There are 10 ways to get from Cardiff to Oulu 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 from Cardiff Airport
best- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Oulu Airport (OUL)plane CWL - OUL
11h 22m€192–485Train to Bristol Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Oulu Airport (OUL)plane BRS - OUL
11h 19m€104–327Train, bus via Riga
- 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 Oulu, Bus Stationbus
2d 11h€331–675Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Cardiff to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Oulucar
35h 18m€698–1,026Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Oulu Airport (OUL)plane LHR - OUL
9h 56m€292–640Train to Manchester Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslowtrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Oulu Airport (OUL)plane MAN - OUL
11h 30m€260–683Train, 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 Oulu Airport (OUL)plane LGW - OUL
11h 14m€174–549Bus
- 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 Oulu, Bus Stationbus
2d 14h€323–558Train, bus
- 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 Jyvaskyla, Transport Centerbus
- Take the train from Jyväskylä to Oulutrain
2d 18hDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Cardiff to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Oulucar
36h 27m€575–948
Cardiff to Oulu by train, subway, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Oulu is to train and fly which costs €100 - €330 and takes 11h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Oulu is to train and fly which takes 9h 56m and costs €290 - €650.
No, there is no direct bus from Cardiff to Oulu station. However, there are services departing from Park Place and arriving at Oulu, Bus Station via London Victoria and Warsaw, Bus Station West. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 14h.
The distance between Cardiff and Oulu is 2261 km.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Oulu without a car is to train and bus via Riga which takes 2 days 11h and costs €330 - €700.
It takes approximately 11h 22m to get from Cardiff to Oulu, including transfers.
Cardiff to Oulu bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Park Place station.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Oulu is to fly which takes 11h 22m and costs €190 - €490. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €320 - €600 and takes 2 days 14h.
Cardiff to Oulu bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Oulu is 2h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 6:33 AM in Cardiff and 8:33 AM in Oulu.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Oulu, Finland?
KLM, Finnair, and two other airlines fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Oulu Airport (OUL) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Park Place to Oulu, Bus Station via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, and Warsaw, Bus Station West in around 2d 14h.
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Oulu Airport via Dublin, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–750
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Oulu Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–750
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Oulu Airport via Alicante–Elche, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €180–470
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Oulu Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–390
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Oulu Airport via Copenhagen, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–650
Flights from Manchester Airport to Oulu Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–550
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Oulu Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–380
Flights from Bristol Airport to Oulu Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–550
Flights from Bristol Airport to Oulu Airport via Dublin, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–550
Flights from Bristol Airport to Oulu Airport via Copenhagen, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–280
Flights from Bristol Airport to Oulu Airport via Berlin Brandenburg, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–550
Flights from Bristol Airport to Oulu Airport via Prague, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- When
- Friday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–600
Flights from Bristol Airport to Oulu Airport via Edinburgh, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–550
Flights from Bristol Airport to Oulu Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 52m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €190–550
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Oulu Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–550
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–150
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–150
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–55
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–150
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €137
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Standard fare
- €137
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslow
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–30
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +358 40 5189
- Website
- rmhl.fi
Train from Jyväskylä to Oulu
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 19m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- rmhl.fi
- 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
- €110–230
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Riga, Bus Station to Oulu, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Warsaw, Bus Station West
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €140–230
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to Oulu, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €150–250
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Jyvaskyla, Transport Center
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €180–310
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–80
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–55
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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