There are 6 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 Street
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Kabul (KBL)BHX - KBL
14h 14m$280–1,041Train to Bristol Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Kabul (KBL)BRS - KBL
16h 57m$248–952Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Kabul (KBL)LHR - KBL
13h 49m$329–1,011Train, 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 Kabul (KBL)LGW - KBL
15h 4m$355–1,132Train to Manchester Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslow
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Kabul (KBL)MAN - KBL
16h 6m$307–900Fly from Cardiff Airport
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Kabul (KBL)CWL - KBL
19h 26m$413–1,315
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 $240 - $950 and takes 16h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Kabul is to train and fly which takes 13h 49m and costs $320 - $1,100.
The distance between Cardiff and Kabul is 5991 km.
It takes approximately 14h 14m to get from Cardiff to Kabul, including transfers.
Kabul is 4h 30m ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 3:30 AM in Cardiff and 8:00 AM in Kabul.
There are 27+ hotels available in Kabul.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Kabul, Afghanistan?
Ryanair, Emirates, and six other airlines fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Kabul (KBL) twice daily.
Transport is disrupted due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Read more
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kabul via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kabul via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kabul via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kabul via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Kabul via Dublin, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
- Website
- kamair.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kabul via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kabul via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kabul via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kabul via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kabul via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Bristol Airport to Kabul via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Bristol Airport to Kabul via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Kabul via Amsterdam Schiphol, Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Kabul via Dublin, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kabul via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–950
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kabul via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kabul via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–950
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kabul via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–950
Flights from Bristol Airport to Kabul via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $270–950
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kabul via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–850
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kabul via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–750
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Kabul via Amsterdam Schiphol, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,300
- Website
- flyariana.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kabul via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–900
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 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–120
- 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
- $35–50
- 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/
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