There are 11 ways to get from Edinburgh to Patras by plane, train, bus, night train, ferry, car ferry, car, car train, 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 Edinburgh Airport to Athens International Airport, train, bus
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane EDI - ATH
- Take the train from Ano Liosia to Kiatotrain
- Take the bus from Kiato to Patrabus
10h 45m€99–254Train, bus
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Est to Strasbourgtrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Patrabus
38h 46mTrain, night train, line 2 ferry, car ferry
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the nighttrain from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Rosenheimnighttrain Nj
- Take the nighttrain from Rosenheim to Venezia S. Lucianighttrain Nj
- Take the ferry from Ferrovia "A" to Tronchetto "A"ferry 2 / ...
- Take the carferry from Port of Venice to Port of Patrascarferry
2d 16h€502–877Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Edinburgh to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Patrascar
39h 58m€740–1,064Fly Edinburgh Airport to Zakynthos International Airport, bus and ferry
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH)plane EDI - ZTH
- Take the busferry from Zakynthos to Patrasbusferry
12h 2m€111–329Fly Edinburgh Airport to Preveza Airport, bus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Preveza Airport (PVK)plane EDI - PVK
- Take the bus from Lefkáda to Patrasbus
11h 27m€134–233Fly Edinburgh Airport to Patras Araxos Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Patras Araxos Airport (GPA)plane EDI - GPA
11h 11m€199–548Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Preveza Airport, bus
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Preveza Airport (PVK)plane MAN - PVK
- Take the bus from Lefkáda to Patrasbus
14h 11m€173–342Bus
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Finchley Road / O2 Centrebus
- Take the bus from Bounds Green Road London to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Patrabus
2d 1hBus via Munich
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from München to Ioanninabus
- Take the bus from Ioannina to Patrasbus
2d 19h€316–628Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Edinburgh to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Patrascar
41h 5m€615–987
Edinburgh to Patras by bus and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Patras is to fly and train and bus which costs €95 - €260 and takes 10h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Patras is to fly and train and bus which takes 10h 45m and costs €95 - €260.
No, there is no direct bus from Edinburgh station to Patras. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh, Bus Station and arriving at Patra via Finchley Road / O2 Centre, Tally Ho Corner, Bounds Green Road London and Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 1h.
The distance between Edinburgh and Patras is 3101 km.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Patras without a car is to train and bus which takes 38h 46m and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 45m to get from Edinburgh to Patras, including transfers.
Edinburgh to Patras bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Edinburgh, Bus Station.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Patras is to fly which takes 11h 11m and costs €190 - €550. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 2 days 1h.
Edinburgh to Patras bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Finchley Road / O2 Centre station.
Patras is 2h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 2:50 PM in Edinburgh and 4:50 PM in Patras.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Patras, Greece?
Eurowings, TUIfly, and Lufthansa fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Patras Araxos Airport (GPA) 5 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Patra via Finchley Road / O2 Centre, North Finchley Bus Station, Tally Ho Corner, Hobart Corner, Bounds Green Road London, Tirana, and Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave in around 2d 1h.
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Zakynthos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90–300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Preveza Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
Flights from Manchester Airport to Preveza Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–330
- Website
- tui.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Patras Araxos Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €160–500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Patras Araxos Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €160–500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Patras Araxos Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €160–500
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–230
Flights from Manchester Airport to Preveza Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–210
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–360
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Preveza Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–600
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Train from Ano Liosia to Kiato
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €150–220
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €150–220
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €130–220
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Est to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €85–140
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Paris Est to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–330
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Paris Est to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–150
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Rosenheim
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–130
- Couchette Carriage
- €75–90
- Seating Carriage
- €45–60
Night train from Rosenheim to Venezia S. Lucia
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–105
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €95–105
- Couchette Carriage
- €65–75
- Seating Carriage
- €30–40
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €137
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- €137
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €90–160
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Bus from Kiato to Patra
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
- 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 68 407 6607
- komatastours.al@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Patra
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Patra
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 69 617 8170
- diamanttravel88@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Patra
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Schedules at
- Diamant Travel
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Patra
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Schedules at
- Diamant Travel
- 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
- €9–16
- Book at
- KTEL Zakythos
- Phone
- +30 26450 22364
- info@ktel-lefkadas.gr
- Website
- KTEL Lefkadas
Bus from Lefkáda to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- KTEL Lefkadas
Bus from Lefkáda to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- KTEL Lefkadas
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Finchley Road / O2 Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- 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
- +355 69 232 8000
- anumitravel@gmail.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
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €85–210
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +30 2310261280
- Website
- portokalidistours.com
Bus from München to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €160–240
- Schedules at
- portokalidistours.gr
- Phone
- +30 2616 001 600
- info@ktelachaias.gr
- Website
- KTEL of Achaia S.A.
Bus from Ioannina to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- KTEL of Achaia S.A.
- Phone
- +302651083071
- ktelioamagazine@gmail.com
- Website
- KTEL Ioanninon
Bus from Ioannina to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–30
- Website
- KTEL Ioanninon
Ferry from Ferrovia "A" to Tronchetto "A"
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10
- Website
- ACTV — Azienda del Consorzio Trasporti Veneziano
- 75 min. Ticket
- €10
- Phone
- +30 210 8919700
- superfast@superfast.com
- Website
- Superfast Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Venice to Port of Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 35h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €160–230
- Website
- Superfast Ferries
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–55
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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