There are 12 ways to get from Bielefeld to Swansea by train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, train, plane, or car ferry
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Train
best- Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to Dortmund Hbftrain 10 / ...
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Paddington to Swanseatrain
11h 52m£314–559Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bielefeld Brackwede train station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Cardiff - North Roadbus
- Take the bus from Cardiff - North Road to Swansea City Bus Stationbus
19h 22m£75–126Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Bielefeld to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Swanseacar
10h 17m£262–335Train to Hannover Airport, fly to Bristol Airport, train
- Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane HAJ - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Parkway to Swanseatrain
10h 17m£140–318Train, bus
- Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to Dortmund Hbftrain 10 / ...
- Take the bus from DORTMUND, Hbf Nordseite, Steinstrasse to LONDON, Victoria Coach Station-Departure Hallbus
- Take the bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Swansea Bus Station Stand Bbus 201 / ...
19h 29m£86–152Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Bielefeld to Calaiscar
- Take the carferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Swanseacar
11h 21m£174–292Train to Hannover Airport, fly to Cardiff Airport, train
- Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane HAJ - CWL
- Take the train from Bridgend to Swanseatrain
11h 1m£141–349Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane DUS - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Swanseatrain
8h 51m£165–435Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane DUS - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Bristol Parkwaytrain
- Take the train from Bristol Parkway to Swanseatrain
9h 9m£156–352Train, train to Bremen Airport, fly to Cardiff Airport
- Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbftrain
- Fly from Bremen Airport (BRE) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane BRE - CWL
- Take the train from Bridgend to Swanseatrain
11h 57m£137–429Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Bristol Airport
- Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to Duisburg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Duisburg Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane AMS - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Parkway to Swanseatrain
10h 14m£106–325Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Cardiff Airport
- Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to Duisburg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Duisburg Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane AMS - CWL
- Take the train from Bridgend to Swanseatrain
10h 28m£117–376
Bielefeld to Swansea by train and subway
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bielefeld to Swansea is to bus which costs £75 - £130 and takes 19h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Bielefeld to Swansea is to train and fly which takes 8h 51m and costs £160 - £440.
No, there is no direct bus from Bielefeld station to Swansea station. However, there are services departing from Bielefeld Brackwede train station and arriving at Swansea City Bus Station via London Victoria and Cardiff - North Road. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 22m.
No, there is no direct train from Bielefeld to Swansea. However, there are services departing from Bielefeld Hbf and arriving at Swansea via Dortmund Hbf, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, King's Cross St. Pancras station and London Paddington. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 52m.
The distance between Bielefeld and Swansea is 696 miles.
The best way to get from Bielefeld to Swansea without a car is to train which takes 11h 52m and costs £310 - £600.
It takes approximately 11h 52m to get from Bielefeld to Swansea, including transfers.
Bielefeld to Swansea bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bielefeld Brackwede train station.
Bielefeld to Swansea train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Bielefeld Hbf station.
The best way to get from Bielefeld to Swansea is to train which takes 11h 52m and costs £310 - £600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £75 - £130 and takes 19h 22m.
What companies run services between Bielefeld, Germany and Swansea, Wales?
You can take a train from Bielefeld Hbf to Swansea via Dortmund Hbf, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, London St Pancras Intl, King's Cross St. Pancras station, Paddington, and London Paddington in around 11h 52m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bielefeld Brackwede train station to Swansea City Bus Station via London Victoria and Cardiff - North Road in around 19h 22m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–270
Flights from Hannover Airport to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–430
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–250
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–220
Flights from Bremen Airport to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–240
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Cardiff Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–370
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Bristol Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £65–200
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–200
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130–460
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–380
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Bristol Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £60–260
Flights from Hannover Airport to Bristol Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £50–290
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–160
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–200
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–170
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–210
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Bristol Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–330
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £40–240
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bielefeld Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–28
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bielefeld Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £14–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bielefeld Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–28
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bielefeld Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £14–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bielefeld Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bielefeld Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bielefeld Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £14–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bielefeld Hbf to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £13–28
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bielefeld Hbf to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £13–28
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Bielefeld Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Bielefeld Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Bielefeld Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Bielefeld Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Bielefeld Hbf to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Bielefeld Hbf to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Bielefeld Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £6–10
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Bielefeld Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Bielefeld Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £6–10
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Bielefeld Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Bielefeld Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Bielefeld Hbf to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £10–15
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Bielefeld Hbf to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £10–15
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £110–180
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £120–200
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Swansea
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £75–150
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Parkway to Swansea
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bridgend to Swansea
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–19
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Swansea
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £75–150
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Parkway to Swansea
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bridgend to Swansea
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–19
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Parkway to Swansea
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bridgend to Swansea
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–19
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- 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
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Bridgend to Swansea
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–14
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Bridgend to Swansea
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–14
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Bridgend to Swansea
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–14
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Birmingham New Street to Bristol Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £25–40
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +49 6078 966930
- [email protected]
- Website
- VIAS Rail GmbH
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28
- Schedules at
- VIAS Rail GmbH
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28
- Schedules at
- VIAS Rail GmbH
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £9–17
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–17
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £9–17
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–17
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bielefeld Brackwede train station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £50–80
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Cardiff - North Road
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–27
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Cardiff - North Road to Swansea City Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–8
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to Cardiff - North Road
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–40
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Swansea Bus Station Stand B
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–50
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +48 77 443 44 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Sindbad
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
- Sindbad
- 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
Bielefeld to Swansea bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Bielefeld to Swansea train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Dortmund Hbf station.
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