Thursday, 18 September 2008

How to get from Piraeus Port to Patras

The Question:

hello i am trying to find out how to get from piraeus to patra, i arrive in piraeus at 6 am on a sunday and i have to get to patra the quickest way.
I hope you can help,
thank you ..Dilly


The Answer:

Hello Dilly!
You can reach Patra by train or bus. If you wish to travel by train, then the train station of Piraeus (OSE station) is quite near the exit of the port of Piraeus and you can go on foot. From there you will arrive in approximately 3,5 hours in Patra right in the city center and by its port. If you wish to travel by bus, which is a little bit faster, then you need to reach the Kifissos Suburban bus station (KTEL). The station is quite away from the port and the transportation there is a little bit tricky. You can take the metro (green line) from Piraeus station and take off at Omonia. From you will have to take bus line no.051 and take off at the last station which is at the Kifissos Bus Station. The bus route from Athens to Patra lasts 2.5 hours if you take the express bus. If you do not wish to take all these public means of transport, then I would recommend a taxi to the bus station. It won't take you, depending on the traffic, take you more than 20 minutes to reach the bus station and it will cost you maximum 8 euros.
Hope this helps!

-Stavros

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