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

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

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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 8m
    €244–762

  2. Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Athens International Airport, train, bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane STR - ATH
    3. Take the train from A. Liosia to Kiatotrain train
    4. Take the bus from Kiato to Patrabus bus
    11h 8m
    €118–326

  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 46m
    €304–442

  4. Bus via Tirana

    1. Take the bus from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Tiranabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Patrabus bus
    31h 32m

  5. Train, night train, bus and ferry, bus

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain train Ice / ...
    2. Take the nighttrain from Stuttgart Hbf to Venezia Mestrenighttrain night train Nj
    3. Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Brindisi Stazione Centraletrain train Fr
    4. Take the busferry from Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto to Vlorëbusferry bus ferry
    5. Take the bus from Vlorë to Patrabus bus
    36h 38m

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

    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 37m
    €118–362

  7. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Athens International Airport, train, bus

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane FRA - ATH
    3. Take the train from A. Liosia to Kiatotrain train
    4. Take the bus from Kiato to Patrabus bus
    11h 13m
    €120–271

  8. Train, bus, car ferry

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Pasingtrain train 60
    2. Take the bus from München Hackerbrücke to Anconabus bus
    3. Take the carferry from Port of Ancona to Port of Patrascarferry car ferry
    34h 23m
    €290–465

  9. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Stuttgart Airport Busterminalbus bus 900 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Stuttgart Airport to Ioanninabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Ioannina to Patrasbus bus
    42h 43m
    €217–335

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

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain train Ice / ...
    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
    €258–470

  11. Drive  2,087.7 km

    1. Drive from Karlsruhe to Patrascar car 2,087.7 km
    24h 50m
    €392–566

Karlsruhe to Patras by bus and foot

Calendar1Weekly Services
Duration42h 43mAverage Duration
Ticket€217Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,666 km
  • Duration: 7h 8m

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

You can take a bus from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Patra via Tirana and Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave in around 31h 32m.

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