There are 8 ways to get from Cardiff to China by train, plane, or subway
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Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Beijing Capital International Airport
best- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)plane LHR - PEK
15h 4m¥3,269–7,296Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Beijing Capital International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)plane BRS - PEK
16h 51m¥1,862–5,815Fly Cardiff Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)plane CWL - PEK
18h 6m¥2,578–8,100Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Beijing Daxing International Airport, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX)plane LHR - PKX
- Take the train from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Caoqiaotrain
15h 38m¥2,874–8,305Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)plane LGW - PEK
16h 10m¥3,329–22,117Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslowtrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)plane MAN - PEK
16h 43m¥3,114–5,507Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, subway
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU)plane LHR - TFU
- Take the subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century Citysubway
16h 28m¥3,255–7,281Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane LGW - PVG
- Take the train from Shanghai station to Suzhoutrain
18h 11m¥3,078–8,221
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to China is to train and fly which costs ¥1800 - ¥6000 and takes 16h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to China is to train and fly which takes 15h 4m and costs ¥3200 - ¥7500.
The distance between Cardiff and China is 8440 km.
It takes approximately 15h 4m to get from Cardiff to China, including transfers.
There are 666+ hotels available in China.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and China?
KLM, Ryanair, and Hainan fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) once daily.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
Flights from Bristol Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,500
Flights from Bristol Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,500
Flights from Bristol Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
Flights from Bristol Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Beijing Capital International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥550–1,000
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥140–260
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥550–1,000
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥410–750
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥190–350
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥550–1,000
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥410–750
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥190–350
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
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