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 58mAED 935–3,949Train 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 23mAED 798–1,275Train 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 1,191–3,217Train 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 25mAED 1,265–3,247Train, 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 37mAED 1,152–3,354Train 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 23mAED 1,059–2,721Train 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 37mAED 1,351–2,985Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Sharjah 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 Sharjah International Airport (SHJ)plane LGW - SHJ
14h 26mAED 1,220–2,778
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 1300 and takes 13h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Dubai is to train and fly which takes 11h 25m and costs AED 1200 - AED 3300.
The distance between Cardiff and Dubai is 5731 km.
It takes approximately 13h 58m to get from Cardiff to Dubai, including transfers.
Dubai is 4h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 1:13 PM in Cardiff and 5:13 PM in Dubai.
There are 19615+ hotels available in Dubai.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Dubai, United Arab Emirates?
KLM and Emirates fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Dubai International Airport (DXB) 4 times a day.
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Dubai International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,000–3,800
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Dubai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 700–2,700
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Dubai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 750–2,900
Flights from Bristol Airport to Dubai International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- AED 750–2,400
Flights from Bristol Airport to Dubai International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 900–2,400
Flights from Bristol Airport to Dubai International Airport via Bodrum
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 950–2,500
Flights from Bristol Airport to Dubai International Airport via Larnaca
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- AED 800–2,400
Flights from Bristol Airport to Dubai International Airport via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- AED 950–2,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Dubai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 700–2,600
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dubai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 750–2,700
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Dubai International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 800–2,700
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Dubai International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 850–2,900
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Dubai International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 750–2,600
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dubai International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 800–2,700
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Abu Dhabi via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 950–3,200
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Sharjah International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 850–2,900
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Dubai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 750–2,900
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 850–3,200
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Dubai International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 750–2,200
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Dubai International Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- AED 750–2,200
Flights from Bristol Airport to Dubai International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 750–2,400
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dubai International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 800–2,300
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Dubai International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- AED 750–2,400
Flights from Bristol Airport to Dubai International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 900–2,400
Flights from Bristol Airport to Dubai International Airport via Bodrum
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 950–2,500
Flights from Bristol Airport to Dubai International Airport via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- AED 950–2,500
- Website
- gulfair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Dubai International Airport via Manama
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 650–1,600
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dubai International Airport via Manama
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 650–1,700
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Abu Dhabi via Manama
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 800–2,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 750–2,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Dubai International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 900–3,900
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Dubai International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 650–2,700
Flights from Bristol Airport to Dubai International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- AED 600–2,700
- 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 650–1,900
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Abu Dhabi via Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- AED 750–2,200
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Sharjah International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 850–2,100
- Website
- flyroyalbrunei.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Dubai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 650–2,800
- Website
- virginatlantic.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Dubai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 700–2,900
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Dubai International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- AED 650–1,800
- Website
- rj.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dubai International Airport via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- AED 850–2,500
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- AED 270–380
- 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 95–140
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- 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
- AED 310–600
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- AED 80–160
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- AED 230–440
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- AED 110–210
- 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
- AED 290–500
- 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
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