There are 12 ways to get from Cardiff to Malmö by train, plane, train (Eurostar), 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.
Train to Bristol Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH)plane BRS - CPH
6hkr 674–2,995Train via Köpenhamn H
- 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 Hamburg Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to København Htrain Ece / ...
- Take the train from Köpenhamn H to Malmö, Centralstationtrain
19h 55mkr 4,211–7,961Bus, train
- Take the bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 507 / ...
- Take the bus from LONDON, Victoria Coach Station-Departure Hall to DORTMUND, Hbf Nordseite, Steinstrassebus
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Malmo Centralstationtrain Ic / ...
26h 16mkr 2,264–4,816Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Cardiff to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Malmöcar
15h 48mkr 4,545–5,958Fly from Cardiff Airport
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH)plane CWL - CPH
7h 1mkr 962–3,078Train to Birmingham Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH)plane BHX - CPH
6h 43mkr 1,344–3,686Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH)plane LHR - CPH
6h 39mkr 1,732–5,132Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH)plane LGW - CPH
7h 48mkr 1,433–5,009Train to Manchester Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslowtrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH)plane MAN - CPH
8h 16mkr 1,145–3,923Train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Hamburg-Harburgtrain Ice
- Take the train from Hamburg-Harburg to Malmö, Centralstationtrain 344
21h 29mkr 2,482–5,807Bus
- Take the bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 507 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Brussels Midi / Brussels South Westbus
- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Malmö central train station FlixBus stopbus
28h 32mkr 1,471–2,341Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cardiff to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Malmöcar
16h 57mkr 3,380–5,469
Cardiff to Malmö by bus and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Malmö is to fly which costs 950 kr - 3100 kr and takes 7h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Malmö is to train and fly which takes 6h and costs 650 kr - 3000 kr.
No, there is no direct bus from Cardiff to Malmö station. However, there are services departing from Park Place and arriving at Malmö central train station FlixBus stop via London Victoria Green Line Station and Brussels-North train station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 32m.
No, there is no direct train from Cardiff to Malmö station. However, there are services departing from Cardiff Central and arriving at Malmö, Centralstation via Paddington, London St Pancras Intl, Amsterdam Centraal, Hamburg Hbf and Köpenhamn H. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 55m.
The distance between Cardiff and Malmö is 1220 km.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Malmö without a car is to train via Köpenhamn H which takes 19h 55m and costs 4200 kr - 8000 kr.
It takes approximately 6h to get from Cardiff to Malmö, including transfers.
Cardiff to Malmö bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Park Place station.
Cardiff to Malmö train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), depart from Cardiff Central station.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Malmö is to train via Köpenhamn H which takes 19h 55m and costs 4200 kr - 8000 kr. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs 950 kr - 3100 kr and takes 7h 1m, you could also bus, which costs 1400 kr - 2400 kr and takes 28h 32m.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Malmö, Sweden?
You can take a train from Cardiff Central to Malmö, Centralstation via London Paddington, Paddington, King's Cross St. Pancras station, London St Pancras Intl, Amsterdam Centraal, Hamburg Hbf, København H, and Köpenhamn H in around 19h 55m. Alternatively, KLM, Ryanair, and Scandinavian Airlines fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH) once daily.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 600–3,400
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 850–4,600
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 600–3,400
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 650–3,900
Flights from Manchester Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 600–3,400
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 850–3,100
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 550–2,100
Flights from Bristol Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 550–2,100
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–3,200
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 500–3,300
Flights from Manchester Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 380–2,000
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–4,800
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 850–3,300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 700–2,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 850–2,900
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 450–1,600
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Aalborg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Sunday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 450–1,600
Flights from Manchester Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 550–3,000
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 350–2,100
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 650–2,100
Flights from Manchester Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- kr 300–1,800
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- kr 500–2,300
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 750–2,700
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–3,400
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Stavanger
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 750–3,100
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 750–3,000
- 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
- kr 210–380
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 800–1,500
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 800–1,500
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 600–1,100
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 290–550
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 800–1,500
- 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 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 160–270
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslow
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,200
- 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
- kr 220–330
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 600–950
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 2,300–3,900
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 600–1,200
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,400
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Hamburg-Harburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 550–1,100
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- [email protected]
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Hamburg Hbf to København H
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 440
- Website
- Danish Railways
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- [email protected]
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to København H
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 440
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Hamburg Hbf to København H
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- kr 550–1,300
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Köpenhamn H to Malmö, Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 45–110
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Malmo Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 600–1,400
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Hamburg-Harburg to Malmö, Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- kr 600–1,400
- Website
- Snälltåget
- Phone
- +46 771-77 77 1
- [email protected]
- Website
- Öresundståg
Train from Köpenhamn H to Malmö, Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 65–110
- Website
- Öresundståg
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- [email protected]
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Köpenhamn H to Malmö, Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 50–75
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Hamburg-Harburg to Malmö, Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,000
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 650–1,400
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- 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
- kr 1,541
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- kr 1,541
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–1,800
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- [email protected]
- Website
- GoVolta
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Hamburg-Harburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 300–380
- Website
- GoVolta
- 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
- kr 310–550
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 310–550
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +48 77 443 44 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Sindbad
Bus from LONDON, Victoria Coach Station-Departure Hall to DORTMUND, Hbf Nordseite, Steinstrasse
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,500
- Website
- Sindbad
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Brussels Midi / Brussels South West
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- kr 250–410
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Brussels-North train station to Malmö central train station FlixBus stop
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 900–1,400
- Website
- Flixbus
- 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
- kr 340–1,000
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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Booking & Getting There
Cardiff to Malmö bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Malmö is 1h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 7:48 PM in Cardiff and 8:48 PM in Malmö.
Cardiff to Malmö train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), arrive at London Paddington station.
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