There are 8 ways to get from Cardiff to Karpathos by train, plane, bus, or ferry
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Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Karpathos Island National Airport
best- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Karpathos Island National Airport (AOK)LHR - AOK
13h 53m€185–382Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Karpathos Island National Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Karpathos Island National Airport (AOK)BRS - AOK
19h 36m€99–288Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Take the bus from Bounds Green Road London to Tirana
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraias
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to KarpathosBsf
2d 16hTrain, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Karpathos Island National Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Karpathos Island National Airport (AOK)LGW - AOK
22h 33m€142–412Fly Cardiff Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Karpathos Island National Airport (AOK)CWL - AOK
17h 50m€155–485Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Rhodes International Airport, ferry
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Rhodes International Airport (RHO)BRS - RHO
- Take the ferry from Rhodes to Karpathos
13h 5m€122–809Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Karpathos Island National Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Karpathos Island National Airport (AOK)BHX - AOK
17h 58m€112–355Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Kingsway GD to London Victoria
- Take the bus from Upminster to Brussel Eurolines Busstation
- Take the bus from Brussels-Nord to Tirana
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraias
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to KarpathosBsf
3d 10h
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Karpathos Island National Airport (AOK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Karpathos is to train and fly which costs €95 - €290 and takes 19h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Karpathos is to train and fly and ferry which takes 13h 5m and costs €120 - €850.
The distance between Cardiff and Karpathos is 3095 km.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Karpathos without a car is to train and bus and ferry which takes 2 days 16h and costs .
It takes approximately 13h 53m to get from Cardiff to Karpathos, including transfers.
Karpathos is 2h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 5:44 AM in Cardiff and 7:44 AM in Karpathos.
There are 292+ hotels available in Karpathos.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Karpathos, Greece?
KLM, TUI Airlines Netherlands, and two other airlines fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Karpathos Island National Airport (AOK) 6 times a week.
Transport is disrupted due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Read more
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–650
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–300
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–280
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–260
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport via Salzburg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €170–800
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €150–480
Flights from Bristol Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–280
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport via Rhodes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–260
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–650
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–300
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €170–800
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport via Rhodes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–260
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–460
Flights from Bristol Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €95–400
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €95–420
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–250
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from Bristol Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–250
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–280
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–260
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €150–480
Flights from Bristol Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–280
- Website
- tui.nl
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €210–600
Flights from Bristol Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–340
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–360
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
Flights from Bristol Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–450
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport via Salzburg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Rhodes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–500
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Rhodes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–100
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–27
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €7–21
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- info@anumitravel.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Bounds Green Road London to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 39m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 69 617 8170
- diamanttravel88@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraias
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Kingsway GD to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–25
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Upminster to Brussel Eurolines Busstation
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €14–16
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- +355 68 20 63 724
- info@arjanitravel.com
- Website
- arjanitravel.com
Bus from Brussels-Nord to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 39h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- arjanitravel.com
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Karpathos
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–60
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Ferry from Rhodes to Karpathos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €16–18
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
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