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
13h 25m€200–325Train 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
15h 42m€132–348Train, bus, ferry via Würzburg
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain Rb5
- 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
46h 54mTrain, 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
15h 29mTrain 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
14h 18m€235–875Train 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
16h 51m€166–357Train 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
20h 23m€179–892Train, 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 3hTrain, bus, ferry via Thessaloníki
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain Rb5
- Take the bus from Fulda to Preševobus
- Take the bus from Preševo to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Pireausbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Karpathosferry Bsf
2d 5h€253–506Train, 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
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Europe to Karpathos is to train and fly and ferry which costs €130 - €350 and takes 15h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Europe to Karpathos is to train and fly which takes 13h 25m and costs €200 - €330.
The distance between Europe and Karpathos is 2412 km.
The best way to get from Europe to Karpathos without a car is to train and bus and ferry via Würzburg which takes 46h 54m and costs .
It takes approximately 13h 25m to get from Europe to Karpathos, including transfers.
Karpathos is 1h ahead of Europe. It is currently 8:51 PM in Europe and 9:51 PM in Karpathos.
There are 417+ 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 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 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, Bebra Bahnhof, Fulda Bahnhof, Würzburg Hbf, Würzburg, Tirana, Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave, Peiraias, and Port of Piraeus in around 46h 54m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Karpathos Island National Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 58m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–500
Flights from Frankfurt to Karpathos Island National Airport via Rhodes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–440
Flights from Hannover Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport via Rhodes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–600
Flights from Frankfurt to Rhodes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–280
Flights from Frankfurt to Rhodes International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–360
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport via Rhodes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–800
Flights from Frankfurt to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–180
Flights from Frankfurt to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–370
Flights from Erfurt–Weimar Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport via Rhodes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €170–850
Flights from Erfurt–Weimar Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport via Palma Mallorca, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €260–800
Flights from Erfurt–Weimar Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport via Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, Rhodes International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €190–900
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €10–20
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Würzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–20
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €9–20
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €10–20
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- 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
- +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 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
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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