There are 7 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 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
10h 56m€198–471Train 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
13h 45m€129–341Train, 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€213–451Train, 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 46m€169–456Fly Cardiff Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis (MJT)CWL - MJT
12h 1m€184–690Train 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 15m€209–434Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Kingsway GD to London Victoria
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus station
- Take the bus from München to Thessaloniki
- Take the ferry from Thessaloniki to MytileneBsf
3d 4h€310–525
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 - €350 and takes 13h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Lesbos is to train and fly which takes 10h 56m and costs €190 - €480.
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 €210 - €460.
It takes approximately 10h 56m to get from Cardiff to Lesbos, including transfers.
Lesbos is 2h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 6:29 PM in Cardiff and 8:29 PM in Lesbos.
There are 423+ 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.
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- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–600
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–280
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–600
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–290
Flights from Bristol Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
- 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
- €100–480
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–420
Flights from Bristol Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–420
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–700
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–450
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Amsterdam Schiphol, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–650
- Website
- tui.nl
Flights from Bristol Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €140–360
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €220–600
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Mytilene International Airport Odysseas Elytis via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–320
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–250
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–320
- 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
- €45–120
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–40
- 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/
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
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- €30–45
- 1st Class
- €40–60
- 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 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–24
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Website
- portokalidistours.gr
Bus from München to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €190–280
- Schedules at
- portokalidistours.gr
- Phone
- +30 210 4121001
- info@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
- €37
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
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