There are 12 ways to get from Cardiff to Umeå by train, plane, bus, car, car train, night train, or car ferry
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Train to Bristol Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Umeå Airport (UME)plane BRS - UME
10h 41mkr 926–3,155Train, bus via Amsterdam
- 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 Bf to Stockholm Ctrain 083
- Take the bus from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Umeå Busstationbus
36h 23mkr 4,750–9,102Train, 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 Stockholm, Cityterminalenbus
- Take the train from Stockholm Centralstation to Sundsvall Centralstationtrain 584 / ...
- Take the train from Sundsvall Centralstation to Umeå Centralstationtrain
46h 15mkr 3,970–6,832Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Cardiff to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Umeåcar
29h 19mkr 6,478–8,978Fly from Cardiff Airport
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Umeå Airport (UME)plane CWL - UME
10h 59mkr 1,581–4,810Train to Birmingham Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Umeå Airport (UME)plane BHX - UME
10h 32mkr 1,496–3,944Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Umeå Airport (UME)plane LHR - UME
9h 13mkr 2,370–5,402Train, 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 Umeå Airport (UME)plane LGW - UME
10h 30mkr 2,633–4,192Train to Manchester Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslowtrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Umeå Airport (UME)plane MAN - UME
11h 50mkr 2,433–5,100Train, night train
- 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 night train from Hamburg-Harburg to Stockholm Centralnighttrain
- Take the train from Stockholm Centralstation to Umeå Centralstationtrain 94 / ...
36h 45mkr 5,000–9,402Bus
- 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 Stockholm, Cityterminalenbus
- Take the bus from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Umeå Shell Tegbus
2dkr 3,285–5,124Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cardiff to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Umeåcar
30h 28mkr 5,110–8,126
Cardiff to Umeå by train, subway, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Umeå is to train and fly which costs 900 kr - 3200 kr and takes 10h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Umeå is to train and fly which takes 9h 13m and costs 2300 kr - 5500 kr.
No, there is no direct bus from Cardiff to Umeå. However, there are services departing from Park Place and arriving at Umeå Shell Teg via London Victoria, Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof and Stockholm, Cityterminalen. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 0h.
No, there is no direct train from Cardiff to Umeå station. However, there are services departing from Cardiff Central and arriving at Umeå Centralstation via Paddington station, London St. Pancras Int., Amsterdam Centraal, Hamburg-Harburg and Stockholm Centralstation. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 45m.
The distance between Cardiff and Umeå is 2004 km.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Umeå without a car is to train and bus via Amsterdam which takes 36h 23m and costs 4700 kr - 9500 kr.
It takes approximately 10h 41m to get from Cardiff to Umeå, including transfers.
Cardiff to Umeå bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Park Place station.
Cardiff to Umeå train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), depart from Cardiff Central station.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Umeå is to fly which takes 10h 59m and costs 1500 kr - 4900 kr. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 3200 kr - 5500 kr and takes 2 days 0h.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Umeå, Sweden?
KLM, Scandinavian Airlines, and Ryanair fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Umeå Airport (UME) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Park Place to Umeå Shell Teg via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof, and Stockholm, Cityterminalen in around 2d.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Umeå Airport via Dublin, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–4,900
Flights from Bristol Airport to Umeå Airport via Berlin Brandenburg, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 950–3,200
Flights from Bristol Airport to Umeå Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–4,700
Flights from Bristol Airport to Umeå Airport via Edinburgh, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–4,800
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Umeå Airport via Dublin, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,500–6,500
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Umeå Airport via Alicante–Elche, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,500–4,700
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Umeå Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 700–2,800
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Umeå Airport via Copenhagen, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 750–4,800
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Umeå Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–4,900
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Umeå Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–3,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Umeå Airport via Oslo, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–3,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Umeå Airport via Copenhagen, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–3,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Umeå Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,600–2,100
Flights from Manchester Airport to Umeå Airport via Copenhagen, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,600–2,100
Flights from Manchester Airport to Umeå Airport via Oslo, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,600–2,100
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Umeå Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–4,900
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Umeå Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,500–6,500
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Umeå Airport via Alicante–Elche, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,500–4,700
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Umeå Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 700–2,800
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Umeå Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–5,000
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Umeå Airport via Copenhagen, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 700–3,200
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Umeå Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,700–2,400
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Umeå Airport via Copenhagen, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,700–2,400
Flights from Manchester Airport to Umeå Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- kr 800–3,600
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 220–420
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 800–1,600
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 800–1,600
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 800–1,600
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 600–1,200
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 300–600
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 800–1,600
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 190–330
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslow
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 800–1,400
- 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
- kr 260–370
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 750–1,100
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,500
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Hamburg-Harburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 550–1,200
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,500
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Hamburg-Harburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 550–1,200
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- snalltaget.se
Train from Hamburg-Harburg Bf to Stockholm C
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 1,600–2,500
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
Night train from Hamburg-Harburg to Stockholm Central
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 18m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,600–2,500
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- [email protected]
- Website
- sj.se
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Sundsvall Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,100
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
Train from Sundsvall Centralstation to Umeå Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 490–750
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
Night train from Hamburg-Harburg to Stockholm Central
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 1,900–2,900
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Umeå Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–1,800
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
- Phone
- 0771-444 111
- [email protected]
- Website
- norrtag.se
Train from Sundsvall Centralstation to Umeå Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 500–800
- Schedules at
- norrtag.se
- 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
- kr 1,502
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Standard fare
- kr 1,502
- Phone
- +46 77 133 44 44
- Website
- ybuss.se
Bus from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Umeå Busstation
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 950–1,900
- Website
- https://www.ybuss.se/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 950–1,600
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Stockholm, Cityterminalen
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 950–1,600
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 950–1,600
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Stockholm, Cityterminalen
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 950–1,600
- 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 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 360–900
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +46 922-129 55
- [email protected]
- Website
- tapanis.se
Bus from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Umeå Shell Teg
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,020–1,060
- Website
- https://tapanis.se/
- 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
- kr 100–600
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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Cardiff to Umeå bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Umeå is 1h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 7:25 AM in Cardiff and 8:25 AM in Umeå.
Cardiff to Umeå train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), arrive at London Paddington station.
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