There are 10 ways to get from Cardiff to Karpathos by train, plane, ferry, bus, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Rhodes International Airport, ferry
best- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Rhodes International Airport (RHO)plane BRS - RHO
- Take the ferry from Rhodes to Karpathosferry
13h 55m€155–351Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Karpathos Island National Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Karpathos Island National Airport (AOK)plane BRS - AOK
15h 13m€111–328Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the bus from Bounds Green Road London to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraiasbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Karpathosferry Bsf
2d 11hFly Cardiff Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Karpathos Island National Airport (AOK)plane CWL - AOK
20h 5m€188–610Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Kos, car ferry, ferry
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Kos (KGS)plane BRS - KGS
- Take the car ferry from Port of Kos to Chalkicarferry
- Take the ferry from Halki to Karpathosferry
16h 4m€164–461Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Dalaman Airport, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Dalaman Airport (DLM)plane BRS - DLM
- Take the bus from Dalaman Havalimanı to Marmaris Otogarbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Marmaris to Port of Rhodesferry
- Take the ferry from Rhodes to Karpathosferry
17h 47m€210–416Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Karpathos Island National Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Karpathos Island National Airport (AOK)plane BHX - AOK
15h 2m€142–368Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Milas–Bodrum Airport, ferry, car ferry
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Milas–Bodrum Airport (BJV)plane BRS - BJV
- Take the ferry from Port of Bodrum to Port of Kosferry
- Take the car ferry from Port of Kos to Chalkicarferry
- Take the ferry from Halki to Karpathosferry
17h 47m€227–643Train, train to Exeter, fly to Karpathos Island National Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davidstrain
- Fly from Exeter (EXT) to Karpathos Island National Airport (AOK)plane EXT - AOK
22h 11m€259–768Train, bus, ferry via Prague
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the bus from Birmingham to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Athensbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Karpathosferry Bsf
3d 1h€316–572
Bristol Airport (BRS) to Rhodes International Airport (RHO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Karpathos is to train and fly and ferry which costs €150 - €360 and takes 13h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Karpathos is to train and fly and ferry which takes 13h 55m and costs €150 - €360.
The distance between Cardiff and Karpathos is 3192 km.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Karpathos without a car is to train and bus and ferry which takes 2 days 11h and costs .
It takes approximately 13h 55m to get from Cardiff to Karpathos, including transfers.
Karpathos is 2h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 7:54 AM in Cardiff and 9:54 AM in Karpathos.
There are 471+ hotels available in Karpathos.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Karpathos, Greece?
KLM and TUI Airlines Netherlands fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Karpathos Island National Airport (AOK) twice a week.
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Rhodes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
Flights from Bristol Airport to Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–300
Flights from Bristol Airport to Dalaman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–390
Flights from Bristol Airport to Milas–Bodrum Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €140–440
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Rhodes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–270
Flights from Bristol Airport to Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–300
Flights from Bristol Airport to Dalaman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–210
Flights from Bristol Airport to Milas–Bodrum Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–550
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Dalaman Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–500
Flights from Bristol Airport to Milas–Bodrum Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–600
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–280
Flights from Bristol Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport via Rhodes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–280
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport via Rhodes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
- Website
- tui.co.uk
Flights from Bristol Airport to Rhodes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €120–550
Flights from Bristol Airport to Dalaman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–480
- Website
- tui.nl
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–600
Flights from Exeter to Karpathos Island National Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–650
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–470
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–450
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Exeter to Karpathos Island National Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €200–900
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- anumitravel@gmail.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
- 4444801
- info@muttas.com.tr
- Website
- ulasim.muttas.com.tr
Bus from Dalaman Havalimanı to Marmaris Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–11
- Schedules at
- ulasim.muttas.com.tr
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Birmingham to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- +30 210 92 33 33
- info@koronatravel.gr
- Website
- koronatravel.gr
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €90
- Schedules at
- koronatravel.gr
Ferry from Rhodes to Karpathos
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €27–60
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Karpathos
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €95–220
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Ferry from Halki to Karpathos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €16–40
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Phone
- +30 22410 70590
- info@12ne.gr
- Website
- 12ne.gr
Car ferry from Port of Kos to Chalki
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.12ne.gr/en
- Phone
- +30 22410 74 235
- info@seadreams.gr
- Website
- seadreams.gr
Ferry from Port of Marmaris to Port of Rhodes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €47
- Website
- https://seadreams.gr/
Ferry from Port of Bodrum to Port of Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25
- Website
- https://www.yesilmarmarislines.com/
- Phone
- +90 252 612 99 19
- info@skymarineferries.com.tr
- Website
- skymarineferries.com.tr
Ferry from Port of Bodrum to Port of Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €8–18
- Website
- https://www.skymarineferries.com.tr/en
- Phone
- +90 533 739 00 00
- info@bodrumexpresslines.com
- Website
- bodrumexpresslines.com
Ferry from Port of Bodrum to Port of Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- https://www.bodrumexpresslines.com/en
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