There are 8 ways to get from Cardiff to Osaka by plane or train
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Fly Cardiff Airport to Kansai International Airport, train
best- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Kansai International Airport (KIX)plane CWL - KIX
- Take the train from Kansai Airport to Shin-Ōsaka Stationtrain
19h 54m¥72,811–274,180Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Kobe
cheapest- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Kobe (UKB)plane BRS - UKB
21h 57m¥71,447–263,121Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Osaka International Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)plane LHR - ITM
20h 28m¥102,511–236,823Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Kobe
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Kobe (UKB)plane LHR - UKB
21h 36m¥108,871–279,223Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO)plane LHR - NGO
- Take the train from Nagoya Station to Shin-Ōsaka Stationtrain
21h 14m¥102,711–224,573Fly Cardiff Airport to Kobe
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Kobe (UKB)plane CWL - UKB
35h 58m¥77,521–273,930Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Tokyo International Airport, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane LHR - HND
- Take the train from Shin-Yokohama to Shin-Ōsaka Stationtrain
20h 50m¥93,811–234,273Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Takamatsu Airport, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Takamatsu Airport (TAK)plane LHR - TAK
- Take the train from Takamatsu(Kagawa) to Okayamatrain
- Take the train from Okayama to Shin-Ōsaka Stationtrain
23h 38m¥83,761–188,123
Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Kansai International Airport (KIX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Osaka is to train and fly which costs ¥80000 - ¥190000 and takes 23h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Osaka is to fly and train which takes 19h 54m and costs ¥70000 - ¥280000.
The distance between Cardiff and Osaka is 9730 km.
It takes approximately 19h 54m to get from Cardiff to Osaka, including transfers.
Osaka is 9h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 9:34 AM in Cardiff and 6:34 PM in Osaka.
There are 8020+ hotels available in Osaka.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Osaka, Japan?
KLM, Korean Air, and two other airlines fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Kobe (UKB) twice daily.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Osaka International Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–220,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–190,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–240,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–210,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–220,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Takamatsu Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–270,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kobe via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–280,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–240,000
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Kobe via Amsterdam Schiphol, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥95,000–370,000
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Kobe via Amsterdam Schiphol, Beijing Daxing, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–270,000
Flights from Bristol Airport to Kobe via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–260,000
Flights from Bristol Airport to Kobe via Vienna, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–280,000
Flights from Bristol Airport to Kobe via Budapest, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–280,000
Flights from Bristol Airport to Kobe via Prague, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–270,000
Flights from Bristol Airport to Kobe via Amsterdam Schiphol, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–270,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Osaka International Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥90,000–170,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–190,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–240,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–220,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Osaka International Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–650,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kobe via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥100,000–240,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–600,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–650,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Takamatsu Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–700,000
- Website
- skymark.co.jp
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kobe via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–270,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Kansai International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–270,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–210,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–170,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–180,000
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–190,000
- Website
- starlux-airlines.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Kobe via Amsterdam Schiphol, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥110,000–420,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–130,000
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥85,000–230,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Takamatsu Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥85,000–270,000
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Takamatsu Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥90,000–300,000
- Website
- jinair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Takamatsu Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–250,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Kansai Airport to Shin-Ōsaka Station
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–3,200
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved Seat
- ¥2,800–3,200
- Reserved Seat
- ¥2,100–3,000
- Green Seat
- ¥2,800–3,800
Train from Takamatsu(Kagawa) to Okayama
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–3,500
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved Seat
- ¥3,100–3,500
- Reserved Seat
- ¥2,400–3,400
- Green Seat
- ¥3,200–4,300
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥16,000–30,000
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- ¥16,000–20,000
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- ¥21,000–30,000
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥4,600–8,500
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- ¥4,600–5,500
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- ¥6,000–8,500
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Nagoya Station to Shin-Ōsaka Station
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–7,500
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved seat
- ¥5,000–7,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥6,000–7,500
- Green seat
- ¥7,500–11,000
Train from Shin-Yokohama to Shin-Ōsaka Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–16,000
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved seat
- ¥11,000–16,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥13,000–16,000
- Green seat
- ¥16,000–22,000
Train from Okayama to Shin-Ōsaka Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥4,800–7,500
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved seat
- ¥4,800–6,500
- Reserved seat
- ¥5,500–7,500
- Green seat
- ¥7,000–9,500
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–11,000
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- ¥5,500–8,000
- 1st Class
- ¥7,000–11,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Takamatsu(Kagawa) to Okayama
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–1,700
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/index.html
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
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