There are 13 ways to get from Cardiff to Stavanger 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 Stavanger Airport, Sola (SVG)plane CWL - SVG
7h 52mkr 2,169–3,476Train to Bristol Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Stavanger Airport, Sola (SVG)plane BRS - SVG
7h 43mkr 1,612–4,809Train, bus via London
- 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 Central Station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus N75
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Oslo bussterminalbus
- Take the train from Oslo S to Stavanger stasjontrain F5
39h 22mkr 4,966–8,822Drive, Eurotunnel, car ferry
- Drive from Cardiff to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Hirtshalscar
- Take the carferry from Hirtshals to Stavangercarferry
28h 4mkr 5,677–8,591Train to Birmingham Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Stavanger Airport, Sola (SVG)plane BHX - SVG
8h 30mkr 1,860–5,884Train, 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 Stavanger Airport, Sola (SVG)plane LGW - SVG
7h 38mkr 1,872–5,567Train to Manchester Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslowtrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Stavanger Airport, Sola (SVG)plane MAN - SVG
8hkr 1,855–5,017Train, train to Exeter, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davidstrain
- Fly from Exeter (EXT) to Stavanger Airport, Sola (SVG)plane EXT - SVG
9h 56mkr 2,842–5,209Train, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the bus from Amsterdam Centraal Station to Hamburgbus
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Oslo bussterminalbus
- Take the train from Oslo S to Stavanger stasjontrain F5
40h 14mTrain, bus #2
- 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 Oslo bussterminalbus
- Take the train from Oslo S to Stavanger stasjontrain F5
46h 13mkr 3,596–6,341Train, bus #3
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Hanover central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Hanover central bus station to Gothenburgbus 173
- Take the train from Göteborg Centralstation to Oslo Strain
- Take the train from Oslo S to Stavanger stasjontrain F5
46h 39mkr 4,024–7,162Bus
- Take the bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 507 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Oslo bussterminalbus
- Take the bus from Oslo bussterminal to Stavanger bussterminalbus
47h 59mkr 2,720–4,777Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cardiff to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Hirtshalscar
- Take the carferry from Hirtshals to Stavangercarferry
29h 13mkr 4,320–7,709
Cardiff to Stavanger by train, subway, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Stavanger is to train and fly which costs kr 1600 - kr 4900 and takes 7h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Stavanger is to train and fly which takes 7h 38m and costs kr 1800 - kr 6000.
No, there is no direct bus from Cardiff to Stavanger. However, there are services departing from Park Place and arriving at Stavanger bussterminal via London Victoria, Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof and Oslo bussterminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 47h 59m.
The distance between Cardiff and Stavanger is 1045 km.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Stavanger without a car is to train and bus via London which takes 39h 22m and costs kr 4900 - kr 9000.
It takes approximately 7h 52m to get from Cardiff to Stavanger, including transfers.
Cardiff to Stavanger bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Park Place station.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Stavanger is to fly which takes 7h 52m and costs kr 2100 - kr 3500. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs kr 2700 - kr 4800 and takes 47h 59m.
Cardiff to Stavanger bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Stavanger is 1h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 1:39 PM in Cardiff and 2:39 PM in Stavanger.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Stavanger, Norway?
KLM and Scandinavian Airlines fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Stavanger Airport, Sola (SVG) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Park Place to Stavanger bussterminal via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof, and Oslo bussterminal in around 47h 59m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Stavanger Airport, Sola via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 950–5,000
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Stavanger Airport, Sola via Amsterdam Schiphol, Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–5,500
Flights from Bristol Airport to Stavanger Airport, Sola via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 750–3,900
Flights from Bristol Airport to Stavanger Airport, Sola via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 700–3,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Stavanger Airport, Sola via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 750–4,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Stavanger Airport, Sola via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 900–4,200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Stavanger Airport, Sola via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 750–4,100
Flights from Exeter to Stavanger Airport, Sola via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–6,500
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Stavanger Airport, Sola via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–3,900
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Stavanger Airport, Sola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 750–3,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Stavanger Airport, Sola via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 750–3,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Stavanger Airport, Sola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 750–2,300
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Stavanger Airport, Sola via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 700–3,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Stavanger Airport, Sola via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,400–8,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Stavanger Airport, Sola via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 900–4,200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Stavanger Airport, Sola via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–4,100
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Stavanger Airport, Sola via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 700–3,000
- 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
- kr 800–1,600
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 220–400
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 600–1,200
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 300–550
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 220–400
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 430–800
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 800–1,600
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 800–1,600
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 800–1,600
- 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
- kr 1,800–3,100
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +47 61 25 80 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Go-Ahead Nordic
Train from Oslo S to Stavanger stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–2,000
- Website
- Go-Ahead Nordic
Train from Oslo S to Stavanger stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–2,000
- Website
- Go-Ahead Nordic
Train from Oslo S to Stavanger stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–2,000
- Website
- Go-Ahead Nordic
Train from Oslo S to Stavanger stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–2,000
- Website
- Go-Ahead Nordic
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 1,480
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- kr 1,480
- 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 190–320
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslow
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 750–1,400
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 190–320
- 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 260–370
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,100
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 260–370
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 500–750
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,500
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- 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 1,000–2,200
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +47 61 05 19 10
- [email protected]
- Website
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
Train from Göteborg Centralstation to Oslo S
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,100
- Website
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
- Book at
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Amsterdam Central Station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 400–700
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Oslo bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 800–1,400
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Oslo bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 800–1,400
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 850–1,400
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Oslo bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 800–1,400
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Hanover central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,200
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hanover central bus station to Gothenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 650–1,200
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 850–1,400
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Oslo bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 800–1,400
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Oslo bussterminal to Stavanger bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 480–800
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Amsterdam Centraal Station to Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Grand Bus
- 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 370–900
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +47 407 05070
- [email protected]
- Website
- Vy Buss
Bus from Oslo bussterminal to Stavanger bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 850–1,800
- Website
- Vy Buss
- Phone
- (+47) 22 31 31 50
- Website
- Nor-Way Bussekspress
Bus from Oslo bussterminal to Stavanger bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,100
- Website
- Nor-Way Bussekspress
- Phone
- +47 51 46 40 99
- [email protected]
- Website
- Fjordline
Car ferry from Hirtshals to Stavanger
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 1,168–2,500
- Website
- Fjordline
- Car
- kr 2,230
- No Car
- kr 1,168
Car ferry from Hirtshals to Stavanger
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 1,168–2,500
- Website
- Fjordline
- Car
- kr 2,230
- No Car
- kr 1,168
- 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 90–550
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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