There are 7 ways to get from Cardiff to Kenya by plane or train
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Fly Cardiff Airport to Nairobi
best- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Nairobi (NBO)plane CWL - NBO
14h 39m$349–1,311Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Nairobi
cheapest- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Nairobi (NBO)plane BRS - NBO
14h 58m$261–993Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Nairobi
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Nairobi (NBO)plane LHR - NBO
13h 57m$437–991Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Nairobi
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Nairobi (NBO)plane LGW - NBO
15h 6m$391–1,165Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Kisumu International Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Kisumu International Airport (KIS)plane LHR - KIS
15h 27m$531–1,409Train, train to Exeter, fly to Nairobi
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davidstrain
- Fly from Exeter (EXT) to Nairobi (NBO)plane EXT - NBO
16h 52m$611–1,723Train, train to Southampton Airport, fly to Nairobi
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Southampton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Nairobi (NBO)plane SOU - NBO
16h 37m$427–1,450
Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Nairobi (NBO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Kenya is to train and fly which costs $260 - $1,000 and takes 14h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Kenya is to train and fly which takes 13h 57m and costs $430 - $1,000.
The distance between Cardiff and Kenya is 7023 km.
It takes approximately 14h 39m to get from Cardiff to Kenya, including transfers.
Kenya is 2h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 5:16 PM in Cardiff and 7:16 PM in Kenya.
There are 11763+ hotels available in Kenya.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Kenya?
KLM, Kenya Airways, and two other airlines fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Nairobi (NBO) twice daily.
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Nairobi via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,400
Flights from Bristol Airport to Nairobi via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,000
Flights from Bristol Airport to Nairobi via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,200
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kisumu International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kisumu International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kisumu International Airport via Nairobi, Eldoret International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kisumu International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,200
Flights from Southampton Airport to Nairobi via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Nairobi via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,400
Flights from Bristol Airport to Nairobi via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kisumu International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,200
Flights from Exeter to Nairobi via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Southampton Airport to Nairobi via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nairobi via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,100
- Website
- flyaircairo.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Nairobi via Hurghada
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Bristol Airport to Nairobi via Hurghada
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nairobi via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,300
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Nairobi via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,100
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Nairobi via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
- Website
- rwandair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nairobi via Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,200
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nairobi via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–600
- Website
- ugandairlines.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Nairobi via Entebbe
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,000
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–40
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $80–150
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $29–55
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $80–150
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–40
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- 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
- $17–27
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–27
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Reading to Southampton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Website
- Cross Country
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