There are 8 ways to get from Chennai to Cardiff by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Chennai International Airport to Cardiff Airport
best- Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane MAA - CWL
19h 53m£263–755Train, bus to Kempegowda International Airport, fly to Bristol Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Chennai Central to Krishnarajapurmtrain
- Take the bus from KR Pura station to Kempegowda International Airportbus
- Fly from Kempegowda International Airport (BLR) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane BLR - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
24h 10m£185–717Fly Chennai International Airport to Bristol Airport, train
- Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane MAA - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
22h 26m£262–310Fly Chennai International Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane MAA - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
16h 41m£249–675Fly Chennai International Airport to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane MAA - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Centraltrain
18h 57m£223–665Fly Chennai International Airport to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane MAA - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Cardiff Centraltrain
19h 37m£234–585Fly Chennai International Airport to London Stansted Airport, train
- Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane MAA - STN
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
19h 41m£300–870Fly Chennai International Airport to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane MAA - MAN
- Take the train from Wilmslow to Cardiff Centraltrain
20h 31m£333–640
Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Cardiff Airport (CWL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chennai to Cardiff is to fly and train which costs £260 - £310 and takes 22h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Chennai to Cardiff is to fly and train which takes 16h 41m and costs £240 - £700.
The distance between Chennai and Cardiff is 5298 miles.
It takes approximately 19h 53m to get from Chennai to Cardiff, including transfers.
Cardiff is 5h 30m behind Chennai. It is currently 6:11 PM in Chennai and 12:41 PM in Cardiff.
There are 1636+ hotels available in Cardiff.
What companies run services between Chennai, India and Cardiff, Wales?
IndiGo Airlines, KLM, and four other airlines fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Cardiff Airport (CWL) every 3 hours.
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £230–800
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–700
Flights from Chennai International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £200–700
Flights from Chennai International Airport to London Stansted Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–700
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Manchester Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–700
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Mumbai, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £270–1,100
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Kempegowda International Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £270–1,100
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Dubai, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £340–1,200
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Abu Dhabi, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £260–750
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Doha, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £350–1,200
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Frankfurt, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £310–1,200
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Bristol Airport via Kempegowda International Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £170–650
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Bristol Airport via Hyderabad, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £170–650
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–650
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–550
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Manchester Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £240–550
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £240–800
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–700
Flights from Chennai International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–700
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Manchester Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–700
- Website
- gulfair.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Manama
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £170–480
Flights from Chennai International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Manama
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £150–420
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Manchester Airport via Manama
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £150–430
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Dubai, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £340–1,200
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Abu Dhabi, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £260–750
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Kempegowda International Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £270–1,100
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Bristol Airport via Frankfurt, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £190–750
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Bristol Airport via Muscat, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–480
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Bristol Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £170–650
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–800
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–750
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Manchester Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–750
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 17m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £170–480
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Manchester Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–750
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–700
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £160–650
- Website
- kuwaitairways.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 57m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–550
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Bristol Airport via Abu Dhabi, Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £160–460
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Sharjah
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–460
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22–45
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £22–27
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £29–45
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £75–140
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £75–95
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £100–140
Train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £29–55
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £29–35
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £35–55
Train from Reading to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–110
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £55–70
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £75–110
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £26–50
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £26–40
- 1st Class
- £35–50
Train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–140
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £50–80
- 1st Class
- £100–140
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Wilmslow to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–85
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Anytime Day Single
- £60–85
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Chennai Central to Krishnarajapurm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £1–15
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- £1–3
- Third AC (3A)
- £5–7
- Second AC (2A)
- £7–9
- First Class (1A)
- £11–15
- Phone
- +91 080 22483777
- Website
- mybmtc.karnataka.gov.in
Bus from KR Pura station to Kempegowda International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £1–3
- Website
- https://mybmtc.karnataka.gov.in/en
- Airport Vajra Vayu Electric
- £1
- Airport Vajra Vayu
- £1–3
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