There are 13 ways to get from Aarhus to Cardiff by plane, train, bus, car, car train, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Aarhus Airport to Bristol Airport, train
best- Fly from Aarhus Airport (AAR) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane AAR - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
9h 8m£78–271Train to Copenhagen Airport, fly to Bristol Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Aarhus H to Copenhagen Lufthavntrain
- Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane CPH - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
9h 3m£67–235Train
- Take the train from Aarhus H to Padborg St.train Re
- Take the train from Padborg st to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain 4
- Take the train from Hannover 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
19h 59m£211–406Train, bus
- Take the train from Aarhus H to Kolding St.train Re
- Take the bus from Kolding bus station to Amsterdam Sloterdijkbus
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.train
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
20h£170–300Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Aarhus to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Cardiffcar
14h 5m£335–440Train to Billund Airport, fly to Cardiff Airport
- Take the train from Aarhus H to Vejle St.train
- Fly from Billund Airport (BLL) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane BLL - CWL
8h 20m£162–367Train to Billund Airport, fly to Bristol Airport, train
- Take the train from Aarhus H to Vejle St.train
- Fly from Billund Airport (BLL) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane BLL - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
8h 37m£141–441Train to Billund Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the train from Aarhus H to Vejle St.train
- Fly from Billund Airport (BLL) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane BLL - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
8h 11m£138–404Fly Aarhus Airport to London Stansted Airport, train
- Fly from Aarhus Airport (AAR) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane AAR - STN
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
8h 4m£124–413Train to Billund Airport, fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Take the train from Aarhus H to Vejle St.train
- Fly from Billund Airport (BLL) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane BLL - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Cardiff Centraltrain
9h 4m£148–424Train, bus via Hamburg
- Take the train from Aarhus H to Odense St.train Ic / ...
- Take the train from Odense St. to Hamburg Hbftrain Ece / ...
- Take the bus from Hamburg to Amsterdam Centraal Stationbus
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
22h 16m£324–556Bus
- Take the bus from Aarhus C FlixBus stop to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus 172
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to University REbus 507 / ...
29h£124–187Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Aarhus to Calaiscar
- Take the carferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Cardiffcar
15h 9m£248–402
Aarhus to Cardiff by train and subway
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Aarhus to Cardiff is to train and fly which costs £65 - £240 and takes 9h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Aarhus to Cardiff is to fly and train which takes 8h 4m and costs £120 - £420.
No, there is no direct bus from Aarhus to Cardiff. However, there are services departing from Aarhus C FlixBus stop and arriving at University RE via Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h.
No, there is no direct train from Aarhus to Cardiff. However, there are services departing from Aarhus H and arriving at Cardiff Central via Padborg st, Hannover Hbf, Amsterdam Centraal, King's Cross St. Pancras station and London Paddington. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 59m.
The distance between Aarhus and Cardiff is 714 miles.
The best way to get from Aarhus to Cardiff without a car is to train which takes 19h 59m and costs £210 - £410.
It takes approximately 9h 8m to get from Aarhus to Cardiff, including transfers.
Aarhus to Cardiff bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Aarhus C FlixBus stop station.
Aarhus to Cardiff train services, operated by Danish Railways (DSB), depart from Aarhus H station.
The best way to get from Aarhus to Cardiff is to train which takes 19h 59m and costs £210 - £410. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £120 - £190 and takes 29h.
What companies run services between Aarhus, Denmark and Cardiff, Wales?
You can take a train from Aarhus H to Cardiff Central via Padborg St., Padborg st, Hannover Hauptbahnhof, Hannover Hbf, Amsterdam Centraal, London St. Pancras Int., King's Cross St. Pancras station, Paddington, and London Paddington in around 19h 59m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Aarhus C FlixBus stop to University RE via Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof and London Victoria in around 29h.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Aarhus Airport to Bristol Airport via Copenhagen Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–330
Flights from Billund Airport to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–420
Flights from Billund Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–270
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–220
Flights from Billund Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–320
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Aarhus Airport to Bristol Airport via Gdansk
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £60–240
Flights from Aarhus Airport to Bristol Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–220
Flights from Aarhus Airport to Bristol Airport via London Stansted Airport, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–230
Flights from Billund Airport to Bristol Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–410
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £26–160
Flights from Aarhus Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, Sunday, Wednesday, Friday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £24–230
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Aarhus Airport to Bristol Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–270
Flights from Billund Airport to Bristol Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- £55–300
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–150
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Bristol Airport via Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £40–150
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Bristol Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £40–150
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Billund Airport to Bristol Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £65–210
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Bristol Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £50–170
Flights from Billund Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–360
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Billund Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–200
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Billund Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–240
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Billund Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–350
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Billund Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–360
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–29
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–29
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–29
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–40
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–85
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–21
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–21
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–21
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £16–25
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £16–25
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £16–25
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- [email protected]
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Aarhus H to Padborg St.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £15
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Aarhus H to Kolding St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £9
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Aarhus H to Vejle St.
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £6
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Aarhus H to Vejle St.
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £6
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Aarhus H to Copenhagen Lufthavn
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £23
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Aarhus H to Vejle St.
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £6
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Aarhus H to Vejle St.
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £6
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Aarhus H to Odense St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Odense St. to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £23
- Website
- Danish Railways
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Padborg st to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £50–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Hannover Hbf to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £35–70
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £50–100
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £50–100
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- [email protected]
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- £117
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Odense St. to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £30–80
- Website
- Snälltåget
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £180–300
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Kolding bus station to Amsterdam Sloterdijk
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £45–75
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Aarhus C FlixBus stop to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £25–40
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £75–110
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Hamburg to Amsterdam Centraal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £45–49
- Website
- Grand Bus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to University RE
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24–40
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–75
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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Booking & Getting There
Aarhus to Cardiff bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof station.
Cardiff is 1h behind Aarhus. It is currently 8:24 AM in Aarhus and 7:24 AM in Cardiff.
Aarhus to Cardiff train services, operated by Danish Railways (DSB), arrive at Padborg St. station.
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