There are 10 ways to get from Europe to Karpathos by train, plane, bus, or ferry
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Train to Frankfurt, fly to Karpathos Island National Airport
best- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Karpathos Island National Airport (AOK)plane FRA - AOK
12h 38m€191–396Train to Frankfurt, fly to Rhodes International Airport, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Rhodes International Airport (RHO)plane FRA - RHO
- Take the ferry from Rhodes to Karpathosferry
16h 6m€140–399Bus, train, ferry
- Take the bus from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof/ZOBbus Ev
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Würzburg Hbftrain 25
- Take the bus from Würzburg to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraiasbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Karpathosferry Bsf
47h 33mTrain, train to Hannover Airport, fly to Karpathos Island National Airport
- Take the train from Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof to Göttingentrain
- Take the train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Karpathos Island National Airport (AOK)plane HAJ - AOK
13h 18mTrain to Leipzig-Halle Airport, fly to Karpathos Island National Airport
- Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to Leipzig Hbftrain
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Karpathos Island National Airport (AOK)plane LEJ - AOK
17h 12m€226–705Train to Frankfurt, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, ferry
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane FRA - HER
- Take the ferry from Heraklion to Karpathosferry
17h 15m€152–383Train to Erfurt–Weimar Airport, fly to Karpathos Island National Airport
- Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain
- Fly from Erfurt–Weimar Airport (ERF) to Karpathos Island National Airport (AOK)plane ERF - AOK
24h 45m€200–945Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain Rb5 / ...
- Take the bus from Kassel to Durrësbus
- Take the bus from Durrës to Piraeusbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Karpathosferry Bsf
2d 4hTrain, bus, ferry via Sofia
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain Rb5 / ...
- Take the bus from Kassel Grüner Waldweg to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Piraeus Port Akti Kondilibus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Karpathosferry Bsf
2d 9h€250–458Train, bus, ferry via Olomouc
- Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to Olomouc hl.n.train Drf
- Take the bus from Olomouc to Athensbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Karpathosferry Bsf
2d 11h
Frankfurt (FRA) to Karpathos Island National Airport (AOK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Europe to Karpathos is to train and fly and ferry which costs €140 - €400 and takes 16h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Europe to Karpathos is to train and fly which takes 12h 38m and costs €190 - €400.
The distance between Europe and Karpathos is 2428 km.
The best way to get from Europe to Karpathos without a car is to bus and train and ferry which takes 47h 33m and costs .
It takes approximately 12h 38m to get from Europe to Karpathos, including transfers.
Karpathos is 1h ahead of Europe. It is currently 8:44 PM in Europe and 9:44 PM in Karpathos.
There are 487+ hotels available in Karpathos.
What companies run services between Europe and Karpathos, Greece?
There is no direct connection from Europe to Karpathos. However, you can take the line 260 bus to Sontra Breitwiese, walk to Sontra Bahnhof, take the train to Bebra Bahnhof, take the train to Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof, take the train to Frankfurt, take the train to Frankfurt, walk to Frankfurt (FRA) airport, fly to Karpathos Island National Airport (AOK), walk to Karpathos Airport, then take the bus to Karpathos. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Nentershausen Oderstraße to Karpathos via Bebra Bahnhof, Fulda Bahnhof/ZOB, Fulda Bahnhof, Würzburg Hbf, Würzburg, Tirana, Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave, Peiraias, and Port of Piraeus in around 47h 33m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Karpathos Island National Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–550
Flights from Frankfurt to Karpathos Island National Airport via Rhodes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €130–420
Flights from Hannover Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €170–550
Flights from Hannover Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport via Rhodes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
Flights from Frankfurt to Rhodes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–280
Flights from Frankfurt to Rhodes International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–370
Flights from Frankfurt to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–170
Flights from Frankfurt to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–380
Flights from Erfurt–Weimar Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport via Rhodes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €190–900
Flights from Erfurt–Weimar Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport via Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, Rhodes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €210–950
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Frankfurt to Karpathos Island National Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
Flights from Hannover Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €170–550
Flights from Frankfurt to Rhodes International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–300
Flights from Frankfurt to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90–160
Flights from Erfurt–Weimar Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport via Palma Mallorca, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €290–850
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Rhodes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–150
Flights from Frankfurt to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–170
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Karpathos Island National Airport via Rhodes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–420
Flights from Hannover Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport via Rhodes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
Flights from Erfurt–Weimar Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport via Rhodes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €190–900
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Karpathos Island National Airport via Mykonos
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–390
Flights from Hannover Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €210–750
Flights from Hannover Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport via Thessaloniki, Mykonos
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €170–550
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport via Frankfurt, Mykonos
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €190–550
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Karpathos Island National Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–550
Flights from Hannover Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €180–700
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €190–700
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Rhodes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–280
Flights from Frankfurt to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- tui.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Rhodes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–300
Flights from Frankfurt to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Karpathos Island National Airport via Graz
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €95–370
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Würzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €13–24
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 561 766396-0
- [email protected]
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +49 30 21300130
- [email protected]
- Website
- Abellio GmbH
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Schedules at
- Abellio GmbH
- Phone
- 0800 2235546
- Website
- ABELLIO Rail Mitteldeutschland GmbH
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- Schedules at
- ABELLIO Rail Mitteldeutschland GmbH
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Olomouc hl.n.
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 57m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
- Phone
- +49 561 766396-0
- [email protected]
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Bus from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof/ZOB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
- Phone
- +49 6131 4975 022
- [email protected]
- Website
- dbregiobus-mitte.de
Bus from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof/ZOB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Schedules at
- dbregiobus-mitte.de
- Phone
- +355 68 20 63 724
- [email protected]
- Website
- arjanitravel.com
Bus from Würzburg to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 17m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- arjanitravel.com
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Würzburg to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 4m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 69 617 8170
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Peiraias
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- Diamant Travel
- Phone
- +355 673 835 770
- Website
- devatours.eu
Bus from Kassel to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 26m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- devatours.eu
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Durrës to Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Kassel Grüner Waldweg to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–140
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Piraeus Port Akti Kondili
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- Citylines
- Phone
- +30 210 92 33 33
- [email protected]
- Website
- koronatravel.gr
Bus from Olomouc to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 7m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €120
- Schedules at
- koronatravel.gr
- 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
- €95–210
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Rhodes to Karpathos
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €27–60
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Heraklion to Karpathos
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Karpathos
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €95–210
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Karpathos
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €95–210
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Karpathos
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €95–210
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
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