Getting to Larissa
Trying to help you in making your visit in our country an "easy story" :), we are giving you some useful information about your trip from ATHENS TO LARISSA and from THESSALONIKI TO LARISSA.
Distances
362 Kilometers Northwest from Athens and 153 Kilometers Southwest from Thessaloniki
Bus connection
Info about travelling by bus
- Thessaloniki Bus terminal Tel: +30 2310 544133
- Larissa Bus terminal Tel: +30 2410 537777
you can also visit http://www.ktel.org/ and http://www.ktellarisas.gr/
Train
From Athens to Larissa and from Thessaloniki to Larissa
Info about the train's itinerary
- Athens Railway Station Tel: +30 210 5297777
- Thessaloniki Railway Station Tel: +30 2310 598114-5
- Larissa Railway Station Tel: +30 2410 236250
- If you are in Greece, you can also dial the Call Centre of Hellenic Railways at 1110 or visit the official Hellenic Railways website at http://www.ose.gr/
A. ARRIVING AT ATHENS
After arriving at the International Airport of Athens named "Eleftherios Venizelos", you can use:
1. TRAIN TO LARISSA.
Departures to Larissa with the fast train (Intercity) as following:
06:50, 07:50 (Express), 10:50, 13:20, 15:45, 19:22 (Express), 20:40
2. BUS (ΚΤΕL) TO LARISSA.
Departures to Larissa as following:
07:30, 10:00, 13:00, 15:00, 16:30 (only Friday and Sunday), 18:00,19:00 (only Friday and Sunday), 22:00
Please check in advance for changes in the timetables!
3. Of course in any case you can rent a car from the Airport, and drive to Larissa. All the big Companies are represented. The distance is about 360 Km and it will take you almost 3,5 hours.
HOW TO GET to the Larissa RAIL STATION (Stathmos Larissis) in Athens
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)
HOW TO GET to the Larissa BUS STATION (KTEL) in Athens
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 Attiki station.
From Attiki metro station you follow the exit to LIOSION street. After a short walk you will find the LARISSA BUS STATION (KTEL).
The ticket costs about 6 euros and you need about 1 hour to get there.
2. Also you can use a taxi from the airport or from Attiki Line.
B. ARRIVING AT THESSALONIKI
You can take a taxi or a bus from MAKEDONIA airport to reach Bus or Rail Station.
Departures as following:
1. TRAIN TO LARISSA:
07:20 (Express), 10:20, 11:45, 14:50, 18:50 (Express)
2. BUS (ΚΤΕL) TO LARISSA:
08:00, 09:30, 10:00 (only Sunday), 11:00, 12:00, 13:00, 14:00, 15:00,16:00, 17:00, 18:00, 19:00, 20:30, 21:45
Please check in advance for changes in the timetables.
3. In this case, you can also rent a car from Thessaloniki. The distance is about 170 Km, and it takes almost 2 hours.
