There are 13 ways to get from Stockholm to Cardiff by plane, train, bus, car, car train, night 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 to Cardiff Airport
best- Fly from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane ARN - CWL
7h 54m£102–335Train
- Take the train from Stockholm C to Hamburg Hbftrain 083 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Osnabrück Hbftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Osnabrück Hbf to Amsterdam Centraaltrain Ice
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.train
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
25h 30m£259–594Train, bus
- Take the train from Stockholm C to Hamburg Hbftrain 083 / ...
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to London Victoriabus
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
34h 18m£238–484Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Stockholm to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Cardiffcar
22h 12m£426–571Fly to Bristol Airport, train
- Fly from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane ARN - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
8h 11m£116–299Fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane ARN - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
7h 50m£148–402Fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane ARN - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Centraltrain
9h 39m£114–324Fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane ARN - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Cardiff Centraltrain
8h 38m£122–322Fly to London Stansted Airport, train
- Fly from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane ARN - STN
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
8h 27m£147–501Fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane ARN - MAN
- Take the train from Wilmslow to Cardiff Centraltrain
9h 20m£123–325Night train, bus, train
- Take the nighttrain from Stockholm Centralstation to Hamburg Hbfnighttrain 305
- Take the bus from Hamburg to Amsterdam Centraal Stationbus
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.train
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
28h 52m£262–527Bus
- Take the bus from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to University REbus 507 / ...
39h 25m£174–260Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Stockholm to Calaiscar
- Take the carferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Cardiffcar
23h 16m£338–533
Stockholm to Cardiff by train and subway
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Stockholm to Cardiff is to fly and train which costs £120 - £330 and takes 9h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Stockholm to Cardiff is to fly and train which takes 7h 50m and costs £140 - £410.
No, there is no direct bus from Stockholm to Cardiff. However, there are services departing from Stockholm, Cityterminalen and arriving at University RE via Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 25m.
No, there is no direct train from Stockholm to Cardiff. However, there are services departing from Stockholm C and arriving at Cardiff Central via Hamburg Hbf, Osnabrück Hbf, Amsterdam Centraal, King's Cross St. Pancras station and London Paddington. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 30m.
The distance between Stockholm and Cardiff is 1046 miles.
The best way to get from Stockholm to Cardiff without a car is to train which takes 25h 30m and costs £250 - £600.
It takes approximately 7h 54m to get from Stockholm to Cardiff, including transfers.
Stockholm to Cardiff bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Stockholm, Cityterminalen station.
Stockholm to Cardiff train services, operated by Snälltåget, depart from Stockholm C station.
The best way to get from Stockholm to Cardiff is to fly which takes 7h 54m and costs £100 - £340. Alternatively, you can train, which costs £250 - £600 and takes 25h 30m, you could also bus, which costs £170 - £260 and takes 39h 25m.
What companies run services between Stockholm, Sweden and Cardiff, Wales?
KLM, Scandinavian Airlines, and Ryanair fly from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) to Cardiff Airport (CWL) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Stockholm C to Cardiff Central via Hamburg Hbf, Osnabrück Hbf, Amsterdam Centraal, London St. Pancras Int., King's Cross St. Pancras station, Paddington, and London Paddington in around 25h 30m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–190
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–190
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Birmingham Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–220
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–250
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Manchester Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–250
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Manchester Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–250
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Cardiff Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–350
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Bristol Airport via Gdansk
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £65–170
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Bristol Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £65–170
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–160
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–360
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–230
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Birmingham Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–240
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Manchester Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–240
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–120
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £24–120
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £90–180
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–170
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £130–220
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–190
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Manchester Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £45–180
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Birmingham Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £50–170
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Birmingham Airport via Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £50–170
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Bristol Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–290
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–210
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Stockholm C to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £100–270
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Stockholm C to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £100–270
- Website
- Snälltåget
Night train from Stockholm Centralstation to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £100–270
- Website
- Snälltåget
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Osnabrück Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Osnabrück Hbf to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £23–45
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £50–100
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £50–100
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- [email protected]
- Website
- GoVolta
Train from Osnabrück Hbf to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £16–21
- Website
- GoVolta
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–29
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–40
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–85
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- [email protected]
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- £117
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–21
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Wilmslow to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–85
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £16–25
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–70
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +49 (0) 911 / 240 388 – 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- BahnTouristikExpress GmbH
Night train from Stockholm Centralstation to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- BahnTouristikExpress GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £75–110
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £75–110
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £75–110
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Hamburg to Amsterdam Centraal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £45–49
- Website
- Grand Bus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to University RE
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24–40
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–75
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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Booking & Getting There
Stockholm to Cardiff bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof station.
Cardiff is 1h behind Stockholm. It is currently 6:15 AM in Stockholm and 5:15 AM in Cardiff.
Stockholm to Cardiff train services, operated by Snälltåget, arrive at Hamburg Hbf station.
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