There are 8 ways to get from Dubai to Cardiff by plane, train, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Dubai International Airport to Bristol Airport, train
best- Fly from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane DXB - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
14h 9m£215–423Fly Dubai International Airport to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane DXB - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Centraltrain
13h 26m£278–468Fly Dubai International Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane DXB - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
12h 56m£282–536Fly Dubai International Airport to Cardiff Airport
- Fly from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane DXB - CWL
14h 40m£216–809Fly Dubai International Airport to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane DXB - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Cardiff Centraltrain
13h 52m£257–776Fly Dubai International Airport to London Stansted Airport, train
- Fly from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane DXB - STN
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
13h 42m£311–695Fly Dubai International Airport to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane DXB - MAN
- Take the train from Wilmslow to Cardiff Centraltrain
15h 7m£232–459Shuttle to Abu Dhabi, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Dubai - Ibn Battuta Mall to Abu Dhabi Airport
- Fly from Abu Dhabi (AUH) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane AUH - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
14h 56m£269–615
Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Bristol Airport (BRS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Dubai to Cardiff is to fly and train which costs £250 - £800 and takes 13h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Dubai to Cardiff is to fly and train which takes 12h 56m and costs £280 - £550.
The distance between Dubai and Cardiff is 3587 miles.
It takes approximately 14h 9m to get from Dubai to Cardiff, including transfers.
Cardiff is 4h behind Dubai. It is currently 5:52 AM in Dubai and 1:52 AM in Cardiff.
There are 1813+ hotels available in Cardiff.
What companies run services between Dubai, United Arab Emirates and Cardiff, Wales?
KLM and Emirates fly from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Cardiff Airport (CWL) twice daily.
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £170–550
Flights from Dubai International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–650
Flights from Dubai International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–550
Flights from Dubai International Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–600
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £170–550
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–550
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–550
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–850
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Manchester Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–550
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 37m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £160–600
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £160–600
Flights from Abu Dhabi to London Heathrow Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–470
Flights from Abu Dhabi to London Heathrow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–470
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–550
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Bristol Airport via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £220–550
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Bristol Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £160–470
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Bristol Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £170–550
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Abu Dhabi to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–470
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–550
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Bristol Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £160–550
- Website
- flyroyalbrunei.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–470
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £170–550
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- 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 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–40
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–85
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- 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
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–21
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Wilmslow to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–85
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- 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
Train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–70
- Website
- Cross Country
- Website
- zayedinternationalairport.ae
Shuttle from Dubai - Ibn Battuta Mall to Abu Dhabi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–8
- Schedules at
- zayedinternationalairport.ae
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