There are 11 ways to get from Hanover to Cardiff by train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, plane, train, or car ferry
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Train via Paris
best- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain 19 / ...
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Paris Nordtrain
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
12h 22m£353–767Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Hanover central bus station to London Victoriabus N1328
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Kingsway GRbus 509 / ...
19h 47m£90–171Bus via Dortmund
- Take the bus from Hannover Hbf to Dortmund , Busbahnof Steinstrbus
- Take the bus from DORTMUND, Hbf Nordseite, Steinstrasse to LONDON, Victoria Coach Station-Departure Hallbus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Kingsway GRbus 509 / ...
17h 57m£92–200Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Hanover to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Cardiffcar
10h 23m£253–321Fly 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
8h 33m£115–264Train
- Take the train from Hannover Hbf to Amsterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
13h 6mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Hanover to Calaiscar
- Take the carferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Cardiffcar
11h 27m£148–253Fly Hannover Airport to Cardiff Airport
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane HAJ - CWL
7h 55m£114–246Train to Bremen Airport, fly to Bristol Airport, train
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof 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
9h 56m£101–360Train to Bremen Airport, fly to Cardiff Airport
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbftrain
- Fly from Bremen Airport (BRE) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane BRE - CWL
8h 48m£105–381Fly 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
6h 39m£144–431
Hanover to Cardiff by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Hanover to Cardiff is to bus via Dortmund which costs £90 - £200 and takes 17h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Hanover to Cardiff is to fly and train which takes 6h 39m and costs £140 - £440.
No, there is no direct bus from Hanover to Cardiff. However, there are services departing from Hannover Hbf and arriving at Kingsway GR via DORTMUND, Hbf Nordseite, Steinstrasse and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 57m.
No, there is no direct train from Hanover to Cardiff. However, there are services departing from Hannover Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Cardiff Central via Koeln Hbf, Paris Nord, King's Cross St. Pancras station and London Paddington. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 22m.
The distance between Hanover and Cardiff is 944 miles.
The best way to get from Hanover to Cardiff without a car is to train via Paris which takes 12h 22m and costs £350 - £800.
It takes approximately 12h 22m to get from Hanover to Cardiff, including transfers.
Hanover to Cardiff bus services, operated by East West Eurolines, depart from Hannover Hbf station.
Hanover to Cardiff train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Hannover Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Hanover to Cardiff is to train via Paris which takes 12h 22m and costs £350 - £800. Alternatively, you can bus via Dortmund, which costs £90 - £200 and takes 17h 57m, you could also fly, which costs £110 - £250 and takes 7h 55m.
What companies run services between Hanover, Germany and Cardiff, Wales?
You can take a train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Cardiff Central via Koeln Hbf, Paris Nord, London St Pancras Intl, King's Cross St. Pancras station, Paddington, and London Paddington in around 12h 22m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Hannover Hbf to Kingsway GR via Dortmund , Busbahnof Steinstr, DORTMUND, Hbf Nordseite, Steinstrasse, LONDON, Victoria Coach Station-Departure Hall, and London Victoria in around 17h 57m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–260
Flights from Hannover Airport to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–430
Flights from Bremen Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–270
Flights from Bremen Airport to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–450
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 Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–280
Flights from Hannover Airport to Bristol Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–230
Flights from Hannover Airport to Bristol Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–230
Flights from Bremen Airport to Bristol Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £60–250
Flights from Bremen Airport to Bristol Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–250
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Cardiff Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £110–460
Flights from Hannover Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–240
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bremen Airport to Bristol Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £65–200
Flights from Bremen Airport to Bristol Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–200
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Cardiff Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £110–460
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130–320
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £160–260
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–200
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Koeln Hbf to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £130–230
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £110–200
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £140–260
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–130
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–35
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–130
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–35
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–130
- 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
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Standard fare
- £117
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–26
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–26
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- customer.relations@crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £20–29
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £20–29
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- service@govolta.nl
- Website
- govolta.nl
Train from Hannover Hbf to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://govolta.nl/nl?_fl=en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £26–40
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £26–40
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +380 98 815 4444
- support@ewe.ua
- Website
- ewe.ua
Bus from Hannover Hbf to Dortmund , Busbahnof Steinstr
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £13–21
- Website
- https://ewe.ua/
- Phone
- +48 77 443 44 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
- £50–110
- Website
- https://www.sindbad.pl/en/home
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Kingsway GR
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £29–70
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from London Victoria to Kingsway GR
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £29–70
- 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
- £60–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- £8–50
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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More Questions & Answers
Hanover to Cardiff bus services, operated by East West Eurolines, arrive at Dortmund , Busbahnof Steinstr station.
Cardiff is 1h behind Hanover. It is currently 8:59 AM in Hanover and 7:59 AM in Cardiff.
Hanover to Cardiff train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Köln Hbf station.
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