There are 12 ways to get from Cardiff to Skópelos by train, plane, car ferry, bus, or busferry
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 Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis', car ferry
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
- Take the carferry from Skiathos to Skópeloscarferry
10h 17m€77–246Train, bus, 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 bus from Tirana to Thessalonikibus
- Take the carferry from Port of Thessaloniki to Skópeloscarferry
43h 59m€461–773Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, car ferry
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane BRS - SKG
- Take the carferry from Port of Thessaloniki to Skópeloscarferry
12h 45m€167–483Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis', 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 Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' (JSI)plane LGW - JSI
- Take the carferry from Skiathos to Skópeloscarferry
12h 9m€141–360Train, 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 Skópeloscarferry
14h 37m€211–557Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Athens International Airport, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane BRS - ATH
- Take the bus from Athens - KTEL Liosion Street to Kymásibus
- Take the carferry from Mantoudi to Skópeloscarferry
14h 9m€156–333Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Athens International Airport, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane LHR - ATH
- Take the bus from Athens - KTEL Liosion Street to Kymásibus
- Take the carferry from Mantoudi to Skópeloscarferry
14h 52m€229–552Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis', car ferry
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslowtrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' (JSI)plane MAN - JSI
- Take the carferry from Skiathos to Skópeloscarferry
12h 55m€141–420Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis', car ferry
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' (JSI)plane BHX - JSI
- Take the carferry from Skiathos to Skópeloscarferry
11h 8m€158–397Bus, 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 carferry from Port of Thessaloniki to Skópeloscarferry
2d 9h€304–630Train, bus and ferry, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the busferry from London Barking to Timisoarabusferry
- Take the bus from Timișoara, Gara Timisoara Nord to Thessalonikibus
- Take the carferry from Port of Thessaloniki to Skópeloscarferry
2d 13h€292–695Train, bus, car ferry via Munich
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from München to Thessalonikibus
- Take the carferry from Port of Thessaloniki to Skópeloscarferry
2d 19h€442–792
Bristol Airport (BRS) to Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis' (JSI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Skópelos is to train and fly and car ferry which costs €75 - €250 and takes 10h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Skópelos is to train and fly and car ferry which takes 10h 17m and costs €75 - €250.
The distance between Cardiff and Skópelos is 2549 km.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Skópelos without a car is to train and bus and car ferry which takes 43h 59m and costs €460 - €800.
It takes approximately 10h 17m to get from Cardiff to Skópelos, including transfers.
Skópelos is 2h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 9:24 AM in Cardiff and 11:24 AM in Skópelos.
There are 1691+ hotels available in Skópelos.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Skópelos, Thessaly, Greece?
There is no direct connection from Cardiff to Skópelos. 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, take the bus to Skiathos, walk to Skiathos, then take the car ferry to Skópelos. Alternatively, you can take a train from Cardiff Central to Skópelos 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 59m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–360
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–270
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis'
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
Flights from Bristol Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis'
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–180
Flights from Bristol Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Manchester Airport to Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis'
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–290
- 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 Bristol Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis'
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Flights from Manchester Airport to Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis'
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–260
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Skiathos Airport 'Alexandros Papadiamantis'
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–260
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–230
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Friday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–220
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Athens International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–210
- 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
- €20–40
- 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
- €20–40
- 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 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
- €20–40
- 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 London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- 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)
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslow
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- 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
- €23–35
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–95
- 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
- €120–200
- Website
- Eurostar
- 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
- Phone
- +30 2310241545
- [email protected]
- Website
- Crazy Holidays
Bus from Tirana to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Crazy Holidays
- Phone
- +30 2221 0 20400
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktelevias.gr
Bus from Athens - KTEL Liosion Street to Kymási
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €20–26
- Schedules at
- ktelevias.gr
Bus from Athens - KTEL Liosion Street to Kymási
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €20–26
- Schedules at
- ktelevias.gr
- 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
- €30–80
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–160
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- 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
Bus from Timișoara, Gara Timisoara Nord to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 27m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- Simeonidis Tours
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- [email protected]
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from London Barking to Timisoara
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €60–170
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- Phone
- +30 2310261280
- Website
- portokalidistours.com
Bus from München to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €190–280
- Schedules at
- portokalidistours.gr
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- [email protected]
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Skiathos to Skópelos
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–35
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Port of Thessaloniki to Skópelos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €85–220
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Port of Thessaloniki to Skópelos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €85–220
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Skiathos to Skópelos
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–35
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Port of Thessaloniki to Skópelos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €85–220
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Mantoudi to Skópelos
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €26–65
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Mantoudi to Skópelos
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €26–65
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Skiathos to Skópelos
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–35
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Skiathos to Skópelos
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–35
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Port of Thessaloniki to Skópelos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €85–220
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Port of Thessaloniki to Skópelos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €85–220
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Port of Thessaloniki to Skópelos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €85–220
- Website
- Seajets
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