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 13mAED 1,022–4,031Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Dubai International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Dubai International Airport (DXB)plane BRS - DXB
13h 12mAED 813–1,346Train 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 49mAED 1,184–3,704Train 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 26mAED 1,305–3,452Train, 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 39mAED 1,182–3,600Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Dubai International Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslowtrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Dubai International Airport (DXB)plane MAN - DXB
13h 21mAED 1,025–2,049Train 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 38mAED 1,341–2,990Train 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 23mAED 1,161–3,087
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 800 - AED 1400 and takes 13h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Dubai is to train and fly which takes 11h 26m and costs AED 1300 - AED 3500.
The distance between Cardiff and Dubai is 5731 km.
It takes approximately 13h 13m to get from Cardiff to Dubai, including transfers.
Dubai is 4h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 6:19 AM in Cardiff and 10:19 AM in Dubai.
There are 19782+ hotels available in Dubai.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Dubai, United Arab Emirates?
KLM, Emirates, and Ryanair 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 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,100–4,100
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Dubai International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,200–4,400
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Dubai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 800–2,800
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Dubai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 850–3,100
Flights from Bristol Airport to Dubai International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,000–2,700
Flights from Bristol Airport to Dubai International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- AED 750–2,800
Flights from Bristol Airport to Dubai International Airport via Bodrum
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,000–2,800
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Dubai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 750–2,800
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dubai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 800–2,800
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Dubai International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 850–3,100
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Dubai International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 950–3,400
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Dubai International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 850–3,100
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dubai International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 850–3,100
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Abu Dhabi via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,000–3,700
Flights from Manchester Airport to Abu Dhabi via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 950–3,400
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 800–2,300
Flights from Manchester Airport to Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 750–2,100
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Dubai International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 800–2,500
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Dubai International Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- AED 800–2,500
Flights from Bristol Airport to Dubai International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- AED 650–2,700
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dubai International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- AED 800–2,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Abu Dhabi via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- AED 900–2,700
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Dubai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 800–3,100
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 900–3,400
- Website
- gulfair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Dubai International Airport via Manama
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 700–1,800
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Abu Dhabi via Manama
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 850–2,200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Abu Dhabi via Manama
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 750–2,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Dubai International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 700–2,800
Flights from Bristol Airport to Dubai International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- AED 650–2,700
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Dubai International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,000–2,700
Flights from Bristol Airport to Dubai International Airport via Bodrum
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,000–2,800
- Website
- kuwaitairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dubai International Airport via Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- AED 700–2,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Abu Dhabi via Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- AED 800–2,300
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Dubai International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,000–4,000
- Website
- flyroyalbrunei.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Dubai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 750–2,500
- Website
- virginatlantic.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Dubai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 750–3,000
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Dubai International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 700–2,200
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Dubai International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- AED 700–2,000
- Website
- rj.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dubai International Airport via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- AED 900–2,600
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- AED 260–700
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- AED 260–380
- 1st Class
- AED 490–700
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- AED 130–240
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- AED 130–190
- 1st Class
- AED 170–240
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- AED 370–700
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- AED 370–450
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- AED 490–700
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- AED 100–200
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- AED 100–130
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- AED 140–200
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- AED 280–550
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- AED 280–350
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- AED 370–550
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- AED 140–270
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- AED 140–180
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- AED 190–270
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslow
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- AED 300–420
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Anytime Day Single
- AED 300–420
- 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
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