There are 7 ways to get from Dubai to Cardiff by plane or train
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Fly to Cardiff Airport
best- Fly from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane DXB - CWL
14h 8m£194–756Fly to Bristol Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane DXB - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
13h 56m£163–281Fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane DXB - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
12h 56m£270–726Fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane DXB - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Centraltrain
13h 27m£234–736Fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane DXB - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Cardiff Centraltrain
13h 57m£235–766Fly to London Stansted Airport, train
- Fly from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane DXB - STN
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
13h 26m£221–561Fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane DXB - MAN
- Take the train from Wilmslow to Cardiff Centraltrain
15h 6m£204–411
Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Cardiff Airport (CWL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dubai to Cardiff is to fly and train which costs £160 - £290 and takes 13h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Dubai to Cardiff is to fly and train which takes 12h 56m and costs £270 - £750.
The distance between Dubai and Cardiff is 3582 miles.
It takes approximately 14h 8m to get from Dubai to Cardiff, including transfers.
Cardiff is 4h behind Dubai. It is currently 2:20 AM in Dubai and 10:20 PM in Cardiff.
There are 1636+ hotels available in Cardiff.
What companies run services between Dubai, United Arab Emirates and Cardiff, Wales?
KLM, Emirates, and two other airlines fly from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Cardiff Airport (CWL) 4 times a day.
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140–550
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130–470
Flights from Dubai International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130–460
Flights from Dubai International Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130–470
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130–470
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–380
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £120–500
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–500
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Manchester Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £120–500
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Manchester Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £120–500
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–800
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Hamburg, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–800
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–470
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Bristol Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 57m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £140–490
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130–480
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Bristol Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £130–480
- Website
- virginatlantic.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–800
Flights from Dubai International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £120–550
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140–550
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £230–850
Flights from Dubai International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140–550
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–850
- Website
- flyroyalbrunei.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–420
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–480
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £130–450
- 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
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