There are 5 ways to get from Cardiff to Kabul by train or plane
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Train to Birmingham Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Kabul (KBL)plane BHX - KBL
14h 43m$506–1,824Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Kabul (KBL)plane LHR - KBL
13h 44m$656–1,611Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Kabul (KBL)plane LGW - KBL
15h 45m$552–1,787Train to Manchester Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslowtrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Kabul (KBL)plane MAN - KBL
16h 12m$579–1,549Fly from Cardiff Airport
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Kabul (KBL)plane CWL - KBL
17h 12m$565–2,320
Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Kabul (KBL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Kabul is to train and fly which costs $550 - $1,600 and takes 16h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Kabul is to train and fly which takes 13h 44m and costs $650 - $1,700.
The distance between Cardiff and Kabul is 5992 km.
It takes approximately 14h 43m to get from Cardiff to Kabul, including transfers.
Kabul is 3h 30m ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 5:45 AM in Cardiff and 9:15 AM in Kabul.
There are 21+ hotels available in Kabul.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Kabul, Afghanistan?
TUI Airways, Turkish Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Kabul (KBL) twice daily.
Airlines
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kabul via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kabul via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kabul via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kabul via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,600
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kabul via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,700
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kabul via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,400
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kabul via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,700
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kabul via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,700
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Kabul via Dubrovnik, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,300
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Kabul via Amsterdam Schiphol, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,300
- Website
- kamair.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kabul via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kabul via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,800
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kabul via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kabul via Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kabul via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,600
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kabul via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,900
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Kabul via Amsterdam Schiphol, Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kabul via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,100
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kabul via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,000
Train operators
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $75–110
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
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- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $85–160
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–120
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- 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
- $80–140
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
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