There are 13 ways to get from Karlstad to Cardiff by train, plane, 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 to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport, fly to Cardiff Airport
best- Take the train from Karlstad Centralstation to Göteborg Centralstationtrain
- Fly from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport (GOT) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane GOT - CWL
11h 12m£129–313Train, train to Linköping City Airport, fly to Bristol Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Karlstad Centralstation to Katrineholm Centralstationtrain
- Take the train from Katrineholm Centralstation to Linköping Centralstationtrain
- Fly from Linköping City Airport (LPI) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane LPI - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
12h 41m£84–350Train, bus
- Take the train from Karlstad Centralstation to Hallsberg stationtrain
- Take the train from Hallsberg station to Hamburg Hbftrain 345
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Amsterdam Central Stationbus N75
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.train
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
28h 17m£181–665Bus
- Take the bus from Karlstad Bus Station Drottninggatan to Norrköping Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Norrköping to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus N32
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to University REbus 507 / ...
43h 28m£134–356Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Karlstad to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Cardiffcar
21h 36mTrain, train to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen, fly to Cardiff Airport
- Take the train from Karlstad Centralstation to Kongsvingertrain
- Take the train from Kongsvinger stasjon to Lillestrøm stasjontrain
- Fly from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane OSL - CWL
11h 7m£139–284Train, train to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen, fly to Bristol Airport
- Take the train from Karlstad Centralstation to Kongsvingertrain
- Take the train from Kongsvinger stasjon to Lillestrøm stasjontrain
- Fly from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane OSL - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
11h 19m£112–363Train, train to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen, fly to London Heathrow Airport
- Take the train from Karlstad Centralstation to Kongsvingertrain
- Take the train from Kongsvinger stasjon to Lillestrøm stasjontrain
- Fly from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane OSL - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
10h 35m£120–362Train, train to Linköping City Airport, fly to Cardiff Airport
- Take the train from Karlstad Centralstation to Katrineholm Centralstationtrain
- Take the train from Katrineholm Centralstation to Linköping Centralstationtrain
- Fly from Linköping City Airport (LPI) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane LPI - CWL
12h 13m£111–471Train, train to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen, fly to Manchester Airport
- Take the train from Karlstad Centralstation to Kongsvingertrain
- Take the train from Kongsvinger stasjon to Lillestrøm stasjontrain
- Fly from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane OSL - MAN
- Take the train from Wilmslow to Cardiff Centraltrain
12h£102–281Train, bus via Gothenburg
- Take the train from Karlstad Centralstation to Göteborg Centralstationtrain
- Take the train from Göteborg Centralstation to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Amsterdam Central Stationbus N75
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.train
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
28h 37m£184–628Bus via Jönköping
- Take the bus from Karlstad Centralstation to Jönköping Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Jönköping Eurostop to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to University REbus 507 / ...
45h 1m£178–367Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Karlstad to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Cardiffcar
22h 40m£331–475
Karlstad to Cardiff by train, foot, bus, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Karlstad to Cardiff is to train and fly which costs £120 - £320 and takes 11h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Karlstad to Cardiff is to train and fly which takes 10h 35m and costs £120 - £370.
No, there is no direct bus from Karlstad station to Cardiff. However, there are services departing from Karlstad Bus Station Drottninggatan and arriving at University RE via Norrköping, Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 43h 28m.
The distance between Karlstad and Cardiff is 948 miles.
The best way to get from Karlstad to Cardiff without a car is to train and bus which takes 28h 17m and costs £180 - £700.
It takes approximately 11h 12m to get from Karlstad to Cardiff, including transfers.
Karlstad to Cardiff bus services, operated by Vy Buss, depart from Karlstad Bus Station Drottninggatan.
Karlstad to Cardiff bus services, operated by Vy Buss, arrive at Norrköping Bus Station.
Cardiff is 1h behind Karlstad. It is currently 6:41 AM in Karlstad and 5:41 AM in Cardiff.
Book your Karlstad to Cardiff bus tickets online with Omio.
What companies run services between Karlstad, Sweden and Cardiff, Wales?
You can take a bus from Karlstad Bus Station Drottninggatan to University RE via Norrköping Bus Station, Norrköping, Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof, and London Victoria in around 43h 28m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–390
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–350
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–230
Flights from Linköping City Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–270
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–250
Flights from Linköping City Airport to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–410
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Manchester Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–230
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–150
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to London Heathrow Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–150
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–130
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Manchester Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–130
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–120
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £40–120
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Manchester Airport via Stavanger
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £40–120
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Manchester Airport via Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £40–120
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Bristol Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £50–250
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Bristol Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £35–160
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £23–100
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to London Heathrow Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–210
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Manchester Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–190
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Bristol Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £35–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Bristol Airport via Gdansk
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £80–180
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- kundservice@sj.se
- Website
- sj.se
Train from Karlstad Centralstation to Göteborg Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £13–40
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
Train from Karlstad Centralstation to Hallsberg station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £11–27
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
Train from Hallsberg station to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 6m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £65–170
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
Train from Karlstad Centralstation to Kongsvinger
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £11–22
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
Train from Karlstad Centralstation to Katrineholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–35
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
Train from Katrineholm Centralstation to Linköping Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £14–16
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
Train from Göteborg Centralstation to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
- Phone
- 0550-875 61
- info@tagakeriet.se
- Website
- tagakeriet.se
Train from Karlstad Centralstation to Göteborg Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £23–30
- Website
- Tågab
Train from Karlstad Centralstation to Hallsberg station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £15–18
- Website
- Tågab
Train from Karlstad Centralstation to Katrineholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £14–19
- Website
- Tågab
- 2nd Class
- £14–19
- Phone
- +46 8 580 971 66
- kundservice@mtrx.se
- Website
- mtrx.travel
Train from Karlstad Centralstation to Göteborg Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Website
- https://mtrx.travel/en
Train from Karlstad Centralstation to Katrineholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://mtrx.travel/en
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- Website
- sj.se
Train from Karlstad Centralstation to Hallsberg station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £11–27
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en
Train from Karlstad Centralstation to Kongsvinger
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £11–22
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en
Train from Karlstad Centralstation to Katrineholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £15–35
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en
- Phone
- +46 77 144 41 11
- Website
- vy.se
Train from Karlstad Centralstation to Hallsberg station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £10–15
- Schedules at
- vy.se
Train from Karlstad Centralstation to Kongsvinger
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Schedules at
- vy.se
Train from Kongsvinger stasjon to Lillestrøm stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £7–10
- Schedules at
- vy.se
- Phone
- +46 771 15 15 15
- info@tagkompaniet.se
- Website
- vy.se
Train from Karlstad Centralstation to Hallsberg station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- vy.se
Train from Karlstad Centralstation to Kongsvinger
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- vy.se
Train from Kongsvinger stasjon to Lillestrøm stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- vy.se
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £80–270
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £45–300
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–110
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- 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
- Phone
- +47 61 05 19 10
- tog@vy.no
- Website
- vy.no
Train from Kongsvinger stasjon to Lillestrøm stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–20
- Website
- https://www.vy.no/en
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £7–26
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0771-22 44 40
- malartagkundservice@regionsormland.se
- Website
- malartag.se
Train from Katrineholm Centralstation to Linköping Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £10–12
- Website
- https://malartag.se/en/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Wilmslow to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–80
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Amsterdam Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £19–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Norrköping to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £40–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 11m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £50–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +47 407 05070
- buss@vy.no
- Website
- vybuss.no
Bus from Karlstad Bus Station Drottninggatan to Norrköping Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- https://www.vybuss.com/
Bus from Karlstad Centralstation to Jönköping Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- https://www.vybuss.com/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to University RE
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–40
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 0550-66 15 70
- Website
- bergslagstaget.se
Bus from Karlstad Centralstation to Jönköping Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £26–40
- Website
- BT Buss
- Phone
- 0040 723 450 475
- info@comati-psg.ro
- Website
- comati-psg.ro
Bus from Jönköping Eurostop to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £90–120
- Schedules at
- comati-psg.ro
- 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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