There are 13 ways to get from Rostock to Cardiff by train (Eurostar), train, bus, car, car train, plane, or car ferry
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Train
best- Take the train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Bergedorftrain Re1
- Take the train from Hamburg-Bergedorf 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
16h 9m£182–544Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Rostock central bus station to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus 032 / ...
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to University REbus 507 / ...
27h 5m£100–201Train, bus
- Take the train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbftrain 33 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Dortmund Hbftrain 43 / ...
- 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 / ...
22h 36m£153–352Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Rostock to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Cardiffcar
12h 46mTrain to Hamburg Airport, fly to Bristol Airport, train
- Take the train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane HAM - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
10h 9m£110–298Train via Hamburg
- Take the train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbftrain 33 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Amsterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.train
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
18h 22mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Rostock to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Cardiffcar
13h 55m£183–275Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Bristol Airport, train
- Take the train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BERtrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane BER - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
8h 21m£101–283Train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Cardiff Airport
- Take the train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane HAM - CWL
10h 3m£103–319Train to Hamburg Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane HAM - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
9h 32m£157–385Train to Hamburg Airport, fly to London Stansted Airport, train
- Take the train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane HAM - STN
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
10h 18m£140–442Train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Take the train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane HAM - MAN
- Take the train from Wilmslow to Cardiff Centraltrain
11h 26m£138–353Car ferry, bus to Copenhagen Airport, fly to Bristol Airport, train
- Take the car ferry from Rostock Port to Gedsercarferry
- Take the bus from Gedser to Copenhagen Airportbus
- Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane CPH - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
13h 9m£109–277
Rostock to Cardiff by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rostock to Cardiff is to bus which costs £100 - £210 and takes 27h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Rostock to Cardiff is to train and fly which takes 8h 21m and costs £100 - £290.
No, there is no direct bus from Rostock station to Cardiff. However, there are services departing from Rostock central bus station and arriving at University RE via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 5m.
No, there is no direct train from Rostock to Cardiff. However, there are services departing from Rostock Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Cardiff Central via Hamburg-Bergedorf, Amsterdam Centraal, King's Cross St. Pancras station and London Paddington. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 9m.
The distance between Rostock and Cardiff is 930 miles.
The best way to get from Rostock to Cardiff without a car is to train which takes 16h 9m and costs £180 - £550.
It takes approximately 16h 9m to get from Rostock to Cardiff, including transfers.
Rostock to Cardiff bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Rostock central bus station.
Rostock to Cardiff train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), depart from Rostock Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Rostock to Cardiff is to train which takes 16h 9m and costs £180 - £550. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £100 - £210 and takes 27h 5m.
What companies run services between Rostock, Germany and Cardiff, Wales?
You can take a train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Cardiff Central via Hamburg-Bergedorf, Amsterdam Centraal, London St. Pancras Int., King's Cross St. Pancras station, Paddington, and London Paddington in around 16h 9m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Rostock central bus station to University RE via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof and London Victoria in around 27h 5m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–230
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–230
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–370
Flights from Hamburg Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–250
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–220
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–150
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–250
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–160
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Bristol Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £40–160
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £30–120
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £35–120
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £35–120
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–150
Flights from Hamburg Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–200
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Manchester Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Bristol Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–170
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Cardiff Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–220
Flights from Hamburg Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £26–160
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £20–110
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–150
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–140
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Bristol Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–220
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–220
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Bristol Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–290
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Manchester Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–180
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Manchester Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–200
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Bergedorf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Bergedorf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £29–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £29–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BER
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Hamburg-Bergedorf to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £40–110
- 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
- £140–240
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–120
- Website
- https://www.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/
- 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
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £19–27
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Website
- govolta.nl
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- govolta.nl
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Wilmslow to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +48 801 22 33 44
- bilety@sindbad.pl
- Website
- sindbad.pl
Bus from DORTMUND, Hbf Nordseite, Steinstrasse to LONDON, Victoria Coach Station-Departure Hall
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £45–95
- Website
- https://www.sindbad.pl/en/home
- 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
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Rostock central bus station to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £12–22
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 11m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Gedser to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £8–16
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- £6–17
- 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
- Phone
- +45 33 15 15 15
- Scandlines@scandlines.com
- Website
- scandlines.se
Car ferry from Rostock Port to Gedser
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–85
- Schedules at
- scandlines.com
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More Questions & Answers
Rostock to Cardiff bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof station.
Cardiff is 1h behind Rostock. It is currently 5:30 PM in Rostock and 4:30 PM in Cardiff.
Rostock to Cardiff train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), arrive at Bergedorf station.
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