There are 12 ways to get from Mainz to Cardiff by train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, plane, train, night train, or car ferry
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Train
best- Take the train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Miditrain 79
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
9h 48m£226–465Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Frankfurt Airport to London Victoriabus N280
- Take the bus from London Heathrow Airport to Cardiff North Roadbus Uk940 / ...
23h 55m£64–122Bus via Luxembourg
- Take the bus from Mainz central train station to Luxembourg, P+R Bouillonbus
- Take the bus from Luxembourg P+R Bouillon to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to University REbus 507 / ...
17h 12mDrive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Mainz to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Cardiffcar
9h 53mFly to Cardiff Airport
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane FRA - CWL
6h 49m£101–280Train, night train
- Take the train from Mainz Hbf to Koblenz Hbftrain Ice / ...
- Take the night train from Koblenz Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midinighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
13h 50m£201–455Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Mainz to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Cardiffcar
11h 2m£135–228Fly to Bristol Airport, train
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane FRA - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
7h 51m£115–265Fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane FRA - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Centraltrain
7h 6m£137–298Fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane FRA - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
6h 42m£135–376Fly to London City Airport, train
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to London City Airport (LCY)plane FRA - LCY
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
6h 48m£162–473Fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane FRA - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Cardiff Centraltrain
7h 48m£133–381
Mainz to Cardiff by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Mainz to Cardiff is to bus which costs £60 - £130 and takes 23h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Mainz to Cardiff is to fly and train which takes 6h 42m and costs £130 - £380.
No, there is no direct bus from Mainz station to Cardiff. However, there are services departing from Mainz central train station and arriving at University RE via Luxembourg P+R Bouillon and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 12m.
No, there is no direct train from Mainz to Cardiff. However, there are services departing from Mainz, Römisches Theater and arriving at Cardiff Central via Frankfurt, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, King's Cross St. Pancras station and London Paddington. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 48m.
The distance between Mainz and Cardiff is 637 miles.
The best way to get from Mainz to Cardiff without a car is to train which takes 9h 48m and costs £220 - £470.
It takes approximately 9h 48m to get from Mainz to Cardiff, including transfers.
Mainz to Cardiff bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Mainz central train station.
Mainz to Cardiff train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Frankfurt station.
The best way to get from Mainz to Cardiff is to train which takes 9h 48m and costs £220 - £470. Alternatively, you can bus via Luxembourg, which costs and takes 17h 12m, you could also fly, which costs £100 - £280 and takes 6h 49m.
What companies run services between Mainz, Germany and Cardiff, Wales?
You can take a train from Mainz, Römisches Theater to Cardiff Central via Frankfurt, Bruxelles Midi, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, London St Pancras Intl, King's Cross St. Pancras station, Paddington, and London Paddington in around 9h 48m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Mainz central train station to University RE via Luxembourg P+R Bouillon and London Victoria in around 17h 12m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–390
Flights from Frankfurt to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–250
Flights from Frankfurt to Birmingham Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–240
Flights from Frankfurt to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–250
Flights from Frankfurt to London City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–330
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–390
Flights from Frankfurt to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–250
Flights from Frankfurt to London Heathrow Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–230
Flights from Frankfurt to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £95–270
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Frankfurt to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–190
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Frankfurt to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–250
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Bristol Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–210
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £110–390
Flights from Frankfurt to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £95–270
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–160
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–390
Flights from Frankfurt to Birmingham Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–250
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Bristol Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £170–330
Flights from Frankfurt to London City Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140–340
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mainz Hbf to Koblenz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £100–180
- 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 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–120
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–35
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–45
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–95
- 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
- +49-261-98887070
- service@trans-regio.de
- Website
- mittelrheinbahn.de
Train from Mainz Hbf to Koblenz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–21
- Schedules at
- mittelrheinbahn.de
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Mainz Hbf to Koblenz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £8–20
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- 0621 8301200
- Website
- suewex.de
Train from Mainz Hbf to Koblenz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £15–21
- Schedules at
- suewex.de
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Koblenz Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £22–81
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- £78–81
- Couchette Carriage
- £50–60
- Seating Carriage
- £22–26
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £19–28
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–80
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Mainz central train station to Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £11–20
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Frankfurt Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £45–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Heathrow Airport to Cardiff North Road
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–24
- 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
- £17–27
- 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
- £5–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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More Questions & Answers
Mainz to Cardiff bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon station.
Cardiff is 1h behind Mainz. It is currently 6:39 AM in Mainz and 5:39 AM in Cardiff.
Mainz to Cardiff train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Bruxelles Midi station.
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