There are 14 ways to get from Germany to Cardiff by plane, train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, train, or car ferry
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Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Cardiff Airport
best- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)DUS - CWL
6h 52m£91–297Fly Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Bristol Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Bristol Airport (BRS)BER - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
6h 18m£61–183Train via Dortmund
- Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Dortmund Hbf10 / ...
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Bruxelles MidiTha
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid to London St. Pancras Int.
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
13h 43m£159–505Bus via U Theodor-Heuss-Platz
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to London VictoriaN1328
- Take the bus from London Victoria to University RE507 / ...
24h 48m£69–173Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Berlin to Calais-Fréthun
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Drive from Folkestone to Cardiff
12h 35mFly Munich International Airport to Bristol Airport, train
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Bristol Airport (BRS)MUC - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
6h 27m£66–212Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Cardiff Airport
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Utrecht Centraal
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)AMS - CWL
6h 53m£101–340Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Bristol Airport
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Utrecht Centraal
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Bristol Airport (BRS)AMS - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
7h 19m£85–273Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)DUS - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
6h 33m£117–347Fly Frankfurt to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)FRA - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Central
7h 8m£109–285Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)DUS - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Central
7h 9m£95–267Train
- Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Amsterdam CentraalIce
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
15h 35m£184–750Bus
- Take the bus from Berlin Südkreuz train station to London VictoriaN1328
- Take the bus from London Victoria to University RE507 / ...
25h 19m£68–163Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Berlin to Calais
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Drive from Port of Dover to Cardiff
13h 39m£209–299
Germany to Cardiff by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Germany to Cardiff is to fly and train which costs £60 - £190 and takes 6h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Germany to Cardiff is to fly and train which takes 6h 18m and costs £60 - £190.
No, there is no direct bus from Germany to Cardiff. However, there are services departing from S+U Alexanderplatz Bhf/Grunerstr. and arriving at University RE via Berlin Südkreuz train station and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 19m.
No, there is no direct train from Germany to Cardiff. However, there are services departing from S+U Alexanderplatz Bhf and arriving at Cardiff Central via Berlin Hbf, Dortmund Hbf, Brussel-Zuid, King's Cross St. Pancras station and London Paddington. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 43m.
The distance between Germany and Cardiff is 459 miles.
The best way to get from Germany to Cardiff without a car is to train via Dortmund which takes 13h 43m and costs £150 - £550.
It takes approximately 6h 52m to get from Germany to Cardiff, including transfers.
Germany to Cardiff bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Berlin Südkreuz train station.
Germany to Cardiff train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Berlin Hbf station.
The best way to get from Germany to Cardiff is to fly which takes 6h 52m and costs £90 - £300. Alternatively, you can train via Dortmund, which costs £150 - £550 and takes 13h 43m, you could also bus via U Theodor-Heuss-Platz, which costs £65 - £180 and takes 24h 48m.
What companies run services between Germany and Cardiff, Wales?
KLM, Aer Lingus, and Ryanair fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Cardiff Airport (CWL) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from S+U Alexanderplatz Bhf to Cardiff Central via Berlin Hbf, Dortmund Hbf, Brussel-Zuid, London St. Pancras Int., King's Cross St. Pancras station, Paddington, and London Paddington in around 13h 43m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–340
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–230
Flights from Munich International Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–250
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Cardiff Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–370
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–240
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–240
Flights from Frankfurt to Birmingham Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–210
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–220
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–160
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–350
Flights from Frankfurt to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–270
Flights from Frankfurt to Birmingham Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £45–250
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £95–310
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–140
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Bristol Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £50–140
Flights from Munich International Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–150
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–140
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–120
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–160
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–160
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–240
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £70–320
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £80–270
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Berlin Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £30–110
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £55–320
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Brussel-Zuid to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £50–170
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £50–75
- 1st Class
- £100–170
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–85
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £25–40
- 1st Class
- £50–85
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–21
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £7–12
- 1st Class
- £12–21
Train from Berlin Hbf to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £80–290
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £80–130
- 1st Class
- £170–290
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £85–260
- 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 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–130
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–24
- 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
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £8–30
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–90
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- arriva.nl
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £9–10
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- 2nd Class
- £9–10
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £55–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Berlin Südkreuz train station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £55–130
- 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
- £11–30
- 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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Germany to Cardiff bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Germany to Cardiff train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Dortmund Hbf station.
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