There are 6 ways to get from Kuala Lumpur to Cardiff by train or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, 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
22h 42m£317–1,120Train, fly to Bristol Airport
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 30m£216–794Train, fly to London Heathrow Airport
- 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
20h 34m£303–907Train, fly to Birmingham Airport
- 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 40m£219–559Train, fly to Exeter
- 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
26h 42m£355–1,005Train, fly to Southampton Airport
- 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
23h 27m£365–1,225
Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) to Cardiff Airport (CWL) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Kuala Lumpur to Cardiff is to train and fly which costs £210 - £600 and takes 22h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Kuala Lumpur to Cardiff is to train and fly which takes 20h 34m and costs £300 - £950.
The distance between Kuala Lumpur and Cardiff is 6800 miles.
It takes approximately 22h 42m to get from Kuala Lumpur to Cardiff, including transfers.
Cardiff is 8h behind Kuala Lumpur. It is currently 1:27 AM in Kuala Lumpur and 5:27 PM in Cardiff.
There are 1759+ 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
- 21h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £310–1,100
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Frankfurt, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £340–1,200
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–750
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £240–900
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–750
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Exeter via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £330–1,200
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Exeter via Doha, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £400–1,200
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Southampton Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £300–1,100
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £230–700
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £290–850
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £250–750
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Exeter via London Heathrow Airport, Jersey
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £310–900
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £290–850
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £250–750
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £260–900
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–750
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £300–950
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £260–850
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Bristol Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–800
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £260–950
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £220–850
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £270–900
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £250–750
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Bristol Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £220–750
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £170–470
- Website
- aurigny.com
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Exeter via Amsterdam Schiphol, Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £330–1,200
- 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
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–29
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £30–65
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Parkway to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–25
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–85
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–21
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Bristol Parkway to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £11–18
- 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
Train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Bristol Parkway to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £14–22
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–28
- Website
- Cross Country
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