There are 11 ways to get from Munich to Cardiff by plane, train, bus, night train, car, car train, or car ferry
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Fly 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 35m£88–253Train
- Take the train from München Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbftrain 47 / ...
- Take the train from Düsseldorf 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 41m£196–554Bus
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to London Victoriabus N280
- Take the bus from London Victoria to University REbus 507 / ...
26h 26m£101–192Night 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
16h 52m£216–456Fly to Cardiff Airport
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane MUC - CWL
7h 33m£143–408Fly 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 16m£152–394Fly 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£144–286Fly 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£115–299Train, bus
- Take the train from München Ost to Bruxelles-Miditrain Nj
- Take the bus from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to University REbus 507 / ...
22h 4m£192–354Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Munich to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Cardiffcar
13h 37mDrive, 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 46m£175–292
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 26h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Munich to Cardiff is to fly and train which takes 6h 35m and costs £85 - £260.
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 26m.
No, there is no direct train from Munich to Cardiff. However, there are services departing from München Hbf and arriving at Cardiff Central via Düsseldorf Hbf, Amsterdam Centraal, King's Cross St. Pancras station and London Paddington. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 41m.
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 41m and costs £190 - £600.
It takes approximately 6h 35m 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 Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from München Hbf station.
The best way to get from Munich to Cardiff is to train which takes 15h 41m and costs £190 - £600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £100 - £200 and takes 26h 26m, you could also fly, which costs £140 - £410 and takes 7h 33m.
What companies run services between Munich, Germany and Cardiff, Wales?
You can take a train from München Hbf to Cardiff Central via Düsseldorf Hbf, Amsterdam Centraal, London St. Pancras Int., King's Cross St. Pancras station, Paddington, and London Paddington in around 15h 41m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Munich central bus station to University RE via London Victoria in around 26h 26m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–290
Flights from Munich International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–220
Flights from Munich International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–170
Flights from Munich International Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–320
Flights from Munich International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–470
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–290
Flights from Munich International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–550
Flights from Munich International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–270
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–170
Flights from Munich International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–140
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £130–550
Flights from Munich International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–280
Flights from Munich International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–260
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–170
Flights from Munich International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–150
Flights from Munich International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Cologne Bonn
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £60–220
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Bristol Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £180–340
Flights from Munich International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–300
Flights from Munich International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–290
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–290
Flights from Munich International Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–270
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–170
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–35
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–130
- 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/
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 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from München Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £100–240
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from München Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £55–130
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £20–50
- 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
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Muenchen Ost to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 39m
- Frequency
- 4 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
- +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
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from München Ost to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 43m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £140–250
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/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
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Munich central bus station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- 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
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £21–35
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- 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
- £18–27
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £6–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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More Questions & Answers
Munich to Cardiff bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Cardiff is 1h behind Munich. It is currently 2:43 AM in Munich and 1:43 AM in Cardiff.
Munich to Cardiff train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Düsseldorf Hbf station.
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