There are 10 ways to get from Cardiff to Karpathos by train, plane, bus, ferry, 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 London Heathrow Airport, fly to Karpathos Island National Airport
best- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Karpathos Island National Airport (AOK)plane LHR - AOK
12h 14m€276–719Train 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 15m€112–368Train, 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 11hTrain to Bristol Airport, fly to Rhodes International Airport, ferry
- 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
14h 8m€114–341Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Karpathos Island National Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Karpathos Island National Airport (AOK)plane LGW - AOK
16h 49m€221–447Fly Cardiff Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Karpathos Island National Airport (AOK)plane CWL - AOK
19h 41m€197–559Train 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 20m€166–395Train 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 carferry from Port of Kos to Chalkicarferry
- Take the ferry from Halki to Karpathosferry
16h 7m€120–339Train 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
14h 58m€154–431Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 507 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Athensbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Karpathosferry Bsf
3d 4h€340–588
Cardiff to Karpathos by bus, foot, and ferry
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Karpathos is to train and fly and car ferry and ferry which costs €120 - €340 and takes 16h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Karpathos is to train and fly which takes 12h 14m and costs €270 - €750.
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 11h and costs .
It takes approximately 12h 14m to get from Cardiff to Karpathos, including transfers.
Karpathos is 2h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 5:53 PM in Cardiff and 7:53 PM in Karpathos.
There are 369+ 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) once a week.
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–700
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–330
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport via Rhodes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
Flights from Bristol Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €95–330
Flights from Bristol Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport via Rhodes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–330
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–340
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport via Rhodes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 8m
- When
- Thursday, Tuesday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–340
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Rhodes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Friday, Saturday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Bristol Airport to Dalaman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–350
Flights from Bristol Airport to Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–280
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €150–700
Flights from Bristol Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–600
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–600
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–550
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–410
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Rhodes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–230
Flights from Bristol Airport to Dalaman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–400
Flights from Bristol Airport to Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–280
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–360
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport via Verona
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €110–360
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Dalaman Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Thursday, Monday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–410
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €100–430
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Bristol Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
- Website
- tui.co.uk
Flights from Bristol Airport to Dalaman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90–400
- Website
- tui.nl
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €190–550
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–100
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–24
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–24
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–24
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–24
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €19–30
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €19–30
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €19–30
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €19–30
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- Cross Country
- 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
- €40–85
- Schedules at
- Diamant Travel
- Phone
- 4444801
- info@muttas.com.tr
- Website
- ulasim.muttas.com.tr
Bus from Dalaman Havalimanı to Marmaris Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Schedules at
- ulasim.muttas.com.tr
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–50
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–180
- Website
- Flixbus
- 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
- Phone
- +30 21 0891 9800
- bluestarferries@bluestarferries.com
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Karpathos
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–270
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Rhodes to Karpathos
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–80
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Rhodes to Karpathos
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–80
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Halki to Karpathos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €19–50
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Karpathos
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–270
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
- Phone
- +30 22410 74 235
- info@seadreams.gr
- Website
- Sea Dreams
Ferry from Port of Marmaris to Port of Rhodes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €47
- Website
- Sea Dreams
- Phone
- +30 22410 70590
- info@12ne.gr
- Website
- Dodekanisos Seaways
Car ferry from Port of Kos to Chalki
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- Dodekanisos Seaways
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