There are 10 ways to get from Esbjerg to Cardiff by bus, plane, train, car, car train, or car ferry
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Bus to Billund Airport, fly to Cardiff Airport
best- Take the bus from Esbjerg Busterminal to Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airportbus
- Fly from Billund Airport (BLL) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane BLL - CWL
7h 55m£131–306Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Esbjerg Busterminal to Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airportbus 180 / ...
- Take the bus from Vejle Busterminal to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus 353 / ...
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to University REbus 507 / ...
30h 57m£112–211Train, bus
- Take the train from Esbjerg St. to Kolding St.train Ic / ...
- Take the bus from Kolding bus station to Amsterdam Sloterdijkbus
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
19h 26m£279–534Train
- Take the train from Esbjerg St. to Kolding St.train Ic / ...
- Take the train from Kolding St. 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
19h 35mDrive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Esbjerg to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Cardiffcar
13h 55mBus to Billund Airport, fly to Bristol Airport, train
- Take the bus from Esbjerg Busterminal to Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airportbus
- Fly from Billund Airport (BLL) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane BLL - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
8h 47m£131–371Bus to Billund Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the bus from Esbjerg Busterminal to Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airportbus
- Fly from Billund Airport (BLL) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane BLL - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
7h 48m£135–382Fly Esbjerg to Bristol Airport, train
- Fly from Esbjerg (EBJ) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane EBJ - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
11h 14m£168–597Bus to Billund Airport, fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Take the bus from Esbjerg Busterminal to Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airportbus
- Fly from Billund Airport (BLL) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane BLL - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Cardiff Centraltrain
8h 54m£128–377Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Esbjerg to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Cardiffcar
15h 3m£214–343
Esbjerg to Cardiff by train, bus, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Esbjerg to Cardiff is to bus which costs £110 - £220 and takes 30h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Esbjerg to Cardiff is to bus and fly and train which takes 7h 48m and costs £130 - £390.
No, there is no direct bus from Esbjerg to Cardiff. However, there are services departing from Esbjerg Busterminal and arriving at University RE via Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airport, Vejle Busterminal, Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 57m.
No, there is no direct train from Esbjerg to Cardiff. However, there are services departing from Esbjerg St. and arriving at Cardiff Central via Kolding St., Hamburg Hbf, Amsterdam Centraal, King's Cross St. Pancras station and London Paddington. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 35m.
The distance between Esbjerg and Cardiff is 653 miles.
The best way to get from Esbjerg to Cardiff without a car is to train and bus which takes 19h 26m and costs £270 - £550.
It takes approximately 7h 55m to get from Esbjerg to Cardiff, including transfers.
Esbjerg to Cardiff bus services, operated by Sydtrafik, depart from Esbjerg Busterminal station.
Esbjerg to Cardiff train services, operated by Danish Railways (DSB), depart from Esbjerg St. station.
The best way to get from Esbjerg to Cardiff is to train which takes 19h 35m and costs . Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £110 - £220 and takes 30h 57m.
What companies run services between Esbjerg, Denmark and Cardiff, Wales?
You can take a train from Esbjerg St. to Cardiff Central via Kolding St., Hamburg Hbf, Amsterdam Centraal, London St. Pancras Int., King's Cross St. Pancras station, Paddington, and London Paddington in around 19h 35m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Esbjerg Busterminal to University RE via Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airport, Vejle Trafikcenter, Vejle Busterminal, Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof, and London Victoria in around 30h 57m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Billund Airport to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–460
Flights from Billund Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–290
Flights from Billund Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–300
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Billund Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £90–240
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Billund Airport to Bristol Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £50–230
Flights from Billund Airport to Bristol Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–330
Flights from Billund Airport to Bristol Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–230
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Billund Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–170
Flights from Esbjerg to Bristol Airport via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–550
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Billund Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–210
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Billund Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–350
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Esbjerg to Bristol Airport via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–550
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- kundehenv@dsb.dk
- Website
- dsb.dk
Train from Esbjerg St. to Kolding St.
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12–18
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
Train from Kolding St. to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–70
- 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
- £160–280
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–130
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–35
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–45
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–95
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- snalltaget.se
Train from Kolding St. to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £22–40
- 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
- £50–130
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 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
- £19–28
- 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 20m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £5–7
- Website
- https://sydtrafik.dk/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Kolding bus station to Amsterdam Sloterdijk
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £35–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Vejle Busterminal to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £17–30
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £60–100
- 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
- £28–70
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- 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
- £17–27
- 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
- £5–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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More Questions & Answers
Esbjerg to Cardiff bus services, operated by Sydtrafik, arrive at Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airport station.
Cardiff is 1h behind Esbjerg. It is currently 7:07 PM in Esbjerg and 6:07 PM in Cardiff.
Esbjerg to Cardiff train services, operated by Danish Railways (DSB), arrive at Kolding St. station.
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