There are 7 ways to get from Cardiff to Lesbos by train, plane, bus, car ferry, or ferry
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Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis
best- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis (MJT)LHR - MJT
11h 3m€203–492Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis
cheapest- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis (MJT)BRS - MJT
11h 33m€125–323Train, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Take the bus from Birmingham to Bucharest Obor
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Thessaloniki
- Take the car ferry from Port of Thessaloniki to Mytilene
44h 16m€209–452Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis (MJT)LGW - MJT
11h 50m€224–432Fly Cardiff Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis (MJT)CWL - MJT
12h 6m€194–690Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport, ferry
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB)STN - ADB
- Take the ferry from Alsancak Limanı to Mytilene
13h 17m€214–465Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Kingsway GD to London Victoria
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Nuremberg central bus station
- Take the bus from Nürnberg to Thessaloniki
- Take the ferry from Thessaloniki to MytileneBsf
3d 3h€318–558
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 €120 - €330 and takes 11h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Lesbos is to train and fly which takes 11h 3m and costs €200 - €500.
The distance between Cardiff and Lesbos is 2796 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 11h 3m to get from Cardiff to Lesbos, including transfers.
Lesbos is 2h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 8:44 PM in Cardiff and 10:44 PM in Lesbos.
There are 137+ hotels available in Lesbos.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Lesbos, Greece?
KLM, Transavia Holland, and two other airlines fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis (MJT) 3 times a week.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–550
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
Flights from Bristol Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- 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
- €110–550
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–460
Flights from Bristol Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–450
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €160–750
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–550
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–320
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–450
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Amsterdam Schiphol, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–650
- Website
- tui.nl
Flights from Bristol Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €160–460
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €270–750
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–370
- 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
- €50–200
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €90–290
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–350
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- 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
- €26–50
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–27
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–110
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €9–22
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- 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
- €26–35
- 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
- €45–75
- Schedules at
- simeonidistours.gr
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Kingsway GD to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–29
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Nuremberg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Website
- portokalidistours.gr
Bus from Nürnberg to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €200–300
- Schedules at
- portokalidistours.gr
- 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
- Phone
- 0 232 330 89 22
- iletisim@izdeniz.com.tr
- Website
- izdeniz.com.tr
Ferry from Alsancak Limanı to Mytilene
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €60
- Schedules at
- bilet.izdeniz.com.tr
Ferry from Thessaloniki to Mytilene
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €35–45
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
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