There are 12 ways to get from Hanover to Cardiff by train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, plane, night train, train, or car ferry
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Train
best- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof 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
11h 36m£140–459Bus via Dover
cheapest- Take the bus from Hanover central bus station to Dover
- Take the bus from Dover to London Victoria700 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Kingsway GD
20h 23m£59–107Bus
- Take the bus from Hanover central bus station to London VictoriaN1328
- Take the bus from London Victoria to University RE507 / ...
19h 51m£61–158Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Hanover to Calais-Fréthun
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Drive from Folkestone to Cardiff
10h 19mFly Hannover Airport to Cardiff Airport
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)HAJ - CWL
8h 24m£136–326Night train, train
- Take the night train from Hannover Hbf to Amsterdam CentraalNj
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St Pancras IntlEil
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
12h 34m£139–681Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Hanover to Calais
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Drive from Port of Dover to Cardiff
11h 23m£171–245Fly Hannover Airport to Bristol Airport, train
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Bristol Airport (BRS)HAJ - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
7h 26m£100–223Train to Bremen Airport, fly to Cardiff Airport
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbf
- Fly from Bremen Airport (BRE) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)BRE - CWL
9h 21m£90–416Train to Bremen Airport, fly to Bristol Airport, train
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbf
- Fly from Bremen Airport (BRE) to Bristol Airport (BRS)BRE - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
8h 22m£99–289Fly Hannover Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)HAJ - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
6h 55m£121–404Fly Hannover Airport to Exeter, train
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Exeter (EXT)HAJ - EXT
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meads
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
11h 39m£151–391
Hanover to Cardiff by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Hanover to Cardiff is to bus via Dover which costs £55 - £110 and takes 20h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Hanover to Cardiff is to fly and train which takes 6h 55m and costs £120 - £410.
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 19h 51m.
No, there is no direct train from Hanover to Cardiff. However, there are services departing from Hannover Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Cardiff Central via Dortmund Hbf, Brussel-Zuid, King's Cross St. Pancras station and London Paddington. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 36m.
The distance between Hanover and Cardiff is 719 miles.
The best way to get from Hanover to Cardiff without a car is to train which takes 11h 36m and costs £140 - £460.
It takes approximately 11h 36m 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 Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Hannover Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Hanover to Cardiff is to train which takes 11h 36m and costs £140 - £460. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £60 - £160 and takes 19h 51m, you could also fly, which costs £130 - £330 and takes 8h 24m.
What companies run services between Hanover, Germany and Cardiff, Wales?
You can take a train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Cardiff Central via Dortmund Hbf, Brussel-Zuid, London St. Pancras Int., King's Cross St. Pancras station, Paddington, and London Paddington in around 11h 36m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Hanover central bus station to University RE via London Victoria in around 19h 51m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–420
Flights from Hannover Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–270
Flights from Bremen Airport to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–450
Flights from Bremen Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–290
Flights from Hannover Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–290
Flights from Hannover Airport to Exeter via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–470
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bremen Airport to Cardiff Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–320
Flights from Bremen Airport to Cardiff Airport via London Stansted, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £60–320
Flights from Hannover Airport to Exeter via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Sunday
- 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
- £100–340
Flights from Hannover Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–360
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Bremen Airport to Cardiff Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £60–320
Flights from Hannover Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–180
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Bristol Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £210–480
Flights from Hannover Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–250
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Bristol Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–290
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–320
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Bristol Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £75–170
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Bremen Airport to Cardiff Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £60–320
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–26
- 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 Intl
- 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 Amsterdam Centraal to London St Pancras Intl
- 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 56m
- 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
- £18–26
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £39–42
- 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
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Hannover Hbf to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £35–228
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- £227–228
- Couchette Carriage
- £110–140
- Seating Carriage
- £35–45
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 Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–45
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–25
- 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
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £27–40
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Hanover central bus station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £50–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Hanover central bus station to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Dover to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £10–15
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Kingsway GD
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–22
- 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
- £8–35
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from London Victoria to Kingsway GD
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24–35
- 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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More Questions & Answers
Hanover to Cardiff bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Cardiff is 1h behind Hanover. It is currently 4:02 PM in Hanover and 3:02 PM in Cardiff.
Hanover to Cardiff train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Dortmund Hbf station.
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