There are 8 ways to get from Cardiff to Dubai by train, plane, or shuttle
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Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Dubai International Airport
best- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Dubai International Airport (DXB)plane BRS - DXB
13h 18mAED 799–1,276Train 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 41mAED 1,321–3,262Fly Cardiff Airport to Dubai International Airport
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Dubai International Airport (DXB)plane CWL - DXB
14h 8mAED 936–3,850Train 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
12h 44mAED 1,202–3,240Train, 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
13h 29mAED 1,153–3,358Train 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 53mAED 1,407–2,900Train 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 15mAED 1,330–4,774Train, 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 23mAED 1,221–2,882
Bristol Airport (BRS) 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 18m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Dubai is to train and fly which takes 11h 41m and costs AED 1300 - AED 3300.
The distance between Cardiff and Dubai is 5740 km.
It takes approximately 13h 18m to get from Cardiff to Dubai, including transfers.
Dubai is 3h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 4:55 PM in Cardiff and 7:55 PM in Dubai.
There are 8988+ 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) once daily.
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Dubai International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 850–2,800
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Dubai International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 750–2,600
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Dubai International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 750–2,600
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Abu Dhabi via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 900–3,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Sharjah International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 850–2,900
- Website
- emirates.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 Bodrum
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 950–2,400
Flights from Bristol Airport to Dubai International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 900–2,400
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Dubai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 750–2,900
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Dubai International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,000–3,700
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Dubai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 700–2,700
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Dubai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 700–2,700
- Website
- gulfair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Dubai International Airport via Manama
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 900–2,700
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Dubai International Airport via Manama
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 650–1,600
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Abu Dhabi via Manama
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 800–1,900
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 750–2,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Dubai International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- AED 650–2,700
Flights from Bristol Airport to Dubai International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- AED 650–2,700
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Dubai International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 650–2,700
- 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 Bodrum
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 950–2,400
Flights from Bristol Airport to Dubai International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 900–2,400
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Dubai International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 750–2,400
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Dubai International Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- AED 750–2,100
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Dubai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 800–2,900
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 900–3,100
- Website
- omanair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Dubai International Airport via Muscat
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 950–2,500
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Dubai International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- AED 600–1,800
- Website
- flyroyalbrunei.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Dubai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 650–3,100
- Website
- virginatlantic.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Dubai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 700–2,900
- Website
- mea.com.lb
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Dubai International Airport via Beirut
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,100–2,700
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Dubai International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- AED 900–3,800
- 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 950–4,000
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Sharjah International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 850–2,200
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- AED 80–160
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- AED 310–600
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- 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/
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/
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- AED 280–400
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- 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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