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There are 8 ways to get from Cardiff to Osaka by train or plane

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  1. Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Osaka International Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
    2. Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)planeLHR - ITM
    20h 31m
    ¥95,560–233,894

  2. Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Kobe

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
    2. Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Kobe (UKB)planeBRS - UKB
    21h 54m
    ¥65,112–189,654

  3. Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
    2. Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO)planeLHR - NGO
    3. Take the train from Nagoya Station to Shin-Ōsaka Stationtrain
    20h 52m
    ¥95,760–151,644

  4. Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Kobe

    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
    2. Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Kobe (UKB)planeLHR - UKB
    21h 34m
    ¥91,920–226,294

  5. Fly Cardiff Airport to Kobe

    1. Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Kobe (UKB)planeCWL - UKB
    26h 33m
    ¥102,794–353,940

  6. Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Okayama Airport

    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to Readingtrain
    2. Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
    3. Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Okayama Airport (OKJ)planeLGW - OKJ
    4. Take the train from Okayama to Shin-Ōsaka Stationtrain
    24h 37m
    ¥77,889–225,127

  7. Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Tokyo International Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
    2. Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)planeLHR - HND
    3. Take the train from Shin-Yokohama to Shin-Ōsaka Stationtrain
    20h 48m
    ¥81,710–220,644

  8. Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Kobe

    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to Readingtrain
    2. Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
    3. Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Kobe (UKB)planeLGW - UKB
    22h 17m
    ¥74,399–209,777

London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Osaka International Airport (ITM) flights

Calendar24Weekly Planes
Duration16h 15mAverage Duration
Ticket¥64,135Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Osaka, Japan?

KLM, Juneyao Airlines, and Korean Air fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Kobe (UKB) twice daily.

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