There are 8 ways to get from Nairobi to Cardiff by bus, plane, or train
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Bus, fly to Bristol Airport, train
best- 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 37m£199–789Bus, fly to Cardiff Airport
- Take the bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boardingbus
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane NBO - CWL
15h 57m£307–1,210Bus, 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 42m£381–806Bus, 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£368–686Bus, 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 36m£368–1,288Bus, 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 51m£568–2,043Bus, 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
20h 12m£368–1,126Bus, 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 Parkwaytrain
- Take the train from Bristol Parkway to Cardiff Centraltrain
24h 44m£393–1,504
Nairobi (NBO) to Bristol Airport (BRS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nairobi to Cardiff is to bus and fly and train which costs £360 - £1,300 and takes 17h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Nairobi to Cardiff is to bus and fly and train which takes 14h 42m and costs £380 - £850.
The distance between Nairobi and Cardiff is 4413 miles.
It takes approximately 15h 37m to get from Nairobi to Cardiff, including transfers.
Cardiff is 2h behind Nairobi. It is currently 7:09 PM in Nairobi and 5:09 PM in Cardiff.
There are 853+ 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 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. Alternatively, 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.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Nairobi to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–850
Flights from Nairobi to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £300–1,200
Flights from Nairobi to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £200–850
Flights from Nairobi to London Gatwick Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £170–700
Flights from Nairobi to Birmingham Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £180–850
Flights from Nairobi to London City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £270–1,300
Flights from Nairobi to Southampton Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £270–1,300
Flights from Nairobi to Southampton Airport via Jeddah, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £300–1,000
Flights from Nairobi to Exeter via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £340–1,400
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Nairobi to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £260–850
Flights from Nairobi to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £280–950
Flights from Nairobi to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £250–800
Flights from Nairobi to Birmingham Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £250–850
Flights from Nairobi to Birmingham Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £260–850
Flights from Nairobi to Southampton Airport via Jeddah, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £300–1,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Nairobi to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £300–1,200
Flights from Nairobi to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–800
Flights from Nairobi to London Gatwick Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £170–700
Flights from Nairobi to Birmingham Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–750
Flights from Nairobi to Exeter via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £340–1,400
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Nairobi to London Heathrow Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £360–600
Flights from Nairobi to London Gatwick Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–850
Flights from Nairobi to Birmingham Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–850
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nairobi to Bristol Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 56m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £260–850
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Nairobi to London Heathrow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £250–650
Flights from Nairobi to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–850
Flights from Nairobi to London City Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £290–1,300
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Nairobi to London Heathrow Airport via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £320–600
Flights from Nairobi to Birmingham Airport via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–700
- Website
- aurigny.com
Flights from Nairobi to Southampton Airport via London Gatwick Airport, Guernsey
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £380–1,300
Flights from Nairobi to Exeter via Amsterdam Schiphol, Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £340–1,400
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Nairobi to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £200–850
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Nairobi to London Heathrow Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £250–900
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Nairobi to London Heathrow Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £240–550
- 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
- £290–950
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 54 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
- £60–120
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22–45
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–90
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £35–70
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Parkway to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–28
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £19–28
- 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 Southampton Airport Parkway to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22–35
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Bristol Parkway to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £17–25
- 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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