There are 6 ways to get from Cardiff to Erbil by train or plane
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Train to Bristol Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Erbil International Airport (EBL)BRS - EBL
9h 32m$208–664Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Erbil International Airport (EBL)LHR - EBL
10h 3m$262–870Train to Birmingham Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Erbil International Airport (EBL)BHX - EBL
10h 44m$270–705Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Erbil International Airport (EBL)LGW - EBL
9h 30m$257–455Fly from Cardiff Airport
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Erbil International Airport (EBL)CWL - EBL
13h 2m$303–877Train, train to Exeter, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids
- Fly from Exeter (EXT) to Erbil International Airport (EBL)EXT - EBL
17h 3m$309–1,214
Bristol Airport (BRS) to Erbil International Airport (EBL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Erbil is to train and fly which costs $250 - $460 and takes 9h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Erbil is to train and fly which takes 9h 30m and costs $250 - $460.
The distance between Cardiff and Erbil is 4106 km.
It takes approximately 9h 32m to get from Cardiff to Erbil, including transfers.
Erbil is 3h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 2:51 AM in Cardiff and 5:51 AM in Erbil.
There are 73+ hotels available in Erbil.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Erbil, Iraq?
KLM, AJet, and three other airlines fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Erbil International Airport (EBL) 3 times a day.
Transport is disrupted due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Read more
- Website
- urairlines.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Erbil International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Bristol Airport to Erbil International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $170–600
Flights from Bristol Airport to Erbil International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $180–1,100
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Erbil International Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Erbil International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Erbil International Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Erbil International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Erbil International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 44m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $190–600
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Erbil International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–1,100
Flights from Exeter to Erbil International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Erbil International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–900
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Erbil International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–800
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Erbil International Airport via Dublin, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,300
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Erbil International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
Flights from Exeter to Erbil International Airport via Manchester, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,300
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Bristol Airport to Erbil International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Bristol Airport to Erbil International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $180–1,100
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Erbil International Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Erbil International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Erbil International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Erbil International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–1,100
Flights from Exeter to Erbil International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Erbil International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Erbil International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Erbil International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–850
Flights from Exeter to Erbil International Airport via Manchester, Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Erbil International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Erbil International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Erbil International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–850
Flights from Exeter to Erbil International Airport via Manchester, Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Erbil International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–600
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Erbil International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–700
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Erbil International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16–35
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–120
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–130
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $53–55
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $9–24
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–120
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–55
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
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