There are 8 ways to get from Edinburgh to Karpathos by train, plane, 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.
Train to Newcastle, fly to Karpathos Island National Airport
best- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Karpathos Island National Airport (AOK)plane NCL - AOK
26h 8m€147–491Fly Edinburgh Airport to Rhodes International Airport, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Rhodes International Airport (RHO)plane EDI - RHO
- Take the ferry from Rhodes to Karpathosferry
13h 59m€103–274Train, bus, ferry via Strasbourg
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Est to Strasbourgtrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraiasbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Karpathosferry Bsf
2d 6hFly Edinburgh Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, ferry
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane EDI - HER
- Take the ferry from Heraklion to Karpathosferry
15h 18m€132–283Fly Edinburgh Airport to Dalaman Airport, bus, ferry
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Dalaman Airport (DLM)plane EDI - DLM
- Take the bus from Dalaman Havalimanı to Marmaris Otogarbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Marmaris to Port of Rhodesferry
- Take the ferry from Rhodes to Karpathosferry
17h 21m€215–518Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Karpathos Island National Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Karpathos Island National Airport (AOK)plane GLA - AOK
2d€103–371Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain
- Take the bus from Bounds Green Road London to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraiasbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Karpathosferry Bsf
2d 13hTrain, bus and ferry, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Take the busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Arad, Autogara Transdarabusferry
- Take the bus from Arad, Autogara Transdara to Rusebus
- Take the bus from Ruse to Piraeusbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Karpathosferry Bsf
3d 11h€358–715
Newcastle (NCL) to Karpathos Island National Airport (AOK) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Karpathos is to fly and ferry which costs €100 - €280 and takes 13h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Karpathos is to fly and ferry which takes 13h 59m and costs €100 - €280.
The distance between Edinburgh and Karpathos is 3323 km.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Karpathos without a car is to train and bus and ferry via Strasbourg which takes 2 days 6h and costs .
It takes approximately 26h 8m to get from Edinburgh to Karpathos, including transfers.
Karpathos is 2h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 9:46 AM in Edinburgh and 11:46 AM in Karpathos.
There are 417+ hotels available in Karpathos.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Karpathos, Greece?
There is no direct connection from Edinburgh to Karpathos. However, you can take the train to Newcastle, walk to Central Station, take the subway to Newcastle Airport, walk to Newcastle (NCL) airport, fly to Karpathos Island National Airport (AOK), walk to Karpathos Airport, then take the bus to Karpathos. Alternatively, you can take a train from Edinburgh Waverley to Karpathos via London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, Paris Est, Strasbourg, Strasbourg Bahnhof, Tirana, Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave, Peiraias, and Port of Piraeus in around 2d 6h.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Newcastle to Karpathos Island National Airport via Rhodes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 32m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €110–390
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–330
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–340
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport via Rhodes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 15m
- When
- Friday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €90–330
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €150–220
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €150–220
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +355 68 20 63 724
- [email protected]
- Website
- arjanitravel.com
Bus from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 52m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- arjanitravel.com
- Phone
- +30 21 0891 9800
- [email protected]
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Karpathos
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–270
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Rhodes to Karpathos
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–80
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Heraklion to Karpathos
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Rhodes to Karpathos
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–80
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Karpathos
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–270
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Karpathos
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–270
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
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