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Patra is located 216 kilometres west of Athens, on the north-western coast of Peloponnese, at the foot of the Panachaiko mountain and on the coast of the Gulf of Patra.

Driving from Athens take the Korinthos/Patra National Road.

Upon entering Patra (1st exit after the tolls), stay on the right lane that heads to the Centre of Patra, Port.

The distance from Athens to Patra is approximately 216 kilometres.

Upon leaving the Athens International Airport drive along the "Attiki Odos" headed to Elefsina.

Upon exiting the "Attiki Odos" highway you find yourselves on the national road towards Korinthos/Patra.

If you wish to travel by public transport from the Athens International Airport, board the Express Line bus E93 from outside the airport's main building (gates 4-5) and get off at the Kifisos Interurban Bus Station.

Patra is connected to Sterea Ellada by the Rio-Antirio Bridge.

(Distance from Thessaloniki: 490 km)

The New National Road Patra - Korinthos - Athens serves traffic to and from Athens as well as to and from Korinthos, Nafplio, Tripoli, Epidaurus and the rest of the Peloponnese regions.

Special care should be taken when driving along this road because for the greatest part of it there is no barrier separating the two directions.

In Achaia entry and exit junctions for the New National Road are located:

* On the 148th km. (coming from Athens) for Aigeira and Akrata..

* On the 159th Km for Diakofto and Kalavrita.

* On the 172nd km for Aigio.

* On the 182nd km for Loggos.

* On the 206th km for Rio.

The New Patra-Pyrgos National Road leads to Pyrgos, Ancient Olympia, Kyllini (from where you can board the ferry for Kefallonia, Ithaki, Zakynthos) and also to Kalamata.

This road also needs special care because there is no barrier separating the lanes but also because of frequent junctions with local agricultural roads.

Entry/exit junctions for the New Patra -Pyrgos National Road:

* On the 16th km, for the Industrial Area and the Municipality of Vrachnaika.

* On the 20th km, for the Municipality of Olenia.

* On the 23rd km for lower Achaia and the coastal area of Western Achaia.

* On the 30th km for Agios Nikolaos in Spata.

* On the 35.5.th km for Araxos Airport, Metochi and Kalogrias Beach.

The national road "111" connects Achaia with Arkadia (Tripolis) whilst in the Prefecture's interior there is a good road network of asphalt roads to all the villages.

Patra is connected by rail to Athens and Piraeus as well as to Pyrgos and Kalamata.

If you board the train from Piraeus/Kiato (proastiakos) you will need to change at Kiato.

The journey by train from Athens lasts about 3.5-4 hours

The train terminal in Athens is called "Larissa station" (Stathmos Larissis).

A one way ticket costs approximately 10 Euro.

For information about the timetable of the trains that leave from Athens or Patras please visit the official website of Hellenic Railways Organization (OSE) http://www.ose.gr/

1. You can use the metro from the Airport to Syntagma. It leaves every half hour.

When you get to Syntagma you change metro line, from blue line to red line and you get down at Larissa Rail Station (Stathmos Larissis)

The ticket costs about 6 euros and you need about 45 minutes to get there.

2. You can use the bus X95 from the Airport to the city center (Syntagma Square) and then you take the metro (red line) to Larissa Rail Station (Stathmos Larissis).

The bus ticket cost about 3,50 euros and you can use the same ticket for the metro. You need about 1 hour for Larissa Rail Station (depends on the traffic)

For more information:

ΟSΕ Athens: 210 5131601, 5297777

ΟSΕ Patra: 2610 639108-9

Patra is connected to almost the entire Greek territory by interurban buses (KTEL).

In Athens the buses depart from the Kifissos Bus Station and the terminal is called KTEL Peloponissou.

From there you can board buses that go directly to Patra every half hour between 05:00 - 22:00.

A one way ticket costs approximately 12 Euro.

If you decide to reach Patras by bus from Athens, you should go from Athens airport to the Athens central long-distance bus station (Kifissos Bus Station).

You may either get a taxi (costs about 30 Euros) or use the X93 express bus line (costs about 3,50 euros).

For more information visit here

Peloponnese KTEL: Kifisou 100, Athens Tel : 210 5124911

Thessalonica KTEL: 2310 595433

Patras KTEL: 2610 623887

The Port of Patra is connected by a number of daily routes to the following cities:

Ancona, Bari, Brindisi, Trieste, Venice

Kerkira, Igoumenitsa

Zakynthos

Kefallonia

Regular trips by the following companies:

For more information:

Patra Port Authorities: 2610 341002

Patra is served by domestic and international flights by the Araxos Airport, located 45kms from Patra.

There are flights to and from Herakleion (Crete) and Thessalonica as well as International charter flights (especially during the summer months).

Charter flights frequently organised by the following companies:

Araxos National Airport

Tel: 26930-23598, 26930-51524, 26930-51037

BY AIR: There are frequent charter flights from most European countries (see the following table) to Corfu and then directly to Patras by seaplane (40').

Tel. 0030 2610620462

3 flights per day to Patras (http://www.airsealines.com/).

Pandair (England, Holland, Malta, German, Austria )

0030 2661036595

Meander (England,Holland, Belgium, Serbia-Montenegro, Finland, Sweden, Spain,Czech)

0030 2661044953

Interservice (Czech, German, France, Austria, Slovakia)

0030 2661028703

Aviareps (German, England, Belgium, Luxembourg, Cyprus, Finland, France, Switzerland, Italy)

0030 2661022588

You can find more information about Access to Patras, at the following websites: