There are 12 ways to get from Jena to Cardiff by train, plane, train (Eurostar), night train, bus, 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.
Train, train to Nuremberg Airport, fly to Cardiff Airport
best- Take the train from Jena West to Erfurt Hbftrain
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain
- Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane NUE - CWL
8h 49m£133–444Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Jena bus station to Bielefeld Brackwede train stationbus N69
- Take the bus from Bielefeld Brackwede train station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to University REbus 507 / ...
24h 6m£95–153Train via Düsseldorf
- Take the train from Jena West to Düsseldorf Hbftrain 51
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf 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
14h 42m£330–597Train, night train, bus
- Take the train from Jena West to Heilbad Heiligenstadttrain Re1
- Take the train from Heilbad Heiligenstadt to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehetrain Re / ...
- Take the nighttrain from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Dortmund Hbfnighttrain Nj
- 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 / ...
22h 26m£121–328Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Jena to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Cardiffcar
12h 7m£271–348Train, train to Nuremberg Airport, fly to Bristol Airport
- Take the train from Jena West to Erfurt Hbftrain
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain
- Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane NUE - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
9h 28m£117–468Train, train to Hannover Airport, fly to Cardiff Airport
- Take the train from Jena West to Göttingentrain
- Take the train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane HAJ - CWL
10h 13m£143–432Train, train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Bristol Airport
- Take the train from Jena Paradies to Halle(Saale)Hbftrain
- Take the train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane BER - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
8h 48m£100–335Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Birmingham Airport
- Take the train from Jena West to Erfurt Hbftrain
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane FRA - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Centraltrain
10h 7m£169–479Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to London Heathrow Airport
- Take the train from Jena West to Erfurt Hbftrain
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane FRA - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
9h 45m£178–567Train
- Take the train from Jena West to Erfurt Hbftrain Re3 / ...
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Frankfurttrain 12 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Amsterdam Centraaltrain Ice
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
15h 52m£323–695Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Jena to Calaiscar
- Take the carferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Cardiffcar
13h 11m£184–305
Jena to Cardiff by train, night train, and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Jena to Cardiff is to bus which costs £95 - £160 and takes 24h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Jena to Cardiff is to train and fly which takes 8h 48m and costs £95 - £340.
No, there is no direct bus from Jena station to Cardiff. However, there are services departing from Jena bus station and arriving at University RE via Bielefeld Brackwede train station and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 6m.
No, there is no direct train from Jena to Cardiff. However, there are services departing from Jena West and arriving at Cardiff Central via Duesseldorf Hbf, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, King's Cross St. Pancras station and London Paddington. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 42m.
The distance between Jena and Cardiff is 816 miles.
The best way to get from Jena to Cardiff without a car is to train via Düsseldorf which takes 14h 42m and costs £330 - £600.
It takes approximately 8h 49m to get from Jena to Cardiff, including transfers.
Jena to Cardiff bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Jena bus station.
Jena to Cardiff train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Jena West station.
The best way to get from Jena to Cardiff is to train via Düsseldorf which takes 14h 42m and costs £330 - £600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £95 - £160 and takes 24h 6m.
What companies run services between Jena, Germany and Cardiff, Wales?
You can take a train from Jena West to Cardiff Central via Düsseldorf Hbf, Duesseldorf Hbf, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, London St Pancras Intl, King's Cross St. Pancras station, Paddington station, and London Paddington in around 14h 42m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Jena bus station to University RE via Bielefeld Brackwede train station and London Victoria in around 24h 6m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Bristol Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £70–220
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Bristol Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £55–180
Flights from Frankfurt to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–360
Flights from Frankfurt to Birmingham Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £80–150
Flights from Frankfurt to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–240
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–460
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–290
Flights from Hannover Airport to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–420
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–240
Flights from Frankfurt to Birmingham Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–220
Flights from Frankfurt to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–250
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Frankfurt to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–180
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Frankfurt to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–240
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Bristol Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £50–300
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–150
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Bristol Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- £45–150
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £110–360
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Birmingham Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–230
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Birmingham Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–240
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Frankfurt to London Heathrow Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–210
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Jena West to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–23
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £25–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Jena West to Heilbad Heiligenstadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £20–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Jena West to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–23
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £25–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Jena West to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £13–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £21–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Jena West to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–23
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Jena West to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–23
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Jena West to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–23
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 37343 808037
- verein@pressnitztalbahn.de
- Website
- Preßnitztalbahn
Train from Jena West to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £110–125
- Schedules at
- Preßnitztalbahn
Train from Jena West to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £110–125
- Schedules at
- Preßnitztalbahn
Train from Jena West to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £110–125
- Schedules at
- Preßnitztalbahn
Train from Jena West to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £110–125
- Schedules at
- Preßnitztalbahn
Train from Jena West to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £110–125
- Schedules at
- Preßnitztalbahn
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Jena West to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £6–14
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Jena West to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £70–160
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Jena West to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £6–14
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Jena Paradies to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £12–26
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Jena West to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £6–14
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Jena West to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £6–14
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Jena West to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £6–14
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £80–140
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £110–190
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £180–300
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–29
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–29
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- +49 30 21300130
- info@abellio-mitteldeutschland.de
- Website
- Abellio GmbH
Train from Heilbad Heiligenstadt to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–15
- Schedules at
- Abellio GmbH
Train from Jena Paradies to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Schedules at
- Abellio GmbH
- Phone
- 0800 2235546
- Website
- ABELLIO Rail Mitteldeutschland GmbH
Train from Heilbad Heiligenstadt to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–17
- Schedules at
- ABELLIO Rail Mitteldeutschland GmbH
Train from Jena Paradies to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–22
- Schedules at
- ABELLIO Rail Mitteldeutschland GmbH
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £17–80
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- £70–80
- Couchette Carriage
- £45–55
- Seating Carriage
- £17–21
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- customer.support@eurotunnel.com
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- £117
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–21
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–21
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £16–25
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £16–25
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–70
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £22–35
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Frankfurt to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–80
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +48 77 443 44 44
- bilety@sindbad.pl
- Website
- Sindbad
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
- Sindbad
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to Kingsway GR
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–40
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to University RE
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £23–40
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Jena bus station to Bielefeld Brackwede train station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £22–35
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bielefeld Brackwede train station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £50–80
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–75
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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Booking & Getting There
Jena to Cardiff bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bielefeld Brackwede train station.
Cardiff is 1h behind Jena. It is currently 2:10 PM in Jena and 1:10 PM in Cardiff.
Jena to Cardiff train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Düsseldorf Hbf station.
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