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How to get fromKarlsruhe to Patrasby train, plane, car, car ferry, bus, ferry, or night train

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

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

    best
    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Patras Araxos Airport (GPA)plane plane STR - GPA
    7h 7m
    €246–703

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

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain 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
    €135–343

  3. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Karlsruhe to Port of Anconacar car
    2. Take the car ferry from Port of Ancona to Port of Patrascarferry car ferry
    30h 45m
    €269–405

  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
    33h 28m

  5. Train, ferry

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain train Ice / ...
    2. Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbftrain train 11 / ...
    3. Take the train from Muenchen Hbf to Venezia Mestretrain train Rj
    4. Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Bari Centraletrain train Fr
    5. Take the ferry from Bari M.ma to Patrasferry ferry Asf
    39h 31m
    €311–710

  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
    €233–706

  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
    €158–573

  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 car ferry 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
    43h 43m
    €217–338

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

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain train Ice / ...
    2. Take the night train 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 car ferry from Port of Venice to Port of Patrascarferry car ferry
    2d 2h
    €219–429

  11. Drive 2,087.7 km

    1. Drive from Karlsruhe to Patrascar car 2,087.7 km
    24h 50m
    €379–547

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

Calendar13Weekly Services
Duration39h 31mAverage Duration
Ticket€311Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,666 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 33h 28m.

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