There are 7 ways to get from Xiamen to Cardiff by plane or train
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Fly Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport 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
17h 50m£543–929Fly Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport 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
19h 5m£236–704Fly Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport 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 21m£257–789Fly Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to Cardiff Airport
- Fly from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport (XMN) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane XMN - CWL
19h 17m£337–1,009Fly Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to Southampton Airport, train
- Fly from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport (XMN) to Southampton Airport (SOU)plane XMN - SOU
- Take the train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Cardiff Centraltrain
28h 4m£387–1,069Train to Qingyang Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the train from Xiamen North to Jinjiangtrain
- Fly from Qingyang Airport (IQN) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane IQN - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
34h 22m£276–888Fly Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport 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 Parkwaytrain
- Take the train from Bristol Parkway to Cardiff Centraltrain
24h 26m£446–1,364
Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport (XMN) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Xiamen to Cardiff is to fly and train which costs £230 - £750 and takes 19h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Xiamen to Cardiff is to fly and train which takes 17h 50m and costs £500 - £950.
The distance between Xiamen and Cardiff is 6207 miles.
It takes approximately 17h 50m to get from Xiamen to Cardiff, including transfers.
Cardiff is 8h behind Xiamen. It is currently 6:25 AM in Xiamen and 10:25 PM in Cardiff.
There are 1636+ 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 Birmingham Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–600
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–650
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to Bristol Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £210–650
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to Bristol Airport via Beijing Daxing, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–650
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to Bristol Airport via Beijing Capital, Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–650
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to Southampton Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £300–900
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to Southampton Airport via Beijing Daxing, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £270–950
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £230–700
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to Southampton Airport via Beijing Capital, Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £300–950
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to Southampton Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £320–950
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to Exeter via Beijing Capital, Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 22m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £370–1,200
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to Exeter via Amsterdam Schiphol, Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £380–1,200
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to Southampton Airport via Beijing Capital, Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £300–950
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to Southampton Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £320–950
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to Exeter via Beijing Capital, Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 22m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £370–1,200
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to Exeter via Amsterdam Schiphol, Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £380–1,200
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–750
Flights from Qingyang Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £240–900
Flights from Qingyang Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–700
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £330–1,000
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £350–1,100
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to Exeter via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £380–1,200
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Beijing Capital, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £330–1,100
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £350–1,100
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–750
- Website
- airfrance.com
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
- £210–650
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to Exeter via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £380–1,200
- Website
- en.ceair.com
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
- £210–650
Flights from Qingyang Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £220–700
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Beijing Capital, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 57m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–700
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Beijing Capital, Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–650
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £350–1,100
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–700
- Website
- tianjin-air.com
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £370–700
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Beijing Capital, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–650
- Website
- aurigny.com
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to Exeter via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £390–1,200
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £75–140
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £75–95
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £100–140
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22–45
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £22–27
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £29–45
Train from Reading to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–110
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £55–70
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £75–110
Train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £40–85
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £40–55
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £55–85
Train from Bristol Parkway to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–40
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £19–24
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £26–40
Train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–140
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £50–80
- 1st Class
- £100–140
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £26–50
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £26–40
- 1st Class
- £35–50
Train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–55
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £28–45
- 1st Class
- £40–55
Train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–110
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £40–65
- 1st Class
- £75–110
Train from Bristol Parkway to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £25–45
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £25–40
- 1st Class
- £30–45
Train from Xiamen North to Jinjiang
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £4–6
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- £4–6
- Adult - 1st Class
- £4–6
Train from Xiamen North to Jinjiang
- 2nd Class Seat
- £2–3
- 1st Class Seat
- £4–5
- Business Class Seat
- £5–8
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