There are 10 ways to get from Cardiff to Santorini Island by train, plane, bus, car ferry, busferry, 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 Santorini (JTR)plane LHR - JTR
8h 4m€226–529Train to Bristol Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Santorini (JTR)plane BRS - JTR
7h 25m€92–298Train, bus, car 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 carferry from Port of Piraeus to Thira Santorini Portcarferry
2d 3hTrain, 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 Santorini (JTR)plane LGW - JTR
9h 4m€181–387Train to Manchester Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslowtrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Santorini (JTR)plane MAN - JTR
9h 46m€149–303Train to London Stansted Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Santorini (JTR)plane STN - JTR
8h 56m€197–462Fly from Cardiff Airport
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Santorini (JTR)plane CWL - JTR
12h 6m€102–709Train, bus, bus and ferry, car ferry
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Anvers-Centraltrain Eil
- Take the bus from Antwerpen-Centraal to Tiranabus
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
- Take the carferry from Heraklion Port to Thira Santorini Portcarferry
2d 10hBus, ferry
- Take the bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 507 / ...
- Take the bus from LONDON, Victoria Coach Station-Departure Hall to DORTMUND, Hbf Nordseite, Steinstrassebus
- Take the bus from Dortmund to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraiasbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Thira Santorini Portferry Bsf
2d 17h€348–571Bus, bus and ferry, car 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 Thessalonikibus
- Take the busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklionbusferry
- Take the carferry from Heraklion Port to Thira Santorini Portcarferry
3d€353–626
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Santorini (JTR) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Santorini Island is to train and fly which costs €90 - €300 and takes 7h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Santorini Island is to train and fly which takes 7h 25m and costs €90 - €300.
The distance between Cardiff and Santorini Island is 2899 km.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Santorini Island without a car is to train and bus and car ferry which takes 2 days 3h and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 4m to get from Cardiff to Santorini Island, including transfers.
Santorini Island is 2h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 9:10 PM in Cardiff and 11:10 PM in Santorini Island.
There are 2272+ hotels available in Santorini Island.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Santorini Island, Greece?
Aer Lingus and Ryanair fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Santorini (JTR) 3 times a week.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Santorini via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–280
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Santorini via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
Flights from Manchester Airport to Santorini via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–330
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Santorini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–210
Flights from Manchester Airport to Santorini
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–270
Flights from Bristol Airport to Santorini
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–260
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Santorini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–340
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Santorini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Sunday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Santorini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Santorini via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–410
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Santorini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–280
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Santorini via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €140–280
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Santorini via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 13m
- When
- Saturday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €95–700
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Santorini via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–320
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Santorini via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–550
- Website
- tui.co.uk
Flights from Manchester Airport to Santorini
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–460
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–100
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslow
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–24
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €19–30
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €150–260
- Website
- Eurostar
- 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
Bus from Antwerpen-Centraal to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €130
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 69 617 8170
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraias
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Schedules at
- Diamant Travel
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraias
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Schedules at
- Diamant Travel
- Phone
- +355 42 239 203 / +355 69 400 4075
- [email protected]
- Website
- Alb Trans
Busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Alb Trans
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–50
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–50
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +48 77 443 44 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Sindbad
Bus from LONDON, Victoria Coach Station-Departure Hall to DORTMUND, Hbf Nordseite, Steinstrasse
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–130
- Website
- Sindbad
- Phone
- +355 68 391 1009
- [email protected]
- Website
- nelatours.com
Bus from Dortmund to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €150
- Schedules at
- nelatravel.site
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–180
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +30 210 92 33 33
- [email protected]
- Website
- koronatravel.gr
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €90
- Schedules at
- koronatravel.gr
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- [email protected]
- Website
- Simeonidis Tours
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €90–170
- Website
- Simeonidis Tours
- Phone
- +30 2810 246530
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Thessaloniki to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- [email protected]
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Thira Santorini Port
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €95–220
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Heraklion Port to Thira Santorini Port
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Heraklion Port to Thira Santorini Port
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- Seajets
- Phone
- +30 21 0891 9800
- [email protected]
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Thira Santorini Port
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–160
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
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