There are 13 ways to get from Stockholm to Cardiff by plane, train (Eurostar), bus, train, night train, car, car train, or car ferry
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Fly to Cardiff Airport
best- Fly from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane ARN - CWL
7h 56m£93–245Fly to Bristol Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane ARN - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
8h 8m£79–222Train
- Take the train from Stockholm Central to Hamburg Hbftrain Ic
- 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
25h 27m£217–756Bus, train
- Take the bus from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Copenhagen Ingerslevsgadebus
- Take the train from Koebenhavn H to Hamburg-Altonatrain Rj
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona 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 / ...
36h 5m£243–414Night train, train
- Take the night train from Stockholm Central to Hamburg Hbfnighttrain 305
- 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
27h 5m£205–744Fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane ARN - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Centraltrain
8h 1m£99–424Fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane ARN - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
7h 42m£114–326Fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane ARN - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Cardiff Centraltrain
8h 38m£135–313Fly to London Stansted Airport, train
- Fly from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane ARN - STN
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
8h 22m£124–353Fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane ARN - MAN
- Take the train from Wilmslow to Cardiff Centraltrain
9h 17m£116–302Bus
- Take the bus from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Hanover central bus stationbus 182 / ...
- Take the bus from Hanover central bus station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to University REbus 507 / ...
38h 55m£101–202Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Stockholm to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Cardiffcar
22h 11mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Stockholm to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Cardiffcar
23h 20m£327–489
Stockholm to Cardiff by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Stockholm to Cardiff is to bus which costs £100 - £210 and takes 38h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Stockholm to Cardiff is to fly and train which takes 7h 42m and costs £110 - £330.
No, there is no direct bus from Stockholm to Cardiff. However, there are services departing from Stockholm, Cityterminalen and arriving at University RE via Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof, Hanover central bus station and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 38h 55m.
No, there is no direct train from Stockholm to Cardiff. However, there are services departing from Stockholm Central and arriving at Cardiff Central via Hamburg Hbf, Hamburg-Bergedorf, Amsterdam Centraal, King's Cross St. Pancras station and London Paddington. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 27m.
The distance between Stockholm and Cardiff is 1046 miles.
The best way to get from Stockholm to Cardiff without a car is to train which takes 25h 27m and costs £210 - £800.
It takes approximately 7h 56m to get from Stockholm to Cardiff, including transfers.
Stockholm to Cardiff bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Stockholm, Cityterminalen station.
Stockholm to Cardiff train services, operated by Snälltåget, depart from Stockholm Central station.
The best way to get from Stockholm to Cardiff is to fly which takes 7h 56m and costs £90 - £250. Alternatively, you can train, which costs £210 - £800 and takes 25h 27m, you could also bus, which costs £100 - £210 and takes 38h 55m.
What companies run services between Stockholm, Sweden and Cardiff, Wales?
KLM, Ryanair, and two other airlines fly from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) to Cardiff Airport (CWL) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Stockholm Central to Cardiff Central via Hamburg Hbf, Hamburg-Bergedorf, Amsterdam Centraal, London St. Pancras Int., King's Cross St. Pancras station, Paddington, and London Paddington in around 25h 27m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Birmingham Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–300
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–130
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–130
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–150
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Manchester Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–150
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Manchester Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–150
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–360
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–240
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Birmingham Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–300
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–260
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Manchester Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–230
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Cardiff Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–320
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Bristol Airport via Gdansk
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £45–160
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £50–300
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–150
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–160
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £40–160
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £45–110
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–130
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Bristol Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–170
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £35–170
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Bristol Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £40–180
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Cardiff Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £80–320
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £95–120
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- snalltaget.se
Train from Stockholm Central to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £70–140
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
Night train from Stockholm Central to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–85
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Hamburg-Bergedorf to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–220
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £60–95
- 1st Class
- £130–220
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £80–270
- 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
- £45–270
- 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 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–110
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–24
- 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 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–90
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- kundehenv@dsb.dk
- Website
- dsb.dk
Train from Koebenhavn H to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £70–120
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hamburg-Altona to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- kundservice@sj.se
- Website
- sj.se
Night train from Stockholm Central to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £85–130
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
- 1st Class Ticket
- £85–120
- 2nd Class Ticket
- £90–130
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £5–19
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–90
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Wilmslow to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–120
- 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
- +47 407 05070
- buss@vy.no
- Website
- vybuss.no
Bus from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Copenhagen Ingerslevsgade
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £90–140
- Website
- https://www.vybuss.com/
- 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
- £50–70
- 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
- £8–28
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £40–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Hanover central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £6–14
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Hanover central bus station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £45–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Hanover central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Hanover central bus station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.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
- £25–45
- 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
- £30–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- £65–160
- On Foot
- £30–40
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More Questions & Answers
Stockholm to Cardiff bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof station.
Cardiff is 1h behind Stockholm. It is currently 1:15 PM in Stockholm and 12:15 PM in Cardiff.
Stockholm to Cardiff train services, operated by Snälltåget, arrive at Hamburg Hbf station.
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