There are 13 ways to get from Rotterdam to Patras by train, plane, car, car ferry, ferry, bus, or car train
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Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Patras Araxos Airport
best- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Patras Araxos Airport (GPA)plane AMS - GPA
9h 12m€231–894Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Athens International Airport, train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane AMS - ATH
- Take the train from Athens to Kiatotrain
- Take the bus from Kiato to Patrabus
11h 8m€105–259Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Rotterdam to Port of Anconacar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Ancona to Port of Patrascarferry
36h 4m€364–537Train, ferry
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Chambery Challes Les Eauxtrain
- Take the train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Bari Centraletrain Fr
- Take the ferry from Bari M.ma to Patrasferry Asf
37h 20m€514–1,056Bus
- Take the bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Antwerp Rooseveltplaatsbus 813 / ...
- Take the bus from Antwerpen-Centraal to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Lushnjëbus
- Take the bus from Lushnjë to Agríniobus
- Take the bus from Agrinio to Patrasbus
38h 21mFly Rotterdam The Hague Airport to Athens International Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane RTM - ATH
- Take the train from Athens to Kiatotrain
- Take the bus from Kiato to Patrabus
8h 47m€169–692Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane AMS - SKG
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Patrasbus
13h 29m€128–325Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Athens International Airport, train, bus
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Antwerpen-Centraaltrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane BRU - ATH
- Take the train from Athens to Kiatotrain
- Take the bus from Kiato to Patrabus
11h 52m€109–276Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Paris Nordtrain
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Anconatrain Fr
- Take the car ferry from Port of Ancona to Port of Patrascarferry
38h 16m€393–701Train, bus
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussel-Noordtrain
- Take the bus from Brussels-Nord to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Patrabus
2d 3hTrain, line 2 ferry, car ferry
- Take the train from Rotterdam Blaak to 's-Hertogenboschtrain
- Take the train from 's-Hertogenbosch to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhoftrain Drf
- Take the train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Venezia Santa Lucia Stationtrain 89
- Take the ferry from Ferrovia "A" to Tronchetto "A"ferry 2 / ...
- Take the car ferry from Port of Venice to Port of Patrascarferry
2d 9h€277–550Drive 2,715.4 km
- Drive from Rotterdam to Patrascar 2,715.4 km
26h 24m€495–715Drive, car train
- Drive from Rotterdam to Düsseldorf Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Patrascar
27h 52m€408–1,455
Rotterdam to Patras by train, bus, foot, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rotterdam to Patras is to train and fly and bus which costs €100 - €260 and takes 11h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Rotterdam to Patras is to fly and train and bus which takes 8h 47m and costs €160 - €700.
No, there is no direct bus from Rotterdam station to Patras. However, there are services departing from Rotterdam Central Station and arriving at Patras via Antwerpen-Centraal, Tirana, Lushnjë and Agrinio. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 38h 21m.
The distance between Rotterdam and Patras is 2127 km. The road distance is 2715.4 km.
The best way to get from Rotterdam to Patras without a car is to train and ferry which takes 37h 20m and costs €500 - €1100.
It takes approximately 9h 12m to get from Rotterdam to Patras, including transfers.
Rotterdam to Patras bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Rotterdam Central Station.
Rotterdam to Patras bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Antwerp Rooseveltplaats station.
Patras is 1h ahead of Rotterdam. It is currently 4:07 AM in Rotterdam and 5:07 AM in Patras.
Yes, the driving distance between Rotterdam to Patras is 2715 km. It takes approximately 26h 24m to drive from Rotterdam to Patras.
What companies run services between Rotterdam, Netherlands and Patras, Greece?
You can take a bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Patras via Antwerp Rooseveltplaats, Antwerpen-Centraal, Tirana, Lushnjë, Agrínio, and Agrinio in around 38h 21m.
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–460
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–490
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Rotterdam The Hague Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–550
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–320
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–270
Flights from Brussels Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–350
Flights from Brussels Airport to Athens International Airport via Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–180
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–460
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–490
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Patras Araxos Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €200–850
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–450
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–470
- Website
- tui.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Patras Araxos Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €290–950
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Patras Araxos Airport via Hannover
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €290–950
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–200
Flights from Brussels Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–180
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Athens International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Brussels Airport to Athens International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €85–170
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–350
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–14
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Antwerpen-Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–23
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussel-Noord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–40
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Rotterdam Blaak to 's-Hertogenbosch
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–45
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €270–460
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Antwerpen-Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €130–220
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €110–190
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €150–290
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €100–240
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Milano Centrale to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–95
- 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
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Antwerpen-Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +31302035833
- info@europeansleeper.eu
- Website
- europeansleeper.eu
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Antwerpen-Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €8–16
- Website
- https://www.europeansleeper.eu/
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Train from 's-Hertogenbosch to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–130
- Couchette Carriage
- €80–95
- Seating Carriage
- €50–60
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Venezia Santa Lucia Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–160
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–1,000
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- €270–550
- Car Compartment
- €550–1,000
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Antwerp Rooseveltplaats
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–12
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Antwerp Rooseveltplaats
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–12
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- anumitravel@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Antwerpen-Centraal to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €130
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +383 38 616 161
- Website
- travel.gjirafa.com
Bus from Tirana to Lushnjë
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €6
- Schedules at
- travel.gjirafa.com
- Phone
- +355 69 930 4724
- basharodolf@gmail.com
- Website
- visit-gjirokastra.com
Bus from Tirana to Lushnjë
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- travel.gjirafa.com
- Phone
- +383 38 616 161
- travel@gjirafa.com
- Website
- gjirafa.com
Bus from Tirana to Lushnjë
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €2
- Schedules at
- https://travel.gjirafa.com/en
- Website
- travel.gjirafa.com
Bus from Tirana to Lushnjë
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- travel.gjirafa.com
- 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
- 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 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/
- Phone
- +355 68 20 63 724
- info@arjanitravel.com
- Website
- arjanitravel.com
Bus from Brussels-Nord to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 39h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- arjanitravel.com
- Phone
- +355 68 407 6607
- komatastours.al@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Patra
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 69 617 8170
- diamanttravel88@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Patra
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- 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
- €110–170
- Website
- https://www.superfast.com
Car ferry from Port of Venice to Port of Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 35h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–210
- Website
- https://www.superfast.com
Ferry from Bari M.ma to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–230
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Phone
- (+39) 041 041
- direzione@actv.it
- Website
- actv.avmspa.it
Ferry from Ferrovia "A" to Tronchetto "A"
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10
- Website
- https://actv.avmspa.it/en
- 75 min. Ticket
- €10
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