There are 14 ways to get from Cardiff to Lapland by plane, train, bus, car, car train, taxi, 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 Cardiff Airport to Kittilä Airport
best- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Kittilä Airport (KTT)plane CWL - KTT
12h 24m€161–565Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Rovaniemi
cheapest- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Rovaniemi (RVN)plane BRS - RVN
8h 56m€99–324Train, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Amsterdam Centraaltrain Eil
- Take the bus from Amsterdam Centraal Station to Warszawa Centralna Stationbus
- Take the train from Warszawa Centralna to Bialystoktrain Ic
- Take the bus from Bialystok, Bus Station to Rovaniemi, Bus Stationbus
2d 10hDrive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Cardiff to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Rovaniemicar
35h 17m€698–1,025Fly Cardiff Airport to Rovaniemi
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Rovaniemi (RVN)plane CWL - RVN
14h 10m€132–433Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Kittilä Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Kittilä Airport (KTT)plane BRS - KTT
12h€173–696Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Luleå/Kallax Airport, taxi
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Luleå/Kallax Airport (LLA)plane LHR - LLA
- Take the taxi from Luleå Airport to Haparanda Tornio resecentrumtaxi
11h 39m€188–752Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Rovaniemi
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Rovaniemi (RVN)plane BHX - RVN
9h 48m€150–395Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Rovaniemi
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslowtrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Rovaniemi (RVN)plane MAN - RVN
11h 8m€248–478Train, bus via Helsinki
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2bus
- Take the train from Helsinki to Rovaniemitrain
2d 11h€398–685Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the bus from Rotterdam Centraal to Rīgas SAObus
- Take the bus from Riga, Bus Station to Rovaniemi, Bus Stationbus
2d 13h€346–730Train, bus #3
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Pasila to Rovaniemitrain
2d 15h€406–706Bus
- Take the bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 507 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Warsaw, Bus Station Westbus
- Take the bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to Rovaniemi, Bus Stationbus
2d 17h€314–561Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cardiff to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Rovaniemicar
36h 26m€572–943
Cardiff to Lapland by train, subway, foot, bus, and tram
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Lapland is to train and fly which costs €95 - €330 and takes 8h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Lapland is to train and fly which takes 8h 56m and costs €95 - €330.
No, there is no direct bus from Cardiff to Lapland station. However, there are services departing from Park Place and arriving at Rovaniemi, Bus Station via London Victoria and Warsaw, Bus Station West. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 17h.
The distance between Cardiff and Lapland is 2395 km.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Lapland without a car is to train and bus which takes 2 days 10h and costs .
It takes approximately 12h 24m to get from Cardiff to Lapland, including transfers.
Cardiff to Lapland bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Park Place station.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Lapland is to fly which takes 12h 24m and costs €160 - €600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €310 - €600 and takes 2 days 17h.
Cardiff to Lapland bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Lapland is 2h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 1:50 PM in Cardiff and 3:50 PM in Lapland.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Lapland, Finland?
KLM, Transavia Holland, and four other airlines fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Kittilä Airport (KTT) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Park Place to Rovaniemi, Bus Station via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, and Warsaw, Bus Station West in around 2d 17h.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Kittilä Airport via Dublin, Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €150–550
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Rovaniemi via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–410
Flights from Bristol Airport to Rovaniemi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–320
Flights from Bristol Airport to Rovaniemi via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €95–330
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Rovaniemi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–330
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Rovaniemi via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €95–340
Flights from Manchester Airport to Rovaniemi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €90–330
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Luleå/Kallax Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–550
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Luleå/Kallax Airport via Copenhagen, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–550
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Kittilä Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €190–850
Flights from Bristol Airport to Kittilä Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Sunday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €150–650
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Rovaniemi via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–550
Flights from Manchester Airport to Rovaniemi via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–550
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Kittilä Airport via Dublin, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €320–850
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Kittilä Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €210–900
Flights from Manchester Airport to Rovaniemi via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–390
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Rovaniemi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Rovaniemi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–280
Flights from Manchester Airport to Rovaniemi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €180–310
- Website
- tui.nl
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Kittilä Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €210–550
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Luleå/Kallax Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €200–900
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €160–280
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Warszawa Centralna to Bialystok
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–110
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €137
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- €137
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslow
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–95
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +358 0100 3232
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Helsinki to Rovaniemi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Pasila to Rovaniemi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €85–180
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Amsterdam Centraal Station to Warszawa Centralna Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Grand Bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bialystok, Bus Station to Rovaniemi, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €140–230
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–140
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–210
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Riga, Bus Station to Rovaniemi, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–160
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €150–250
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Warsaw, Bus Station West
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–220
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to Rovaniemi, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €150–260
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- [email protected]
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Rotterdam Centraal to Rīgas SAO
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–220
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–85
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–50
- Website
- Irish Ferries
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Estimated price
- €19–22
Länstrafiken Norrbotten
- Phone
- 0771-100 110
- Website
- lanstrafikennorrbotten.se
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