There are 11 ways to get from Essen to Patras by plane, car, car ferry, bus, train, night train, ferry, or car train
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 Patras Araxos Airport
best- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Patras Araxos Airport (GPA)plane DUS - GPA
6h 53m€186–417Fly to Kalamata International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Kalamata International Airport (KLX)plane DUS - KLX
- Take the bus from Kalamata to Patrasbus
10h 2m€91–287Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Essen to Port of Anconacar
- Take the carferry from Port of Ancona to Port of Patrascarferry
33h 40m€333–494Bus
- Take the bus from Essen Hbf to Durrësbus
- Take the bus from Durrës to Patrasbus
37h 9mDrive 2,532.3 km
- Drive from Essen to Patrascar 2,532.3 km
24h 7m€457–660Fly to Preveza Airport, bus
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Preveza Airport (PVK)plane DUS - PVK
- Take the bus from Lefkáda to Patrasbus
10h 18m€141–372Fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane DUS - SKG
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Patrasbus
13h 12m€135–337Train, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to München Hbftrain 47 / ...
- Take the bus from München Hackerbrücke to Anconabus
- Take the carferry from Port of Ancona to Port of Patrascarferry
36h 54mBus via Tirana
- Take the bus from Essen Hbf to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Patrabus
37h 14m€195–225Train, night train, line 2 ferry, car ferry
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Ulm Hauptbahnhoftrain 47 / ...
- Take the nighttrain from Ulm Hbf 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 3h€304–776Drive, car train
- Drive from Essen to Fuldacar
- Take the cartrain from Fulda to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Patrascar
31h 10m€396–569
Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Patras Araxos Airport (GPA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Patras is to fly and bus which costs €90 - €290 and takes 10h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Patras is to fly which takes 6h 53m and costs €180 - €420.
No, there is no direct bus from Essen to Patras. However, there are services departing from Essen Hbf and arriving at Patras via Durrës. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 37h 9m.
The distance between Essen and Patras is 1933 km. The road distance is 2532.3 km.
The best way to get from Essen to Patras without a car is to bus which takes 37h 9m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 53m to get from Essen to Patras, including transfers.
Essen to Patras bus services, operated by Deva Tours, depart from Essen Hbf station.
The best way to get from Essen to Patras is to fly which takes 6h 53m and costs €180 - €420. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 37h 9m.
Essen to Patras bus services, operated by Deva Tours, arrive at Durrës station.
Patras is 1h ahead of Essen. It is currently 10:15 AM in Essen and 11:15 AM in Patras.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Patras, Greece?
TUIfly and Austrian Airlines fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Patras Araxos Airport (GPA) 4 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Essen Hbf to Patras via Durrës in around 37h 9m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Sunday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–440
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–430
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–180
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–180
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Patras Araxos Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €180–650
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €150–600
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–370
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kalamata International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–190
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Preveza Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–410
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kalamata International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–190
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–450
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–180
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–210
- Website
- tui.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Patras Araxos Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €180–550
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Preveza Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–210
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €120–550
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €90–410
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Ulm Hbf to Venezia S. Lucia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–120
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–120
- Couchette Carriage
- €70–85
- Seating Carriage
- €40–50
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Fulda to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +355 673 835 770
- Website
- devatours.eu
Bus from Essen Hbf to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 39m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- devatours.eu
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Durrës to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €43
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +30 2616 001 600
- info@ktelachaias.gr
- Website
- KTEL of Achaia S.A.
Bus from Kalamata to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- KTEL of Achaia S.A.
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- KTEL of Achaia S.A.
- Phone
- +30 27210 28581
- info@ktelmessinias.gr
- Website
- KTEL Messinias
Bus from Kalamata to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- KTEL Messinias
- Schedules at
- KTEL Messinias
- 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
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- info@onebus.it
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from München Hackerbrücke to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- Onebus
- Phone
- +355 68 391 1009
- info@nelatours.com
- Website
- nelatours.com
Bus from Essen Hbf to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 27m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €150
- Schedules at
- nelatravel.site
- 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
- 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
- Phone
- +30 210 8919700
- superfast@superfast.com
- Website
- Superfast Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Ancona to Port of Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €130–200
- Website
- Superfast Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Ancona to Port of Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €130–200
- Website
- Superfast Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Venice to Port of Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 35h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €160–240
- Website
- Superfast Ferries
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
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