There are 6 ways to get from Sicily to Karpathos by plane, train, bus, ferry, or busferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport
best- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Karpathos Island National Airport (AOK)CTA - AOK
14h 46m€62–233Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Napoli CentraleIc
- Take the bus from Napoli P.zza Garibaldi to Bari-Porto
- Take the bus from Bari Porto to Tirana
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraias
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to KarpathosBsf
2d 3h€226–298Bus, bus and ferry, ferry
- Take the bus from Palermo to Cosenza582
- Take the bus from Cosenza - Autostazione to Vlorë
- Take the bus from Vlore , station to Ioannina
- Take the busferry from Ioannina to Heraklion
- Take the ferry from Heraklion to KarpathosBsf
2d 4hFly Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Rhodes International Airport, ferry
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Rhodes International Airport (RHO)CTA - RHO
- Take the ferry from Rhodes to Karpathos
9h 45m€120–284Fly Vincenzo Magliocco Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport
- Fly from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport (CIY) to Karpathos Island National Airport (AOK)CIY - AOK
18h 35m€79–322Train, bus and ferry, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Palermo Notarbartolo to Messina CentraleRe
- Take the busferry from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Vlorë
- Take the bus from Vlorë to Korinthos
- Take the train from Corinth to PiraeusRe
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to KarpathosBsf
2d 4h
Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Karpathos Island National Airport (AOK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sicily to Karpathos is to fly which costs €60 - €240 and takes 14h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Sicily to Karpathos is to fly and ferry which takes 9h 45m and costs €120 - €290.
The distance between Sicily and Karpathos is 1122 km.
The best way to get from Sicily to Karpathos without a car is to train and bus and ferry which takes 2 days 3h and costs €220 - €300.
It takes approximately 14h 46m to get from Sicily to Karpathos, including transfers.
Karpathos is 1h ahead of Sicily. It is currently 1:10 PM in Sicily and 2:10 PM in Karpathos.
There are 292+ hotels available in Karpathos.
What companies run services between Sicily, Italy and Karpathos, Greece?
Aegean Airlines, Olympic Air, and five other airlines fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Karpathos Island National Airport (AOK) once daily.
Transport is disrupted due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Read more
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–290
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport via Rhodes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–260
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–230
Flights from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport via Tirana, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–300
Flights from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport via Rome, Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–370
Flights from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport via Milan Linate, Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €140–400
Flights from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport via Rome, Rhodes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–340
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 8m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–290
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–260
Flights from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport via Rome, Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–370
Flights from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport via Milan Linate, Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €140–400
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Rhodes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €90–370
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €90–370
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €90–370
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport via Rhodes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Vincenzo Magliocco Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport via Rome, Rhodes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–340
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–460
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Palermo Centrale to Napoli Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–90
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Palermo Notarbartolo to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €13–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €30–45
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Corinth to Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +39 080 579 0211
- info@sitasudtrasporti.it
- Website
- sitasudtrasporti.it
Bus from Napoli P.zza Garibaldi to Bari-Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15
- Schedules at
- sitasudtrasporti.it
- Phone
- +355697278670
- mb.travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Bari Porto to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €90
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- +355 69 617 8170
- diamanttravel88@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraias
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Palermo to Cosenza
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €20–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Cosenza - Autostazione to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 17m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 2m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +355 69 661 4303
- likospartak@gmail.com
- Website
- likokostatours.weebly.com
Bus from Vlore , station to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +30 2810 24 50 20
- info@ktelherlas.gr
- Website
- ktelherlas.gr
Busferry from Ioannina to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–85
- Schedules at
- ktelherlas.gr
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Vlorë to Korinthos
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Karpathos
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–60
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Ferry from Heraklion to Karpathos
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €16–17
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
Ferry from Rhodes to Karpathos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €16–18
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
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