There are 10 ways to get from Cardiff to Karpathos by train, plane, ferry, bus, or car 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 Bristol Airport, fly to Rhodes International Airport, ferry
best- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Rhodes International Airport (RHO)plane BRS - RHO
- Take the ferry from Rhodes to Karpathosferry
14h 24m€115–228Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the bus from Bounds Green Road London to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraiasbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Karpathosferry Bsf
2d 11hFly Cardiff Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Karpathos Island National Airport (AOK)plane CWL - AOK
20h 6m€178–511Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Karpathos Island National Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Karpathos Island National Airport (AOK)plane BRS - AOK
15h 16m€115–340Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, ferry
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane LGW - HER
- Take the ferry from Heraklion to Karpathosferry
17h 40m€200–431Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Dalaman Airport, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Dalaman Airport (DLM)plane BRS - DLM
- Take the bus from Dalaman Havalimanı to Marmaris Otogarbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Marmaris to Port of Rhodesferry
- Take the ferry from Rhodes to Karpathosferry
17h 46m€197–572Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Kos, car ferry, ferry
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Kos (KGS)plane BRS - KGS
- Take the carferry from Port of Kos to Chalkicarferry
- Take the ferry from Halki to Karpathosferry
16h 23m€126–331Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Karpathos Island National Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Karpathos Island National Airport (AOK)plane BHX - AOK
14h 58m€165–431Train, train to Exeter, fly to Karpathos Island National Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davidstrain
- Fly from Exeter (EXT) to Karpathos Island National Airport (AOK)plane EXT - AOK
22h 14m€255–715Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 507 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Athensbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Karpathosferry Bsf
3d 4h€321–564
Cardiff to Karpathos by bus, foot, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Karpathos is to train and fly and ferry which costs €110 - €230 and takes 14h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Karpathos is to train and fly and ferry which takes 14h 24m and costs €110 - €230.
The distance between Cardiff and Karpathos is 3192 km.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Karpathos without a car is to train and bus and ferry which takes 2 days 11h and costs .
It takes approximately 14h 24m to get from Cardiff to Karpathos, including transfers.
Karpathos is 2h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 3:46 PM in Cardiff and 5:46 PM in Karpathos.
There are 466+ hotels available in Karpathos.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Karpathos, Greece?
KLM and TUI Airlines Netherlands fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Karpathos Island National Airport (AOK) 3 times a week.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Rhodes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–140
Flights from Bristol Airport to Dalaman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–430
Flights from Bristol Airport to Kos
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–260
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–50
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Bounds Green Road London to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 39m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +30 21 0891 9800
- [email protected]
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Rhodes to Karpathos
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €28–65
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Karpathos
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–230
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Heraklion to Karpathos
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–95
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Rhodes to Karpathos
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €28–65
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Halki to Karpathos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €17–40
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Karpathos
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–230
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
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