There are 6 ways to get from Cardiff to Lesbos by train, plane, bus, car ferry, 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
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 58m€209–429Train to Bristol Airport, fly
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
12h 19m€107–312Train, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the bus from Birmingham to Bucharest Oborbus
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Thessalonikibus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Thessaloniki to Mytilenecarferry
44h 16m€209–453Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- 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
11h 46m€208–438Train to Manchester Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslowtrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis (MJT)plane MAN - MJT
10h 27m€228–347Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 507 / ...
- 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€206–363
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis (MJT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Lesbos is to train and fly which costs €100 - €320 and takes 12h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Lesbos is to train and fly which takes 10h 27m and costs €220 - €350.
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 car ferry which takes 44h 16m and costs €200 - €460.
It takes approximately 10h 58m to get from Cardiff to Lesbos, including transfers.
Lesbos is 2h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 8:38 AM in Cardiff and 10:38 AM in Lesbos.
There are 440+ hotels available in Lesbos.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Lesbos, Greece?
There is no direct connection from Cardiff to Lesbos. However, you can take the train to London Paddington, take the train to Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3, walk to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) airport, fly to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis (MJT), then take the taxi to Lesbos. Alternatively, you can take a train from Cardiff Central to Lesbos via Birmingham New Street, Birmingham, Bucharest, Thessaloniki, Port of Thessaloniki, and Mytilene in around 44h 16m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–320
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–260
Flights from Bristol Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–440
Flights from Bristol Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–440
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–400
Flights from Manchester Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–370
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–440
Flights from Bristol Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
- Website
- tui.nl
Flights from Bristol Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €150–390
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–260
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–100
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- 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
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–27
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–110
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €7–13
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslow
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Birmingham to Bucharest Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 28m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30–40
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- info@simeonidistours.gr
- Website
- simeonidistours.gr
Bus from Bucharest to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Schedules at
- simeonidistours.gr
Bus from Iasi, Autogara Codreanu to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 51m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- Schedules at
- simeonidistours.gr
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–35
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- 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
- Website
- https://www.alverstur.md/en/
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- reservations.dpt@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Port of Thessaloniki to Mytilene
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €85–210
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
- Deck Fare Economy
- €85–130
- Deck Fare Economy & Car less than 4.25m
- €150–210
Ferry from Thessaloniki to Mytilene
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €37
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
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