There are 11 ways to get from Bucharest to Patras by plane, train, bus, car, busferry, night train, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Athens International Airport, train, bus
best- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane OTP - ATH
- Take the train from Athens to Kiatotrain
- Take the bus from Kiato to Patrabus
9h 33m€127–291Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Sofiabus N980
- Take the bus from Sofia to Pátrabus
19h 49m€54–88Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Thessalonikibus
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Lianokladitrain Ic
- Take the bus from Lamia to Patrasbus
16h 46m€79–113Drive 1,123 km
- Drive from Bucharest to Patrascar 1,123 km
13h 20m€204–295Fly to Zakynthos International Airport, bus and ferry
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH)plane OTP - ZTH
- Take the busferry from Zakynthos to Patrasbusferry
9h 31m€167–440Fly to Kefalonia Airport, bus and ferry
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Kefalonia Airport (EFL)plane OTP - EFL
- Take the busferry from Argostoli to Patrabusferry
9h 47m€169–462Fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane OTP - SKG
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Patrasbus
11h 54m€155–307Fly to Kalamata International Airport, bus
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Kalamata International Airport (KLX)plane OTP - KLX
- Take the bus from Kalamata to Patrasbus
12h 9m€193–614Night train, train, bus
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsanighttrain
- Take the train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofiatrain 461 / ...
- Take the train from Sofia to Dupnitsatrain
- Take the bus from Dupnitsa to Serresbus
- Take the bus from Serres to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Patrasbus
20h 34m€89–114Train, bus
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Sofiatrain 461
- Take the bus from Sofia to Pátrabus
22h 59m€70–89Shuttle, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest to Ruse
- Take the bus from Ruse to Athensbus
- Take the bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Patrasbus X1
23h 29m€180–313
Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Patras is to bus which costs €50 - €90 and takes 19h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Patras is to fly and bus and ferry which takes 9h 31m and costs €160 - €440.
No, there is no direct bus from Bucharest to Patras. However, there are services departing from București, Autogara Militari and arriving at Pátra via Sofia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 49m.
The distance between Bucharest and Patras is 1038 km. The road distance is 1123 km.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Patras without a car is to bus and train which takes 16h 46m and costs €75 - €120.
It takes approximately 9h 33m to get from Bucharest to Patras, including transfers.
Bucharest to Patras bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from București, Autogara Militari station.
Bucharest to Patras bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Sofia station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bucharest to Patras is 1123 km. It takes approximately 13h 20m to drive from Bucharest to Patras.
Book your Bucharest to Patras bus tickets online with Omio.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Patras, Greece?
You can take a bus from București, Autogara Militari to Pátra via Sofia in around 19h 49m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–150
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Kalamata International Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €130–450
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Kalamata International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €120–420
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–140
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Kalamata International Airport via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–410
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Kalamata International Airport via Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–410
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Zakynthos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Kefalonia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–270
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Zakynthos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–270
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Kefalonia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €95–300
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–160
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Kalamata International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–700
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Kalamata International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–750
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Athens to Kiato
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
Train from Thessaloniki to Lianokladi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €5–9
- 1st Class
- €8–10
Train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €7–13
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €7–11
- 1st Class
- €11–13
Train from Sofia to Dupnitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €2–3
- 1st Class
- €2–4
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24–26
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €41–45
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Bus from Kiato to Patra
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- info@simeonidistours.gr
- Website
- simeonidistours.gr
Bus from Bucharest to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Schedules at
- simeonidistours.gr
- Phone
- +30 2610 623 888
- info@ktelachaias.gr
- Website
- ktelachaias.gr
Bus from Lamia to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–19
- Website
- https://www.ktelachaias.gr/en/homepage-en/
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–50
- Website
- https://www.ktelachaias.gr/en/homepage-en/
Bus from Kalamata to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–23
- Website
- https://www.ktelachaias.gr/en/homepage-en/
- Phone
- +302695022255
- info@ktel-zakynthos.gr
- Website
- ktel-zakynthos.gr
Busferry from Zakynthos to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Book at
- https://ktel-zakynthos.gr/en/
- Phone
- +30 26710 22281
- info@ktelkefalonias.gr
- Website
- ktelkefalonias.gr
Busferry from Argostoli to Patra
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://ktelkefalonias.gr/en
- Phone
- +30 27210 28581
- info@ktelmessinias.gr
- Website
- ktelmessinias.gr
Bus from Kalamata to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- https://www.ktelmessinias.gr/en/homepage-en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.ktelmessinias.gr/en/routes/
- Book at
- https://ktelbus.gr/mes/ticketweb/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- office@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia to Pátra
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +30 23210-22822
- ktelserres@gmail.com
- Website
- ktelserron.gr
Bus from Dupnitsa to Serres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
- Book at
- ktelserron.e-ticketing.gr
Bus from Serres to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
- Book at
- ktelserron.e-ticketing.gr
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Bucharest to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €90–220
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- 02 981 13 33
- outgoing@tourist-service.com
- Website
- en.tourist-service.com
Bus from Ruse to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €68
- Website
- https://en.tourist-service.com/
- Phone
- +3026610 28900
- info@greenbuses.gr
- Website
- greenbuses.gr
Bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Website
- https://greenbuses.gr/
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