There are 7 ways to get from Cardiff to Kefalonia by train, plane, bus, or ferry
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Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Kefalonia Airport
best- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Kefalonia Airport (EFL)BHX - EFL
8h 3m€132–405Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Kefalonia Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslow
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Kefalonia Airport (EFL)MAN - EFL
9h 50m€107–375Train, Bus, ferry via Munich
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Muenchen HbfIce
- Take the bus from München to Igoumenitsa
- Take the ferry from Port of Igoumenitsa to Sami
2d 3h€441–1,168Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Kefalonia Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Kefalonia Airport (EFL)STN - EFL
8h 30m€156–372Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Kefalonia Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Kefalonia Airport (EFL)BRS - EFL
6h 46m€149–378Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Preveza Airport, ferry
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Preveza Airport (PVK)BRS - PVK
- Take the ferry from Lefkáda to Sami
13h 39m€222–408Train, Bus, ferry
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-MidiEil
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Frankfurt(Main)HbfIce
- Take the bus from Frankfurt am Main to Igoumenitsa
- Take the ferry from Port of Igoumenitsa to Sami
2d 4h€431–928
Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Kefalonia Airport (EFL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Kefalonia is to train and fly which costs €100 - €380 and takes 9h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Kefalonia is to train and fly which takes 6h 46m and costs €140 - €380.
The distance between Cardiff and Kefalonia is 2528 km.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Kefalonia without a car is to train and Bus and ferry via Munich which takes 2 days 3h and costs €440 - €1200.
It takes approximately 8h 3m to get from Cardiff to Kefalonia, including transfers.
Kefalonia is 2h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 11:57 AM in Cardiff and 1:57 PM in Kefalonia.
There are 1756+ hotels available in Kefalonia.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Kefalonia, Greece?
There is no direct connection from Cardiff to Kefalonia. However, you can take the train to Birmingham New Street, take the train to Birmingham International, walk to Birmingham Intl Rail Station, take the vehicle to Birmingham International Airport, walk to Birmingham Airport (BHX) airport, then fly to Kefalonia Airport (EFL). Alternatively, you can take a train from Cardiff Central to Kefalonia via London Paddington, Paddington, King's Cross St. Pancras station, London St. Pancras Int., Amsterdam Centraal, Muenchen Hbf, München, Igoumenitsa, Port of Igoumenitsa, and Sami in around 2d 3h.
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- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kefalonia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–290
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Kefalonia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
Flights from Bristol Airport to Kefalonia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–280
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kefalonia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–290
Flights from Bristol Airport to Preveza Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–370
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Kefalonia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–230
Flights from Bristol Airport to Preveza Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–340
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kefalonia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
Flights from Bristol Airport to Preveza Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–330
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kefalonia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–400
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
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/
- 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 Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–27
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €95–270
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–440
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €120–190
- 1st Class
- €260–440
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–330
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–310
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslow
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Website
- portokalidistours.gr
Bus from München to Igoumenitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €150–230
- Schedules at
- portokalidistours.gr
Bus from Frankfurt am Main to Igoumenitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €200–310
- Schedules at
- portokalidistours.gr
- Phone
- +30 210 4828001
- booking@ventourisferries.com
- Website
- ventourisferries.com
Ferry from Port of Igoumenitsa to Sami
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €26
- Website
- https://ventourisferries.com/en/
- Phone
- +30 2645024609
- info@lefkastraveller.gr
- Website
- lefkadapalace.com
Ferry from Lefkáda to Sami
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- https://lefkadapalace.com/
- Schedules at
- https://lefkadapalace.com/ferry-routes-schedule/
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