There are 12 ways to get from Zug to Cardiff by plane, train, train (Trenitalia, TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, car train, train (Trenitalia, Eurostar), or car ferry
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Fly to Bristol Airport, train
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane ZRH - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
6h 26m£100–272Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Zürich to Luxembourgbus
- Take the bus from Luxembourg P+R Bouillon to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to University REbus 507 / ...
22h 19m£96–147Train
- Take the train from Zug(Ch) to Ringsheim/Europa-Parktrain Ec
- Take the train from Ringsheim/Europa-Park to Paris Esttrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
12h 8m£276–536Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Zug to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Cardiffcar
13h 2mFly to Cardiff Airport
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane ZRH - CWL
8h 13m£101–257Fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane ZRH - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
7h 16m£157–367Fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane ZRH - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Centraltrain
7h 47m£136–397Fly to London City Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to London City Airport (LCY)plane ZRH - LCY
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
7h 31m£167–427Fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane ZRH - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Cardiff Centraltrain
8h 17m£142–357Train via Amsterdam
- Take the train from Zug(Ch) to Mannheim Hbftrain Ec
- Take the train from Mannheim 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
17h 58m£287–755Bus, train
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Parisbus
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoriabus 700
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
24h 27m£152–276Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Zug to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Cardiffcar
14h 5m£198–283
Zug to Cardiff by train, foot, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zug to Cardiff is to bus which costs £95 - £150 and takes 22h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Zug to Cardiff is to fly and train which takes 6h 26m and costs £100 - £280.
No, there is no direct train from Zug to Cardiff. However, there are services departing from Zug(Ch) and arriving at Cardiff Central via Ringsheim/Europa-Park, Paris Nord, King's Cross St. Pancras station and London Paddington. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 8m.
The distance between Zug and Cardiff is 648 miles.
The best way to get from Zug to Cardiff without a car is to train which takes 12h 8m and costs £270 - £550.
It takes approximately 6h 26m to get from Zug to Cardiff, including transfers.
Zug to Cardiff train services, operated by Trenitalia EuroCity, depart from Zug(Ch) station.
The best way to get from Zug to Cardiff is to train which takes 12h 8m and costs £270 - £550. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £95 - £150 and takes 22h 19m, you could also fly, which costs £100 - £260 and takes 8h 13m.
Cardiff is 1h behind Zug. It is currently 6:29 AM in Zug and 5:29 AM in Cardiff.
Zug to Cardiff train services, operated by Trenitalia EuroCity, arrive at Ringsheim/Europa-Park station.
What companies run services between Zug, Switzerland and Cardiff, Wales?
You can take a train from Zug(Ch) to Cardiff Central via Ringsheim/Europa-Park, Paris Est, Paris Nord, London St Pancras Intl, King's Cross St. Pancras station, Paddington, and London Paddington in around 12h 8m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Zug to University RE via Zürich HB, Zürich, Luxembourg P+R Bouillon, and London Victoria in around 22h 19m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £30–200
Flights from Zurich Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–170
Flights from Zurich Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–210
Flights from Zurich Airport to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–250
Flights from Zurich Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–200
Flights from Zurich Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–210
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–160
Flights from Zurich Airport to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–200
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–200
Flights from Zurich Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–130
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–220
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–350
Flights from Zurich Airport to London City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–310
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–230
Flights from Zurich Airport to Birmingham Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–230
Flights from Zurich Airport to London City Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £110–430
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Birmingham Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–210
Flights from Zurich Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–190
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–130
Flights from Zurich Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Cologne Bonn
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–170
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £30–200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cardiff Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £90–360
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–180
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Zurich Airport to London City Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £110–430
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22–45
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £22–27
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £29–45
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £75–140
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £75–95
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £100–140
Train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £29–55
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £29–35
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £35–55
Train from Reading to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–110
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £55–70
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £75–110
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £26–50
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £26–40
- 1st Class
- £35–50
Train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–140
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £50–80
- 1st Class
- £100–140
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Zug(Ch) to Ringsheim/Europa-Park
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £40–85
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- £60–85
- 2nd Class
- £40–60
Train from Zug(Ch) to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £70–120
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- £80–120
- 2nd Class
- £70–95
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Ringsheim/Europa-Park to Paris Est
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £70–130
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- £70–95
- 1st Class
- £95–130
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £85–180
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- £85–130
- Comfort
- £100–140
- Premium
- £130–180
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £100–210
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- £100–150
- Comfort
- £120–180
- Premium
- £160–210
- 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
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Mannheim Hbf to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £65–230
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £65–100
- 1st Class
- £130–230
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £75–270
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £75–120
- 1st Class
- £160–270
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Zürich to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £28–40
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Luxembourg P+R Bouillon to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £29–45
- 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
- £24–35
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–45
- 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
- £45–60
- 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
- £65–170
- On Foot
- £30–40
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