There are 14 ways to get from Europe to Patras by train, plane, bus, ferry, car, night train, or car train
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Train to Frankfurt, fly to Patras Araxos Airport
best- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Patras Araxos Airport (GPA)plane FRA - GPA
10h 6m€208–746Train to Frankfurt, fly to Athens International Airport, train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane FRA - ATH
- Take the train from Athens to Kiatotrain
- Take the bus from Kiato to Patrabus
14h 28m€117–311Train, bus via Stuttgart
- Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to Hauptbahnhoftrain 11
- Take the bus from Stuttgart Hbf to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Agríniobus
- Take the bus from Agrinio to Patrasbus
31h 20mTrain, ferry
- Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to München Hbftrain 11
- Take the train from München Hbf to Anconatrain 89
- Take the ferry from Ancona M.Ma to Patrasferry Abs / ...
42h 51m€225–457Drive 2,236.8 km
- Drive from Europe to Patrascar 2,236.8 km
23h 44m€403–582Train to Frankfurt, fly to Kalamata International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Kalamata International Airport (KLX)plane FRA - KLX
- Take the bus from Kalamata to Patrasbus
13h 13m€193–514Train to Frankfurt, fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane FRA - SKG
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Patrasbus
16h 28m€165–387Train, train to Nuremberg Airport, fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus
- Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain
- Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane NUE - SKG
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Patrasbus
16h 4m€129–419Train, train to Hannover Airport, fly to Patras Araxos Airport
- Take the train from Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof to Göttingentrain
- Take the train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Patras Araxos Airport (GPA)plane HAJ - GPA
10h 12mTrain to Frankfurt, fly to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, bus
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane FRA - TIA
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Agríniobus
- Take the bus from Agrinio to Patrasbus
18h 29m€145–346Train, bus
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain Rb5 / ...
- Take the bus from Kassel to Durrësbus
- Take the bus from Durrës to Patrabus
34h 12mTrain, night train, ferry
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain Rb5 / ...
- Take the night train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Jenbachnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Jenbach to Anconatrain 89
- Take the ferry from Ancona M.Ma to Patrasferry Abs / ...
43h 49m€235–614Train, Bus
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain Re5
- Take the bus from Frankfurt am Main to Ioanninabus
- Take the bus from Ioannina to Patrasbus
45h 10m€255–384Drive, car train
- Drive from Europe to Fuldacar
- Take the car train from Fulda to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Patrascar
24h 54m€369–1,203
Europe to Patras by bus, train, foot, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Europe to Patras is to train and fly and bus which costs €110 - €320 and takes 14h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Europe to Patras is to train and fly which takes 10h 6m and costs €200 - €750.
The distance between Europe and Patras is 1912 km. The road distance is 2236.8 km.
The best way to get from Europe to Patras without a car is to train and bus via Stuttgart which takes 31h 20m and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 6m to get from Europe to Patras, including transfers.
Patras is 1h ahead of Europe. It is currently 10:34 PM in Europe and 11:34 PM in Patras.
Yes, the driving distance between Europe to Patras is 2237 km. It takes approximately 23h 44m to drive from Europe to Patras.
There are 639+ hotels available in Patras.
What companies run services between Europe and Patras, Greece?
There is no direct connection from Europe to Patras. However, you can take the line 260 bus to Sontra Breitwiese, walk to Sontra Bahnhof, take the train 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 Patras Araxos Airport (GPA), take the taxi to Káto Achaḯa, then take the bus to Patras. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Sontra-Ulfen Mitte to Patras via Herleshausen Bahnhof, Herleshausen Bahnhof, Eisenach Hbf, Hauptbahnhof, Stuttgart Hbf, Tirana, Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave, Agrínio, and Agrinio in around 31h 20m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Kalamata International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–500
Flights from Frankfurt to Kalamata International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–500
Flights from Frankfurt to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–300
Flights from Frankfurt to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–350
Flights from Frankfurt to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–250
Flights from Frankfurt to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–250
Flights from Frankfurt to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–300
Flights from Frankfurt to Athens International Airport via Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–300
Flights from Frankfurt to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–350
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–300
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Patras Araxos Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €150–650
Flights from Frankfurt to Kalamata International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–700
Flights from Frankfurt to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–360
Flights from Frankfurt to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–330
- Website
- tui.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Patras Araxos Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €210–700
Flights from Hannover Airport to Patras Araxos Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €260–900
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–230
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Kalamata International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–500
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Kalamata International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Frankfurt to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–170
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–160
- 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 Eisenach Hbf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Eisenach Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €24–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Jenbach to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–105
- 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 Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- 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
- 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
- Phone
- +49 30 21300130
- info@abellio-mitteldeutschland.de
- Website
- abellio.de
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
- Phone
- 0800 2235546
- Website
- abellio.de
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
- Phone
- +49 561 766396-0
- info@cantus-bahn.de
- Website
- cantus-bahn.de
Train from Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Jenbach
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–265
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €259–265
- Couchette Carriage
- €140–170
- Seating Carriage
- €50–65
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Night train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Jenbach
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €85–310
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €85–130
- 1st Class
- €180–310
- 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
- Phone
- +355 68 204 4475
- amr_travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Stuttgart Hbf to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- info@anumitravel.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Stuttgart Hbf to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 42m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Agrínio
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +30 26410 54444
- info@ktel-aitolnias.gr
- Website
- ktel-aitolnias.gr
Bus from Agrinio to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Schedules at
- ktel-aitolnias.gr
- Phone
- +30 2610 623 888
- info@ktelachaias.gr
- Website
- ktelachaias.gr
Bus from Kalamata to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–23
- 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 Ioannina to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–24
- Website
- https://www.ktelachaias.gr/en/homepage-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/
- 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
- +355 673 835 770
- Website
- devatours.eu
Bus from Kassel to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 26m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- devatours.eu
- Phone
- +355 68 407 6607
- komatastours.al@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Durrës to Patra
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 14m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Website
- portokalidistours.gr
Bus from Frankfurt am Main to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €210–320
- Schedules at
- portokalidistours.gr
- Phone
- +30 26510 25014
- ktelioa@otenet.gr
- Website
- ktelioannina.gr
Bus from Ioannina to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–30
- Schedules at
- ktelioannina.gr
- Book at
- eticket.ktelioannina.gr
Ferry from Ancona M.Ma to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–170
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Economy
- €70–110
- 2 Bed Inside Cabin
- €100–130
- 4 Bed Outside Cabin
- €110–140
- 2 Bed Lux Cabin
- €140–170
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