There are 8 ways to get from Cardiff to Isfahan by train, plane, car, car train, or car ferry
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Train to Birmingham Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Isfahan Shahid Beheshti International Airport (IFN)BHX - IFN
14h 52m$354–1,433Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Cardiff to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Isfahan
2d 13hTrain to London Heathrow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Isfahan Shahid Beheshti International Airport (IFN)LHR - IFN
14h 52m$393–1,653Train, 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 Isfahan Shahid Beheshti International Airport (IFN)LGW - IFN
14h 23m$371–1,025Train to Bristol Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Isfahan Shahid Beheshti International Airport (IFN)BRS - IFN
12h 29m$362–1,144Train to Manchester Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslow
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Isfahan Shahid Beheshti International Airport (IFN)MAN - IFN
16h 48m$381–1,442Fly from Cardiff Airport
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Isfahan Shahid Beheshti International Airport (IFN)CWL - IFN
15h 3m$557–1,707Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cardiff to Port of Dover
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Drive from Calais to Isfahan
2d 14h$1,065–1,658
Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Isfahan Shahid Beheshti International Airport (IFN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Isfahan is to train and fly which costs $370 - $1,100 and takes 14h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Isfahan is to train and fly which takes 12h 29m and costs $360 - $1,200.
The distance between Cardiff and Isfahan is 4950 km.
It takes approximately 14h 52m to get from Cardiff to Isfahan, including transfers.
Isfahan is 3h 30m ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 3:04 AM in Cardiff and 6:34 AM in Isfahan.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Isfahan, Iran?
Loganair, Emirates, and five other airlines fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Isfahan Shahid Beheshti International Airport (IFN) 6 times a week.
Transport is disrupted due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Read more
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Isfahan Shahid Beheshti International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Isfahan Shahid Beheshti International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 32m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $440–2,600
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Isfahan Shahid Beheshti International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,300
Flights from Manchester Airport to Isfahan Shahid Beheshti International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,300
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Isfahan Shahid Beheshti International Airport via Edinburgh, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,900
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Isfahan Shahid Beheshti International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Isfahan Shahid Beheshti International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,600
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Isfahan Shahid Beheshti International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,400
Flights from Bristol Airport to Isfahan Shahid Beheshti International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
Flights from Manchester Airport to Isfahan Shahid Beheshti International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Isfahan Shahid Beheshti International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Bristol Airport to Isfahan Shahid Beheshti International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Manchester Airport to Isfahan Shahid Beheshti International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Isfahan Shahid Beheshti International Airport via Dublin, Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,300
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Isfahan Shahid Beheshti International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Isfahan Shahid Beheshti International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $440–2,100
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 Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $9–24
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–120
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- 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 Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16–35
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslow
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–140
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–50
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- $90–220
- On Foot
- $40–50
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