There are 11 ways to get from Munich to Cardiff by plane, train, train (Eurostar), bus, night train, car, car train, or car ferry
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Fly Munich International Airport to Bristol Airport, train
best- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane MUC - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
6h 28m£76–239Train
- Take the train from München Hbf to Amsterdam Centraaltrain Ice
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.train
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
15h£189–562Bus
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to London Victoriabus N280
- Take the bus from London Victoria to University REbus 507 / ...
27h 4m£101–196Night train, train
- Take the night train from Muenchen Ost 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
17h 5m£197–389Fly Munich International Airport to Cardiff Airport
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane MUC - CWL
8h 6m£124–420Fly Munich International Airport to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane MUC - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Centraltrain
7h 45m£140–298Fly Munich International Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane MUC - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
7h 19m£142–376Train to Innsbruck Airport, fly to Bristol Airport, train
- Take the train from Ostbahnhof to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Innsbruck Airport (INN) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane INN - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
7h 49m£104–345Fly Munich International Airport to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane MUC - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Cardiff Centraltrain
8h 18m£116–306Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Munich to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Cardiffcar
13h 38mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Munich to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Cardiffcar
14h 47m£182–279
Munich to Cardiff by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Munich to Cardiff is to bus which costs £100 - £200 and takes 27h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Munich to Cardiff is to fly and train which takes 6h 28m and costs £75 - £240.
No, there is no direct bus from Munich station to Cardiff. However, there are services departing from Munich central bus station and arriving at University RE via London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 4m.
No, there is no direct train from Munich to Cardiff. However, there are services departing from München Hbf and arriving at Cardiff Central via Amsterdam Centraal, King's Cross St. Pancras station and London Paddington. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h.
The distance between Munich and Cardiff is 750 miles.
The best way to get from Munich to Cardiff without a car is to train which takes 15h and costs £180 - £600.
It takes approximately 6h 28m to get from Munich to Cardiff, including transfers.
Munich to Cardiff bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Munich central bus station.
Munich to Cardiff train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), depart from München Hbf station.
The best way to get from Munich to Cardiff is to train which takes 15h and costs £180 - £600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £100 - £200 and takes 27h 4m, you could also fly, which costs £120 - £420 and takes 8h 6m.
What companies run services between Munich, Germany and Cardiff, Wales?
You can take a train from München Hbf to Cardiff Central via Amsterdam Centraal, London St. Pancras Int., King's Cross St. Pancras station, Paddington, and London Paddington in around 15h. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Munich central bus station to University RE via London Victoria in around 27h 4m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–280
Flights from Munich International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–550
Flights from Munich International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–280
Flights from Munich International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–230
Flights from Munich International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £100–160
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–190
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–260
Flights from Munich International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–460
Flights from Munich International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–250
Flights from Innsbruck Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–370
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–150
Flights from Innsbruck Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–230
Flights from Munich International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–160
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–460
Flights from Munich International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–260
Flights from Munich International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–250
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Bristol Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £150–280
Flights from Munich International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–260
Flights from Munich International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–260
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–250
Flights from Munich International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–280
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £100–160
Flights from Munich International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Cologne Bonn
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £55–210
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–200
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Innsbruck Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £35–240
- 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
- £16–35
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–120
- 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 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–90
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
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
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from München Hbf to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £75–190
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
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
- £140–250
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £95–160
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Muenchen Ost to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 39m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £35–110
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- £90–110
- Couchette Carriage
- £65–75
- Seating Carriage
- £35–50
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Ostbahnhof to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/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
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Munich central bus station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £70–130
- 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
- £5–13
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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Munich to Cardiff bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Cardiff is 1h behind Munich. It is currently 5:07 AM in Munich and 4:07 AM in Cardiff.
Munich to Cardiff train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), arrive at Amsterdam Centraal station.
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