The region's three airports Thessaloniki, Kavala and Alexandroupoli (Thrace) deal mainly with regular and charter flights fom Europe and Greece. Long haul passengers have to transfer from Athens, other European cities or Istanbul.

Flights within Greece should be booked well in advance,
especially in summer and around public holidays.

Olympic Airlines: www.olympicair.com     Aegean Airlines: www.aegeanair.com

Thessaloniki, Macedonia

Thessaloniki International Airport "Macedonia"
53103 Kalamaria, Macedonia

website: www.thessalonikiairport.com

IATA code: SKG

The largest and most important airport in northern Greece.

15 km south of the city centre.
Well connected by taxis (20-30 Euros) and bus X1.

Bus X1, about every 30 mins; at night N1 every hour.
Connects the airport to the city centre, the railway station
and "Macedonia" KTEL inter-city bus station.

The bus fare is 2 Euros, regardless of how many stops you travel.

Kavala, Macedonia

Kavala International Airport "Alexander the Great"
(Μέγας Αλέξανδρος, Mégas Aléxandros)

Near Chrysoupolis (Χρυσουπολης), 30 km east of the city!

See How to get to Kavala for further details.

Tel: +30 25910 53273

See: alxd.gr/AirportGuide/kavala/kavalaE.html

Alexandroupoli, Thrace

Alexandroupolis "Democritus" International Airport
(Κρατικός Αερολιμένας 'Δημόκριτος'),
Alexandroupolis, Thrace.

Website: www.alxd.gr

IATA code: AXD

7 km east of the city centre. There are taxis and frequent buses to the city centre.

This small airport is convenient for those wishing to travel to Eastern Macedonia, Thrace, Samothraki and Lemnos islands (see ferries below) and southern Bulgaria.
Istanbul is 5 hours away by road.

The train station, KTEL inter-city bus station and ferry port are in the town centre.

Athens Airport

Athens International Airport "Eleftherios Venizelos"

(Διεθνής Αερολιμένας Αθηνών "Ελευθέριος Βενιζέλος",
Diethnis Aerolimenas Athinon "Eleftherios Venizelos")

Website: www.aia.gr

IATA code: ATH

27 km east of the city centre.

A largest, busiest airport in Greece, with frequent international and domestic
air services, including daily flights to/from Kavala and Alexandroupoli.

Inter-city buses in Greece are run by 62 independent regional KTEL bus companies (ΚΤΕΛ, Κοινά Ταμεία Εισπράξεων Λεωφορείων, Common Funds of Bus Proceeds), named after the regional unit they serve.

Each KTEL bus company has its own services, schedules and website (mostly in Greek only) and does not usually provide information or tickets for another company. At present there is no central, national or inter-regional source of information.

Bus journey times & ticket prices

Bus stations

NOTE

KTEL "Macedonia" inter-city bus station
for long distance inter-city buses

There are generally fewer buses in winter (October - April), and scheules, routes
and fares change (i.e. get worse) continually due to the economic crisis.

Some bus company estimates of journey times, which depend on traffic,
are quite optimistic. We have rounded times to the nearest half hour.

We are attempting to continually expand and improve this information.
If you can help please get in contact.

Thessaloniki

(Θεσσαλονίκη) Central Macedonia

KTEL "Macedonia" inter-city bus station

Website, including timetable and fare information for inter-city buses to/from Thessaloniki:

ktelmacedonia.gr (Greek and English)

Buses depart and arrive in the large, domed hall at the left of the building (see photo above), in which there are toilets (free of charge).

The ticket booths, cafe, toilets (in the basement, also free) and shops are in the hall to the right.

KTEL Macedonia ticket and information office
in the centre of Thessaloniki

119 Egnatia Odos.
On the north side of the street, just to the west
of the Arch of Galerius.

e-mail: ekdotiriokamaras@ktelmacedonia.gr

Opening hours: Monday - Friday 9:30 - 17:30
Closed Saturday, Sunday and bank holidays.

Tickets can be purchased in advance.

Getting to/from KTEL "Macedonia" bus station

Local buses in an around the city are run by OASTH (Organization of Urban Transport of Thessaloniki, ΟΑΣΘ, Οργανισμός Αστικών Συγκοινωνιών Θεσσαλονίκης).

Tel: (+30) 2310 981 100

The OASTH website has information about routes and timetables routes in Greek and English:

www.oasth.gr

This website used to be excellent, but a recent redesign has made it much less useful, intelligible or reliable for visitors to the city.

The usual bus fare is 1 euro (except the airport bus), no matter how many stops you travel.

If you have to change buses, a ticket valid for 70 minutes
(2 buses) costs 1.20 Euros, for 90 minutes (3 buses) 1.50 Euros.

Reductions for students, families and senior citizens over 65 years (with the necessary documentation) are usually around 50%.

Several local buses terminate at the bus station.

The OASTH X1 bus (at night N1) from the airport to
the bus station via the city centre also stops at the
railway station (just west of the centre, see below).

The number X1 bus (formerly number 78) runs 24 hours a day,
approximately every half hour; every hour at night as the N1.

The X1/N1 fare is 2 Euros, regardless of how many stops you travel. Tickets can be bought from kiosks (peripteros) all over city, or from special booths at the airport (at the bus stop), KTEL bus station, railway station and opposite the National Bank of Greece. There are also ticket machines on the buses (correct change needed).

You must validate your ticket by having it stamped by the orange machine on the bus when you get on.

Journey times to the bus station (depending on traffic)
from the airport around 1.5 hours;
from the centre around 30-40 minutes;
from the train station 20-30 minutes.

Because the bus connects the airport with the train station and main KTEL bus station (and is also used as a local bus) it can get very full.

Despite the "X" and the higher bus fare (double the price of other city buses), this bus is not an express, although it stops at fewer bus stops than other services. The buses are normal city buses, most of which are now quite old. There is no provision for luggage and the gangways are narrow. Passengers often have to stand for the entire journey, and are thrown around as the bus swerves around corners, accelerates or brakes. We recommend disabled travellers and those prone to sea-sickness to take a taxi.

OASTH 45 bus (also 45A and 45B) runs from the KTEL Macedonia bus station, eastwards to the railway station, through the city centre and on to the KTEL Chalkidikis bus station (see below).

KTEL Thessaloniki bus station

PLEASE NOTE

Since December 2014 buses from Thessaloniki to Nea Apollonia,
Stavros, Olympiada and Asprovalta no longer arrive or depart
from the old KTEL Thessaloniki bus station in the city centre,
which is now closed.

Buses now arrive and depart from the KTEL "Macedonia"
inter-city bus station (see above).

Athens - Thessaloniki buses

KTEL Thessaloniki also runs 9 buses daily each way between
Thessaloniki and Athens, 2 of which also stop at Piraeus.
These buses start/end at Thessaloniki train station, but also
stop at KTEL "Macedonia" inter-city bus station.

Journey time: 6.5 hours

Ticket: €39, return €59

See their website for more details.

KTEL Chalkidikis bus station, Thessaloniki

Buses for destinations in Halkidiki (except Olympiada) depart
from the KTEL Chalkidikis bus station in the Thessaloniki suburb
Pylaia (Πυλαία), 10 km southeast of the city centre.

It is located just east of Motorway A24, the city's
eastern beltway (inner ring road), near the 9 km
Ano Toumba (Άνω Τούμπα) turn-off.

Tel: (+30) 2310 316555

From Thessaloniki Airport

Buses in an around the city are run by OASTH (see above).

Routes and timetables routes in Greek and English:

www.oasth.gr

Take the OASTH X1 bus (at night N1) to the bus terminal
at IKEA (suburban shopping centre), then change to
the 36 bus to the KTEL Chalkidikis bus station.

X1 bus every 30 minutes, 6:00 - 22.35.
N1 bus every hour, 23:10 - 5:55.
Journey time airport-IKEA around 20 minutes.

36 bus, every 65 minutes.
Journey time IKEA-KTEL Chalkidikis around 20 minutes.

The X1/N1 bus fare is 2 Euro.

Other local buses cost 1 Euro.

The 79 bus also allegedly travels between the airport
and IKEA. Every 30 minutes 6:05-22:30.

I did not see this bus the last time I was at the airport,
even though I was at the bus stop for nearly an hour.

The 79A bus runs July-August only, direct from the airport
to the KTEL Chalkidikis bus station, via IKEA.
Every hour, 6:10-22:45.
The bus in the other direction is the 79B.

The OASTH website offers no information about
the 79A or 79B when they are not running.

Timetables at the airport bus stop show different times to those on the website, which are presumably more up-to-date (?).

From the city centre

OASTH 45 bus runs from the KTEL Macedonia bus station,
5 km west of the city centre, eastwards to the
railway station, through the centre and on
to the KTEL Chalkidikis bus station.

The 45, 45A and 45B take slightly different routes.

There is a bus stop for the 45 (also 45a) on Egnatias Odos
in the city centre, just to the west of Aristotelis Square.

The bus destination is "KTEL Halkidikis KOSMOS".
"Kosmos" is a huge suburban shopping centre
near the bus station.

Journey times:
from KTEL Macedonia inter-city bus station 1 hour;
from the train station 40 minutes;
from the centre around 30 minutes.

The local bus fare is 1 Euro.

Athens

(Αθήνα) Attica, southern Greece

Athens has two main inter-city bus stations,
generally known as Terminal A and Terminal B.

Buses between Athens, Thessaloniki, and other destinations in Macedonia
and Thrace depart and arrive at the Kifissou Street KTEL Bus Station,
also known as Terminal A.

KTEL Kifissou, 100 Odos Kifissou, Kifissos, 10442 Athens.

Ticket office: (+30) 2105 12 94 07

Buses to Terminal A

X93 express bus from Athens Airport (Door 5).
Around every 35 minutes. Every 65 minutes at night.
It also stops at the Liossion Street bus station (Terminal B).

51 from the centre, at the corner of Menandrou Street and Zinonos Street,
near Metaxourgeio Square, 2 blocks west of Omonia Square.
Every 15 minutes. Fare €1 one way.
From Terminal A into the centre, the 51 bus stops at the Metaxourgeio metro station.

Athens - Thessaloniki buses

There are 9 buses daily each way between Thessaloniki and Athens Terminal A,
2 of which also stop at Piraeus.

Journey time: 6.5 hours

Ticket: €39, return €59

The same service is also advertised on the KTEL Attika website: www.ktelattikis.gr

As usual, the most reliable information is at the website of the KTEL Macedonia bus station,
with schedules and ticket prices in Greek and English:

Buses start/end at Thessaloniki train station (also referred to as the Monastiriou bus terminal).
The KTEL Thessaloniki office is to the right of the station entrance.

They also stop at KTEL "Macedonia" inter-city bus station in Thessaloniki.

In Athens they also stop at the Pedion Areos Park bus terminal, Odos Mavromataion, central Athens, which is much more convenient than Terminal A. It is just 250 metres north of the National Archaeological Museum and 10 minutes walk from Omonia Square.

The open-air Pedion Areos bus terminal is a group of bus stops mostly serving destinations in Attica, including Megara, Marathon, Lavrion, Sounion and several parts and beaches. It is connected to other places in Athens by local buses and trolley bus numbers 2 and 4 (tickets sold at periptero kiosks).

When there, ask for the location of the ticket booth and bus stop for Thessaloniki.

KTEL ticket office at Omonia Square, central Athens

59 Sokrates Street, Omonia Square.

In a narrow side street, just west of Omonia Square.

Mon-Fri 7:00 - 17:00, Sat: 7:30 - 15:30, Sunday closed.

Tel: (+30) 210 52 37 889

The bus stations in Athens have no website (why?), and currently the only source of information about schedules and fares are photocopied pages from the Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO).

Larissa

(Λάρισα) Thessaly, central Greece

The capital city of Thessaly, and a hub for bus and train travel in central Greece.

KTEL Larissas bus station
1 Odos Olympus, on the corner of Odos Georgiadou, 41222 Larissa.
North of the city centre.

KTEL Larissas website: www.ktellarisas.gr/ (Greek only)

9 buses daily to/from Thessaloniki.
Journey time: 2 hours.
Ticket: €15.30, return €23.

Schedules in Greek and English: ktelmacedonia.gr/en/routes/tid=24

Buses to Larissa from Athens depart from Liosion bus station (Terminal B).

Aridaia

(Αριδαία) Central Macedonia

28 Lochagou Passia, 58400 Aridea. At the east of the town centre.

KTEL Pellas website: www.ktelpellas.gr (Greek only)

Frequent buses to/from Thessaloniki.
Journey time: 2 hours. Ticket: €11.60.

Edessa

(Έδεσσα) Central Macedonia

KTEL Pellas website: www.ktelpellas.gr (Greek only)

Edessa bus station is at the south side of town,
on the corner of Filipou and Pavlou Mela streets.
5 minutes walk from the centre,
15 minutes from the train station (see below).

Frequent buses to/from Thessaloniki.
Journey time: 2 hours. Ticket: €9.70.

Schedules in Greek and English: ktelmacedonia.gr/en/routes/list/tid=29

See the useful guide to Edessa with maps:

www.edessacity.gr/office/8guide-edessa-greece_en.pdf

Giannitsa

(Γιαννιτσά) Central Macedonia

Odos Eleftheriou Venizelou 12, 58100 Giannitsa.
500 metres south of the town centre, 50 metres north of EO2 National Road.

KTEL Pellas website: www.ktelpellas.gr (Greek only)

Frequent buses to/from Thessaloniki.
Journey time: 1 hour. Ticket: €5.50.

Schedules in Greek and English: ktelmacedonia.gr/en/routes/list/tid=29

Katerini

(Κατερίνη) Central Macedonia

15 Odos Nikolaos Dikas, 60100 Katerini.
Around 1 km northeast of the town centre.

www.ktelpierias.gr (Greek, English, German, Romanian, Russian, Serbian)

Frequent buses to/from Thessaloniki.
Journey time: 1 hour. Ticket: €6.90.

Schedules in Greek and English: ktelmacedonia.gr/gr/routes/tid=30

Connections with buses to the Mount Olympus area, local villages and beach resorts.

For local bus number 3 to Dion from the centre of Katerini, see:

Dion: the garden of the gods at The Cheshire Cat Blog.

Local buses around the town and to nearby villages are run by Urban KTEL of Katerini (Αστικό ΚΤΕΛ Κατερίνης, Astika KTEL Katerinis).

www.astika-katerinis.gr (Greek only)

Kria Brysi

(Κρύα Βρύση) Central Macedonia

Odos Saggariou, on the corner of Vasileos Pavlou, 58300 Kria Vrisi.
North of the small town centre.

KTEL Pellas website: www.ktelpellas.gr (Greek only)

Frequent buses to/from Thessaloniki.
Journey time: 1.5 hours. Ticket: €8.

Naousa

(Νάουσα) Central Macedonia

Buses to/from Naousa stop in the street outside the KTEL Imathias office.

36 Odos Chatzimalousi 36, 59200 Naousa.
On the east side of town, opposite the church of Agios Georgios.

KTEL Imathias: www.ktel-imathias.gr (Greek only)

Frequent buses to/from Thessaloniki.
Journey time: 2 hours. Ticket: €9.50, return €12.50.

Schedules in Greek and English: ktelmacedonia.gr/en/routes/tid=12

Local buses

Local blue and white buses in Naousa are run by Astika Leoforeia Naousas (Αστικά Λεωφορεία Νάουσας).

29 Odos Alexandrou Chonou, 59200 Naousa.

Tel: +30 23320 28500

www.astna.gr (Greek only)

e-mail: astikoktelnaousas@gmail.com

The local bus station is on Vasileos Filippou Street, south of the Central Square (Κεντρική Πλατεία, Kentriki Plateia).

Taxi

Taxis in Naousa are silver. There are taxi ranks at Central Square and opposite the Naousa hospital.

Pella

(Πέλλα) Central Macedonia

There is no bus station in Pella.

Frequent KTEL Pellas buses from Thessaloniki to Giannitsa and Edessa stop at Pella bus stop, 1 km south of Pella village, 100 metres north of the EO2/E86 National Road. Passengers have to walk from here to the archaeological site and the museum.

Serres

(Σέρρες) Central Macedonia

Bus station in centre: Apameias Terma, 62124 Serres.

KTEL Serron: www.ktelserron.gr (Greek only)

Frequent buses to/from Thessaloniki.
Journey time: 1.5 hours. Ticket: €9.

Schedules in Greek and English: ktelmacedonia.gr/en/routes/list/tid=33

Buses between Thessaloniki and Serres take various routes, some of which take much longer. The websites do not specify which routes buses take, although some are marked "Express".

3 buses daily each way between Serres and Athens Terminal A.
Journey time: 7.5 hours. Ticket: €49.

Also buses to Kavala (4 bus daily, 2 on Sunday, 2 hours), Drama, Alexandroupolis and Sofia, Bulgaria.

Skydra

(Σκύδρα) Central Macedonia

Buses stop in street outside the KTEL Pellas office, on the
corner of Odos Anixeos and Odos Egnatias, 58500 Skydra.
On the east side of town, 200 metres north of the train station (see below).

KTEL Pellas website: www.ktelpellas.gr (Greek only)

Veria

(Βέροια) Central Macedonia

28 Hras Street, 59100 Veria, Imathia, Macedonia, Greece.

KTEL Imathias: www.ktel-imathias.gr (Greek only)

The small bus station is in a courtyard in the town centre (10 minutes walk from Veria Archaeological Museum), hidden behind houses and shops. There is also an entrance to the courtyard from Odos Trempesina, on the west side. There is a ticket office and waiting room, toilets and a small cafe.

If you have to wait some time for your bus, you may prefer to sit at a nearby cafe in the town or visit one of the many old churches. You can leave your luggage at the bus station.

Veria train station (see below) is 3 km outside the town.

Frequent buses to/from Thessaloniki.
Journey time: 1.5 hours. Ticket: €7.40, return €10.50.

Schedules in Greek and English: ktelmacedonia.gr/en/routes/tid=12

Florina

(Φλώρινα) West Macedonia

Odos Makedonomahon 10, 53100 Florina.
In the town centre.

www.ktelflorinas.gr (Greek only)

Buses to/from Thessaloniki.
Journey time: 3 hours. Ticket: €17, return € 24

Kastoria

(Καστοριά) West Macedonia

14 Odos Athanasiou Diakou, 52100 Kastoria.
300 metres west of the town centre.

www.ktel-kastorias.gr (Greek only)

Buses to/from Thessaloniki.
Journey time: 2.5 hours. Ticket: €19.10, return € 32.

Schedules in Greek and English: ktelmacedonia.gr/en/routes/list/tid=19

Kozani

(Κοζάνη) West Macedonia

22 Odos Evangelos Giannaris, 50132 Kozani.
On the eastern side of Kozani, about 800 metres from the town centre.

www.ktelkozanis.gr (Greek only)

Buses to/from Thessaloniki.
Journey time: 1.5 hours. Ticket: €12.70, return € 20.

Schedules in Greek and English: ktelmacedonia.gr/en/routes/list/tid=22

Alexandroupoli

(Αλεξανδρούπολη) Thrace

KTEL Evrou inter-city bus station,
Odos Eleftheriou Venizelou 36 (corner of Leoforos 14th Maiou),
68100 Alexandroupoli.

In the town centre, 15 minutes walk from the
ferry port and train station (see below).

KTEL Evrou website: www.ktelevrou.gr (Greek only)

7 buses daily to/from Thessaloniki.
Journey time: 4 hours. Ticket: €31.80, return €49.40.

Drama

(Δράμα) East Macedonia

1 Odos Vitsi, 66100 Drama. In the city centre.

www.kteldramas.gr (Greek only)

Buses to/from Thessaloniki.
Journey time: Ticket: €14.50, return €26.

Schedules in Greek and English: ktelmacedonia.gr/en/routes/list/tid=7

Buses also to/from Athens, Kavala, Serres and Xanthi.

Kavala

(Καβάλα) East Macedonia

4 Mitropolitou Kavalas Street, on the corner of Filikis Eterias Street.

In the city centre, 5 minutes walk from the ferry terminal.

Tel: 2510 22 22 94

Ticket office: 2510 23 22 67

website: www.ktelkavalas.gr (info in English not very helpful)

For further details, see How to get to Kavala

Komotini

(Κομοτηνή) Thrace

15 Odos Georgiadou Mameli (corner of Odos Christou Tsoumta), 69100 Komotini. In the city centre.

KTEL Rodopis: www.ktelrodopis.gr (Greek only)

Buses to/from Thessaloniki.
Journey time: 3.5 hours. Ticket: €27.50, return € 49.

Xanthi

(Ξάνθη) Thrace

6 Odos Dimokritou, 67100 Xanthi. In the city centre.

KTEL Xanthis: www.ktelxanthis.gr (Greek only)

9 buses daily to/from Thessaloniki.
Journey time: 2.5 hours. Ticket: €20, return €35.

THE BAD NEWS:

THE GOOD NEWS:

Trains in Greece are run by OSE (Ο.Σ.Ε.):

Railway stations

Facilities for disabled persons

There are employees at major stations to assist
disabled persons.

Some stations have lifts (elevators) to the platforms.

Fare discounts

Rail lines and destinations

Southbound trains

Thessaloniki - Athens trains through Central Greece.

There are currently 6 trains daily each way between Thessaloniki and Athens:
5 Intercity (IC) trains. Ticket €45.40.
1 Regional (REG) train. Ticket €25.10.
Journey time around 4-5 hours.

Stations on the route: Thessaloniki - Platy - Κaterini - Larissa - Palaeofarsalos - Lianokladi
- Livadia - Thebes - Archanes (SKA) - Athens

- Change at Platy for westbound trains to Veria - Naousa - Edessa

- Get off at Κaterini for buses to Dion

- Change at Larissa (see below) for
   southeast bound trains to Volos and Milies
   northwest bound trains to Karditsa, Trikala, Kalambaka (Meteora)

- Palaeofarsalos also connects with the Karditsa-Kalambaka line

- Change at Lianokladi (Leianokladi) for eastbound trains to Lamia and Stilida

- From Livadia there are buses to Delphi. Journey time 45 minutes. Livadia train station is 10 km east of the town centre, with no local bus connection. The only way to get there is by taxi, around €10. There are 3 buses a day between the centre of Livadia and Delphi. I have taken this bus, and it is on the timetable at the bus stop in Delphi, but there is no mention of it on KTEL websites.

- Thebes train station is around 1.5 km from the centre - uphill. A pleasant farming town with little in the way of sights, but the excellent Thebes Archaeological Museum has now reopened.

West / North bound trains

Trains from Thessaloniki through Central Macedonia to Florina in West Macedonia:

Thessaloniki - Platy - Veria - Naousa - Edessa - Florina

Stations on the route: Thessaloniki, Sindos, Adendro, Platy, Alexandreia, Veria, Naousa, Skydra, Edessa, Arnissa, Agios Panteleimon, Amyntaio, Xino Nero, Vevi, Sitaria, Mesonision, Florina

- For some services on this route passengers must change trains at Platy, which is the junction for the Thessaloniki - Larissa - Athens Intercity line.

Eastbound trains

Thessaloniki - Alexandroupoli intercity trains through East Macedonia and Thrace:

Thessaloniki - Strymona - Serres - Drama - Xanthi - Komotini - Mesti - Alexandroupoli

- From Alexandroupoli, northbound trains to northern Thrace.

Alexandroupoli

(Αλεξανδρούπολη) Thrace

The train station is also referred to as Alexandroupoli Port.

Odos Karaoli 73-75.

The train station is on the seafront, just to the east of the ferry port, and 15 minutes walk from the KTEL inter-city bus station (see above).

Athens

(Αθήνα) Attica, southern Greece

The main railway station in central Athens, for trains to Evia central and northern Greece is called "Larissa Station" (Stathmos Larisis).

Not to be confused with the train station of Larissa, Thessaly (see below).

50 Odos Theodorou Diligiannis, 10439 Athens.

Locals call the street "Deligianni". The address is sometimes given as Odos Domokou. This is the same street, running north from Karaiskaki Square. It is called Domokou south of the station and then Deligianni to the north.

750 metres northwest of Karaiskaki Square.
1.5 km northwest of Omonia Square.
2 km south of Liosion Street KTEL intercity bus stion (Teminal B).

Larissa Station has its own Metro stop, Stathmos Larisis,
on Metro Line 2, Syntagma - Sepolia. The red line on Metro maps).

Or take trolley bus No. 1 from Venizelou (Panepistimiou) Street.

Trains also usually depart from here for stations to Corinth and along the north coast of the Peloponnese to Patras (the old Peloponnese Station is now closed down). However, currently (2019) the line is closed due to reconstruction works, and it is uncertain when it will be reopened. Train services have been replaced by a system of buses and trains along the route.

Drama

(Δράμα) East Macedonia

Edessa

(Έδεσσα) Central Macedonia

Train station: Leoforos Nikis.

The train station is at the east side of town, 10 minutes walk from the city centre along 18th October Avenue.

The KTEL bus station (see above) is about 15 minutes walk.

Taxis, which are usually available at the station, cost about €5.

Station Radio Taxi Edessa
Tel: 23810 23392 and 23810 22904

Florina

(Φλώρινα) West Macedonia

Train station: Sidirodromikou Stathmou, 53100 Florina.
400 metres east of the town centre.
800 metres southeast of the bus station (see above).

Frequent daily trains between Thessaloniki and Florina, via Platy
(junction for the Thessaloniki - Larissa - Athens railway line).
Journey time around 3 hours.
Ticket €10 - €18.50, depending on type of train.

Katerini

(Κατερίνη) Central Macedonia

Odos Georgiou Malea, 60100 Katerini.

Katerini train station is around 1 - 2 km east of the city centre,
1.6 km southeast of the bus station (see above).

There are said to be local buses (see above) between the station and the centre, but so far we have found no reliable current information. There are plenty of taxis in the town.

Katerini is on the railway line between Thessaloniki and Athens.

There are 16 trains daily to and from Thessaloniki stopping at Katerini.

4 are Intercity (IC) trains between Thessaloniki and Athens.

10 are Thessaloniki Suburban Railway (SUB; Greek, ΠΡΟΑ) trains between Thessaloniki and Larissa.

1 "Regional" (REG; Greek, ΑΠ) train travels between Thessaloniki and Palaeofarsalos via Larissa.

Komotini

(Κομοτηνή) Thrace

Odos Sidirochoriou (corner of Odos P. Tsaldari), 69100 Komotini.
1 km southwest of the city centre.

There are 2 trains daily each way between Thessaloniki and Komotini,
on the Thessaloniki - Alexandroupoli line.

Kozani

(Κοζάνη) West Macedonia

The passenger railway line to Kozani and the train station
there were closed in 2010, probably permanently.

Larissa

(Λάρισα) Thessaly, central Greece

The capital city of Thessaly, and a hub for bus and train travel in central Greece.

Odos Ptolemeou, on the corner of 28th Oktovriou, 41335 Larissa.
1 km south of city centre.

OSE Travel Service

35 Odos Papakyriazi. In the centre, opposite the town hall.

Naousa

(Νάουσα) Central Macedonia

The station is 7 km east of the city centre by road! It is just east
of the main Veria - Skydra road, 2 km south of Kopanos (Κοπανός).

Local buses (see above) run between Naousa town centre and the station,
and there are also a few taxis (see above).

Frequent daily trains between Thessaloniki and Naousa, via Platy
(junction for the Thessaloniki - Larissa - Athens railway line).
Journey time around 1.5 - 4 hours, depending on type of train
and waiting time for connections at Platy.
Ticket €5 - €12.50, depending on type of train.

Platy

(Πλατύ), Imathia, Central Macedonia

Odos Agoras, 59032 Platy.

The train station is outside the small town, 500 metres southwest of the centre.

Despite its small size, the Platy train station is an important junction between the Athens-Larissa-Thessaloniki line (Intercity and Regional trains) and the Thessaloniki Suburban Railway (SUB; Greek, ΠΡΟΑ) for trains westwards to Veria, Naousa, Edessa and Florina.

Serres

(Σέρρες) Central Macedonia

South of the city centre, 1 km southwest of the bus station see above.

There are 2 trains daily each way between Thessaloniki and Serres,
on the Thessaloniki - Alexandroupoli line.

Skydra

(Σκύδρα) Central Macedonia

Odos Charonitoi, 58500 Skydra.
On the east side of town, 200 metres south of the bus station (see above).

Thessaloniki

(Θεσσαλονίκη) Central Macedonia

Macedonia's main train station, with connections southwards to Athens,
northwestwards to Edessa, eastwards to Alexandroupoli, as well as
international trains (see below).

28 Monastiriou Street.
1 km west of the city centre.

Several local buses stop outside the train station. The OASTH X1 bus (at night N1), which connects the airport with the railway station and main KTEL "Macedonia" inter-city bus station (see above) via the city centre, runs 24 hours a day, around every 30 minutes, every hour at night.

The fare is €2, regardless of how many stops you travel (other buses within Thessaloniki cost €1). Tickets can be bought from kiosks (peripteros) all over town, on vending machines on buses and from special booths at the airport and bus station. You have to validate your ticket by having it stamped by one of the orange machines on the bus when you get on.

Journey time to the railway station from the airport is around 1 hour,
from the city centre around 10 minutes, depending on traffic.

Because the bus connects the airport with the train station and main KTEL bus station (and is also used as a local bus) it can get very full.

OASTH bus 45 connects the KTEL "Macedonia" bus station with the railway station, city centre and KTEL Chalkidikis bus station (see above). Fare €1.

OSE Travel Service

18 Aristotelous Street. In the city centre.

Tel: +30 2130 121532

e-mail: st.grafeiothessalonikis@trainose.gr

Monday, Wednesday 9.00 - 18.00.
Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 9.00 - 21.00.
Saturday 9.00 - 15.00.
Sunday closed.

Veria

(Βέροια) Central Macedonia

Veria railway station is 3 km outside the town, or to be more precise
below the town, as the station is on the plain and Veria is at the top
of a steep hill - 128 metres (420 feet) above sea level.

Local blue buses (€1) and taxis shuttle between the station and town.

Xanthi

(Ξάνθη) Thrace

1 km south of the city centre.

There are 2 trains daily each way between Thessaloniki and Xanthi,
on the Thessaloniki - Alexandroupoli line.

In 2011 all international train services to and from Greece
were suspended due to the Greek economic crisis.

Thessaloniki to/from Sofia, Bulgaria

There is one daily train each way between Thessaloniki and Sofia, the Bulgarian capital.

Route from Thessaloniki:
Thessaloniki - Strimon - Promachon - Kulata - BORDER -
Gen. Todorov - Sandanski - Blagoevgrad - Dupnica - Radomir - Pernik - Zah. fabrika - Sofia

Journey time Thessaloniki - Sofia approximately 7 hours.

Thessaloniki to/from Skopje, Republic of North Macedonia

There are regular trains as well as the daily "Hellas Express" night train from Thessaloniki
to Skopje, Macedonia's capital, then onwards to Belgrade, Serbia and Budapest, Hungary.

Route: Thessaloniki - Gevgelija - Demir Kapija - Negotino Vardar - Veles - Skopje
Then stations to Belgrade and Budapest.

Approximate journey times from Thessaloniki:
Skopje 5 hours; Belgrade 14 hours; Budapest 27 hours.

Fares:
Thessaloniki - Veles one-way 10 Euros, return 16 Euros
Thessaloniki - Skopje one-way 12.20 Euros, return 19.50 Euros
Thessaloniki - Nis, Serbia one-way 22.20 Euros, return 35.50 Euros
Thessaloniki - Belgrade, Serbia one-way 33.80 Euros, return 54,10 Euros

Timetable information in English at the Serbian Railways website:

Thessaloniki to/from Istanbul, Turkey

Train services between Greece and Turkey remain suspended.

It is possible to travel by train via Bulgaria, but it is a very long journey.

At time of writing there are maintenance works on the lines on the Turkish
side of the border which means travelling by bus to Istanbul.

Unless you are planning to visit Bulgaria anyway, or you really, really like train travel,
it is quicker, more convenient and ultimately cheaper to make the journey by bus or plane.

For information about buses between Turkey and Greece,
see Tom Brosnahan's excellent Turkey Travel Planner website:

Port of Thessaloniki

A'Provlita Limenos, Thessalonikis, 54110 Thessaloniki, Greece.

Tel: +30 2 310 593 121

Fax: +30 2 310 510 500

Central Port Authority of Kavala

Odos Averof 1, 65403 Kavala.

Tel: +30 2510 223 691, +30 2510 223 282,
+30 2510 225 192

Fax: +30 2510 223628

Keramoti Harbour Office

Further information about Greek ferries:

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