There are 8 ways to get from Cardiff to Hiroshima by plane, bus, train, or ferry
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Fly Cardiff Airport to Hiroshima Airport, bus
best- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Hiroshima Airport (HIJ)plane CWL - HIJ
- Take the bus from Hiroshima Airport to Hiroshima Shinkansen-Guchibus
35h 20m¥92,456–342,465Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Hiroshima Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Hiroshima Airport (HIJ)plane BRS - HIJ
- Take the bus from Hiroshima Airport to Hiroshima Shinkansen-Guchibus
26h 43m¥65,121–228,293Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Hiroshima Airport, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Hiroshima Airport (HIJ)plane LGW - HIJ
- Take the bus from Hiroshima Airport to Hiroshima Shinkansen-Guchibus
22h 58m¥68,768–200,228Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Hiroshima Airport, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Hiroshima Airport (HIJ)plane LHR - HIJ
- Take the bus from Hiroshima Airport to Hiroshima Shinkansen-Guchibus
21h 31m¥77,373–275,769Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Fukuoka Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK)plane LGW - FUK
- Take the train from Hakata to Hiroshimatrain
22h 3m¥74,038–188,528Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Matsuyama Airport, ferry
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Matsuyama Airport (MYJ)plane LHR - MYJ
- Take the ferry from Matsuyama to Hiroshima Portferry
25h 3m¥74,703–253,269Fly Cardiff Airport to Matsuyama Airport, ferry
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Matsuyama Airport (MYJ)plane CWL - MYJ
- Take the ferry from Matsuyama to Hiroshima Portferry
27h 46m¥89,786–309,965Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Fukuoka Airport, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslowtrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK)plane MAN - FUK
- Take the train from Hakata to Hiroshimatrain
23h 27m¥103,188–177,045
Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Hiroshima Airport (HIJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Hiroshima is to train and fly which costs ¥70000 - ¥190000 and takes 22h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Hiroshima is to train and fly and bus which takes 21h 31m and costs ¥75000 - ¥280000.
The distance between Cardiff and Hiroshima is 9629 km.
It takes approximately 35h 20m to get from Cardiff to Hiroshima, including transfers.
Hiroshima is 9h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 3:52 PM in Cardiff and 12:52 AM in Hiroshima.
There are 677+ hotels available in Hiroshima.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Hiroshima, Japan?
There is no direct connection from Cardiff to Hiroshima. However, you can take the train to Barry, walk to Barry Hotel, take the line 304 bus to Cardiff Airport, walk to Cardiff Airport (CWL) airport, fly to Hiroshima Airport (HIJ), walk to Hiroshima Airport, then take the bus to Hiroshima Shinkansen-Guchi. Alternatively, you can take the train to Reading, take the train to Gatwick Airport, walk to London Gatwick Airport (LGW) airport, fly to Hiroshima Airport (HIJ), walk to Hiroshima Airport, then take the bus to Hiroshima Shinkansen-Guchi.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Hiroshima Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥95,000–360,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Hiroshima Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–180,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hiroshima Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–270,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Matsuyama Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–240,000
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Matsuyama Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥85,000–320,000
- Website
- jejuair.net
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Hiroshima Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥90,000–340,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hiroshima Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–250,000
Flights from Bristol Airport to Hiroshima Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–220,000
Flights from Bristol Airport to Hiroshima Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–220,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Matsuyama Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–220,000
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Matsuyama Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–300,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Hiroshima Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥95,000–360,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Hiroshima Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–180,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–110,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Copenhagen, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥46,000–140,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hiroshima Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–650,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Matsuyama Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–600,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Beijing Capital, Dalian
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥43,000–150,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥44,000–130,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Beijing Capital, Dalian
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥43,000–150,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥44,000–130,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–150,000
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Matsuyama Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥85,000–320,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Hiroshima Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 39h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥100,000–380,000
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hiroshima Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥85,000–300,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–200,000
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥6,500–20,000
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–9,000
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥8,500–19,000
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–5,000
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Hakata to Hiroshima
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥6,500–9,500
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved seat
- ¥6,500–9,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥7,500–9,500
- Green seat
- ¥9,500–13,000
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–2,300
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslow
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–17,000
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- 0570-666-012
- Website
- chugoku-jrbus.co.jp
Bus from Hiroshima Airport to Hiroshima Shinkansen-Guchi
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,450
- Schedules at
- chugoku-jrbus.j-server.com
- Phone
- 082-253-1212
- info@setonaikaikisen.co.jp
- Website
- setonaikaikisen.co.jp
Ferry from Matsuyama to Hiroshima Port
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥7,800
- Schedules at
- setonaikaikisen.co.jp
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