There are 6 ways to get from Riyadh to Cardiff by plane or train
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Fly to Bristol Airport, train
best- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane RUH - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
14h 22m£136–415Fly to Cardiff Airport
- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane RUH - CWL
14h 45m£187–761Fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane RUH - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
13h 27m£303–898Fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane RUH - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Centraltrain
17h£179–480Fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane RUH - MAN
- Take the train from Wilmslow to Cardiff Centraltrain
15h 26m£203–501Fly to Exeter, train
- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Exeter (EXT)plane RUH - EXT
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Parkwaytrain
- Take the train from Bristol Parkway to Cardiff Centraltrain
23h 15m£235–896
Riyadh (RUH) to Bristol Airport (BRS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Riyadh to Cardiff is to fly and train which costs £200 - £500 and takes 15h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Riyadh to Cardiff is to fly and train which takes 13h 27m and costs £300 - £900.
The distance between Riyadh and Cardiff is 3251 miles.
It takes approximately 14h 22m to get from Riyadh to Cardiff, including transfers.
Cardiff is 3h behind Riyadh. It is currently 11:08 AM in Riyadh and 8:08 AM in Cardiff.
There are 1766+ hotels available in Cardiff.
What companies run services between Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and Cardiff, Wales?
KLM flies from Riyadh (RUH) to Cardiff Airport (CWL) 6 times a week.
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Riyadh to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–460
Flights from Riyadh to Birmingham Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £120–490
Flights from Riyadh to Manchester Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £120–480
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Riyadh to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–470
Flights from Riyadh to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 42m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–750
Flights from Riyadh to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £140–600
Flights from Riyadh to Birmingham Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–480
Flights from Riyadh to Manchester Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–470
Flights from Riyadh to Exeter via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–800
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Riyadh to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–600
Flights from Riyadh to Birmingham Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £120–490
Flights from Riyadh to Manchester Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £120–480
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Riyadh to London Heathrow Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–600
Flights from Riyadh to Birmingham Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–550
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Riyadh to Bristol Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 32m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £110–460
Flights from Riyadh to Birmingham Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £120–480
Flights from Riyadh to Manchester Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £120–470
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Riyadh to Bristol Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £130–500
Flights from Riyadh to London Heathrow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–600
Flights from Riyadh to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140–550
Flights from Riyadh to Manchester Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140–550
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Riyadh to Bristol Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Friday, Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–460
Flights from Riyadh to Bristol Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £120–380
- Website
- flyregent.com
Flights from Riyadh to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–380
Flights from Riyadh to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–320
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Riyadh to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £160–750
Flights from Riyadh to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £140–600
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Riyadh to London Heathrow Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 7m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £190–500
- Website
- aurigny.com
Flights from Riyadh to Exeter via Sabiha Gokcen, Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £190–800
- 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 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- 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)
- 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 Wilmslow to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–85
- 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
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