There are 11 ways to get from Erlangen to Cardiff by plane, train, 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.
Fly to Bristol Airport, train
best- Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane NUE - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
7h 37m£82–256Train
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Frankfurttrain 41 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt Flughafen Fernb to Amsterdam Centraaltrain Ice
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.train
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
16h 14m£180–376Train, bus
- Take the train from Erlangen to Würzburg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Würzburg Hbf to Frankfurttrain 41 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Miditrain 79
- Take the bus from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West to London Victoria Green Line Stationbus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to University REbus 507 / ...
18h 57m£134–406Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Erlangen to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Cardiffcar
11h 27m£293–380Fly to Cardiff Airport
- Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane NUE - CWL
7h 20m£103–282Fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane NUE - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Centraltrain
8h 55m£115–281Fly to London Stansted Airport, train
- Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane NUE - STN
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
7h 49m£113–328Fly to Exeter, train
- Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Exeter (EXT)plane NUE - EXT
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
11h 53m£157–356Train, night train
- Take the train from Nuernberg Hbf to Koblenz Hbftrain Ice / ...
- Take the nighttrain from Koblenz Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midinighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
17h 4m£255–515Bus
- Take the bus from Nuremberg central bus station to London Victoriabus N870 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to University REbus 507 / ...
24h 35m£100–162Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Erlangen to Calaiscar
- Take the carferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Cardiffcar
12h 31m£206–342
Erlangen to Cardiff by train and subway
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Erlangen to Cardiff is to bus which costs £95 - £170 and takes 24h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Erlangen to Cardiff is to fly which takes 7h 20m and costs £100 - £290.
No, there is no direct bus from Erlangen station to Cardiff. However, there are services departing from Erlangen train station and arriving at University RE via Nuremberg central bus station and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 35m.
No, there is no direct train from Erlangen to Cardiff. However, there are services departing from Erlangen and arriving at Cardiff Central via Nürnberg Hbf, Frankfurt Flughafen Fernb, Amsterdam Centraal, King's Cross St. Pancras station and London Paddington. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 14m.
The distance between Erlangen and Cardiff is 679 miles.
The best way to get from Erlangen to Cardiff without a car is to train which takes 16h 14m and costs £180 - £380.
It takes approximately 7h 37m to get from Erlangen to Cardiff, including transfers.
Erlangen to Cardiff bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Nuremberg central bus station.
Erlangen to Cardiff train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Nürnberg Hbf station.
The best way to get from Erlangen to Cardiff is to train which takes 16h 14m and costs £180 - £380. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs £100 - £290 and takes 7h 20m, you could also bus, which costs £95 - £170 and takes 24h 35m.
What companies run services between Erlangen, Germany and Cardiff, Wales?
You can take a train from Erlangen to Cardiff Central via Nürnberg Hbf, Frankfurt Flughafen Fernb, Amsterdam Centraal, London St. Pancras Int., King's Cross St. Pancras station, Paddington, and London Paddington in around 16h 14m. Alternatively, KLM flies from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Cardiff Airport (CWL) 3 times a day.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–300
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–470
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Birmingham Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–310
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Exeter via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £90–500
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–170
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Exeter via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–260
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Bristol Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £70–210
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £90–480
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Birmingham Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–320
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Bristol Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–300
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–29
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–29
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–21
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–21
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £16–25
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–70
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £16–25
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Erlangen to Würzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £19–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Würzburg Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Nuernberg Hbf to Koblenz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Frankfurt Flughafen Fernb to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–75
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £50–100
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Erlangen to Würzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Würzburg Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22–100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- customer.support@eurotunnel.com
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- £117
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Koblenz Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £21–78
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- £75–78
- Couchette Carriage
- £45–55
- Seating Carriage
- £21–26
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £120–200
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West to London Victoria Green Line Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £19–35
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to University RE
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–40
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to University RE
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–40
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Nuremberg central bus station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £75–120
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–75
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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Booking & Getting There
Erlangen to Cardiff bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Cardiff is 1h behind Erlangen. It is currently 5:21 PM in Erlangen and 4:21 PM in Cardiff.
Erlangen to Cardiff train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Frankfurt station.
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