There are 11 ways to get from Hanover to Cardiff by train, bus, car, car train, plane, 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.
Train via Emmerich
best- Take the train from Hannover Hbf to Emmerichtrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal 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
11h 55m£170–363Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Hanover central bus station to London Victoriabus N1328
- Take the bus from London Victoria to University REbus 507 / ...
20h 4m£79–155Train, bus
- Take the train from Hannover Hbf to Dortmund Hbftrain 55 / ...
- Take the bus from DORTMUND, Hbf Nordseite, Steinstrasse to LONDON, Victoria Coach Station-Departure Hallbus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to University REbus 507 / ...
18h 31m£106–243Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Hanover to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Cardiffcar
10h 23mFly Hannover Airport to Cardiff Airport
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane HAJ - CWL
7h 11m£183–379Train
- Take the train from Hannover 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
13h 33mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Hanover to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Cardiffcar
11h 31m£147–244Fly Hannover Airport to Bristol Airport, train
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane HAJ - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
7h 27m£132–279Train to Bremen Airport, fly to Cardiff Airport
- Take the train from Hannover Hbf to Bremen Hbftrain
- Fly from Bremen Airport (BRE) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane BRE - CWL
8h 48m£106–525Train to Bremen Airport, fly to Bristol Airport, train
- Take the train from Hannover Hbf to Bremen Hbftrain
- Fly from Bremen Airport (BRE) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane BRE - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
8h 24m£121–330Fly Hannover Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane HAJ - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
7h£143–416
Hanover to Cardiff by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Hanover to Cardiff is to bus which costs £75 - £160 and takes 20h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Hanover to Cardiff is to fly and train which takes 7h and costs £140 - £420.
No, there is no direct bus from Hanover station to Cardiff. However, there are services departing from Hanover central bus station and arriving at University RE via London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 4m.
No, there is no direct train from Hanover to Cardiff. However, there are services departing from Hannover Hbf and arriving at Cardiff Central via Emmerich, Arnhem Centraal, Amsterdam Centraal, King's Cross St. Pancras station and London Paddington. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 55m.
The distance between Hanover and Cardiff is 781 miles.
The best way to get from Hanover to Cardiff without a car is to train via Emmerich which takes 11h 55m and costs £170 - £370.
It takes approximately 11h 55m to get from Hanover to Cardiff, including transfers.
Hanover to Cardiff bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Hanover central bus station.
Hanover to Cardiff train services, operated by European Sleeper, depart from Hannover Hbf station.
The best way to get from Hanover to Cardiff is to train via Emmerich which takes 11h 55m and costs £170 - £370. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs £180 - £380 and takes 7h 11m, you could also bus, which costs £75 - £160 and takes 20h 4m.
What companies run services between Hanover, Germany and Cardiff, Wales?
You can take a train from Hannover Hbf to Cardiff Central via Emmerich, Arnhem Centraal, Amsterdam Centraal, London St. Pancras Int., King's Cross St. Pancras station, Paddington, and London Paddington in around 11h 55m. Alternatively, KLM flies from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Cardiff Airport (CWL) 3 times a day.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–440
Flights from Hannover Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–290
Flights from Bremen Airport to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–470
Flights from Bremen Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–310
Flights from Hannover Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–300
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Bristol Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £75–260
Flights from Hannover Airport to Bristol Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–310
Flights from Bremen Airport to Bristol Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £70–270
Flights from Bremen Airport to Bristol Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–270
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bremen Airport to Bristol Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–170
Flights from Bremen Airport to Bristol Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £70–170
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–210
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–330
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–250
- Phone
- +31302035833
- info@europeansleeper.eu
- Website
- europeansleeper.eu
Train from Hannover Hbf to Emmerich
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £30–65
- Website
- https://www.europeansleeper.eu/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £9–21
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
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
- service@govolta.nl
- Website
- govolta.nl
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://govolta.nl/nl?_fl=en
Train from Hannover Hbf to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Website
- https://govolta.nl/nl?_fl=en
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–130
- 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/
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hannover Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/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
- £19–27
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hannover Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Hannover Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £26–40
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +48 801 22 33 44
- bilety@sindbad.pl
- Website
- sindbad.pl
Bus from DORTMUND, Hbf Nordseite, Steinstrasse to LONDON, Victoria Coach Station-Departure Hall
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £45–95
- Website
- https://www.sindbad.pl/en/home
- 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
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Hanover central bus station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £50–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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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More Questions & Answers
Hanover to Cardiff bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Cardiff is 1h behind Hanover. It is currently 9:22 PM in Hanover and 8:22 PM in Cardiff.
Hanover to Cardiff train services, operated by European Sleeper, arrive at Emmerich station.
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