There are 8 ways to get from Cardiff to Dubai by plane, train, or shuttle
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Fly Cardiff Airport to Dubai International Airport
best- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Dubai International Airport (DXB)plane CWL - DXB
13h 47mAED 1,036–3,850Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Dubai International Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Dubai International Airport (DXB)plane BHX - DXB
11h 51mAED 1,055–2,840Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Dubai International Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Dubai International Airport (DXB)plane BRS - DXB
13h 5mAED 1,092–3,783Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Dubai International Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Dubai International Airport (DXB)plane LHR - DXB
11h 38mAED 1,379–2,980Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Dubai 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 Dubai International Airport (DXB)plane LGW - DXB
12h 40mAED 2,259–2,989Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Abu Dhabi, shuttle
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Abu Dhabi (AUH)plane LHR - AUH
- Take a shuttle bus from Abu Dhabi Airport to Dubai - Ibn Battuta Mall
13h 50mAED 1,165–3,018Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Dubai World Central - Al Maktoum International Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Dubai World Central - Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC)plane LHR - DWC
12h 12mAED 1,338–4,492Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Abu Dhabi, shuttle
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslowtrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Abu Dhabi (AUH)plane MAN - AUH
- Take a shuttle bus from Abu Dhabi Airport to Dubai - Ibn Battuta Mall
15h 28mAED 1,961–2,976
Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Dubai International Airport (DXB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Dubai is to train and fly which costs AED 1000 - AED 3800 and takes 13h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Dubai is to train and fly which takes 11h 38m and costs AED 1300 - AED 3000.
The distance between Cardiff and Dubai is 5731 km.
It takes approximately 13h 47m to get from Cardiff to Dubai, including transfers.
Dubai is 3h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 4:15 AM in Cardiff and 7:15 AM in Dubai.
There are 17505+ hotels available in Dubai.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Dubai, United Arab Emirates?
KLM, Emirates, and two other airlines fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Dubai International Airport (DXB) 3 times a day.
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Dubai International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,200–4,500
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Dubai International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,000–3,900
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Dubai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 950–3,400
Flights from Bristol Airport to Dubai International Airport via Larnaca
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- AED 900–2,400
Flights from Bristol Airport to Dubai International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 900–2,700
Flights from Bristol Airport to Dubai International Airport via Bodrum
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,200–3,400
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Dubai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,100–3,900
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Dubai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 900–3,400
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Dubai International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 900–2,900
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Dubai International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,200–1,900
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Dubai International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 900–2,800
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Abu Dhabi via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,650–1,800
Flights from Manchester Airport to Abu Dhabi via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,100–3,600
- Website
- gulfair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Dubai International Airport via Manama
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,000–2,200
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Dubai International Airport via Manama
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 22m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 700–1,900
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Abu Dhabi via Manama
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 750–1,800
Flights from Manchester Airport to Abu Dhabi via Manama
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 900–2,400
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,000–3,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 900–2,700
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Dubai International Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- AED 900–2,400
Flights from Bristol Airport to Dubai International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 42m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- AED 850–2,400
Flights from Manchester Airport to Abu Dhabi via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,100–2,900
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Dubai International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,000–3,900
Flights from Bristol Airport to Dubai International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 900–2,700
Flights from Bristol Airport to Dubai International Airport via Bodrum
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,200–3,400
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Dubai International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 750–2,900
Flights from Bristol Airport to Dubai International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- AED 750–2,800
Flights from Manchester Airport to Abu Dhabi via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 950–3,600
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Dubai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,000–3,900
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,200–4,700
- Website
- omanair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Dubai International Airport via Muscat
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,100–2,400
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Dubai International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,000–3,800
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Dubai International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- AED 800–2,200
- Website
- flyroyalbrunei.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Dubai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 950–2,500
- Website
- elal.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Dubai International Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,400–7,500
- Website
- zanair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Dubai World Central - Al Maktoum International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 950–3,700
- Website
- rj.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Abu Dhabi via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,100–4,400
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- customer.relations@crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- AED 280–400
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- AED 100–140
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- AED 85–160
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- AED 320–650
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- AED 240–470
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- AED 110–220
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- AED 320–650
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- AED 320–650
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- AED 75–130
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslow
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- AED 310–550
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Website
- zayedinternationalairport.ae
Shuttle from Abu Dhabi Airport to Dubai - Ibn Battuta Mall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- AED 35–38
- Schedules at
- zayedinternationalairport.ae
Shuttle from Abu Dhabi Airport to Dubai - Ibn Battuta Mall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- AED 35–38
- Schedules at
- zayedinternationalairport.ae
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