There are 12 ways to get from Nice to Patras by plane, busferry, car, car ferry, train, bus, or ferry
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Fly to Zakynthos International Airport, bus and ferry
best- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH)plane NCE - ZTH
- Take the busferry from Zakynthos to Patrasbusferry
11h 28m€130–328Fly to Athens International Airport, train, bus
cheapest- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane NCE - ATH
- Take the train from Athens to Kiatotrain
- Take the bus from Kiato to Patrabus
10h 33m€70–199Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Nice to Port of Anconacar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Ancona to Port of Patrascarferry
28h 7m€205–381Train, bus and ferry, bus
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Piacenzatrain Ic
- Take the train from Piacenza to Brindisitrain Ic
- Take the busferry from Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto to Vlorëbusferry
- Take the bus from Vlorë to Patrabus
30h 19mBus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Nice to Genoabus 482 / ...
- Take the busferry from Genoa to Vlorëbusferry
- Take the bus from Vlorë to Patrabus
35h 46mFly to Kalamata International Airport, bus
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Kalamata International Airport (KLX)plane NCE - KLX
- Take the bus from Kalamata to Patrasbus
11h 46m€151–682Fly to Ioannina National Airport, bus
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Ioannina National Airport (IOA)plane NCE - IOA
- Take the bus from Ioannina to Aigiobus
14h 36m€142–431Fly to Preveza Airport, bus
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Preveza Airport (PVK)plane NCE - PVK
- Take the bus from Lefkáda to Patrasbus
17h 18m€128–975Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Piacenzatrain Ic
- Take the train from Piacenza to Anconatrain Ic
- Take the car ferry from Port of Ancona to Port of Patrascarferry
33h 38m€152–414Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Ventimiglia to Lushnjëbusferry
- Take the bus from Lushnjë to Agríniobus
- Take the bus from Agrinio to Patrasbus
38h 44mTrain, line 2 ferry, car ferry
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Genova P.Za Principetrain Ic
- Take the train from Genova P.Za Principe to Venezia S. Luciatrain Fr
- Take the ferry from Ferrovia "A" to Tronchetto "A"ferry 2 / ...
- Take the car ferry from Port of Venice to Port of Patrascarferry
45h 4m€200–418Drive 2,078.6 km
- Drive from Nice to Patrascar 2,078.6 km
25h 28m€371–535
Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nice to Patras is to fly and train and bus which costs €70 - €200 and takes 10h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Nice to Patras is to fly and train and bus which takes 10h 33m and costs €70 - €200.
No, there is no direct bus from Nice to Patras. However, there are services departing from Nice and arriving at Patra via Marittima/Principe Fs, Genoa and Vlorë. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h 46m.
The distance between Nice and Patras is 1445 km. The road distance is 2078.6 km.
The best way to get from Nice to Patras without a car is to train and bus and ferry and bus which takes 30h 19m and costs .
It takes approximately 11h 28m to get from Nice to Patras, including transfers.
Nice to Patras bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Nice station.
Nice to Patras bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Genoa station.
Patras is 1h ahead of Nice. It is currently 12:10 PM in Nice and 1:10 PM in Patras.
Yes, the driving distance between Nice to Patras is 2079 km. It takes approximately 25h 28m to drive from Nice to Patras.
What companies run services between Nice, France and Patras, Greece?
There is no direct connection from Nice to Patras. However, you can take the train to Saint-Laurent-du-Var, walk to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) airport, fly to Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH), walk to Zakinthos Airport, take the bus to Zakynthos, walk to Zakynthos, then take the vehicle to Patras. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Nice to Port of Patras via Port of Ancona in around 28h 7m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–360
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–160
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–460
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Ioannina National Airport via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–380
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–600
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–650
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–300
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–170
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–290
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €30–140
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Preveza Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €85–400
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–260
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €110–420
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Preveza Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–360
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–430
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €150–750
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €150–600
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ventimiglia to Piacenza
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27–65
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Piacenza to Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €85–210
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Piacenza to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ventimiglia to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 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
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Piacenza to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ventimiglia to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Piacenza to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–100
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Venezia S. Lucia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- 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
- €8–13
- Book at
- https://ktel-zakynthos.gr/en/
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +355 68 407 6607
- komatastours.al@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Vlorë to Patra
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €33
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Nice to Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +30 210 8215414
- info@rucitours.com
- Website
- rucitours.com
Busferry from Genoa to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- rucitours.com
- 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
- +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
- +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
- +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
- +355697278670
- mb.travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Busferry from Ventimiglia to Lushnjë
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- +355 42 239 203 / +355 69 400 4075
- albtrans06@yahoo.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Lushnjë to Agrínio
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063548259783
- 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
- +30 210 8919700
- superfast@superfast.com
- Website
- superfast.com
Car ferry from Port of Ancona to Port of Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €108–230
- Website
- https://www.superfast.com
- 2 bed inside cabin
- €210–230
- Deck
- €108
- Aircraft-type seats
- €119
- 3 bed outside cabin
- €211
Car ferry from Port of Venice to Port of Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 35h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €127–240
- Website
- https://www.superfast.com
- 2 bed inside cabin
- €220–240
- Deck
- €127
- Aircraft-type seats
- €139
- 3 bed outside cabin
- €236
- Phone
- (+39) 041 041
- direzione@actv.it
- Website
- actv.avmspa.it
Ferry from Ferrovia "A" to Tronchetto "A"
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10
- Website
- https://actv.avmspa.it/en
- 75 min. Ticket
- €10
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