There are 8 ways to get from Nairobi to Cardiff by bus, plane, or train
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Bus, fly to Cardiff Airport
best- Take the bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boardingbus
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane NBO - CWL
15h 28m£327–1,110Bus, fly to Bristol Airport, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boardingbus
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane NBO - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
15h 53m£218–739Bus, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boardingbus
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane NBO - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
14h 44m£382–666Bus, fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Take the bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boardingbus
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane NBO - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Centraltrain
17h 32m£348–578Bus, fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Take the bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boardingbus
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane NBO - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Cardiff Centraltrain
15h 48m£539–841Bus, fly to London City Airport, train
- Take the bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boardingbus
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to London City Airport (LCY)plane NBO - LCY
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
16h 47m£369–1,154Bus, fly to Exeter, train
- Take the bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boardingbus
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Exeter (EXT)plane NBO - EXT
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
19h 28m£379–1,211Bus, fly to Southampton Airport, train
- Take the bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boardingbus
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Southampton Airport (SOU)plane NBO - SOU
- Take the train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Cardiff Centraltrain
18h 13m£338–1,081
Nairobi (NBO) to Cardiff Airport (CWL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nairobi to Cardiff is to bus and fly and train which costs £210 - £750 and takes 15h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Nairobi to Cardiff is to bus and fly and train which takes 14h 44m and costs £380 - £700.
The distance between Nairobi and Cardiff is 4402 miles.
It takes approximately 15h 28m to get from Nairobi to Cardiff, including transfers.
Cardiff is 2h behind Nairobi. It is currently 9:28 PM in Nairobi and 7:28 PM in Cardiff.
There are 1701+ hotels available in Cardiff.
What companies run services between Nairobi, Kenya and Cardiff, Wales?
There is no direct connection from Nairobi to Cardiff. However, you can take the bus to JKIA - Passenger Boarding, walk to Nairobi (NBO) airport, fly to Cardiff Airport (CWL), walk to Cardiff Airport, take the line 304 bus to Barry Hotel, walk to Barry, then take the train to Cardiff Central. Alternatively, you can take the bus to JKIA - Passenger Boarding, walk to Nairobi (NBO) airport, fly to Bristol Airport (BRS), walk to Public Transport Interchange, take the bus to Temple Meads Stn, walk to Bristol Temple Meads, then take the train to Cardiff Central.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Nairobi to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £320–1,100
Flights from Nairobi to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 33m
- When
- Tuesday, Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £200–800
Flights from Nairobi to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–800
Flights from Nairobi to Birmingham Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £200–800
Flights from Nairobi to London Gatwick Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–650
Flights from Nairobi to London City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £300–1,200
Flights from Nairobi to Exeter via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £330–1,100
Flights from Nairobi to Southampton Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £270–950
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Nairobi to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £300–800
Flights from Nairobi to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £330–850
Flights from Nairobi to Birmingham Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £300–800
Flights from Nairobi to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £290–750
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Nairobi to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–750
Flights from Nairobi to Birmingham Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £200–700
Flights from Nairobi to London Gatwick Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–650
Flights from Nairobi to Exeter via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £330–1,100
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Nairobi to London Heathrow Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £280–900
Flights from Nairobi to Birmingham Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £250–800
Flights from Nairobi to London Gatwick Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £240–800
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nairobi to Bristol Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £290–750
Flights from Nairobi to Southampton Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £270–950
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Nairobi to London Heathrow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £250–900
Flights from Nairobi to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £230–850
Flights from Nairobi to London City Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £330–1,200
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Nairobi to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–1,000
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Nairobi to London Heathrow Airport via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–700
Flights from Nairobi to Birmingham Airport via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–600
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Nairobi to London Heathrow Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £270–900
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Nairobi to London Heathrow Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £310–950
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Nairobi to London Gatwick Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £340–900
- Website
- aurigny.com
Flights from Nairobi to Exeter via London Gatwick Airport, Guernsey
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £480–1,300
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–35
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–130
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–45
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–95
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–70
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–26
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £19–27
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–80
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22–35
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Website
- digitalmatatus.com
Bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boarding
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £1
- Schedules at
- digitalmatatus.com
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