There are 6 ways to get from Cardiff to Bahrain by train or plane
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Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Bahrain International Airport (BAH)plane LHR - BAH
10h 52m$399–702Train to Bristol Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Bahrain International Airport (BAH)plane BRS - BAH
13h 30m$225–525Train, 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 Bahrain International Airport (BAH)plane LGW - BAH
11h 50m$235–778Train to Birmingham Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Bahrain International Airport (BAH)plane BHX - BAH
14h 2m$278–594Train to Manchester Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslowtrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Bahrain International Airport (BAH)plane MAN - BAH
12h 56m$293–631Train, train to Exeter, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davidstrain
- Fly from Exeter (EXT) to Bahrain International Airport (BAH)plane EXT - BAH
18h 2m$446–1,433
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Bahrain International Airport (BAH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Bahrain is to train and fly which costs $220 - $550 and takes 13h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Bahrain is to train and fly which takes 10h 52m and costs $390 - $700.
The distance between Cardiff and Bahrain is 5348 km.
It takes approximately 10h 52m to get from Cardiff to Bahrain, including transfers.
Bahrain is 2h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 3:14 AM in Cardiff and 5:14 AM in Bahrain.
There are 201+ hotels available in Bahrain.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Bahrain?
There is no direct connection from Cardiff to Bahrain. However, you can take the train to London Paddington, take the train to Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3, walk to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) airport, then fly to Bahrain International Airport (BAH). Alternatively, you can take the train to Reading, take the train to Gatwick Airport, walk to London Gatwick Airport (LGW) airport, then fly to Bahrain International Airport (BAH).
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bahrain International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–900
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bahrain International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–900
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bahrain International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–800
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bahrain International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–800
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bahrain International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–850
Flights from Exeter to Bahrain International Airport via Manchester Airport, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,300
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bahrain International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–900
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bahrain International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–800
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bahrain International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–800
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bahrain International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–850
Flights from Exeter to Bahrain International Airport via Dublin, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
Flights from Exeter to Bahrain International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
- Website
- gulfair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bahrain International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–550
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bahrain International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–480
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bahrain International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–490
Flights from Bristol Airport to Bahrain International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–480
Flights from Bristol Airport to Bahrain International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–480
Flights from Bristol Airport to Bahrain International Airport via Larnaca
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–750
Flights from Bristol Airport to Bahrain International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–490
Flights from Bristol Airport to Bahrain International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–480
Flights from Bristol Airport to Bahrain International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–480
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bahrain International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–600
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bahrain International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–600
Flights from Bristol Airport to Bahrain International Airport via Larnaca
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–750
Flights from Bristol Airport to Bahrain International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–480
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bahrain International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–900
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bahrain International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–900
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bahrain International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bahrain International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–1,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bahrain International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bahrain International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
- Website
- kuwaitairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bahrain International Airport via Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–600
- Website
- airasiax.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bahrain International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bahrain International Airport via Sharjah
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–650
- Website
- rj.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bahrain International Airport via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–800
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- 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
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
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/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslow
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $80–140
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
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