There are 7 ways to get from Xiamen to Cardiff by plane or train
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Fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
best- Fly from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport (XMN) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane XMN - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
15h 36m£355–1,050Fly to Bristol Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport (XMN) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane XMN - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
16h 26m£248–787Fly to Cardiff Airport
- Fly from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport (XMN) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane XMN - CWL
18h 59m£369–1,213Fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport (XMN) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane XMN - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Centraltrain
18h 20m£291–882Fly to London City Airport, train
- Fly from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport (XMN) to London City Airport (LCY)plane XMN - LCY
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
17h 27m£452–1,439Fly to Exeter, train
- Fly from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport (XMN) to Exeter (EXT)plane XMN - EXT
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
27h 3m£428–1,297Fly to Luton Airport, train
- Fly from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport (XMN) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane XMN - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdontrain
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
18h 39m£338–947
Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport (XMN) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Xiamen to Cardiff is to fly and train which costs £240 - £800 and takes 16h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Xiamen to Cardiff is to fly and train which takes 15h 36m and costs £350 - £1,100.
The distance between Xiamen and Cardiff is 6207 miles.
It takes approximately 15h 36m to get from Xiamen to Cardiff, including transfers.
Cardiff is 8h behind Xiamen. It is currently 5:39 AM in Xiamen and 9:39 PM in Cardiff.
There are 1774+ hotels available in Cardiff.
What companies run services between Xiamen, China and Cardiff, Wales?
Xiamen Airlines, KLM, and five other airlines fly from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport (XMN) to Cardiff Airport (CWL) twice daily.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £230–750
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to Bristol Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £230–750
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to Bristol Airport via Fuzhou, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £230–750
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to Bristol Airport via Beijing Capital, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–700
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £240–800
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £250–800
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Beijing Capital, Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £260–900
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to Luton Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £250–800
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to Luton Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £260–850
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to Luton Airport via Fuzhou, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £250–850
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to Luton Airport via Beijing Capital, Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £270–900
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £360–1,200
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £380–1,300
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Fuzhou, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £240–800
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to London City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £380–1,300
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to London City Airport via Fuzhou, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £390–1,300
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to Exeter via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £380–1,200
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to Exeter via Fuzhou, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £380–1,300
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £370–1,200
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Beijing Capital, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 47m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £390–1,300
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to Cardiff Airport via London Heathrow Airport, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £370–1,200
- Website
- aurigny.com
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to Exeter via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £390–1,300
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to Exeter via Amsterdam Schiphol, Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £380–1,300
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £270–850
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to Exeter via London Heathrow Airport, Jersey
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £380–1,300
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £280–900
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to London City Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £400–1,300
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–29
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–29
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–21
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–21
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £16–25
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–70
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £16–25
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–21
- Website
- Thameslink
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