Flights to Karpathos

Reaching Karpathos by plane has become easier in recent years thanks to the increase in direct connections during the summer season. Karpathos Airport (AOK) receives direct flights from several European cities between May and October, when low-cost and traditional airlines increase frequencies to the Dodecanese islands.

To find cheap flights to Karpathos, it is worth booking well in advance and comparing offers from different airlines. Flights to Karpathos are available with seasonal direct connections with a duration of approximately 3 hours.

During the winter months, direct connections are drastically reduced and a stopover in Athens or Rhodes is often necessary. Olympic Air provides year-round flights from the Greek capital, while Sky Express connects Karpathos with Rhodes and other Dodecanese islands. For more flexible travellers, stopover flights can be an opportunity to discover other Greek destinations while travelling.

Direct flights for Karpathos depart from airports in Amsterdam, Vienna and Dusseldorf thanks to airlines TUI.nl, Transavia, Austrian Airlines and Eurowings.

Flights from Amsterdam

The airlines that flies from Amsterdam to Karpathos are TUI.nl and Transavia and depart from Amsterdam Schiphol.

Amsterdam Schiphol - Karpathos

April 2026from 490€May 2026from 300€June 2026from 320€July 2026from 640€

April 2026from 410€June 2026from 313€July 2026from 412€August 2026from 309€

Flights from Vienna

Austrian Airlines is the only airline to carry out direct flights from Vienna to Karpathos landing at Karpathos airport.

Vienna - Karpathos

May 2026from 145€June 2026from 160€July 2026from 242€August 2026from 315€

Flights from Dusseldorf

Eurowings connects Dusseldorf and Karpathos with direct flights to Karpathos airport.

Dusseldorf International - Karpathos

May 2026from 177€June 2026from 177€July 2026from 219€August 2026from 237€

Direct flights by airline

The following airlines are the only ones that operate direct flights to Karpathos. If the proposed routes do not suit you, please search for a stopover flight using the search engine at the top of the page.

The airline TUI.nl flies from airport of Amsterdam Schiphol to the airport of Karpathos.

The airline Transavia flies from airport of Amsterdam Schiphol to the airport of Karpathos.

The airline Austrian Airlines flies from airport of Vienna to the airport of Karpathos.

The airline Eurowings flies from airport of Dusseldorf International to the airport of Karpathos.

Flights with stopovers to Karpathos

Although Karpathos can be reached from major European cities, if you can’t find a flight that suits you, a cheap and smart alternative could be to fly to Rhodes (whose airport hosts many more flights) and then continue by ferry. Of course you won’t have the convenience of a direct flight, but sometimes it might be the only option.