There are 6 ways to get from Riyadh to Cardiff by plane or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Cardiff Airport
best- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane RUH - CWL
14h 11m£198–762Fly to Birmingham Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane RUH - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Centraltrain
16h£189–485Fly 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 14m£307–758Fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane RUH - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Cardiff Centraltrain
16h 19m£205–533Fly to Bristol Airport, train
- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane RUH - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
14h 20m£219–531Fly 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
24h 4m£242–854
Riyadh (RUH) to Cardiff Airport (CWL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Riyadh to Cardiff is to fly and train which costs £210 - £550 and takes 14h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Riyadh to Cardiff is to fly and train which takes 13h 14m and costs £300 - £800.
The distance between Riyadh and Cardiff is 3246 miles.
It takes approximately 14h 11m to get from Riyadh to Cardiff, including transfers.
Cardiff is 2h behind Riyadh. It is currently 1:40 PM in Riyadh and 11:40 AM in Cardiff.
There are 1726+ hotels available in Cardiff.
What companies run services between Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and Cardiff, Wales?
KLM, Flynas, and TUI Airways fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Cardiff Airport (CWL) once daily.
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Riyadh to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–470
Flights from Riyadh to Birmingham Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £120–470
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Riyadh to London Gatwick Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £130–400
Flights from Riyadh to London Gatwick Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 52m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £120–470
Flights from Riyadh to Bristol Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £120–460
Flights from Riyadh to Bristol Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £160–430
Flights from Riyadh to Bristol Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £130–390
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Riyadh to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–750
Flights from Riyadh to Birmingham Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–470
Flights from Riyadh to London Gatwick Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, 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
- £190–750
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Riyadh to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–600
Flights from Riyadh to Birmingham Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £120–470
Flights from Riyadh to London Gatwick Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £120–470
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Riyadh to London Heathrow Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £170–650
Flights from Riyadh to Birmingham Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £140–550
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Riyadh to Birmingham Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–390
Flights from Riyadh to London Gatwick Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–390
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Riyadh to Birmingham Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £130–390
Flights from Riyadh to Bristol Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £150–420
- Website
- tui.co.uk
Flights from Riyadh to Cardiff Airport via Hurghada
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £200–800
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Riyadh to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–650
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Riyadh to Birmingham Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £160–440
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Riyadh to London Gatwick Airport via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £160–440
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- 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 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–95
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–35
- 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
- £15–28
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–85
- 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 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
- £18–26
- Website
- Cross Country
- 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
- £15–25
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Bristol Parkway to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £13–22
- Website
- Transport for Wales
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