There are 13 ways to get from Zurich to Patras by plane, train, bus, car, car ferry, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Zurich Airport to Athens International Airport, train, bus
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane ZRH - ATH
- Take the train from A. Liosia to Kiatotrain
- Take the bus from Kiato to Patrabus
10h 6m€91–187Bus 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 38mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Zurich to Port of Anconacar
- Take the carferry from Port of Ancona to Port of Patrascarferry
28h 41m€298–433Drive 1,964.6 km
- Drive from Zurich to Patrascar 1,964.6 km
26h 38m€413–596Fly Zurich Airport 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€141–293Fly Zurich Airport 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€157–523Fly Zurich Airport to Preveza Airport, bus
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Preveza Airport (PVK)plane ZRH - PVK
- Take the bus from Lefkáda to Patrasbus
14h 46m€167–337Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Athens International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain
- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane MXP - ATH
- Take the train from A. Liosia to Kiatotrain
- Take the bus from Kiato to Patrabus
13h 58m€122–340Fly Zurich Airport to Ohrid Airport, bus
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Ohrid Airport (OHD)plane ZRH - OHD
- Take the bus from Struga - Makedonski Posti to Sarande,Posta Shqiptarebus
- Take the bus from Sarande,Posta Shqiptare to Patrabus
15h 7mTrain, 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 Mediopadana R.Emiliatrain
- Take the train from Reggio Emilia Av to Bari Centraletrain Fr
- Take the ferry from Bari M.ma to Patrasferry Asf
30h 26m€287–460Train, 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 carferry from Port of Ancona to Port of Patrascarferry
30h 36m€280–452Bus
- Take the bus from Zürich HB to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Patrasbus
40h 26m€161–208Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Zürich Hbf to Venezia, Piazzale Romabus
- Take the carferry from Port of Venice to Port of Patrascarferry
43h 1m€209–298
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Patras is to fly and train and bus which costs €90 - €190 and takes 10h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Patras is to fly and bus which takes 9h 19m and costs €150 - €550.
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 38m.
The distance between Zurich and Patras is 1893 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 38m and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 6m to get from Zurich to Patras, including transfers.
Zurich to Patras bus services, operated by GrandBus, depart from Zürich Bus Station.
Zurich to Patras bus services, operated by GrandBus, arrive at Stuttgart station.
Patras is 1h ahead of Zurich. It is currently 10:11 AM in Zurich and 11:11 AM in Patras.
Yes, the driving distance between Zurich to Patras is 1965 km. It takes approximately 26h 38m to drive from Zurich to Patras.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Patras, Greece?
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 38m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Zurich Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–220
Flights from Zurich Airport to Preveza Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–380
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–240
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Athens International Airport via Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–240
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Zurich Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–220
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kalamata International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–480
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ohrid Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–450
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Preveza Airport via Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–340
Flights from Zurich Airport to Preveza Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €110–430
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €26–130
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–220
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–550
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–170
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–310
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ohrid Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €120–490
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kalamata International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–480
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ohrid Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–450
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Preveza Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €70–310
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Athens International Airport via Split
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–280
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Preveza Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–380
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Preveza Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–340
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–220
- Website
- comlux.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ohrid Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–370
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Train from A. Liosia to Kiato
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Train from A. Liosia to Kiato
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Como S. Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Como S. Giovanni to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–24
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Como S. Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Como S. Giovanni to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–24
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Milano Centrale to Mediopadana R.Emilia
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–29
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Reggio Emilia Av to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €95–170
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Milano Centrale to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Milano Centrale to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Bus from Kiato to Patra
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Bus from Kiato to Patra
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Zürich Bus Station to Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–28
- Website
- Grand Bus
- Phone
- +355 68 204 4475
- amr_travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Stuttgart Hbf to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 43m
- 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
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50
- 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
- €45–75
- Schedules at
- Diamant Travel
Bus from Zürich HB to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 3m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €110–170
- Schedules at
- Diamant Travel
- Phone
- +30 2616 001 600
- info@ktelachaias.gr
- Website
- KTEL of Achaia S.A.
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- KTEL of Achaia S.A.
Bus from Kalamata to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- KTEL of Achaia S.A.
- Phone
- +30 27210 28581
- info@ktelmessinias.gr
- Website
- KTEL Messinias
Bus from Kalamata to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- KTEL Messinias
- Schedules at
- KTEL Messinias
- Phone
- +30 26450 22364
- info@ktel-lefkadas.gr
- Website
- KTEL Lefkadas
Bus from Lefkáda to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- KTEL Lefkadas
- Phone
- +389 70 212 106
- info@senadtours.com
- Website
- senadtours.com
Bus from Struga - Makedonski Posti to Sarande,Posta Shqiptare
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €41
- Schedules at
- senadtours.com
- 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
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Tirana to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- + 381 31 510 060
- zlatanprevoz@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Zürich Hbf to Venezia, Piazzale Roma
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €19–28
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +30 2108919800
- superfast@superfast.com
- Website
- Superfast Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Ancona to Port of Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €150–220
- Website
- Superfast Ferries
Ferry from Bari M.ma to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–130
- Website
- Superfast Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Ancona to Port of Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €150–220
- Website
- Superfast Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Venice to Port of Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 35h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €190–270
- Website
- Superfast Ferries
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