There are 14 ways to get from Karlstad to Cardiff by train, plane, train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, or car ferry
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Train to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen, fly to Bristol Airport, train
best- Take the train from Karlstad Centralstation 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 2m£119–269Train, 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
11h 40m£98–368Train
- Take the train from Karlstad Centralstation to Hallsberg stationtrain
- Take the train from Hallsberg station to Hamburg Hbftrain 345
- Take the train from Hamburg 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
28h 18mBus via Copenhagen
- Take the bus from Karlstad Centralstation to Jönköping Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Jönköping Bus Station to Copenhagen Ingerslevsgadebus
- Take the bus from Copenhagen Busterminal to The Haguebus
- Take the bus from The Hague to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to University REbus 507 / ...
41h 39m£212–468Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Karlstad to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Cardiffcar
21h 36mTrain to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen, fly to Cardiff Airport
- Take the train from Karlstad Centralstation to Lillestrøm stasjontrain
- Fly from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane OSL - CWL
12h 51m£176–380Train to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport, fly to Cardiff Airport
- Take the train from Karlstad Centralstation to Göteborg Centralstationtrain
- Fly from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport (GOT) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane GOT - CWL
11h 5m£105–466Train to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the train from Karlstad Centralstation 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 13m£160–376Train to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport, fly to London Stansted Airport, train
- Take the train from Karlstad Centralstation to Göteborg Centralstationtrain
- Fly from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport (GOT) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane GOT - STN
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
10h 41m£132–389Train to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen, fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Take the train from Karlstad Centralstation to Lillestrøm stasjontrain
- Fly from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane OSL - MAN
- Take the train from Wilmslow to Cardiff Centraltrain
11h 49m£146–334Train, 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 8m£115–499Train via Gothenburg
- Take the train from Karlstad Centralstation to Göteborg Centralstationtrain
- Take the train from Göteborg Centralstation to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Hamburg 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
29h 20mBus
- 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 50m£187–367Drive, 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 45m£309–473
Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL) to Bristol Airport (BRS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Karlstad to Cardiff is to train and fly which costs £110 - £270 and takes 11h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Karlstad to Cardiff is to train and fly which takes 10h 13m and costs £160 - £380.
No, there is no direct bus from Karlstad station to Cardiff. However, there are services departing from Karlstad Centralstation and arriving at University RE via Jönköping Bus Station, Copenhagen Busterminal, The Hague and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 41h 39m.
No, there is no direct train from Karlstad station to Cardiff. However, there are services departing from Karlstad Centralstation and arriving at Cardiff Central via Hallsberg station, Hamburg Hbf, Amsterdam Centraal, King's Cross St. Pancras station and London Paddington. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 18m.
The distance between Karlstad and Cardiff is 1013 miles.
The best way to get from Karlstad to Cardiff without a car is to train which takes 28h 18m and costs .
It takes approximately 11h 2m 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 train services, operated by Swedish Railways (SJ), depart from Karlstad Centralstation.
The best way to get from Karlstad to Cardiff is to train which takes 28h 18m and costs . Alternatively, you can bus via Copenhagen, which costs £210 - £470 and takes 41h 39m.
What companies run services between Karlstad, Sweden and Cardiff, Wales?
You can take a train from Karlstad Centralstation to Cardiff Central via Hallsberg station, Hamburg Hbf, Amsterdam Centraal, London St. Pancras Int., King's Cross St. Pancras station, Paddington, and London Paddington in around 28h 18m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Karlstad Centralstation to University RE via Jönköping Bus Station, Copenhagen Ingerslevsgade, Copenhagen Busterminal, The Hague, and London Victoria in around 41h 39m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–240
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–390
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–400
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–260
Flights from Linköping City Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–270
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Manchester Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–240
Flights from Linköping City Airport to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–430
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Bristol Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £55–220
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22–170
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to London Stansted Airport via Gdansk
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £22–170
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–160
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to London Heathrow Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–160
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–180
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Manchester Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–180
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–140
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Bristol Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–190
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Bristol Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £40–170
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £26–130
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to London Heathrow Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–300
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Manchester Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–210
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–110
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Manchester Airport via Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–110
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Manchester Airport via Stavanger
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–110
- Phone
- +46 771 15 15 15
- info@vy.se
- Website
- vy.se
Train from Karlstad Centralstation to Lillestrøm stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- vy.se
Train from Karlstad Centralstation to Hallsberg station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- vy.se
- Phone
- +46 77 144 41 11
- Website
- vy.se
Train from Karlstad Centralstation to Lillestrøm stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £15–22
- Schedules at
- vy.se
Train from Karlstad Centralstation to Hallsberg station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £10–15
- Schedules at
- vy.se
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- kundservice@sj.se
- Website
- sj.se
Train from Karlstad Centralstation to Lillestrøm stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £25–45
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
Train from Karlstad Centralstation to Hallsberg station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £14–26
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
Train from Hallsberg station to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 6m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £110–200
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
Train from Karlstad Centralstation to Göteborg Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £28–50
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
Train from Karlstad Centralstation to Katrineholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £22–40
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
Train from Katrineholm Centralstation to Linköping Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £10–19
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
Train from Göteborg Centralstation to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 59m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £95–170
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–35
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £20–28
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- kundservice@sj.se
- Website
- sj.se
Train from Karlstad Centralstation to Hallsberg station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £14–23
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en
Train from Karlstad Centralstation to Katrineholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £21–35
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en
- Phone
- 0550-875 61
- info@tagakeriet.se
- Website
- tagakeriet.se
Train from Karlstad Centralstation to Hallsberg station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £16–25
- Website
- Tågab
Train from Karlstad Centralstation to Göteborg Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- Tågab
Train from Karlstad Centralstation to Katrineholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £25–40
- Website
- Tågab
- Website
- govolta.nl
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- govolta.nl
- 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
- £50–130
- 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
- £150–250
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-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
- Phone
- +46 8 580 971 66
- kundservice@vrresa.se
- Website
- vrresa.se
Train from Karlstad Centralstation to Göteborg Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £22–35
- Website
- https://mtrx.travel/en
Train from Karlstad Centralstation to Katrineholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £17–26
- Website
- https://mtrx.travel/en
- 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
- £12–20
- 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
- £60–110
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +47 407 05070
- buss@vy.no
- Website
- vybuss.no
Bus from Karlstad Centralstation to Jönköping Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- https://www.vybuss.com/
Bus from Jönköping Bus Station to Copenhagen Ingerslevsgade
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £65–130
- Website
- https://www.vybuss.com/
Bus from Karlstad Bus Station Drottninggatan to Norrköping Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £35–70
- Website
- https://www.vybuss.com/
- Phone
- 0550-66 15 70
- Website
- bergslagstaget.se
Bus from Karlstad Centralstation to Jönköping Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £90–120
- Website
- BT Buss
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Copenhagen Busterminal to The Hague
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £55–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from The Hague to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £28–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Norrköping to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- 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
- £60–120
- 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
- £28–70
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- 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
- £7–18
- Website
- https://www.poferries.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
- £5–28
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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More Questions & Answers
Karlstad to Cardiff bus services, operated by Vy Buss, arrive at Norrköping Bus Station.
Cardiff is 1h behind Karlstad. It is currently 2:00 AM in Karlstad and 1:00 AM in Cardiff.
Karlstad to Cardiff train services, operated by Swedish Railways (SJ), arrive at Hallsberg station.
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