There are 10 ways to get from Esbjerg to Cardiff by bus, plane, train, car, car 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.
Bus to Billund Airport, fly to Cardiff Airport
best- Take the bus from Esbjerg Busterminal to Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airport
- Fly from Billund Airport (BLL) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)BLL - CWL
7h 46m£249–863Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Esbjerg St. to Kolding St.Ic / ...
- Take the bus from Kolding bus station to Amsterdam Sloterdijk
- Take the bus from Amsterdam Sloterdijk to London Victoria814
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Kingsway GD
27h 3m£78–211Train, bus via London
- Take the train from Esbjerg St. to Kolding St.Ic / ...
- Take the bus from Kolding bus station to Amsterdam Sloterdijk
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St Pancras IntlEil
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
18h 31m£134–523Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Esbjerg to Calais-Fréthun
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Drive from Folkestone to Cardiff
13h 50mBus to Billund Airport, fly to Bristol Airport, train
- Take the bus from Esbjerg Busterminal to Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airport
- Fly from Billund Airport (BLL) to Bristol Airport (BRS)BLL - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
8h 6m£123–312Bus to Billund Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the bus from Esbjerg Busterminal to Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airport
- Fly from Billund Airport (BLL) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)BLL - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
7h 29m£120–414Bus to Billund Airport, fly to Exeter, train
- Take the bus from Esbjerg Busterminal to Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airport
- Fly from Billund Airport (BLL) to Exeter (EXT)BLL - EXT
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meads
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
12h 2m£178–422Train to Copenhagen Airport, fly to Bristol Airport, train
- Take the train from Esbjerg St. to København H
- Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Bristol Airport (BRS)CPH - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
9h£92–285Bus to Billund Airport, fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Take the bus from Esbjerg Busterminal to Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airport
- Fly from Billund Airport (BLL) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)BLL - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Take the train from Reading to Cardiff Central
8h 29m£126–446Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Esbjerg to Calais
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Drive from Port of Dover to Cardiff
14h 54m£244–354
Esbjerg to Cardiff by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Esbjerg to Cardiff is to train and bus which costs £75 - £220 and takes 27h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Esbjerg to Cardiff is to bus and fly and train which takes 7h 29m and costs £120 - £420.
The distance between Esbjerg and Cardiff is 649 miles.
The best way to get from Esbjerg to Cardiff without a car is to train and bus via London which takes 18h 31m and costs £130 - £550.
It takes approximately 7h 46m to get from Esbjerg to Cardiff, including transfers.
Cardiff is 1h behind Esbjerg. It is currently 12:39 AM in Esbjerg and 11:39 PM in Cardiff.
There are 1519+ hotels available in Cardiff.
What companies run services between Esbjerg, Denmark and Cardiff, Wales?
There is no direct connection from Esbjerg to Cardiff. However, you can take the bus to Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airport, walk to Billund Airport (BLL) airport, fly to Cardiff Airport (CWL), walk to Cardiff Airport, take the line 304 bus to Barry Hotel, walk to Barry, then take the train to Cardiff Central. Alternatively, you can take a train from Esbjerg St. to Cardiff Central via Kolding St., Kolding bus station, Amsterdam Sloterdijk, Amsterdam Sloterdijk, Amsterdam Centraal, London St Pancras Intl, King's Cross St. Pancras station, Paddington, and London Paddington in around 18h 31m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Billund Airport to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–460
Flights from Billund Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–280
Flights from Billund Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–310
Flights from Billund Airport to Exeter via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–480
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–230
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Billund Airport to Bristol Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–310
Flights from Billund Airport to Bristol Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £50–220
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–170
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £35–170
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Bristol Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £35–170
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Billund Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–350
Flights from Billund Airport to Exeter via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–480
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Billund Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–220
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Billund Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–260
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Billund Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–360
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £30–150
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Billund Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–240
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- kundehenv@dsb.dk
- Website
- dsb.dk
Train from Esbjerg St. to Kolding St.
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–17
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
Train from Esbjerg St. to København H
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–75
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £55–290
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £95–310
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–120
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–26
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–42
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £26–40
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–110
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- 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
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £8–20
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–45
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 7010 4410
- post@sydtrafik.dk
- Website
- sydtrafik.dk
Bus from Esbjerg Busterminal to Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £4–7
- Website
- Sydtrafik
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Kolding bus station to Amsterdam Sloterdijk
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £30–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Amsterdam Sloterdijk to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Kingsway GD
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–20
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Kingsway GD
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24–35
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.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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