There are 10 ways to get from Nice to Patras by plane, busferry, train, ferry, bus, or car
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Fly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Zakynthos International Airport, bus and ferry
best- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH)NCE - ZTH
- Take the busferry from Zakynthos to Patras
11h 28m€132–317Fly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Athens International Airport, train, bus
cheapest- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Athens International Airport (ATH)NCE - ATH
- Take the train from Athens to Kiato
- Take the bus from Kiato to Patra
10h 47m€83–210Train, ferry via Bari
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Bologna CentraleIc
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Bari CentraleFr
- Take the ferry from Bari M.ma to PatrasAsf
31h 5m€117–326Bus
- Take the bus from Nice to Genoa482 / ...
- Take the bus from Genova Piazza Principe to Durrës
- Take the bus from Durrës to Patra
36h 23mDrive 2,078.6 km
- Drive from Nice to Patras2,078.6 km
25h 15m€371–535Fly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Kalamata International Airport, bus
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Kalamata International Airport (KLX)NCE - KLX
- Take the bus from Kalamata to Patras
11h 46m€144–283Fly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Preveza Airport, bus
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Preveza Airport (PVK)NCE - PVK
- Take the bus from Lefkáda to Patras
12h 8m€161–416Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to Athens International Airport, train, bus
- Take the train from Nice Ville to Marseille St Charles
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Athens International Airport (ATH)MRS - ATH
- Take the train from Athens to Kiato
- Take the bus from Kiato to Patra
13h 32m€129–298Train, ferry
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Bologna CentraleIc
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to AnconaFr
- Take the ferry from Ancona M.Ma to PatrasAbs / ...
32h 42m€128–307Bus via Vlorë
- Take the bus from Nice Airport to Genoa798 / ...
- Take the bus from Genoa to Vlorë
- Take the bus from Vlorë to Agrínio
- Take the bus from Agrinio to Patras
38h 4m
Nice to Patras by train, bus, foot, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nice to Patras is to fly and train and bus which costs €80 - €210 and takes 10h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Nice to Patras is to fly and train and bus which takes 10h 47m and costs €80 - €210.
No, there is no direct bus from Nice to Patras. However, there are services departing from Nice and arriving at Patra via Genova Piazza Principe and Durrës. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 23m.
The distance between Nice and Patras is 1429 km. The road distance is 2078.6 km.
The best way to get from Nice to Patras without a car is to train and ferry via Bari which takes 31h 5m and costs €110 - €330.
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 12:57 PM in Nice and 1:57 PM in Patras.
Yes, the driving distance between Nice to Patras is 2079 km. It takes approximately 25h 15m to drive from Nice to Patras.
What companies run services between Nice, France and Patras, Greece?
You can take a bus from Nice to Patra via Genoa, Genova Piazza Principe, and Durrës in around 36h 23m.
- 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
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–290
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
- €90–370
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–180
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
- 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
- €140–460
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–490
- 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
- €55–250
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–170
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Preveza Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–340
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–180
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Zakynthos International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
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
- €70–170
- 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
- €95–370
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €410–950
- 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
- €65–240
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €110–380
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–470
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Preveza Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–600
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–290
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ventimiglia to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–65
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–27
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–60
- 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
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Nice Ville to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–30
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bologna Centrale to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €43–48
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/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
- +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
- €11–27
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Nice Airport to Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +355697278670
- mb.travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Genova Piazza Principe to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- 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
- 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
- +30 210 8215414
- info@rucitours.com
- Website
- rucitours.com
Bus from Genoa to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- rucitours.com
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Vlorë to Agrínio
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- 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
Ferry from Bari M.ma to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Economy
- €50–75
- 2 Bed Inside Cabin
- €80–100
- 4 Bed Outside Cabin
- €80–100
- 2 Bed Lux Cabin
- €100–130
Ferry from Ancona M.Ma to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 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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