There are 9 ways to get from Basel to Karpathos by plane, train, bus, ferry, 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.
Fly Basel to Karpathos Island National Airport
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Karpathos Island National Airport (AOK)plane BSL - AOK
17h 8m€173–494Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane ZRH - HER
- Take the ferry from Heraklion to Karpathosferry
14h 28m€136–426Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from St Louis to Strasbourgtrain Ter
- Take the bus from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraiasbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Karpathosferry Bsf
46h 16mTrain to Zurich Airport, fly to Karpathos Island National Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Karpathos Island National Airport (AOK)plane ZRH - AOK
9h 51m€215–274Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Rhodes International Airport, ferry
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Rhodes International Airport (RHO)plane ZRH - RHO
- Take the ferry from Rhodes to Karpathosferry
12h 54m€142–307Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Karpathos Island National Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Karpathos Island National Airport (AOK)plane GVA - AOK
12h 44m€181–483Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Basel, Bahnhof 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 Karpathosferry Bsf
2d 7h€271–526Bus, ferry via Sofia
- Take the bus from Basel to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Piraeusbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Karpathosferry Bsf
2d 12h€302–492Bus, bus and ferry, ferry
- Take the bus from Basel to Modenabus
- Take the busferry from Modena - Stazione Centrale to Tiranabusferry
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
- Take the bus from Heraklion Central Station to Sitiabus
- Take the ferry from Sitia to Karpathosferry Bsf
2d 15h
Basel (BSL) to Karpathos Island National Airport (AOK) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Karpathos is to train and fly and ferry which costs €140 - €310 and takes 12h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Karpathos is to train and fly which takes 9h 51m and costs €210 - €280.
The distance between Basel and Karpathos is 2131 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Karpathos without a car is to train and bus and ferry which takes 46h 16m and costs .
It takes approximately 17h 8m to get from Basel to Karpathos, including transfers.
Karpathos is 1h ahead of Basel. It is currently 9:50 AM in Basel and 10:50 AM in Karpathos.
There are 337+ hotels available in Karpathos.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Karpathos, Greece?
Austrian Airlines, KLM, and two other airlines fly from Basel (BSL) to Karpathos Island National Airport (AOK) 4 times a week.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–410
Flights from Zurich Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–290
Flights from Zurich Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–290
Flights from Zurich Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–230
Flights from Zurich Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–230
Flights from Zurich Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–230
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €95–460
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Rhodes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–350
Flights from Zurich Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–350
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 52m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €90–370
Flights from Zurich Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport via Graz
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €90–360
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Basel to Karpathos Island National Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 12m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–600
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Rhodes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–170
Flights from Zurich Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
- Website
- tui.nl
Flights from Basel to Karpathos Island National Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €170–490
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Basel to Karpathos Island National Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €170–750
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Zurich Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–410
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–220
- Website
- comlux.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–260
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–360
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from St Louis to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +355 68 20 63 724
- info@arjanitravel.com
- Website
- arjanitravel.com
Bus from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 52m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- arjanitravel.com
- Phone
- +355 69 617 8170
- diamanttravel88@gmail.com
- 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 Basel, Bahnhof to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €120–180
- 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
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Basel to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €110–150
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
- Phone
- 02 981 13 33
- outgoing@tourist-service.com
- Website
- Tourist Service Holding AD
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €80
- Website
- Tourist Service Holding AD
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- info@onebus.it
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Basel to Modena
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- Onebus
- Phone
- +355697580270
- Website
- mabaviaggi.com
Busferry from Modena - Stazione Centrale to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- viaggipullmanalbania.it
- Phone
- +355 42 239 203 / +355 69 400 4075
- albtrans06@yahoo.com
- Website
- Alb Trans
Busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Alb Trans
- Phone
- +30 2810 246530
- info@ktelherlas.gr
- Website
- ktelherlas.gr
Bus from Heraklion Central Station to Sitia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- Phone
- +30 21 0891 9800
- bluestarferries@bluestarferries.com
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Karpathos
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–270
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Rhodes to Karpathos
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–80
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Heraklion to Karpathos
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Karpathos
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–270
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Karpathos
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–270
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Sitia to Karpathos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €25–65
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
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