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How to get fromRostock to Cardiffby train, plane, bus, car, car train, or car ferry

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There are 11 ways to get from Rostock to Cardiff by train, plane, bus, car, car train, or car ferry

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  1. Train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Cardiff Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane plane HAM - CWL
    9h 1m
    £132–485

  2. Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Bristol Airport, train

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BERtrain train
    2. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane plane BER - BRS
    3. Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain train
    8h 15m
    £104–300

  3. Train via Hamburg

    1. Take the train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbftrain train 25 / ...
    2. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Osnabrück Hbftrain train 43 / ...
    3. Take the train from Osnabrück Hbf to Amsterdam Centraaltrain train Ice
    4. Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.train train
    5. Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain train
    16h 7m
    £188–466

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Rostock central bus station to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus bus 032 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to London Victoriabus bus
    3. Take the bus from London Victoria to University REbus bus 507 / ...
    26h 56m
    £120–184

  5. Drive, Eurotunnel

    1. Drive from Rostock to Calais-Fréthuncar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain train
    3. Drive from Folkestone to Cardiffcar car
    12h 46m
    £292–377

  6. Train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Bristol Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane plane HAM - BRS
    3. Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain train
    9h 18m
    £121–419

  7. Train to Hamburg Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane plane HAM - LHR
    3. Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain train
    8h 48m
    £158–492

  8. Train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Manchester Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane plane HAM - MAN
    3. Take the train from Wilmslow to Cardiff Centraltrain train
    10h 43m
    £133–405

  9. Train

    1. Take the train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Osnabrück Hbftrain train 33
    2. Take the train from Osnabrück Hbf to Amsterdam Centraaltrain train Ice
    3. Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.train train
    4. Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain train
    16h 34m
    £196–402

  10. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Schwarzenbektrain train Re1
    2. Take the bus from Hamburg to Amsterdam Centraal Stationbus bus
    3. Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St Pancras Intltrain train Eil
    4. Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain train
    19h 12m
    £323–600

  11. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Rostock to Calaiscar car
    2. Take the carferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry car ferry
    3. Drive from Port of Dover to Cardiffcar car
    13h 50m
    £204–339

Rostock to Cardiff by train and subway

Calendar18Weekly Services
Duration16h 7mAverage Duration
Ticket£188Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 733.5 mi
  • Duration: 9h 1m

What companies run services between Rostock, Germany and Cardiff, Wales?

You can take a train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Cardiff Central via Hamburg Hbf, Osnabrück Hbf, Amsterdam Centraal, London St. Pancras Int., King's Cross St. Pancras station, Paddington, and London Paddington in around 16h 7m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Rostock central bus station to University RE via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof and London Victoria in around 26h 56m.

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