13 ways to get from Dresden to Cardiff by train, plane, bus, car, car train, train (Eurostar), or car ferry

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  1. Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Bristol Airport, train

    best
    1. Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BERtrain
    2. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Bristol Airport (BRS)planeBER - BRS
    3. Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
    7h 22m
    £75–225

  2. Bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Bristol Airport, train

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus
    2. Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Bristol Airport (BRS)planePRG - BRS
    3. Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
    9h 14m
    £53–185

  3. Train via Frankfurt am Main

    1. Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain50
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Miditrain79
    3. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid to London St. Pancras Int.train
    4. Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
    14h 50m
    £172–501

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Dresden central station to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus060 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to London Victoriabus
    3. Take the bus from London Victoria to University REbus507 / ...
    26h 45m
    £80–201

  5. Drive, Eurotunnel

    1. Drive from Dresden to Calais-Fréthuncar
    2. Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
    3. Drive from Folkestone to Cardiffcar
    13h 17m

  6. Bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Cardiff Airport

    1. Take the bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus
    2. Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)planePRG - CWL
    11h 32m
    £84–248

  7. Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BERtrain
    2. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)planeBER - LHR
    3. Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
    8h 22m
    £137–388

  8. Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to London Stansted Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BERtrain
    2. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to London Stansted Airport (STN)planeBER - STN
    3. Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
    9h 7m
    £127–336

  9. Bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Birmingham Airport, train

    1. Take the bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus
    2. Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)planePRG - BHX
    3. Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Centraltrain
    10h 52m
    £88–268

  10. Fly Dresden Airport to Bristol Airport, train

    1. Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Bristol Airport (BRS)planeDRS - BRS
    2. Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
    8h 20m
    £69–283

  11. Train

    1. Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to S Südkreuz Bhftrain27 / ...
    2. Take the train from Berlin Südkreuz to Amsterdam CentraaltrainIce
    3. Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.train
    4. Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
    16h 15m
    £198–785

  12. Bus via Berlin

    1. Take the bus from Dresden central station to Berlin Südkreuz train stationbus060 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Berlin Südkreuz train station to London Victoriabus
    3. Take the bus from London Victoria to University REbus507 / ...
    27h
    £80–200

  13. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Dresden to Calaiscar
    2. Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
    3. Drive from Port of Dover to Cardiffcar
    14h 21m
    £209–300

Dresden to Cardiff by train and bus

Calendar32Weekly Services
Duration14h 50mAverage Duration
Ticket£172Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Dresden, Germany and Cardiff, Wales?

You can take a train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Cardiff Central via Frankfurt, Brussel-Zuid, London St. Pancras Int., King's Cross and St Pancras, Paddington Station, and London Paddington in around 14h 50m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Dresden central station to University RE via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof and London Victoria in around 26h 45m.

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