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 20m£265–1,008Bus, 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 48m£178–675Bus, 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 49m£316–696Bus, 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 39m£307–556Bus, 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 6m£216–647Bus, 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 45m£314–1,128Bus, 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
21h 42m£322–1,175Bus, 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
17h 36m£285–1,111
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 £300 - £600 and takes 15h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Nairobi to Cardiff is to bus and fly and train which takes 14h 49m and costs £310 - £700.
The distance between Nairobi and Cardiff is 4402 miles.
It takes approximately 15h 20m to get from Nairobi to Cardiff, including transfers.
Cardiff is 3h behind Nairobi. It is currently 4:02 PM in Nairobi and 1:02 PM in Cardiff.
There are 237+ 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
- 14h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £260–1,100
Flights from Nairobi to Cardiff Airport via Entebbe, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £270–1,000
Flights from Nairobi to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 8m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £170–750
Flights from Nairobi to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–750
Flights from Nairobi to Birmingham Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £170–750
Flights from Nairobi to London City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £260–1,100
Flights from Nairobi to Exeter via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 51m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £300–1,100
Flights from Nairobi to Southampton Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £240–1,100
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Nairobi to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £250–750
Flights from Nairobi to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £280–800
Flights from Nairobi to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £280–800
Flights from Nairobi to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £240–700
Flights from Nairobi to Birmingham Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £240–750
Flights from Nairobi to Southampton Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £360–1,100
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Nairobi to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–700
Flights from Nairobi to London Gatwick Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £160–650
Flights from Nairobi to Birmingham Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–650
Flights from Nairobi to Exeter via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 51m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £300–1,100
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Nairobi to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–900
Flights from Nairobi to London City Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £280–1,100
Flights from Nairobi to Exeter via Brussels, Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £370–1,400
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Nairobi to London Heathrow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–850
Flights from Nairobi to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–750
Flights from Nairobi to London City Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £280–1,100
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Nairobi to London Heathrow Airport via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £280–490
Flights from Nairobi to London Gatwick Airport via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–550
Flights from Nairobi to Birmingham Airport via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–550
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Nairobi to London Heathrow Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £210–800
Flights from Nairobi to London Gatwick Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–700
Flights from Nairobi to Birmingham Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–700
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nairobi to Bristol Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 2m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £240–700
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Nairobi to London Heathrow Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £320–550
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Nairobi to London Heathrow Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–900
- Website
- ugandairlines.com
Flights from Nairobi to London Gatwick Airport via Entebbe
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £250–650
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Nairobi to London Gatwick Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £250–750
- Website
- aurigny.com
Flights from Nairobi to Exeter via Amsterdam Schiphol, Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 41m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £300–1,200
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Nairobi to Exeter via Brussels, Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £370–1,400
- 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
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–24
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–110
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £26–35
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–130
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £39–41
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £7–24
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22–85
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–40
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–30
- 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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