There are 8 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 47m£350–443Fly 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 3m£209–628Fly Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to Cardiff Airport
- Fly from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport (XMN) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane XMN - CWL
19h 12m£308–912Fly 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£224–700Fly Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport 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
18h 29m£337–1,031Fly 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 Temple Meadstrain
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
23h 59m£381–1,178Fly 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 5m£341–979Train 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
25h 43m£272–801
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 £350 - £450 and takes 17h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Xiamen to Cardiff is to fly and train which takes 17h 47m and costs £350 - £450.
The distance between Xiamen and Cardiff is 6207 miles.
It takes approximately 17h 47m to get from Xiamen to Cardiff, including transfers.
Cardiff is 8h behind Xiamen. It is currently 2:15 PM in Xiamen and 6:15 AM in Cardiff.
There are 1610+ hotels available in Cardiff.
What companies run services between Xiamen, China and Cardiff, Wales?
Xiamen Airlines, KLM, and three other airlines fly from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport (XMN) to Cardiff Airport (CWL) once daily.
- 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 London City Airport via Beijing Capital, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £310–1,000
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to London City Airport via Beijing Capital, Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £310–1,000
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to Exeter via Beijing Capital, Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 22m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £380–1,200
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to Exeter via Amsterdam Schiphol, Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £360–1,100
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to Southampton Airport via Beijing Capital, Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 32m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £310–950
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to Southampton Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £310–950
Flights from Qingyang Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £260–750
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–600
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to Bristol Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £200–650
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to Bristol Airport via Beijing Daxing, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–700
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to Bristol Airport via Beijing Capital, Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–650
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 Southampton Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £290–850
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to Southampton Airport via Beijing Daxing, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £290–950
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £300–900
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £320–1,000
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Beijing Daxing, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £200–650
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to London City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £290–900
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to London City Airport via Beijing Daxing, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £300–1,000
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to Exeter via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £360–1,100
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to Exeter via Beijing Capital, Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 22m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £380–1,200
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to Exeter via Amsterdam Schiphol, Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £360–1,100
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to Southampton Airport via Beijing Capital, Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 32m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £310–950
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to Southampton Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £310–950
- 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
- £200–600
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Beijing Daxing, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £200–650
Flights from Qingyang Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £220–650
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Beijing Capital, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–650
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to London City Airport via Beijing Capital, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £310–1,000
- 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
- £230–750
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £301
Flights from Qingyang Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–700
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Beijing Capital, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £330–1,000
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £330–1,000
- 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
- £200–600
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to Exeter via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £360–1,100
- 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
- £220–700
- 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
- £390–650
- 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
- £200–650
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to London City Airport via Beijing Capital, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £310–1,000
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to London City Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £310–950
- 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
- £370–1,100
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–110
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–24
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–42
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–95
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £5–19
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–90
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–45
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–30
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
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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