There are 11 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 Airportbus
- Fly from Billund Airport (BLL) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane BLL - CWL
7h 56m£191–306Train, bus #2
cheapest- Take the train from Esbjerg St. to Kolding St.train Ic / ...
- Take the train from Kolding station to Hamburg Hauptbahnhoftrain Ic
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to University REbus 507 / ...
28h 37m£125–238Train, bus via Brussels
- Take the train from Esbjerg St. to Kolding St.train Ic / ...
- Take the bus from Kolding bus station to Amsterdam Schiphol Airportbus
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
20h 4m£270–476Drive, 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 36m£131–371Fly 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 5m£178–597Bus 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
8h 11m£140–372Bus 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
9h 16m£128–377Bus to Billund Airport, fly to Exeter, train
- Take the bus from Esbjerg Busterminal to Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airportbus
- Fly from Billund Airport (BLL) to Exeter (EXT)plane BLL - EXT
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Parkwaytrain
- Take the train from Bristol Parkway to Cardiff Centraltrain
10h 19m£238–520Train, 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 Int.train
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
20h 9m£184–371Drive, 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£217–345
Esbjerg to Cardiff by train, bus, foot, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Esbjerg to Cardiff is to train and bus which costs £120 - £240 and takes 28h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Esbjerg to Cardiff is to bus and fly which takes 7h 56m and costs £190 - £310.
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 via Brussels which takes 20h 4m and costs £270 - £480.
It takes approximately 7h 56m to get from Esbjerg to Cardiff, including transfers.
Cardiff is 1h behind Esbjerg. It is currently 10:49 PM in Esbjerg and 9:49 PM in Cardiff.
There are 1688+ 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 Schiphol Airport, Schiphol Airport, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, London St Pancras Intl, King's Cross St. Pancras station, Paddington, and London Paddington in around 20h 4m.
- 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
- £50–300
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
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £90–550
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Esbjerg to Bristol Airport via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £150–550
Flights from Billund Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–170
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Billund Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–210
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Billund Airport to Bristol Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £60–240
Flights from Billund Airport to Bristol Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–340
Flights from Billund Airport to Bristol Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–230
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Billund Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £55–210
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Esbjerg to Bristol Airport via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £150–550
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Billund Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–370
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- kundehenv@dsb.dk
- Website
- dsb.dk
Train from Esbjerg St. to Kolding St.
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–18
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Schiphol Airport to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £50–90
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £100–170
- 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
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 43 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 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–95
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £35–70
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Parkway to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–28
- 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
- £19–27
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Bristol Parkway to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £16–24
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- 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
- £55–130
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- snalltaget.se
Train from Kolding station to Hamburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £24–40
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
- Phone
- 7010 4410
- post@sydtrafik.dk
- Website
- sydtrafik.dk
Bus from Esbjerg Busterminal to Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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 Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Kolding bus station to Amsterdam Sloterdijk
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- 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
- £20–27
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/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
- £6–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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