There are 12 ways to get from Oslo to Cardiff by train, plane, bus, car ferry, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, fly to Bristol Airport
best- Take the train from Oslo S to Oslo lufthavn stasjontrain
- Fly from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane OSL - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
8h 14m£92–255Train, bus via Essen
- Take the train from Oslo S to København Htrain Ic
- Take the train from Koebenhavn H to Hamburg-Altonatrain Rj
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Essen Hbftrain 43 / ...
- Take the bus from Essen central train station to London Victoriabus
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
33h 58m£261–396Train, bus
- Take the train from Oslo S to Göteborg Centralstationtrain
- Take the train from Göteborg Centralstation to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to London Victoriabus
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
37h 43m£234–374Car ferry, train, bus
- Take the carferry from Oslo Vipperangen to Port of Kielcarferry
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain 22
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Dortmund Hbftrain 10 / ...
- Take the bus from DORTMUND, Hbf Nordseite, Steinstrasse to LONDON, Victoria Coach Station-Departure Hallbus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to University REbus 507 / ...
42h 19m£313–612Train, fly to Cardiff Airport
- Take the train from Oslo S to Oslo lufthavn stasjontrain
- Fly from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane OSL - CWL
8h 45m£108–201Train, fly to London Heathrow Airport
- Take the train from Oslo S to Oslo lufthavn stasjontrain
- Fly from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane OSL - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
7h 34m£134–358Train, fly to London Gatwick Airport
- Take the train from Oslo S to Oslo lufthavn stasjontrain
- Fly from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane OSL - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Cardiff Centraltrain
8h 28m£114–388Train, fly to Manchester Airport
- Take the train from Oslo S to Oslo lufthavn stasjontrain
- Fly from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane OSL - MAN
- Take the train from Wilmslow to Cardiff Centraltrain
9h 2m£99–261Train, fly to London Stansted Airport
- Take the train from Oslo S to Oslo lufthavn stasjontrain
- Fly from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane OSL - STN
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
8h 15m£107–297Bus
- Take the bus from Oslo bussterminal to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to University REbus 507 / ...
38h 29m£171–264Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Oslo to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Cardiffcar
21h 33m£538–732Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Oslo to Calaiscar
- Take the carferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Cardiffcar
22h 37m£450–694
Oslo to Cardiff by train, bus, foot, and subway
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Oslo to Cardiff is to train and fly which costs £95 - £270 and takes 9h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Oslo to Cardiff is to train and fly which takes 7h 34m and costs £130 - £360.
No, there is no direct bus from Oslo to Cardiff. However, there are services departing from Oslo bussterminal and arriving at University RE via Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 38h 29m.
The distance between Oslo and Cardiff is 889 miles.
The best way to get from Oslo to Cardiff without a car is to train and bus via Essen which takes 33h 58m and costs £260 - £400.
It takes approximately 8h 14m to get from Oslo to Cardiff, including transfers.
Oslo to Cardiff bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Oslo bussterminal station.
Oslo to Cardiff bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof station.
Cardiff is 1h behind Oslo. It is currently 7:09 PM in Oslo and 6:09 PM in Cardiff.
Book your Oslo to Cardiff bus tickets online with Omio and 12go.asia.
What companies run services between Oslo, Norway and Cardiff, Wales?
You can take a bus from Oslo bussterminal to University RE via Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof and London Victoria in around 38h 29m.
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–160
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to London Gatwick Airport via Stavanger
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- £45–160
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to London Gatwick Airport via Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–160
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–110
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Manchester Airport via Stavanger
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £40–110
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Manchester Airport via Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £40–110
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–240
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–370
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–270
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Manchester Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–240
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–180
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to London Heathrow Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–180
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–160
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Manchester Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–160
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–150
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to London Heathrow Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £95–240
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Manchester Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–190
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Bristol Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–180
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Bristol Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–230
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Bristol Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £70–250
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Bristol Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £55–220
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £23–120
- Phone
- +47 23 15 90 00
- flytoget@flytoget.no
- Website
- Flytoget AS
Train from Oslo S to Oslo lufthavn stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–19
- Website
- Flytoget AS
Train from Oslo S to Oslo lufthavn stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–19
- Website
- Flytoget AS
Train from Oslo S to Oslo lufthavn stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–19
- Website
- Flytoget AS
Train from Oslo S to Oslo lufthavn stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–19
- Website
- Flytoget AS
Train from Oslo S to Oslo lufthavn stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–19
- Website
- Flytoget AS
Train from Oslo S to Oslo lufthavn stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–19
- Website
- Flytoget AS
- Phone
- +47 61 05 19 10
- tog@vy.no
- Website
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
Train from Oslo S to Oslo lufthavn stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £4
- Website
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
- Book at
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
Train from Oslo S to Göteborg Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £22
- Website
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
- Book at
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
Train from Oslo S to Oslo lufthavn stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £4
- Website
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
- Book at
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
Train from Oslo S to Oslo lufthavn stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £4
- Website
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
- Book at
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
Train from Oslo S to Oslo lufthavn stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £4
- Website
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
- Book at
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
Train from Oslo S to Oslo lufthavn stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £4
- Website
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
- Book at
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
Train from Oslo S to Oslo lufthavn stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £4
- Website
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
- Book at
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–29
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–40
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–85
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–21
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Wilmslow to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–85
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £16–25
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Oslo S to København H
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £71
- Website
- Snälltåget
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- kundehenv@dsb.dk
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Koebenhavn H to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £33
- Website
- Danish Railways
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg-Altona to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £27–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Göteborg Centralstation to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 4m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £75–120
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixtrain.de
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £13–20
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- customer.support@eurotunnel.com
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- £117
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Essen central train station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £45–70
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £75–120
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Oslo bussterminal to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £70–110
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £75–120
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +48 77 443 44 44
- bilety@sindbad.pl
- Website
- Sindbad
Bus from DORTMUND, Hbf Nordseite, Steinstrasse to LONDON, Victoria Coach Station-Departure Hall
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £50–70
- Website
- Sindbad
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to University RE
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–40
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to University RE
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–40
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +45 99 56 19 00
- Website
- Color Line AS
Car ferry from Oslo Vipperangen to Port of Kiel
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £190–372
- Website
- Color Line AS
- Car
- £372
- No Car
- £190
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–75
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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