There are 8 ways to get from Tokyo to Cardiff by train or plane
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Train to Narita International Airport, fly to Cardiff Airport
best- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Stationtrain
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane NRT - CWL
30h 16m£349–1,335Fly Tokyo International Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane HND - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
19h 30m£397–1,559Train to Narita International Airport, fly to Bristol Airport, train
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Stationtrain
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane NRT - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
22h 23m£482–1,564Train to Narita International Airport, fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Stationtrain
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane NRT - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Centraltrain
23h 55m£560–813Fly Tokyo International Airport to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane HND - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Cardiff Centraltrain
23h 9m£470–1,739Fly Tokyo International Airport to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane HND - MAN
- Take the train from Wilmslow to Cardiff Centraltrain
23h 30m£473–1,517Train to Narita International Airport, fly to Exeter, train
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Stationtrain
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Exeter (EXT)plane NRT - EXT
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Parkwaytrain
- Take the train from Bristol Parkway to Cardiff Centraltrain
29h 57m£436–1,629Fly Tokyo International Airport to Bristol Airport, train
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane HND - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
21h 4m£431–692
Narita International Airport (NRT) to Cardiff Airport (CWL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tokyo to Cardiff is to fly and train which costs £430 - £700 and takes 21h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Tokyo to Cardiff is to fly and train which takes 19h 30m and costs £390 - £1,600.
The distance between Tokyo and Cardiff is 6121 miles.
It takes approximately 30h 16m to get from Tokyo to Cardiff, including transfers.
Cardiff is 8h behind Tokyo. It is currently 2:43 AM in Tokyo and 6:43 PM in Cardiff.
There are 1498+ hotels available in Cardiff.
What companies run services between Tokyo, Japan and Cardiff, Wales?
There is no direct connection from Tokyo to Cardiff. However, you can take the train to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station, walk to Narita International Airport (NRT) 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 train to Hamamatsuchō, walk to Monorail Hamamatsuchō, take the train to Haneda Airport Terminal 1, walk to Tokyo International Airport (HND) airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport (LHR), walk to Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3, take the train to London Paddington, then take the train to Cardiff Central.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £230–1,400
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £200–1,600
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Manchester Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 22m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–1,600
Flights from Narita International Airport to Exeter via Helsinki, Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 42h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £370–1,500
Flights from Narita International Airport to Exeter via Beijing Capital, Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £310–1,600
Flights from Narita International Airport to Exeter via Amsterdam Schiphol, Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £370–1,500
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £320–1,300
Flights from Narita International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Helsinki, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £330–1,300
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £270–1,100
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £230–900
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Manchester Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £240–950
Flights from Narita International Airport to Exeter via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £360–1,400
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £230–1,200
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £230–3,200
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Bristol Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 46m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £240–1,200
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Bristol Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–3,200
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Bristol Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £230–3,200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £320–1,300
Flights from Narita International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Helsinki, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £330–1,300
Flights from Narita International Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £200–800
Flights from Narita International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £200–800
Flights from Narita International Airport to Exeter via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £360–1,400
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £230–1,400
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Manchester Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 22m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–1,600
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–900
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £300–1,400
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £290–1,300
Flights from Narita International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £260–1,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Manchester Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £230–3,100
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Manchester Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £230–3,200
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £650–1,800
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £290–1,300
Flights from Narita International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £260–1,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Manchester Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £230–3,100
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Manchester Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £230–3,200
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Narita International Airport to Exeter via Beijing Capital, Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £310–1,600
Flights from Narita International Airport to Exeter via Amsterdam Schiphol, Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £370–1,500
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £180–700
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £220–2,900
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £290–1,200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £340–1,300
Flights from Narita International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £280–1,000
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–800
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Manchester Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–700
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 37m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £230–900
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Manchester Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 22m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–1,600
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–850
- Website
- aurigny.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Exeter via Amsterdam Schiphol, Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £370–1,400
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Tōkyō Station to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12–27
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/e/nex/
- Website
- https://www.eki-net.com/en/jreast-train-reservation/Top/Index
- Green Seat (First Class)
- £20–27
- Ordinary Car
- £12–16
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–35
- 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 24m
- 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
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–28
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £20–28
- 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 Exeter St Davids to Bristol Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- 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/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Wilmslow to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
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