There are 10 ways to get from Vienna to Cardiff by plane, train, shuttle, bus, night train, car, car train, or car ferry
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Fly to Cardiff Airport
best- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane VIE - CWL
11h 45m£80–381Fly to Bristol Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane VIE - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
6h 37m£79–246Train
- Take the train from Wien Westbahnhof to Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10train 968 / ...
- Take the train from München 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
20h 30m£263–567Shuttle, bus, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Wien Hbf to Praha ÚAN Florenc
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Birminghambus
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Centraltrain
29h 44m£153–289Night train, train
- Take the night train from Wien Hbf 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
21h 33m£225–467Fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane VIE - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
7h 23m£149–357Fly to London Stansted Airport, train
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane VIE - STN
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
8h 12m£120–353Bus
- Take the bus from Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus 060 / ...
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to University REbus 507 / ...
32h 22m£116–240Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Vienna to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Cardiffcar
16h 17mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Vienna to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Cardiffcar
17h 26m£239–379
Vienna to Cardiff by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Vienna to Cardiff is to fly and train which costs £75 - £250 and takes 6h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Vienna to Cardiff is to fly and train which takes 6h 37m and costs £75 - £250.
No, there is no direct bus from Vienna to Cardiff. However, there are services departing from Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) and arriving at University RE via Praha, ÚAN Florenc and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 22m.
No, there is no direct train from Vienna to Cardiff. However, there are services departing from Wien Westbahnhof and arriving at Cardiff Central via München Hbf, Amsterdam Centraal, King's Cross St. Pancras station and London Paddington. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 30m.
The distance between Vienna and Cardiff is 945 miles.
The best way to get from Vienna to Cardiff without a car is to train which takes 20h 30m and costs £260 - £600.
It takes approximately 11h 45m to get from Vienna to Cardiff, including transfers.
Vienna to Cardiff bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) station.
Vienna to Cardiff train services, operated by WESTbahn Gmbh, depart from Wien Westbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Vienna to Cardiff is to fly which takes 11h 45m and costs £75 - £390. Alternatively, you can train, which costs £260 - £600 and takes 20h 30m, you could also bus, which costs £110 - £240 and takes 32h 22m.
What companies run services between Vienna, Austria and Cardiff, Wales?
KLM, Ryanair, and two other airlines fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Cardiff Airport (CWL) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Wien Westbahnhof to Cardiff Central via München Hbf, Amsterdam Centraal, London St. Pancras Int., King's Cross St. Pancras station, Paddington, and London Paddington in around 20h 30m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–190
Flights from Vienna International Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–130
Flights from Vienna International Airport to London Stansted Airport via Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £35–130
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–410
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–250
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–190
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–170
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–350
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £55–180
Flights from Vienna International Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £50–170
- Website
- tui.co.uk
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Dubrovnik
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £110–550
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £85–210
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–160
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Wien Westbahnhof to Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £75–130
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from München Hbf to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £75–180
- 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 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–120
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–35
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–80
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £19–29
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Wien Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £55–140
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- £100–140
- Couchette Carriage
- £80–95
- Seating Carriage
- £55–65
- 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 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £100–180
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-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
- +36 70 282 1827
- info@eurobusways.com
- Website
- eurobusways.com
Shuttle from Wien Hbf to Praha ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Schedules at
- eurobusways.com
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £55–150
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £80–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £18–28
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £70–110
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- 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
- 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
- £16–27
- 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
- £5–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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More Questions & Answers
Vienna to Cardiff bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Praha, ÚAN Florenc station.
Cardiff is 1h behind Vienna. It is currently 10:44 AM in Vienna and 9:44 AM in Cardiff.
Vienna to Cardiff train services, operated by WESTbahn Gmbh, arrive at Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10 station.
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