There are 9 ways to get from Vienna to Cardiff by plane, train (Eurostar), night train, train, car, car train, bus, 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£79–290Fly 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 22m£65–229Train
- Take the train from Wien Westbahnhof to Muenchen Hbftrain 964 / ...
- Take the train from München Hbf to Amsterdam Centraaltrain Ice
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
20h 20m£364–716Night 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 30m£219–470Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Vienna to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Cardiffcar
16h 15m£348–459Fly 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 25m£169–396Fly 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£119–410Train, bus
- Take the train from Wien HBF to Bruxelles-Miditrain Nj
- Take the bus from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to University REbus 507 / ...
26h 41m£236–472Drive, 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 19m£243–386
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 £65 - £230 and takes 6h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Vienna to Cardiff is to fly and train which takes 6h 22m and costs £65 - £230.
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 20m.
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 20m and costs £360 - £750.
It takes approximately 11h 45m to get from Vienna to Cardiff, including transfers.
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 - £290. Alternatively, you can train, which costs £360 - £750 and takes 20h 20m.
Cardiff is 1h behind Vienna. It is currently 3:15 PM in Vienna and 2:15 PM in Cardiff.
Vienna to Cardiff train services, operated by WESTbahn Gmbh, arrive at Muenchen Hbf station.
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) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Wien Westbahnhof to Cardiff Central via München Hbf, Amsterdam Centraal, London St Pancras Intl, King's Cross St. Pancras station, Paddington, and London Paddington in around 20h 20m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–270
Flights from Vienna International Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–160
Flights from Vienna International Airport to London Stansted Airport via Cologne Bonn
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–160
Flights from Vienna International Airport to London Stansted Airport via Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £35–160
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–420
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–250
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £90–260
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–210
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–260
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £55–170
Flights from Vienna International Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £75–190
- Website
- tui.co.uk
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Dubrovnik
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £120–550
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £80–220
- 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
- £100–180
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- service@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Wien Westbahnhof to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £75–180
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £150–270
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £95–180
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–130
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–35
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Wien Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £55–130
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- £100–130
- Couchette Carriage
- £75–90
- Seating Carriage
- £55–65
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Standard fare
- £117
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–26
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- customer.relations@crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £19–28
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Wien HBF to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £180–370
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £23–35
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to University RE
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £27–70
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £7–45
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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