There are 8 ways to get from Cardiff to Hiroshima by train, plane, bus, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Hiroshima Airport, bus
best- 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 4m¥81,575–261,161Train 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
21h 20m¥59,682–208,091Train, 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 Fukuoka to Hiroshimatrain
21h 51m¥92,957–281,338Fly Cardiff Airport to Hiroshima Airport, bus
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Hiroshima Airport (HIJ)plane CWL - HIJ
- Take the bus from Hiroshima Airport to Hiroshima Shinkansen-Guchibus
34h 46m¥77,710–263,044Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Kitakyushu Airport, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Kitakyushu Airport (KKJ)plane LHR - KKJ
- Take the train from Kokura to Hiroshimatrain
22h 55m¥98,095–324,211Train 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
24h 41m¥88,555–269,811Fly 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
30h 48m¥79,690–231,694Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Matsuyama Airport, ferry
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Matsuyama Airport (MYJ)plane BRS - MYJ
- Take the ferry from Matsuyama to Hiroshima Portferry
25h 12m¥66,662–216,741
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Hiroshima Airport (HIJ) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Hiroshima is to train and fly and bus which costs ¥55000 - ¥210000 and takes 21h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Hiroshima is to train and fly and bus which takes 21h 4m and costs ¥80000 - ¥270000.
The distance between Cardiff and Hiroshima is 9739 km.
It takes approximately 21h 4m to get from Cardiff to Hiroshima, including transfers.
Hiroshima is 8h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 11:22 AM in Cardiff and 7:22 PM in Hiroshima.
There are 716+ 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 London Paddington, take the train to Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3, walk to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) 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 Fukuoka Airport (FUK), walk to Fukuoka Airport, take the subway to Hakata, walk to Hakata Fukuoka, then take the train to Hiroshima.
- Website
- jejuair.net
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hiroshima Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–230,000
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Hiroshima Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–260,000
Flights from Bristol Airport to Hiroshima Airport via Frankfurt, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 42m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–220,000
Flights from Bristol Airport to Hiroshima Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–200,000
Flights from Bristol Airport to Hiroshima Airport via Munich, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 22m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–230,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Matsuyama Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–230,000
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Matsuyama Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–270,000
Flights from Bristol Airport to Matsuyama Airport via Frankfurt, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–230,000
Flights from Bristol Airport to Matsuyama Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–200,000
Flights from Bristol Airport to Matsuyama Airport via Munich, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–230,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hiroshima Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥100,000–260,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kitakyushu Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥130,000–340,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Matsuyama Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥100,000–270,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hiroshima Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–490,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kitakyushu Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥100,000–650,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Matsuyama Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–490,000
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Matsuyama Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 39h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥85,000–300,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥49,000–140,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥46,000–140,000
- Website
- jinair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kitakyushu Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–290,000
- Website
- evaair.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Matsuyama Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 39h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥85,000–300,000
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–23,000
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–18,000
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥4,500–8,500
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–23,000
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–6,000
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–23,000
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–6,000
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company)
Train from Hakata Fukuoka to Hiroshima
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–5,500
- Schedules at
- JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company)
Train from Kokura to Hiroshima
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–4,000
- Schedules at
- JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company)
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
Train from Hakata Fukuoka to Hiroshima
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
Train from Kokura to Hiroshima
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–4,300
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–4,300
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–5,500
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–5,500
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- 0570-010-666
- Website
- chugoku-jrbus.co.jp
Bus from Hiroshima Airport to Hiroshima Shinkansen-Guchi
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500
- Schedules at
- chugoku-jrbus.co.jp
Bus from Hiroshima Airport to Hiroshima Shinkansen-Guchi
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500
- Schedules at
- chugoku-jrbus.co.jp
Bus from Hiroshima Airport to Hiroshima Shinkansen-Guchi
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500
- Schedules at
- chugoku-jrbus.co.jp
- 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
- ¥7,500–9,000
- Schedules at
- setonaikaikisen.co.jp
Ferry from Matsuyama to Hiroshima Port
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥7,500–9,000
- Schedules at
- setonaikaikisen.co.jp
Ferry from Matsuyama to Hiroshima Port
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥7,500–9,000
- Schedules at
- setonaikaikisen.co.jp
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