gasparzinho
Traveller
20 comments
Posted 13 years ago
Hello,
I just read that the international railways connections from and to Greece are now canceled.
I'm wondering how i get out of Greece. My plan is go to Rome by flight and get a ferry in Bari to Greece, travel in Greece and then go to somewhere else (like Macedonia-Serbia-Hungary-...)
So, mas question is: How i get out? Or am i cursed to stay in Greece forever? xD
Pardon me if I violated any 'laws' as being in the wrong topic or failing to comply with the rules of this forum . It was not my intention. Simply worries me the state of the greek railways.
Best regards
Peter
Traveller
9333 comments
Hi.
You will have to take buses inside of Greece. They are not too expensive, bit not included in InterRail.
If I remember right, the bus from Patras (where the ferries from Italy arrives) to Athens is something about EUR 10.
Peter :)
gasparzinho
Traveller
20 comments
Hello Peter. Thanks for your help. :)
In fact im planning the route Bari-Igoumenitsa because i want the north of Greece (places like Meteora). In Greece i already found information (buses and train schedules) and where to go, to do and how get in. My problem (and i believe that is the problem of all interrailes who want to go to Greece) is how to get out excluding the ferry way. I'm gonna to Italy and is lost of time return again to Italy by ferry. I want to make the ex-Yuguslavian route... go to Macedonia, Serbia, Bosnia...
Anyone know an alternative way? Otherwise im gonna cancel the Greek trip... :(
Offtopic: I think stupid implement containment measures (due to economic crisis) in which it divests in tourism. Tourism is a source (almost) inexhaustible of fundraising. My country (Portugal) have also recently requested help from the IMF and is not (at least so far) disinvesting in tourism. Quite the contrary ...
Flo
Traveller
10724 comments
Well...there are at least two trains Gevgelija (border town in Macedonia) - Skopje, I'll try to look for timings, please remind me of that. ;)
As far as I know there is no train service anymore Thessaloniki - Idomeni (border town in Greece). So you would need to get a bus to get to Idomeni - Gevgelija. I dont know the timings though. There are also said to be buses operated by Greek companies all the way Thessaloniki - Skopje.
You will find a similar situation on all other Greek border crossings as well - trains only start from the border station of the neighboring country. :|
Flo 8)
gasparzinho
Traveller
20 comments
[quote]Well...there are at least two trains Gevgelija (border town in Macedonia) - Skopje, I'll try to look for timings, please remind me of that. ;)
As far as I know there is no train service anymore Thessaloniki - Idomeni (border town in Greece). So you would need to get a bus to get to Idomeni - Gevgelija. I dont know the timings though. There are also said to be buses operated by Greek companies all the way Thessaloniki - Skopje.
You will find a similar situation on all other Greek border crossings as well - trains only start from the border station of the neighboring country. :|
Flo 8) [/quote]
Thanks Flo.
I'm gonna to the Greek embassy in my country and try to get some information. I sent aswell several emails to greek companies and i'm now waiting. As soon as I get some response (if I get) i'll publish here. I thank all who have some information, that will publish here asap.