There are 8 ways to get from Cardiff to Dubai by plane, train, or shuttle
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Fly Cardiff Airport to Dubai International Airport
best- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Dubai International Airport (DXB)plane CWL - DXB
13h 7mAED 984–3,644Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Dubai International Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Dubai International Airport (DXB)plane BHX - DXB
11h 46mAED 1,248–2,583Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Dubai International Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Dubai International Airport (DXB)plane LHR - DXB
11h 28mAED 1,353–2,896Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Dubai International Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Dubai International Airport (DXB)plane BRS - DXB
13h 24mAED 1,029–1,962Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Dubai 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 Dubai International Airport (DXB)plane LGW - DXB
12h 36mAED 1,230–3,696Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Dubai International Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslowtrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Dubai International Airport (DXB)plane MAN - DXB
13h 23mAED 1,170–2,229Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Abu Dhabi, shuttle
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Abu Dhabi (AUH)plane LHR - AUH
- Take a shuttle bus from Abu Dhabi Airport to Dubai - Ibn Battuta Mall
13h 40mAED 1,239–3,034Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Sharjah 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 Sharjah International Airport (SHJ)plane LGW - SHJ
14h 20mAED 1,098–2,620
Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Dubai International Airport (DXB) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Dubai is to train and fly which costs AED 1000 - AED 2000 and takes 13h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Dubai is to train and fly which takes 11h 28m and costs AED 1300 - AED 2900.
The distance between Cardiff and Dubai is 5731 km.
It takes approximately 13h 7m to get from Cardiff to Dubai, including transfers.
Dubai is 4h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 11:03 PM in Cardiff and 3:03 AM in Dubai.
There are 17087+ hotels available in Dubai.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Dubai, United Arab Emirates?
KLM, Emirates, and two other airlines fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Dubai International Airport (DXB) 4 times a day.
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Dubai International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,100–3,800
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Dubai International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 52m
- When
- Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,100–4,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Dubai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 800–2,800
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Dubai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 900–3,200
Flights from Bristol Airport to Dubai International Airport via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,100–2,700
Flights from Bristol Airport to Dubai International Airport via Bodrum
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,100–2,800
Flights from Bristol Airport to Dubai International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- AED 800–2,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Dubai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 800–2,800
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dubai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 800–2,800
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Dubai International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 850–2,700
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Dubai International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 950–3,100
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Dubai International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 850–2,700
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dubai International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 850–2,700
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Abu Dhabi via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,100–3,600
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Sharjah International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 850–2,800
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Dubai International Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- AED 800–2,200
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Dubai International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 800–2,200
Flights from Bristol Airport to Dubai International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 800–2,300
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Dubai International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 800–2,200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dubai International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 800–2,200
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Dubai International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 700–2,700
Flights from Bristol Airport to Dubai International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- AED 650–2,600
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Sharjah International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 700–2,800
- Website
- gulfair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Dubai International Airport via Manama
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 800–2,100
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Dubai International Airport via Manama
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 700–1,900
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Abu Dhabi via Manama
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 850–1,100
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 900–2,500
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Dubai International Airport via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,100–2,700
Flights from Bristol Airport to Dubai International Airport via Bodrum
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,100–2,800
Flights from Bristol Airport to Dubai International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- AED 800–2,500
- Website
- omanair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Dubai International Airport via Muscat
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 900–1,900
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Sharjah International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 750–2,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Dubai International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 950–3,600
- Website
- flyroyalbrunei.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Dubai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 900–2,400
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Dubai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 850–3,700
- Website
- elal.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Dubai International Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,300–3,300
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Dubai International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 700–2,200
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Dubai International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- AED 700–2,100
- Website
- rj.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Dubai International Airport via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- AED 800–2,400
- Website
- kuwaitairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Abu Dhabi via Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- AED 800–2,400
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- AED 230–340
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- AED 80–120
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- AED 290–550
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- AED 75–140
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- AED 220–400
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- AED 100–190
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- AED 290–550
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- AED 220–400
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- AED 100–190
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- AED 60–100
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslow
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- AED 250–410
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- Website
- zayedinternationalairport.ae
Shuttle from Abu Dhabi Airport to Dubai - Ibn Battuta Mall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- AED 35–38
- Schedules at
- zayedinternationalairport.ae
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