GREECE railway | Patras / Thessaloniki / Athens / Istanbul

baobab
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Posted 15 years ago

If you have a valid student card bring it with you it may save you some money ;)

[b]Patras - Athens [/b]

5.43 IC
8.05
10.34 IC
13.05
14.35 IC
17.05
19.35 IC
20.20
03.10

All trains leave Patras and reach Kiato then you change to Suburban train that ends in Athens.

IC - Intercity train costs 12 Euros (economy class / first class can be bought on a fee) and route lasts approx. 3.30 hours
Plain train - costs 8.80 Euros (economy class / first class can be bought on a fee) route lasts approx. 4 hours


[b]Athens - Thessaloníki[/b]

6.50 IC
7.50 ICE
9.30
10.50 IC
13.20 IC
14.50 IC
19.29 ICE
20.40 IC
22.55 Bed train *
23.59

Plain trains cost 15 Euros (economy class / first class can be bought on a fee) and route lasts approx. 6 hours
IC Trains cost 35.50 (economy class / first class can be bought on a fee) and route lasts approx. 5 hours
ICE Trains cost 48.40 Euros (economy class / first class can be bought on a fee) and route lasts approx. 4.25 hours

* Prices per cabin with
6 beds - 23,70 Euros
4 beds - 27,80 Euros
3 beds - 32,40 Euros
2 beds - first class 42,10 / second class 30,50
1 bed - first class 53,70 / second class 44,60
Bed train route normally lasts more than 6 hours so train arrives early in the morning in Thessaloníki


[b]Thessaloníki - Istanbul [/b]
Daily route train No.444Ε Departs 19.38 Arrives 08.04

[b]Istanbul - Thessaloníki[/b]
Daily route train No.445Τ Departs 21.00 Arrives 09.35


[b]Useful sites[/b]

OSE (ΟΣΕ) main site
[u]http://www.ose.gr/[/u]

Suburban (Προαστιακός) main site
[u]http://www.proastiakos.gr/[/u]

Public Buses in Athens
[u]http://www.oasa.gr/[/u]

Public Buses in Thessaloníki
[u]http://www.oasth.gr/[/u]

Metro Athens
[u]http://www.ametro.gr/[/u]

Athens International Airport Eleftherios Venizelos (ATH)
[u]http://www.aia.gr/[/u]

Super Fast Ferries
[u]http://www.superfast.com/[/u]

Minoan Lines
[u]http://www.minoan.gr/[/u]

Public Buses in Greece (KTEL ΚΤΕΛ)
[u]http://www.ktel.org/[/u]

Greek National Tourist Organization (EOT)
[u]http://www.gnto.gr/[/u]

New Acropolis Museum
[u]http://www.newacropolismuseum.gr/[/u]

[b]Useful Phones[/b]

OSE - ΟΣΕ call center
1110

OSE - ΟΣΕ telephone for disabled people help and infos on
0030-210-5298838

Call center for complains for tourists from national tourist organization
1572

Tourist Police call center (24hours help and complains in greek german english french)
171

Ambulance
166

Police
100

SOS Doctors (not public but better support for non greek speakers)
1016