There are 6 ways to get from Cardiff to Baghdad by train or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Bristol Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Baghdad International Airport (BGW)plane BRS - BGW
17h 27m$366–1,315Train to London Stansted Airport, fly
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 59m$335–926Train to Birmingham Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Baghdad International Airport (BGW)plane BHX - BGW
16h 16m$397–1,373Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Baghdad International Airport (BGW)plane LHR - BGW
12h 45m$701–1,667Train, 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 Baghdad International Airport (BGW)plane LGW - BGW
14h 8m$486–1,342Fly from Cardiff Airport
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Baghdad International Airport (BGW)plane CWL - BGW
18h 6m$419–1,272
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 $330 - $950 and takes 13h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Baghdad is to train and fly which takes 12h 45m and costs $700 - $1,700.
The distance between Cardiff and Baghdad is 4359 km.
It takes approximately 17h 27m to get from Cardiff to Baghdad, including transfers.
Baghdad is 2h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 3:44 AM in Cardiff and 5:44 AM in Baghdad.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Baghdad, Iraq?
KLM, AJet, and five other airlines fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Baghdad International Airport (BGW) 3 times a day.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Baghdad International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Baghdad International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Baghdad International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Baghdad International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Baghdad International Airport via Dublin, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Baghdad International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Baghdad International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Baghdad International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Baghdad International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Baghdad International Airport via Dublin, Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,800
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Baghdad International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Baghdad International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Baghdad International Airport via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Baghdad International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
- Website
- omanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Baghdad International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,200
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Baghdad International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Baghdad International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Baghdad International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,200
- Website
- flybaghdad.net
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Baghdad International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Baghdad International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Baghdad International Airport via Dublin, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Baghdad International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,200
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Baghdad International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
- Website
- rj.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Baghdad International Airport via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–11,000
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Baghdad International Airport via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $400–2,000
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Baghdad International Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
- Website
- urairlines.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Baghdad International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Baghdad International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
- Website
- flynas.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Baghdad International Airport via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
- Website
- gulfair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Baghdad International Airport via Manama
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $370–950
- Website
- mea.com.lb
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Baghdad International Airport via Beirut
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,400
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Baghdad International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,500
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $85–170
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–130
- 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
- $25–40
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Want to know more about travelling around Iraq
Rome2Rio's Travel Guide series provide vital information for the global traveller. Filled with useful and timely travel information, the guides answer all the hard questions - such as 'How do I buy a ticket?', 'Should I book online before I travel? ', 'How much should I expect to pay?', 'Do the trains and buses have Wifi?' - to help you get the most out of your next trip.
Related travel guides
Travelling to the UK: What do I need to know?
Read the travel guide
Which London airport should I choose?
Read the travel guide
How to get from Heathrow Airport into central London
Read the travel guide












