There are 5 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
11h 2m$203–722Train 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
13h 35m$270–699Train, 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
10h 29m$255–631Train 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
11h 11m$441–1,125Fly from Cardiff Airport
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Erbil International Airport (EBL)CWL - EBL
13h 11m$323–1,030
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 - $650 and takes 10h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Erbil is to train and fly which takes 10h 29m and costs $250 - $650.
The distance between Cardiff and Erbil is 4106 km.
It takes approximately 11h 2m to get from Cardiff to Erbil, including transfers.
Erbil is 3h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 3:50 PM in Cardiff and 6:50 PM in Erbil.
There are 71+ 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.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Erbil International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–650
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Erbil International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Erbil International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–800
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Erbil International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–900
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Erbil International Airport via Dublin, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Erbil International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
- Website
- urairlines.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Erbil International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Erbil International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Erbil International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 44m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $210–650
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Erbil International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–1,400
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Erbil International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Bristol Airport to Erbil International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Erbil International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Erbil International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–1,400
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Erbil International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
- 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
- $160–650
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Erbil International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,000
- 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
- $160–650
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Erbil International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,000
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Erbil International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–650
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Erbil International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–750
- 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
- $190–750
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Erbil International Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–700
- 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
- $20–35
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–130
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–120
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $14–40
- 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/
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