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There are 11 ways to get from Europe to Karpathos by train, plane, ferry, bus, or car ferry

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  1. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Rhodes International Airport, ferry

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    1. Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Rhodes International Airport (RHO)plane plane FRA - RHO
    3. Take the ferry from Rhodes to Karpathosferry ferry
    15h 42m
    €130–343

  2. Train, bus, ferry via Würzburg

    1. Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain train Rb5
    2. Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Würzburg Hbftrain train 25
    3. Take the bus from Würzburg to Tiranabus bus
    4. Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraiasbus bus
    5. Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Karpathosferry ferry Bsf
    46h 54m

  3. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, ferry

    1. Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane FRA - HER
    3. Take the ferry from Heraklion to Karpathosferry ferry
    17h 1m
    €164–352

  4. Train, train to Hannover Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, ferry

    1. Take the train from Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof to Göttingentrain train
    2. Take the train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    3. Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane HAJ - HER
    4. Take the ferry from Heraklion to Karpathosferry ferry
    17h 25m

  5. Train, train to Nuremberg Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, ferry

    1. Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain train
    2. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain train
    3. Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane NUE - HER
    4. Take the ferry from Heraklion to Karpathosferry ferry
    16h 57m
    €173–859

  6. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Kos, car ferry, ferry

    1. Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Kos (KGS)plane plane FRA - KGS
    3. Take the carferry from Port of Kos to Chalkicarferry car ferry
    4. Take the ferry from Halki to Karpathosferry ferry
    17h 31m
    €166–391

  7. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Karpathos Island National Airport

    1. Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Karpathos Island National Airport (AOK)plane plane FRA - AOK
    12h 35m
    €198–330

  8. Train, train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Karpathos Island National Airport

    1. Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Siegburg Bftrain train
    4. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Karpathos Island National Airport (AOK)plane plane CGN - AOK
    14h 3m
    €215–446

  9. Train, bus, ferry

    1. Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain train Rb5 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Kassel to Durrësbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Durrës to Piraeusbus bus
    4. Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Karpathosferry ferry Bsf
    2d 3h

  10. Train, bus, ferry via Thessaloníki

    1. Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain train Rb5
    2. Take the bus from Fulda to Preševobus bus
    3. Take the bus from Preševo to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Pireausbus bus
    5. Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Karpathosferry ferry Bsf
    2d 5h
    €254–508

  11. Train, bus, ferry via Olomouc

    1. Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to Olomouc hl.n.train train Drf
    2. Take the bus from Olomouc to Athensbus bus
    3. Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Karpathosferry ferry Bsf
    2d 11h

Frankfurt (FRA) to Rhodes International Airport (RHO) flights

Calendar25Weekly Planes
Duration4h 22mAverage Duration
Ticket€57Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 2,540.4 km
  • Duration: 15h 42m

What companies run services between Europe and Karpathos, Greece?

There is no direct connection from Europe to Karpathos. However, you can take the line 315 bus to Bebra Bahnhof, walk to Bebra Bahnhof, take the train to Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof, take the train to Frankfurt, walk to Frankfurt (FRA) airport, fly to Rhodes International Airport (RHO), walk to Paradeisi, Aerodrómio Ródou - Diagóras, take the bus to Rhodes, Stathmós KTEL, walk to Rhodes, then take the ferry to Karpathos. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Nentershausen Oderstraße to Karpathos via Bebra Bahnhof, Bebra Bahnhof, Fulda Bahnhof, Würzburg Hbf, Würzburg, Tirana, Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave, Peiraias, and Port of Piraeus in around 46h 54m.

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