There are 7 ways to get from Sicily to Karpathos by plane, train, busferry, bus, ferry, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport
best- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Karpathos Island National Airport (AOK)plane CTA - AOK
16h 32m€59–264Train, bus and ferry, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain Re
- Take the busferry from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Fierbusferry
- Take the bus from Fier to Piraeusbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Karpathosferry Bsf
47h 23mBus and ferry to Malta International Airport, fly to Karpathos Island National Airport
- Take the busferry from Pozzallo to Vallettabusferry
- Fly from Malta International Airport (MLA) to Karpathos Island National Airport (AOK)plane MLA - AOK
10h 49m€306–544Fly Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Santorini, ferry
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Santorini (JTR)plane CTA - JTR
- Take the ferry from Thira Santorini Port to Karpathosferry
15h 50m€153–380Fly Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Kos, car ferry, ferry
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Kos (KGS)plane CTA - KGS
- Take the carferry from Port of Kos to Chalkicarferry
- Take the ferry from Halki to Karpathosferry
14h 38m€107–355Train, bus and ferry, bus, ferry via Vlorë
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain Re
- Take the busferry from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Vlorëbusferry
- Take the bus from Vlorë to Piraeusbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Karpathosferry Bsf
2dBus, bus and ferry, ferry
- Take the bus from Palermo Terminal Bus to Caserta pzza Garibaldibus
- Take the busferry from Caserta stazione to Tiranabusferry
- Take the busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Portbusferry
- Take the ferry from Heraklion to Karpathosferry Bsf
2d 11h
Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Karpathos Island National Airport (AOK) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sicily to Karpathos is to fly which costs €55 - €270 and takes 16h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Sicily to Karpathos is to bus and ferry and fly which takes 10h 49m and costs €300 - €550.
The distance between Sicily and Karpathos is 1119 km.
The best way to get from Sicily to Karpathos without a car is to train and bus and ferry and bus and ferry which takes 47h 23m and costs .
It takes approximately 16h 32m to get from Sicily to Karpathos, including transfers.
Karpathos is 1h ahead of Sicily. It is currently 3:51 PM in Sicily and 4:51 PM in Karpathos.
There are 337+ hotels available in Karpathos.
What companies run services between Sicily, Italy and Karpathos, Greece?
Ryanair, Sky Express, and four other airlines fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Karpathos Island National Airport (AOK) 5 times a week.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Santorini via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Santorini via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Kos via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–230
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Kos via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €60–240
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–310
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport via Verona
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €100–350
Flights from Malta International Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–310
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Santorini via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Malta International Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Thursday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–290
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Santorini via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–210
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €55–260
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Malta International Airport to Karpathos Island National Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–260
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +393293958604
- [email protected]
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Fier
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 3m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 2m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Fier to Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- (+356) 22069022
- [email protected]
- Website
- Virtu Ferries Ltd
Busferry from Pozzallo to Valletta
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €73
- Website
- Virtu Ferries Ltd
- Phone
- +355 68 407 6607
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Vlorë to Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Palermo Terminal Bus to Caserta pzza Garibaldi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +355696383030
- Website
- firenzelines.com
Busferry from Caserta stazione to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 33m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100
- Schedules at
- firenzelines.com
- Phone
- +355 42 239 203 / +355 69 400 4075
- [email protected]
- Website
- Alb Trans
Busferry from Tirana to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Alb Trans
- Phone
- +30 21 0891 9800
- [email protected]
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Karpathos
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–270
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Thira Santorini Port to Karpathos
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Halki to Karpathos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €19–50
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Karpathos
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–270
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
Ferry from Heraklion to Karpathos
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- Blue Star Ferries
- Phone
- +30 22410 70590
- [email protected]
- Website
- Dodekanisos Seaways
Car ferry from Port of Kos to Chalki
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- Dodekanisos Seaways
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