There are 8 ways to get from Cardiff to China by train, plane, or subway
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Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Beijing Capital International Airport
best- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)plane BRS - PEK
16h 22m¥1,960–6,311Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Beijing Daxing International Airport, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX)plane BRS - PKX
- Take the train from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Caoqiaotrain
18h 11m¥1,965–6,320Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)plane LHR - PEK
15h 3m¥3,161–7,772Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Beijing Daxing International Airport, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX)plane LHR - PKX
- Take the train from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Caoqiaotrain
15h 22m¥2,766–8,281Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, subway
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU)plane LHR - TFU
- Take the subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century Citysubway
16h 17m¥3,247–6,157Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Beijing Capital 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 Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)plane LGW - PEK
16h 5m¥2,923–36,106Fly Cardiff Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport, train
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX)plane CWL - PKX
- Take the train from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Caoqiaotrain
19h 22m¥2,582–8,609Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong 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 Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane LGW - PVG
- Take the train from Shanghai station to Suzhoutrain
18h 26m¥3,072–9,210
Bristol Airport (BRS) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to China is to train and fly which costs ¥1900 - ¥6500 and takes 16h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to China is to train and fly which takes 15h 3m and costs ¥3100 - ¥8000.
The distance between Cardiff and China is 8375 km.
It takes approximately 16h 22m to get from Cardiff to China, including transfers.
There are 653+ hotels available in China.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and China?
There is no direct connection from Cardiff to China. 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 Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK), walk to Beijing Capital Airport T2, take the subway to Dongzhimen, then take the line 2 subway to Qianmen Station. Alternatively, 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 Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX), walk to Beijing Daxing International Airport, take the train to Caoqiao, walk to Caoqiao, take the line 10 subway to Gongzhufen, then take the line 1 subway to Tian'anmen East Station.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 8m
- When
- Friday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 36m
- When
- Sunday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–8,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Beijing Daxing International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,500
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,500
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–8,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Zhengzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,500
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,000–7,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Chengdu Tianfu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,000
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–7,000
Flights from Bristol Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
Flights from Bristol Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–7,500
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,000
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥140–260
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥140–260
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥500–1,000
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥500–1,000
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥500–1,000
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥400–750
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥190–350
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥400–750
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥190–350
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥110–180
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥110–180
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ¥140–220
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ¥140–220
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +86-010-96165
- Website
- Beijing International Airport
Train from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Caoqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥27–35
- Website
- Beijing International Airport
Train from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Caoqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥27–35
- Website
- Beijing International Airport
Train from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Caoqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥27–35
- Website
- Beijing International Airport
- Phone
- 028-61638000
- Website
- cdmetro.cn
Subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century City
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥9–14
- Schedules at
- travelchinaguide.com
Train from Shanghai station to Suzhou
- Hard Seat
- ¥40–65
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥40–70
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥110–160
Train from Shanghai station to Suzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥50–80
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥50–70
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥55–80
Train from Shanghai station to Suzhou
- Hard Seat
- ¥19–26
- Hard sleeper
- ¥40–60
- Soft sleeper
- ¥70–95
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