There are 11 ways to get from Zurich to Patras by plane, bus, car, car ferry, train, or ferry
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Fly to Patras Araxos Airport
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Patras Araxos Airport (GPA)plane ZRH - GPA
6h 7m€168–413Fly to Athens International Airport, train, bus
cheapest- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane ZRH - ATH
- Take the train from Athens to Kiatotrain
- Take the bus from Kiato to Patrabus
10h 22m€102–178Bus via Stuttgart
- Take the bus from Zürich Bus Station to Stuttgartbus
- Take the bus from Stuttgart Hbf to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Patrabus
28h 30mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Zurich to Port of Anconacar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Ancona to Port of Patrascarferry
28h 41m€222–406Drive 1,964.6 km
- Drive from Zurich to Patrascar 1,964.6 km
26h 36m€355–513Fly to Kalamata International Airport, bus
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Kalamata International Airport (KLX)plane ZRH - KLX
- Take the bus from Kalamata to Patrasbus
9h 19m€163–471Fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane ZRH - SKG
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Patrasbus
12h 44m€130–374Train, ferry
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Como S. Giovannitrain Ec
- Take the train from Como S. Giovanni to Milano Centraletrain S11
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Reggio Emilia Avtrain Fr
- Take the train from Reggio Emilia Av to Bari Centraletrain Fr
- Take the ferry from Bari M.ma to Patrasferry Asf
30h 23m€259–531Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Como S. Giovannitrain Ec
- Take the train from Como S. Giovanni to Milano Centraletrain S11
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Anconatrain Fr
- Take the car ferry from Port of Ancona to Port of Patrascarferry
31h 35m€228–511Bus
- Take the bus from Zürich HB to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Sarandëbus
- Take the bus from Sarande,Posta Shqiptare to Patrabus
39h 57mTrain, line 2 ferry, car ferry
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Chiassotrain Ec / ...
- Take the train from Chiasso to Venezia S. Luciatrain Ec
- Take the ferry from Ferrovia "A" to Tronchetto "A"ferry 2 / ...
- Take the car ferry from Port of Venice to Port of Patrascarferry
43h 24m€267–497
Zurich to Patras by train, bus, foot, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Patras is to fly and train and bus which costs €100 - €180 and takes 10h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Patras is to fly which takes 6h 7m and costs €160 - €420.
No, there is no direct bus from Zurich station to Patras. However, there are services departing from Zürich Bus Station and arriving at Patra via Stuttgart Hbf and Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 30m.
The distance between Zurich and Patras is 1521 km. The road distance is 1964.6 km.
The best way to get from Zurich to Patras without a car is to bus via Stuttgart which takes 28h 30m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 7m to get from Zurich to Patras, including transfers.
Zurich to Patras bus services, operated by GrandBus, depart from Zürich Bus Station.
The best way to get from Zurich to Patras is to fly which takes 6h 7m and costs €160 - €420. Alternatively, you can bus via Stuttgart, which costs and takes 28h 30m.
Zurich to Patras bus services, operated by GrandBus, arrive at Stuttgart station.
Patras is 1h ahead of Zurich. It is currently 4:01 PM in Zurich and 5:01 PM in Patras.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Patras, Greece?
Comlux, FlexFlight ApS, and Austrian Airlines fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Patras Araxos Airport (GPA) 3 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Zürich Bus Station to Patra via Stuttgart, Stuttgart Hbf, Tirana, and Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave in around 28h 30m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–650
Flights from Zurich Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–170
Flights from Zurich Airport to Athens International Airport via Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
Flights from Zurich Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–470
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kalamata International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–700
Flights from Zurich Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–170
Flights from Zurich Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–470
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €160–550
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–600
Flights from Zurich Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–310
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Patras Araxos Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–600
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–700
Flights from Zurich Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–330
- Website
- comlux.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Patras Araxos Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €130–360
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Zurich Airport to Patras Araxos Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €130–360
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kalamata International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–700
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Athens International Airport via Split
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
- 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
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Como S. Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Como S. Giovanni to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–26
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Chiasso
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Reggio Emilia Av
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Reggio Emilia Av to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–200
- 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 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Reggio Emilia Av
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Smart Economy
- €30–45
- Smart Flex
- €35–45
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
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
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Chiasso to Venezia S. Lucia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €80–120
- 2nd Class
- €65–95
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Zürich Bus Station to Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
- Phone
- +355 68 204 4475
- amr_travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Stuttgart Hbf to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- anumitravel@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Stuttgart Hbf to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 42m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.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
Bus from Zürich HB to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 3m
- 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/
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
- +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
- 001 267-805-2830
- Website
- albanianbus.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Sarandë
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35
- Schedules at
- https://albanianbus.com/wordpress/
- Phone
- (+30) 210 822 4112
- contact@ahmetitravel.com
- Website
- ahmetitravel.com
Bus from Sarande,Posta Shqiptare to Patra
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- ahmetitravel.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
- €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
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
- €50–70
- 2 Bed Inside Cabin
- €80–100
- 4 Bed Outside Cabin
- €80–100
- 2 Bed Lux Cabin
- €100–130
- 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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