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How to get fromCardiff to Firaby train, plane, bus, ferry, helicopter, or car ferry

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There are 7 ways to get from Cardiff to Fira by train, plane, bus, ferry, helicopter, or car ferry

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  1. Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Santorini

    best
    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to Readingtrain train
    2. Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain train
    3. Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Santorini (JTR)plane plane LGW - JTR
    10h 12m
    €183–400

  2. Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Santorini

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain train
    2. Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Santorini (JTR)plane plane BRS - JTR
    8h 23m
    €89–311

  3. Train, bus, ferry, helicopter

    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain train
    2. Take the bus from London Stonebridge to Sibiubus bus
    3. Take the bus from Sibiu to Thessalonikibus bus
    4. Take the ferry from Thessaloniki to Mykonosferry ferry Bsf
    5. Take the helicopter from Mykonos Heliport to Santorini Heliporthelicopter helicopter
    3d 7h

  4. Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Santorini

    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslowtrain train
    2. Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Santorini (JTR)plane plane MAN - JTR
    10h 49m
    €151–306

  5. Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Santorini

    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain train
    2. Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Santorini (JTR)plane plane STN - JTR
    9h 54m
    €199–465

  6. Fly Cardiff Airport to Santorini

    1. Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Santorini (JTR)plane plane CWL - JTR
    12h 9m
    €99–662

  7. Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, car ferry

    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to Readingtrain train
    2. Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain train
    3. Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane LGW - HER
    4. Take the carferry from Heraklion Port to Thira Santorini Portcarferry car ferry
    13h 10m
    €189–502

London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Santorini (JTR) flights

Calendar18Weekly Planes
Duration5h 53mAverage Duration
Ticket€92Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 2,872 km
  • Duration: 10h 12m

What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Fira, Greece?

Aer Lingus and Ryanair fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Santorini (JTR) twice a week.

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