There are 6 ways to get from Cardiff to Baghdad by train, plane, or car
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Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Baghdad International Airport
best- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Baghdad International Airport (BGW)plane BRS - BGW
14h 8m$315–755Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Baghdad International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Baghdad International Airport (BGW)plane STN - BGW
13h 3m$302–639Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Baghdad International Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Baghdad International Airport (BGW)plane BHX - BGW
13h 39m$368–823Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Baghdad International Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Baghdad International Airport (BGW)plane LHR - BGW
12h 20m$408–651Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Baghdad International Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Baghdad International Airport (BGW)plane LGW - BGW
14h 22m$304–707Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Al Najaf International Airport, drive
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Al Najaf International Airport (NJF)plane LHR - NJF
- Drive from Al Najaf International Airport (NJF) to Baghdadcar
14h 34m$405–1,062
Bristol Airport (BRS) to Baghdad International Airport (BGW) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Baghdad is to train and fly which costs $300 - $650 and takes 13h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Baghdad is to train and fly which takes 12h 20m and costs $400 - $650.
The distance between Cardiff and Baghdad is 4359 km.
It takes approximately 14h 8m to get from Cardiff to Baghdad, including transfers.
Baghdad is 2h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 4:56 PM in Cardiff and 6:56 PM in Baghdad.
There are 71+ hotels available in Baghdad.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Baghdad, Iraq?
There is no direct connection from Cardiff to Baghdad. However, you can take the train to Bristol Temple Meads, walk to Temple Meads Stn, take the bus to Public Transport Interchange, walk to Bristol Airport (BRS) airport, fly to Baghdad International Airport (BGW), then take the taxi to Baghdad. Alternatively, you can take the train to Birmingham New Street, take the train to Birmingham International, walk to Birmingham Airport (BHX) airport, fly to Baghdad International Airport (BGW), then take the taxi to Baghdad.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Baghdad International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Baghdad International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Baghdad International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Baghdad International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–950
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Al Najaf International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Baghdad International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 32m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Baghdad International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Baghdad International Airport via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–160
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Baghdad International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–160
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Baghdad International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Baghdad International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Al Najaf International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,400
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Baghdad International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Baghdad International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Baghdad International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- omanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Baghdad International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–650
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Baghdad International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–650
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Baghdad International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $240–650
- Website
- rj.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Baghdad International Airport via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–850
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Baghdad International Airport via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $230–750
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Al Najaf International Airport via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Baghdad International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–800
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Baghdad International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–700
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Baghdad International Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
- Website
- gulfair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Baghdad International Airport via Manama
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $260–650
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Al Najaf International Airport via Manama
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–850
- Website
- mea.com.lb
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Baghdad International Airport via Beirut
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–800
- Website
- kuwaitairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Al Najaf International Airport via Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $300–850
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- 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/
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $85–160
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
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/
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $75–110
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
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