There are 6 ways to get from Cardiff to Baghdad by train or plane
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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
12h 52m$280–875Train 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
14h 14m$316–1,105Train 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 34m$419–842Train, 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 36m$343–657Train to Manchester Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslowtrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Baghdad International Airport (BGW)plane MAN - BGW
14h 29m$327–980Fly from Cardiff Airport
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Baghdad International Airport (BGW)plane CWL - BGW
22h 57m$335–1,266
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 $340 - $700 and takes 14h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Baghdad is to train and fly which takes 12h 34m and costs $410 - $850.
The distance between Cardiff and Baghdad is 4359 km.
It takes approximately 12h 52m to get from Cardiff to Baghdad, including transfers.
Baghdad is 3h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 2:07 PM in Cardiff and 5:07 PM in Baghdad.
There are 62+ hotels available in Baghdad.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Baghdad, Iraq?
Ryanair, Pegasus Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Baghdad International Airport (BGW) 6 times a week.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Baghdad International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Baghdad International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Baghdad International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Manchester Airport to Baghdad International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Baghdad International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Baghdad International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Manchester Airport to Baghdad International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Baghdad International Airport via Dublin, Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Baghdad International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Baghdad International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Manchester Airport to Baghdad International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Baghdad International Airport via Dublin, Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Baghdad International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 12m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Baghdad International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
- Website
- rj.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Baghdad International Airport via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–850
Flights from Manchester Airport to Baghdad International Airport via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–800
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Baghdad International Airport via Hurghada, Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Baghdad International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $270–800
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Baghdad International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–750
- Website
- iraqiairways.com.iq
Flights from Bristol Airport to Baghdad International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–750
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Baghdad International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–550
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Baghdad International Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
Flights from Manchester Airport to Baghdad International Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,000
- Website
- omanair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Baghdad International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–700
- Website
- mea.com.lb
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Baghdad International Airport via Antalya, Beirut
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
- 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
- $29–55
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- $29–35
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- $35–55
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $100–190
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- $100–130
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- $130–190
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $75–150
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- $75–95
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- $100–150
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- $35–50
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- $50–75
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- $35–55
- 1st Class
- $45–65
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–190
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- $70–110
- 1st Class
- $130–190
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslow
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $80–120
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Anytime Day Single
- $80–120
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