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There are 11 ways to get from Karlsruhe to Patras by train, plane, car, car ferry, bus, night train, or ferry

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  1. Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Patras Araxos Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Patras Araxos Airport (GPA)plane plane STR - GPA
    7h 7m
    €236–709

  2. Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane plane STR - SKG
    3. Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Patrasbus bus
    13h 36m
    €135–349

  3. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Karlsruhe to Port of Anconacar car
    2. Take the carferry from Port of Ancona to Port of Patrascarferry car ferry
    30h 45m
    €279–415

  4. Bus via Durrës

    1. Take the bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Stuttgart Airport Busterminalbus bus N27 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Stuttgart Airport to Durrësbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Durrës to Patrasbus bus
    32h 28m

  5. Train, night train, ferry

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain train 83 / ...
    2. Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbftrain train 11 / ...
    3. Take the nighttrain from Muenchen Hbf to Bologna Centralenighttrain night train Nj
    4. Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Bari Centraletrain train Fr
    5. Take the ferry from Bari M.ma to Patrasferry ferry Asf
    38h 56m
    €216–674

  6. Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Patras Araxos Airport

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain train
    2. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train
    3. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Patras Araxos Airport (GPA)plane plane ZRH - GPA
    9h 14m
    €233–679

  7. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Preveza Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Preveza Airport (PVK)plane plane FRA - PVK
    3. Take the bus from Lefkáda to Patrasbus bus
    10h 39m
    €148–569

  8. Train, bus, car ferry

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Heilbronn Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the bus from Heilbronn ZOB - Fernbusbahnhof - Bahnhofstrasse 41 to Anconabus bus
    3. Take the carferry from Port of Ancona to Port of Patrascarferry car ferry
    35h 26m

  9. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Stuttgart Airport Busterminalbus bus N27 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Stuttgart Airport to Ioanninabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Ioannina to Patrasbus bus
    42h 43m
    €216–337

  10. Train, night train, line 2 ferry, car ferry

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain train 83 / ...
    2. Take the nighttrain from Stuttgart Hbf to Venezia S. Lucianighttrain night train Nj
    3. Take the ferry from Ferrovia "A" to Tronchetto "A"ferry ferry 2 / ...
    4. Take the carferry from Port of Venice to Port of Patrascarferry car ferry
    2d 2h
    €229–443

  11. Drive 2,087.7 km

    1. Drive from Karlsruhe to Patrascar car 2,087.7 km
    24h 50m
    €378–546

Karlsruhe to Patras by train, night train, bus, foot, and ferry

Calendar7Weekly Services
Duration38h 56mAverage Duration
Ticket€216Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,666.3 km
  • Duration: 7h 7m

What companies run services between Karlsruhe, Germany and Patras, Greece?

You can take a bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Patras via Stuttgart Airport Busterminal, Stuttgart Airport, and Durrës in around 32h 28m.

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