There are 6 ways to get from Cardiff to Alexandria by train, plane, or bus
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Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Borg El Arab, bus
best- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Borg El Arab (HBE)plane BHX - HBE
- Take the bus from Borg El Arab Airport to Moharam Bek Bus Stnbus
13h 7mFly Cardiff Airport to Cairo International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane CWL - CAI
- Take the bus from Cairo Airport to Alexandriabus
15h 28m$209–869Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Borg El Arab, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Borg El Arab (HBE)plane LHR - HBE
- Take the bus from Borg El Arab Airport to Moharam Bek Bus Stnbus
12h 36mTrain to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Cairo International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane LHR - CAI
- Take the bus from Cairo Airport to Alexandriabus
13h 24m$310–709Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Borg El Arab, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Borg El Arab (HBE)plane BRS - HBE
- Take the bus from Borg El Arab Airport to Moharam Bek Bus Stnbus
14h 40mTrain to Bristol Airport, fly to Cairo International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane BRS - CAI
- Take the bus from Cairo Airport to Alexandriabus
14h 28m$217–453
Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Borg El Arab (HBE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Alexandria is to train and fly and bus which costs $210 - $460 and takes 14h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Alexandria is to train and fly and bus which takes 13h 24m and costs $310 - $750.
The distance between Cardiff and Alexandria is 3723 km.
It takes approximately 13h 7m to get from Cardiff to Alexandria, including transfers.
Alexandria is 1h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 8:15 AM in Cardiff and 9:15 AM in Alexandria.
There are 1215+ hotels available in Alexandria.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Alexandria, Egypt?
There is no direct connection from Cardiff to Alexandria. However, you can take the train to Birmingham New Street, take the train to Birmingham International, walk to Birmingham Airport (BHX) airport, fly to Borg El Arab (HBE), walk to Borg El Arab Airport, then take the bus to Moharam Bek Bus Stn. Alternatively, you can take the train to London Paddington, take the train to Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3, walk to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) airport, fly to Borg El Arab (HBE), walk to Borg El Arab Airport, then take the bus to Moharam Bek Bus Stn.
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Cairo International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Cairo International Airport via Hurghada
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Cairo International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–550
Flights from Bristol Airport to Borg El Arab via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–700
Flights from Bristol Airport to Cairo International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–550
Flights from Bristol Airport to Cairo International Airport via Larnaca
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–550
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Borg El Arab via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–750
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cairo International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–460
Flights from Bristol Airport to Borg El Arab via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–700
Flights from Bristol Airport to Cairo International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–550
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Borg El Arab via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Borg El Arab via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
- Website
- flyaircairo.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Cairo International Airport via Hurghada
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Bristol Airport to Borg El Arab via Sharm el-Sheikh
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–850
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Borg El Arab via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–600
Flights from Bristol Airport to Borg El Arab via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–600
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Borg El Arab via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–650
Flights from Bristol Airport to Borg El Arab via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–600
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cairo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–410
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cairo International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Bristol Airport to Cairo International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–550
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Borg El Arab via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Cairo International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Cairo International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $75–110
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $85–160
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- +2 01200003533
- info@egyptbus.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Borg El Arab Airport to Moharam Bek Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +20 2 25752157
- Website
- westmidbus-eg.com
Bus from Cairo Airport to Alexandria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–8
- Schedules at
- westmidbus-eg.com
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