There are 6 ways to get from Edinburgh to Karpathos by plane, train, bus, or ferry
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Fly to Karpathos Island National Airport
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Karpathos Island National Airport (AOK)EDI - AOK
19h 32m€91–261Train, bus, ferry via Strasbourg
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris NordEil
- Take the train from Paris l'Est to Strasbourg Bahnhof83 / ...
- Take the bus from Strasbourg to Tirana
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraias
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to KarpathosBsf
2d 12hFly to Rhodes International Airport, ferry
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Rhodes International Airport (RHO)EDI - RHO
- Take the ferry from Rhodes to Karpathos
12h 41m€129–272Fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, ferry
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)EDI - HER
- Take the ferry from Heraklion to Karpathos
15h 3m€123–260Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Take the bus from Bounds Green Road London to Tirana
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraias
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to KarpathosBsf
2d 18hBus, ferry
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Leeds City Bus Station
- Take the bus from Bradford to Košice
- Take the bus from Košice to Athens
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to KarpathosBsf
3d 18h€244–395
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Karpathos Island National Airport (AOK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Karpathos is to fly and ferry which costs €120 - €260 and takes 15h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Karpathos is to fly and ferry which takes 12h 41m and costs €120 - €280.
The distance between Edinburgh and Karpathos is 3267 km.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Karpathos without a car is to train and bus and ferry via Strasbourg which takes 2 days 12h and costs .
It takes approximately 19h 32m to get from Edinburgh to Karpathos, including transfers.
Karpathos is 2h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 6:12 AM in Edinburgh and 8:12 AM in Karpathos.
There are 351+ hotels available in Karpathos.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Karpathos, Greece?
Aegean Airlines, Olympic Air, and three other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Karpathos Island National Airport (AOK) 4 times a week.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 27m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport via Rhodes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €85–250
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–290
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport via Rhodes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €85–250
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–250
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Rhodes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–240
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Rhodes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–410
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Rhodes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–230
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–140
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–330
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Paris l'Est to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–170
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Paris l'Est to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €70–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +355 68 20 63 724
- info@arjanitravel.com
- Website
- arjanitravel.com
Bus from Strasbourg 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
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- info@anumitravel.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Bounds Green Road London to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 39m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Leeds City Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Bradford to Košice
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 8m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €85–190
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- 0030 2108219900
- vsiamos@otenet.gr
- Website
- siamostours.com
Bus from Košice to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €80–95
- Schedules at
- siamostours.com
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Karpathos
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €59
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Ferry from Rhodes to Karpathos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €16–18
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Ferry from Heraklion to Karpathos
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €16–17
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
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