There are 11 ways to get from Cardiff to Skiathos by train, plane, bus, car ferry, or ferry
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Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis'
best- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' (JSI)plane BRS - JSI
8h 26m€65–230Train, bus, car ferry via Antwerp
- 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 bus from Tirana to Thessalonikibus
- Take the carferry from Port of Thessaloniki to Skiathoscarferry
43h 11m€450–751Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis'
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' (JSI)plane LGW - JSI
10h 12m€129–324Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis'
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' (JSI)plane STN - JSI
10h 3m€163–386Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis'
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslowtrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' (JSI)plane MAN - JSI
11h 7m€134–399Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis'
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' (JSI)plane BHX - JSI
9h 18m€150–361Train to East Midlands Airport, fly to Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis'
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Long Eatontrain
- Fly from East Midlands Airport (EMA) to Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' (JSI)plane EMA - JSI
10h 31m€186–421Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, car ferry
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane LGW - SKG
- Take the carferry from Port of Thessaloniki to Skiathoscarferry
13h 50m€201–526Bus, Hydrofoil
- Take the bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 507 / ...
- Take the bus from Bounds Green Road London to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Volosbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Volos to Skiathosferry
2dTrain, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Southampton Centraltrain
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Brightontrain
- Take the bus from Brighton to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Edessabus
- Take the bus from Edessa waterfalls to Aristotelous Squarebus
- Take the carferry from Port of Thessaloniki to Skiathoscarferry
2d 6hBus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Sophia Gardens to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 509 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from München to Larissabus
- Take the bus from Larissa to Volosbus
- Take the carferry from Port of Volos to Skiathoscarferry
2d 18h€318–553
Bristol Airport (BRS) to Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' (JSI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Skiathos is to train and fly which costs €60 - €230 and takes 8h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Skiathos is to train and fly which takes 8h 26m and costs €60 - €230.
The distance between Cardiff and Skiathos is 2517 km.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Skiathos without a car is to train and bus and car ferry via Antwerp which takes 43h 11m and costs €450 - €750.
It takes approximately 8h 26m to get from Cardiff to Skiathos, including transfers.
Skiathos is 2h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 4:48 AM in Cardiff and 6:48 AM in Skiathos.
There are 1657+ hotels available in Skiathos.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Skiathos, Greece?
There is no direct connection from Cardiff to Skiathos. However, you can take the train to Bristol Temple Meads, walk to Temple Meads Stn, take the bus to Public Transport Interchange, walk to Bristol Airport (BRS) airport, fly to Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' (JSI), walk to Kalyvia, then take the bus to Skiathos. Alternatively, you can take a train from Cardiff Central to Skiathos via London Paddington, Paddington, King's Cross St. Pancras station, London St Pancras Intl, Anvers-Central, Antwerpen-Centraal, Tirana, Thessaloniki, and Port of Thessaloniki in around 43h 11m.
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis'
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis'
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €80–260
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis'
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–270
Flights from Manchester Airport to Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis'
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–270
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis'
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–260
Flights from East Midlands Airport to Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis'
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–280
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–230
- 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 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- 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 London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- 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 Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Antwerpen-Centraal to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €130
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Bounds Green Road London to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 39m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Brighton to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- [email protected]
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Port of Thessaloniki to Skiathos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €75–190
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Port of Thessaloniki to Skiathos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €75–190
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Port of Thessaloniki to Skiathos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €75–190
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Port of Volos to Skiathos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €21–55
- Website
- Seajets
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