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Cardiff to Puttgarden on 1 November 2026

22h 50m to 29h 55m4 legs, changing in London and Amsterdam and Hamburg.Fare information: Indicative

Journey legs

  1. Cardiff to London

    Coach with National Express, FlixBus, Megabus

    3h to 3h 30m
    Getting there and waiting
    20m to 35m
    ModeCoach
    Baggage1 checked bag, up to 20 kg, includedOperator rules, read 11 Sept
    FareIndicative
    Source: Pro Travel Net curated network, version 1. Verified 9 September 2026. Curated figure.
    Booked on the operator’s own siteThis does not look right
    London changeTight

    Tight change coach to coach at the terminal: the leg before can run 30 min long and 35 min are counted for the change, which covers only part of the spread.

  2. London to Amsterdam

    Coach with FlixBus

    10h to 12h
    Getting there and waiting
    35m to 1h 25m
    ModeCoach
    Baggage1 checked bag, up to 20 kg, includedOperator rules, read 11 Sept
    FareIndicative
    Source: Pro Travel Net curated network, version 1. Verified 9 September 2026. Curated figure.
    Booked on the operator’s own siteThis does not look right
    Amsterdam changeRisky

    Risky change coach to coach at the terminal: the leg before can run 120 min long and 35 min are counted for the change, which cannot absorb the spread.

  3. Amsterdam to Hamburg

    Coach with FlixBus

    6h to 7h
    Getting there and waiting
    35m to 1h 25m
    ModeCoach
    Baggage1 checked bag, up to 20 kg, includedOperator rules, read 11 Sept
    FareIndicative
    Source: Pro Travel Net curated network, version 1. Verified 9 September 2026. Curated figure.
    Booked on the operator’s own siteThis does not look right
    Hamburg changeTight

    Tight change coach to coach at the terminal: the leg before can run 60 min long and 35 min are counted for the change, which covers only part of the spread.

  4. Hamburg to Puttgarden

    Coach with Flixbus

    1h 45m to 2h 35m
    Getting there and waiting
    35m to 1h 25m
    ModeCoach
    Baggage1 checked bag, up to 20 kg, includedOperator rules, read 11 Sept
    FareIndicative
    Source: GTFS.DE combined national GTFS dataset for Germany. Verified 19 October 2026. Observed figure.
    Booked on the operator’s own siteThis does not look right

Corridor knowledge

Visa (UK passport)

A stay in the Schengen area must be no more than 90 days in any 180 days for a British passport holder; check before booking, see source.

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Documents (UK passport)

The EU Entry/Exit System started on 12 October 2025 and replaces the manual passport stamp; expect fingerprints and a photo on a first visit, see source.

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Documents (UK passport)

The Entry/Exit System has been fully operational since 10 April 2026 in the 29 European countries using it; see source.

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Documents (UK passport)

Through the Port of Dover, Eurotunnel Le Shuttle at Folkestone or Eurostar at St Pancras the Entry/Exit System checks are done before you leave the UK; see source.

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Documents

A dog, cat or ferret taken from Great Britain to an EU country needs an animal health certificate from a vet; a pet passport is not accepted, see source.

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Documents

The pet must be microchipped and vaccinated against rabies before it can travel; see source.

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Coach leg (National Express): one checked bag up to 20 kg included, one cabin bag up to 10 kg, no assembled bikes, see operator

Coach leg (FlixBus): one checked bag up to 20 kg included, one cabin bag up to 7 kg, see operator

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Known limits

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Future schedules can change before 1 November 2026.

Travel intervals include uncertainty but cannot guarantee connections.

Operator baggage rules depend on the fare and ticket conditions.

Visa, document and customs requirements can change.

Train services by all operators between Cardiff and Puttgarden are suspended; other operators are not affected.

Times are typical ranges from published timetables and distance, not live departures. Nothing is booked here.

Contains data from: Timetable data from the DELFI dataset, processed and distributed by GTFS.DE, under CC BY 4.0

Engine
1.0.0
Network
net-228abc86fbe813c9
Network written
19 October 2026
Answer for
1 November 2026

The first leg is booked on the operator’s own site