There are 13 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 27m£61–206Train
- 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 1m£212–813Bus
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to London Victoriabus N280
- Take the bus from London Victoria to University REbus 507 / ...
26h 48m£71–185Night 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 6m£179–628Fly Munich International Airport to Cardiff Airport
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane MUC - CWL
8h 44m£82–349Train 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 48m£85–373Fly 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£106–289Fly 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 22m£128–339Fly Munich International Airport to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane MUC - MAN
- Take the train from Wilmslow to Cardiff Centraltrain
9h 8m£105–307Fly 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 27m£99–337Bus via Dover
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Doverbus
- Take the bus from Dover to London Victoriabus 700 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to University REbus 507 / ...
27h 28m£89–139Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Munich to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Cardiffcar
13h 31mDrive, 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 35m£205–294
Munich to Cardiff by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Munich to Cardiff is to bus via Dover which costs £85 - £140 and takes 27h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Munich to Cardiff is to fly and train which takes 6h 27m and costs £60 - £210.
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 26h 48m.
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 1m.
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 1m and costs £210 - £850.
It takes approximately 6h 27m 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 1m and costs £210 - £850. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £70 - £190 and takes 26h 48m, you could also fly, which costs £80 - £350 and takes 8h 44m.
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 1m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Munich central bus station to University RE via London Victoria in around 26h 48m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–240
Flights from Munich International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–290
Flights from Munich International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–260
Flights from Munich International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–210
Flights from Munich International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–250
Flights from Munich International Airport to Manchester Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–190
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–250
Flights from Munich International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–400
Flights from Innsbruck Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £70–390
Flights from Munich International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–240
Flights from Munich International Airport to Manchester Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–250
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–240
Flights from Munich International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–260
Flights from Munich International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–250
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–180
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–150
Flights from Innsbruck Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–230
Flights from Munich International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £35–120
Flights from Munich International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–160
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–430
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–250
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–180
Flights from Munich International Airport to Manchester Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–210
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £85–430
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Innsbruck Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–280
- 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
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–24
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–110
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £26–35
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–130
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £8–24
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–90
- 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
- £110–380
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £110–160
- 1st Class
- £230–380
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £85–270
- 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
- £55–320
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £75–280
- 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
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £55–235
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- £225–235
- Couchette Carriage
- £130–150
- Seating Carriage
- £55–70
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Ostbahnhof to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £21–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Wilmslow to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–110
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- 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
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £50–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Munich central bus station to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £60–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Dover to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £10–15
- 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
- £18–40
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.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
- £30–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- £65–170
- On Foot
- £30–40
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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 6:21 AM in Munich and 5:21 AM in Cardiff.
Munich to Cardiff train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), arrive at Amsterdam Centraal station.
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