There are 11 ways to get from Madrid to Patras by plane, busferry, train, bus, ferry, or car
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 Zakynthos International Airport, bus and ferry
best- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH)MAD - ZTH
- Take the busferry from Zakynthos to Patras
12h 10m€131–206Fly to Athens International Airport, train, bus
cheapest- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Athens International Airport (ATH)MAD - ATH
- Take the train from Athens to Kiato
- Take the bus from Kiato to Patra
11h 30m€87–219Train, bus
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to StrasbourgTgv
- Take the bus from Strasbourg to Tirana
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Agrínio
- Take the bus from Agrinio to Patras
42h 48mTrain, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-SantsAve
- Take the bus from Barcelona to Venice Mestre
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to AnconaFr
- Take the ferry from Ancona M.Ma to PatrasAsf
2d 1h€199–580Drive 3,244.7 km
- Drive from Madrid to Patras3,244.7 km
38h 16m€581–839Fly to Kalamata International Airport, bus
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Kalamata International Airport (KLX)MAD - KLX
- Take the bus from Kalamata to Patras
12h 43m€153–282Fly to Preveza Airport, bus
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Preveza Airport (PVK)MAD - PVK
- Take the bus from Lefkáda to Patras
15h 40m€230–445Fly to Ioannina National Airport, bus
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Ioannina National Airport (IOA)MAD - IOA
- Take the bus from Ioannina to Aigio
13h 7m€204–421Bus via Padova
- Take the bus from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur to Padova
- Take the bus from Padova to Tirana
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Patras
2d 11hBus, ferry
- Take the bus from Madrid Mendez Alvaro Estacion Sur to Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO)
- Take the bus from Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO) to Ancona
- Take the ferry from Ancona M.Ma to PatrasAsf
2d 13h€170–351Bus
- Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Sofia
- Take the bus from Sofia to PátraUnion Ivkoni - Unibus 3696
2d 15h€142–192
Madrid to Patras by train, foot, bus, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Madrid to Patras is to fly and train and bus which costs €85 - €220 and takes 11h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Madrid to Patras is to fly and train and bus which takes 11h 30m and costs €85 - €220.
No, there is no direct bus from Madrid to Patras. However, there are services departing from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur and arriving at Patras via Padova and Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 11h.
The distance between Madrid and Patras is 2231 km. The road distance is 3244.7 km.
The best way to get from Madrid to Patras without a car is to train and bus which takes 42h 48m and costs .
It takes approximately 12h 10m to get from Madrid to Patras, including transfers.
Madrid to Patras bus services, operated by Tabita Tour, depart from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur station.
Madrid to Patras bus services, operated by Tabita Tour, arrive at Padova station.
Patras is 1h ahead of Madrid. It is currently 8:15 PM in Madrid and 9:15 PM in Patras.
Yes, the driving distance between Madrid to Patras is 3245 km. It takes approximately 38h 16m to drive from Madrid to Patras.
What companies run services between Madrid, Spain and Patras, Greece?
You can take a bus from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur to Patras via Padova, Tirana, and Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave in around 2d 11h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–160
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €120–160
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–160
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €120–390
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–380
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Preveza Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–340
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Preveza Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–350
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Preveza Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–360
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–470
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–480
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–190
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Ioannina National Airport via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–340
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €85–260
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Preveza Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–360
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Preveza Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €110–360
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–500
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–550
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–170
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–320
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–400
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €160–750
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–180
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €160–750
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–180
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–320
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Preveza Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–380
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–260
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–180
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–130
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 910 780 990
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- 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
- +302695022255
- info@ktel-zakynthos.gr
- Website
- ktel-zakynthos.gr
Busferry from Zakynthos to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Book at
- https://ktel-zakynthos.gr/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
- +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
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Barcelona to Venice Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO) to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €18–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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/
- 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
- +3026450 22364
- info@ktel-lefkadas.gr
- Website
- ktel-lefkadas.gr
Bus from Lefkáda to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €15–18
- Website
- https://ktel-lefkadas.gr/
- Schedules at
- https://ktel-lefkadas.gr/
- Phone
- +30 26510 25014
- ktelioa@otenet.gr
- Website
- ktelioannina.gr
Bus from Ioannina to Aigio
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Schedules at
- ktelioannina.gr
- Book at
- eticket.ktelioannina.gr
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 34m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €60–75
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
- Phone
- +355 69 31 41 219
- info@artanitravel.com
- Website
- artanitravel.com
Bus from Padova to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 31m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- artanitravel.com
- Phone
- +355 69 617 8170
- diamanttravel88@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Madrid Mendez Alvaro Estacion Sur to Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO)
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Sofia to Pátra
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 4m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 2h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €110–150
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
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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