There are 7 ways to get from Kuala Lumpur to Cardiff by train, plane, or bus
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Train to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, fly to Cardiff Airport
best- Take the train from Bandar Tasik Selatan to Klia T2train
- Fly from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane KUL - CWL
21h 17m£338–1,222Train to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, fly to Bristol Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Bandar Tasik Selatan to Klia T2train
- Fly from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane KUL - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
21h 16m£229–751Train to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the train from Bandar Tasik Selatan to Klia T2train
- Fly from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane KUL - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
19h 56m£302–868Train to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Take the train from Bandar Tasik Selatan to Klia T2train
- Fly from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane KUL - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Centraltrain
22h 30m£269–850Train to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, fly to Exeter, train
- Take the train from Bandar Tasik Selatan to Klia T2train
- Fly from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) to Exeter (EXT)plane KUL - EXT
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Parkwaytrain
- Take the train from Bristol Parkway to Cardiff Centraltrain
27h 2m£392–1,314Train to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, fly to Southampton Airport, train
- Take the train from Bandar Tasik Selatan to Klia T2train
- Fly from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) to Southampton Airport (SOU)plane KUL - SOU
- Take the train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Cardiff Centraltrain
22h 46m£379–1,238Train, bus to Singapore Changi Airport, fly to London Gatwick Airport
- Take the train from Bdr Tasek Selatan to Jb Sentraltrain
- Take the bus from Johor Bahru CIQ to Expo Stnbus
- Fly from Singapore Changi Airport (SIN) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane SIN - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Cardiff Centraltrain
26h 6m£303–709
Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) to Cardiff Airport (CWL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kuala Lumpur to Cardiff is to train and bus and fly which costs £300 - £750 and takes 26h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Kuala Lumpur to Cardiff is to train and fly which takes 19h 56m and costs £300 - £900.
The distance between Kuala Lumpur and Cardiff is 6800 miles.
It takes approximately 21h 17m to get from Kuala Lumpur to Cardiff, including transfers.
Cardiff is 7h behind Kuala Lumpur. It is currently 4:22 PM in Kuala Lumpur and 9:22 AM in Cardiff.
There are 1721+ hotels available in Cardiff.
What companies run services between Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and Cardiff, Wales?
There is no direct connection from Kuala Lumpur to Cardiff. However, you can take the train to Klia T2, walk to Klia2, take the bus to Klia 1 2, walk to Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) airport, fly to Cardiff Airport (CWL), walk to Cardiff Airport, take the line 304 bus to Barry Hotel, walk to Barry, then take the train to Cardiff Central. Alternatively, you can take the train to Klia T2, walk to Klia2, take the bus to Klia 1 2, walk to Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) airport, fly to Bristol Airport (BRS), walk to Public Transport Interchange, take the bus to Temple Meads Stn, walk to Bristol Temple Meads, then take the train to Cardiff Central.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £330–1,200
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–700
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £260–900
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–750
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Exeter via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £340–1,200
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Southampton Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £310–1,100
Flights from Singapore Changi Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £250–850
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £240–950
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £290–800
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £220–850
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Exeter via Doha, Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £390–1,100
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £280–850
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £230–700
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £250–1,000
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £220–850
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £250–1,000
Flights from Singapore Changi Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £250–1,500
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £290–800
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £220–850
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £330–1,200
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Exeter via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £340–1,200
Flights from Singapore Changi Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £250–850
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £280–950
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–800
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £250–800
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Bristol Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–800
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Singapore Changi Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £270–800
- Phone
- +603 2267 8000
- [email protected]
- Website
- KLIA Ekspres
Train from Bandar Tasik Selatan to Klia T2
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £1–12
- Website
- KLIA Ekspres
Train from Bandar Tasik Selatan to Klia T2
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £1–12
- Website
- KLIA Ekspres
Train from Bandar Tasik Selatan to Klia T2
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £1–12
- Website
- KLIA Ekspres
Train from Bandar Tasik Selatan to Klia T2
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £1–12
- Website
- KLIA Ekspres
Train from Bandar Tasik Selatan to Klia T2
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £1–12
- Website
- KLIA Ekspres
Train from Bandar Tasik Selatan to Klia T2
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £1–12
- Website
- KLIA Ekspres
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–35
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–120
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £35–70
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Parkway to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–28
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–90
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–45
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–90
- 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 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–26
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Bristol Parkway to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £13–23
- 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
- £20–29
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–80
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Bristol Parkway to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £17–25
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22–35
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- [email protected]
- Website
- KTMB
Train from Bdr Tasek Selatan to Jb Sentral
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £1–9
- Website
- KTMB
- Shuttle
- £1–3
- Express
- £5–9
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- [email protected]
- Website
- KTM
Train from Bdr Tasek Selatan to Jb Sentral
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £11
- Website
- KTM
- Silver
- £6–7
- Gold
- £11
- Platinum
- £13–14
- Phone
- +65 6295 9009
- [email protected]
- Website
- transtar.travel
Bus from Johor Bahru CIQ to Expo Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £2–13
- Schedules at
- transtar.travel
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