There are 13 ways to get from Cardiff to Lindau by train, plane, train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, night train, or car ferry
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Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
best- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane BRS - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Bregenztrain
7h 58m€134–362Train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Amsterdam Centraaltrain Eil
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Ulm Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhoftrain Re5 / ...
16h 46m€378–740Bus, train
- Take the bus from Sophia Gardens to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 509 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Luxembourg P+R Bouillonbus
- Take the bus from Luxembourg to Zürichbus
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Bregenztrain Ec
24h 53m€142–242Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Cardiff to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Lindaucar
13h 44m€334–422Fly Cardiff Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane CWL - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Bregenztrain
9h 45m€179–433Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane BHX - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Bregenztrain
9h€186–385Train to London City Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane LCY - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Bregenztrain
8h 56m€225–621Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane LHR - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Bregenztrain
8h 47m€198–483Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Allgäu Airport, Memmingen, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Allgäu Airport, Memmingen (FMM)plane STN - FMM
- Take the train from Memmingen, Bahnhof ZOB to Lindau-Inseltrain
9h 7mTrain, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane LGW - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Bregenztrain
9h 51m€183–491Train, night train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the nighttrain from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Mannheim Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhoftrain 62
18h 14m€306–608Bus
- Take the bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 507 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Zob to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhofbus Ebu
29h 45m€141–220Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cardiff to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Lindaucar
14h 46m€227–376
Cardiff to Lindau by train and subway
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Lindau is to bus which costs €140 - €220 and takes 29h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Lindau is to train and fly which takes 7h 58m and costs €130 - €370.
No, there is no direct bus from Cardiff to Lindau. However, there are services departing from Park Place and arriving at Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof via London Victoria and Zob. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 45m.
No, there is no direct train from Cardiff to Lindau. However, there are services departing from Cardiff Central and arriving at Lindau-Insel via Paddington, London St Pancras Intl, Amsterdam Centraal, Ulm Hauptbahnhof and Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 46m.
The distance between Cardiff and Lindau is 1124 km.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Lindau without a car is to train which takes 16h 46m and costs €370 - €750.
It takes approximately 7h 58m to get from Cardiff to Lindau, including transfers.
Cardiff to Lindau bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Park Place station.
Cardiff to Lindau train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), depart from Cardiff Central station.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Lindau is to train which takes 16h 46m and costs €370 - €750. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €140 - €220 and takes 29h 45m.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Lindau, Bavaria, Germany?
You can take a train from Cardiff Central to Lindau-Insel via London Paddington, Paddington, King's Cross St. Pancras station, London St Pancras Intl, Amsterdam Centraal, Ulm Hauptbahnhof, and Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof in around 16h 46m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Park Place to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, and Zob in around 29h 45m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–280
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Zurich Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–410
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Zurich Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–330
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from London City Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–360
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–300
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London City Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–280
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–230
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–300
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–410
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–300
Flights from London City Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–440
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–310
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–330
Flights from London City Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–750
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Allgäu Airport, Memmingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–190
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–270
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–550
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–280
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Zurich Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–210
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Zurich Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–270
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–100
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–24
- 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
- €19–30
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Bregenz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Bregenz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Bregenz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Bregenz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Bregenz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Bregenz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Bregenz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- 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
- €210–360
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €140–230
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Ulm Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–150
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €19–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €14–18
- Schedules at
- DB ZugBus Regionalverkehr Alb-Bodensee GmbH (RAB)
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- [email protected]
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €140
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- €140
- Phone
- +49 821 899 825 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arverio Bayern GmbH
Train from Memmingen, Bahnhof ZOB to Lindau-Insel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- Arverio Bayern GmbH
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–101
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €97–101
- Couchette Carriage
- €60–75
- Seating Carriage
- €30–40
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Sophia Gardens to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Luxembourg P+R Bouillon
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Luxembourg to Zürich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Bus from Zob to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- 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
- €30–90
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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Booking & Getting There
Cardiff to Lindau bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Lindau is 1h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 5:36 AM in Cardiff and 6:36 AM in Lindau.
Cardiff to Lindau train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), arrive at London Paddington station.
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