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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 to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Santorini

    best
    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain train
    2. Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Santorini (JTR)plane plane LHR - JTR
    8h 54m
    €228–532

  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 4m
    €89–301

  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. Fly Cardiff Airport to Santorini

    1. Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Santorini (JTR)plane plane CWL - JTR
    13h 23m
    €119–392

  5. 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 28m
    €166–436

  6. 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 25m
    €239–555

  7. Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, car ferry

    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain train
    2. Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane BRS - HER
    3. Take the carferry from Heraklion Port to Thira Santorini Portcarferry car ferry
    11h 28m
    €140–463

London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Santorini (JTR) flights

Calendar12Weekly Planes
Duration6h 26mAverage Duration
Ticket€147Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 2,904 km
  • Duration: 8h 54m

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

Aer Lingus and Ryanair fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Santorini (JTR) 3 times a week.

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