There are 9 ways to get from Cardiff to Lesbos by train, plane, bus, or 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 Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis
best- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis (MJT)plane LHR - MJT
10h 41m€261–584Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis
cheapest- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis (MJT)plane BRS - MJT
10h 16m€142–363Train, bus, ferry via Prague
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Prague Wilsonova Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Budapest-Delitrain Ic
- Take the bus from Budapest to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the ferry from Thessaloniki to Mytileneferry Bsf
2d 7h€344–632Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis (MJT)plane LGW - MJT
9h 54m€201–492Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslowtrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis (MJT)plane MAN - MJT
10h 30m€184–448Fly Cardiff Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis (MJT)plane CWL - MJT
11h 43m€232–604Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport, ferry
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB)plane STN - ADB
- Take the ferry from Alsancak Limanı to Mytileneferry
13h 16m€241–448Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bucharestbus
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Thessalonikibus
- Take the ferry from Thessaloniki to Mytileneferry Bsf
2d 8h€363–566Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Cardiff North Road to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Iasi, Autogara Codreanubus
- Take the bus from Iasi, Autogara Codreanu to Thessalonikibus
- Take the ferry from Thessaloniki to Mytileneferry Bsf
3d 21h€254–517
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis (MJT) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Lesbos is to train and fly which costs €140 - €370 and takes 10h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Lesbos is to train and fly which takes 9h 54m and costs €200 - €500.
The distance between Cardiff and Lesbos is 2795 km.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Lesbos without a car is to train and bus and ferry via Prague which takes 2 days 7h and costs €340 - €650.
It takes approximately 10h 41m to get from Cardiff to Lesbos, including transfers.
Lesbos is 2h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 1:52 AM in Cardiff and 3:52 AM in Lesbos.
There are 512+ hotels available in Lesbos.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Lesbos, Greece?
KLM, Transavia Holland, and three other airlines fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis (MJT) 4 times a week.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–600
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–360
Flights from Manchester Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–370
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Dublin, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 32m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €190–550
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–600
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–360
Flights from Bristol Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–280
Flights from Bristol Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–290
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–300
Flights from Manchester Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–300
Flights from London Stansted Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–380
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–390
Flights from Manchester Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–350
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–500
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €160–700
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–410
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–550
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
- 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 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- 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 London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Budapest-Deli
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslow
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- 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
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Prague Wilsonova Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +302105233969
- fptravel@otenet.gr
- Website
- fptravel.gr
Bus from Budapest to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Schedules at
- fptravel.gr
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- dispecerat@maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from London Victoria to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €144
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- info@simeonidistours.gr
- Website
- Simeonidis Tours
Bus from Bucharest to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- Simeonidis Tours
Bus from Iasi, Autogara Codreanu to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 51m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €60–160
- Website
- Simeonidis Tours
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Cardiff North Road to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +373 69 581 101
- info@alverstur.md
- Website
- alverstur.md
Bus from London Victoria to Iasi, Autogara Codreanu
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €90–130
- Schedules at
- alverstur.md
- Phone
- +30 21 0891 9800
- bluestarferries@bluestarferries.com
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Thessaloniki to Mytilene
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €70–180
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Thessaloniki to Mytilene
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €70–180
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Thessaloniki to Mytilene
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €70–180
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
- Phone
- 0 232 330 89 22
- iletisim@izdeniz.com.tr
- Website
- izdeniz.com.tr
Ferry from Alsancak Limanı to Mytilene
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €60
- Schedules at
- izdeniz.com.tr
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