There are 6 ways to get from Europe to Otranto by train, plane, bus, car, 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.
Train, fly, bus
best- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Brindisi Airport (BDS)plane FRA - BDS
- Take the bus from Lecce - Camera di Commercio/Stazione to Otranto - Stazione FSEbus
12h 6m€134–327Train, bus #2
cheapest- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain Re5
- Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Tarantobus
- Take the bus from Taranto to Leccebus 570 / ...
- Take the bus from Lecce - City Terminal to Otranto - Stazione FSEbus 101 / ...
33h 44m€98–157Train, bus via Rimini
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain Rb5 / ...
- Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe to Innsbruck Hbftrain
- Take the train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Riminitrain 89
- Take the train from Rimini to Leccetrain Fr
- Take the bus from Lecce - Viale Gallipoli to Otranto - Stazione FSEbus 101 / ...
29h 15m€219–551Train, bus
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain Rb5 / ...
- Take the bus from Kassel to Frankfurt central train stationbus
- Take the bus from Frankfurt to Policorobus
- Take the bus from Policoro to Otranto, Via Ortebus
30h 41m€158–206Drive 1,783 km
- Drive from Europe to Otrantocar 1,783 km
17h 42m€272–393Drive, car train
- Drive from Europe to Fuldacar
- Take the car train from Fulda to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Otrantocar
17h 53m€289–1,083
Europe to Otranto by bus, train, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Europe to Otranto is to train and bus which costs €95 - €160 and takes 33h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Europe to Otranto is to train and fly and bus which takes 12h 6m and costs €130 - €330.
The distance between Europe and Otranto is 1556 km. The road distance is 1783 km.
The best way to get from Europe to Otranto without a car is to train and bus via Rimini which takes 29h 15m and costs €210 - €550.
It takes approximately 12h 6m to get from Europe to Otranto, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Europe to Otranto is 1783 km. It takes approximately 17h 42m to drive from Europe to Otranto.
There are 2172+ hotels available in Otranto.
What companies run services between Europe and Otranto, Apulia, Italy?
There is no direct connection from Europe to Otranto. However, you can take the line 315 bus to Bebra Bahnhof, walk to Bebra Bahnhof, take the train to Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof, take the train to Frankfurt, take the train to Frankfurt, walk to Frankfurt (FRA) airport, fly to Brindisi Airport (BDS), walk to Borgo Casale, take the bus to Brindisi Station, walk to Brindisi, take the train to Lecce, walk to Lecce - Camera di Commercio/Stazione, then take the bus to Otranto - Stazione FSE. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Nentershausen Oderstraße to Otranto - Stazione FSE via Bebra Bahnhof, Bebra Bahnhof, Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe, Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe, Innsbruck Hbf, Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof, Rimini, Lecce, and Lecce - Viale Gallipoli in around 29h 15m.
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Brindisi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–260
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Brindisi Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–220
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Rimini
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 561 766396-0
- info@cantus-bahn.de
- Website
- cantus-bahn.de
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe to Innsbruck Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–330
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €90–140
- 1st Class
- €200–330
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Rimini to Lecce
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–100
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Rimini to Lecce
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–65
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Fulda to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–800
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- €390–430
- Car Compartment
- €700–800
Bus from Lecce - Camera di Commercio/Stazione to Otranto - Stazione FSE
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Schedules at
- provincia.le.it
Bus from Lecce - Viale Gallipoli to Otranto - Stazione FSE
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Schedules at
- provincia.le.it
Bus from Lecce - City Terminal to Otranto - Stazione FSE
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Schedules at
- provincia.le.it
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Kassel to Frankfurt central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Frankfurt central train station to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Taranto to Lecce
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €3–7
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 098 3520 315
- info@fsbusitaliafast.it
- Website
- simetbus.it
Bus from Frankfurt to Policoro
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 28m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €110–140
- Schedules at
- simetbus.it
- Phone
- +39 0912742800
- info@saistrasporti.it
- Website
- saistrasporti.it
Bus from Policoro to Otranto, Via Orte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–20
- Website
- https://saistrasporti.it/en-US
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Taranto to Lecce
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €1–9
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
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