There are 5 ways to get from Cardiff to Sylhet by train, plane, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Osmani International Airport
best- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Osmani International Airport (ZYL)plane LHR - ZYL
14h 6m$699–1,145Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport, bus, drive
cheapest- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport (GAU)plane LHR - GAU
- Take the bus from Gauhati Airport to Shillongbus
- Drive from Shillong to Sylhetcar
21h 58m$441–1,212Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Osmani International Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslowtrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Osmani International Airport (ZYL)plane MAN - ZYL
15h 50m$535–1,321Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Shahjalal International Airport, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Shahjalal International Airport (DAC)plane LHR - DAC
- Take the train from Biman Bandar to Sylhettrain
20h 58m$516–1,503Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Osmani International Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Osmani International Airport (ZYL)plane BRS - ZYL
19h 16m$514–1,348
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Osmani International Airport (ZYL) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Sylhet is to train and fly and bus and drive which costs $440 - $1,300 and takes 21h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Sylhet is to train and fly which takes 14h 6m and costs $700 - $1,200.
The distance between Cardiff and Sylhet is 8282 km.
It takes approximately 14h 6m to get from Cardiff to Sylhet, including transfers.
Sylhet is 6h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 3:10 AM in Cardiff and 9:10 AM in Sylhet.
There are 77+ hotels available in Sylhet.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Sylhet, Bangladesh?
There is no direct connection from Cardiff to Sylhet. However, you can take the train to London Paddington, take the train to Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3, walk to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) airport, fly to Osmani International Airport (ZYL), then take the taxi to Sylhet. Alternatively, you can take the train to Wilmslow, take the train to Manchester Airport, walk to Manchester Airport (MAN) airport, fly to Osmani International Airport (ZYL), then take the taxi to Sylhet.
- Website
- biman-airlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Osmani International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Osmani International Airport via Shahjalal International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 8m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
Flights from Manchester Airport to Osmani International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shahjalal International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shahjalal International Airport via Osmani International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Saturday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,200
Flights from Bristol Airport to Osmani International Airport via Rome, Shahjalal International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,300
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Shahjalal International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–800
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–750
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–850
- Website
- virginatlantic.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $80–150
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- 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 Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $80–150
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslow
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–27
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- support@eticket.railway.gov.bd
- Website
- Bangladesh Railway
Train from Biman Bandar to Sylhet
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1–14
- Website
- Bangladesh Railway
- Shovan chair (S_CHAIR)
- $1–3
- 1st class seat (F_SEAT)
- $2–5
- Snigdha
- $3–6
- AC class seat (AC_S)
- $5–7
- 1st class berth (F_BERTH)
- $6–8
- AC class berth (AC_B)
- $9–14
- S chair
- $3
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +91 7640003050
- info@meghalayatourism.in
- Website
- meghalayatourism.in
Bus from Gauhati Airport to Shillong
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3
- Schedules at
- meghalayatourism.in
- Adult
- $3
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