There are 8 ways to get from Cardiff to Changsha by train or plane
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Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Changsha Huanghua Airport
best- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Changsha Huanghua Airport (CSX)plane LHR - CSX
16h 48m¥3,405–7,910Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Changsha Huanghua Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Changsha Huanghua Airport (CSX)plane BRS - CSX
21h 30m¥1,799–8,336Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Changsha Huanghua Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Changsha Huanghua Airport (CSX)plane LGW - CSX
20h 23m¥2,579–8,732Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Changsha Huanghua Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslowtrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Changsha Huanghua Airport (CSX)plane MAN - CSX
21h 41m¥4,990–11,982Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Wuhan Tianhe International Airport, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Wuhan Tianhe International Airport (WUH)plane LHR - WUH
- Take the train from Wuhan to Changsha Southtrain
18h 23m¥3,644–5,973Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Yichun Mingyueshan Airport, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Yichun Mingyueshan Airport (YIC)plane LHR - YIC
- Take the train from Yichun to Changsha Southtrain
22h 3m¥4,515–9,045Fly Cardiff Airport to Changsha Huanghua Airport
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Changsha Huanghua Airport (CSX)plane CWL - CSX
21h 50m¥2,880–11,102Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Nanchang Changbei International Airport, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Nanchang Changbei International Airport (KHN)plane LHR - KHN
- Take the train from Nanchang West Station to Changsha Southtrain
21h 27m¥4,322–9,173
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Changsha Huanghua Airport (CSX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Changsha is to train and fly which costs ¥3600 - ¥6000 and takes 18h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Changsha is to train and fly which takes 16h 48m and costs ¥3400 - ¥8000.
The distance between Cardiff and Changsha is 9342 km.
It takes approximately 16h 48m to get from Cardiff to Changsha, including transfers.
Changsha is 7h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 3:45 AM in Cardiff and 10:45 AM in Changsha.
There are 339+ hotels available in Changsha.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Changsha, China?
KLM, China Southern Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Changsha Huanghua Airport (CSX) 3 times a day.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Changsha Huanghua Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–8,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Changsha Huanghua Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–8,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Wuhan Tianhe International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–9,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Wuhan Tianhe International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–9,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Yichun Mingyueshan Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–10,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Yichun Mingyueshan Airport via Berlin Brandenburg, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–12,000
Flights from Bristol Airport to Changsha Huanghua Airport via Budapest, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–8,500
Flights from Bristol Airport to Changsha Huanghua Airport via Copenhagen, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–8,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nanchang Changbei International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–9,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nanchang Changbei International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–9,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nanchang Changbei International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–11,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Changsha Huanghua Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–10,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Changsha Huanghua Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–11,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Changsha Huanghua Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–9,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Wuhan Tianhe International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–11,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Wuhan Tianhe International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–11,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Wuhan Tianhe International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–12,000
Flights from Bristol Airport to Changsha Huanghua Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–9,000
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Changsha Huanghua Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–13,000
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Changsha Huanghua Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–14,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nanchang Changbei International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–12,000
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Changsha Huanghua Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–9,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Changsha Huanghua Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–9,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Yichun Mingyueshan Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–12,000
Flights from Bristol Airport to Changsha Huanghua Airport via Prague, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–9,000
Flights from Bristol Airport to Changsha Huanghua Airport via Edinburgh, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–9,000
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Changsha Huanghua Airport via Dublin, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–13,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Changsha Huanghua Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–7,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Changsha Huanghua Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–8,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nanchang Changbei International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–7,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nanchang Changbei International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–11,000
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Changsha Huanghua Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–7,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Changsha Huanghua Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–9,000
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Yichun Mingyueshan Airport via Berlin Brandenburg, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–12,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nanchang Changbei International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–11,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Changsha Huanghua Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–8,500
- Website
- westair.cn
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Yichun Mingyueshan Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–7,500
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Changsha Huanghua Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–11,000
- Website
- luckyair.net
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nanchang Changbei International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–9,500
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥550–1,100
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥440–850
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥210–390
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥150–290
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslow
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥550–950
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Wuhan to Changsha South
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥150–170
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥150–170
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥250–280
- Business Class Seat
- ¥360–550
Train from Yichun to Changsha South
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥75–85
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥125–135
- Business Class Seat
- ¥170–250
Train from Nanchang West Station to Changsha South
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥150–170
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥150–170
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥250–280
- Business Class Seat
- ¥360–550
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ¥180–260
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Nanchang West Station to Changsha South
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥120–260
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥120–170
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥180–260
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