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THE CITIES OF MAINLAND GREECE

ATTICA

ATHENS

EPIRUS

CENTRAL GREECE

WEST GREECE

MACEDONIA AND THRACE

Thessaloniki

PELOPONNESE

THESSALY

 

THE ISLANDS OF GREECE

ATTICA

Aegina

Agistri

CRETE

CRETE

CYCLADES ISLANDS

CYCLADES ISLANDS

Amorgos

Andros

Folegandros

Ios

Kea

Kythnos

Mílos

Mykonos

Naxos

Paros

Santorini

Serifos

Sifnos

Syros

Tinos

SOUTH AEGEAN ISLANDS DODECANESE

Kos

Rhodes (Rodos)

Karpathos

NORTH AEGEAN ISLANDS

Chio

Lesbo

Samos

IONIAN ISLANDS

Cephalonia (Kefalonia)

Corfù (Kerkyra)

Ithaca (Ithaki)

Lefkada (Leucas)

Paxos

Zante (Zakynthos)

SPORADES ISLANDS

Skiathos

 

 

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Airports and Flights:

The main Greece airport is Athens International Airport Eleftherios Venizelos. The 15 State International Airports accommodate airplanes of scheduled and non- scheduled airlines from every countries in Europe.

Regarding Domestic Connections, apart from the 15 State International Airports, which cater for domestic flights as well, there are also 25 State Domestic Airports all over the country handling domestic flights. Domestic flights are conducted by Olympic Airlines, Aegean Airlines and Sky Express. 

 

Sea travel:

The country boasts a particularly extensive coastal transportation network serving all Greek islands, the majority of coastal destinations in mainland Greece and certain international ports. Modern ferries doing routes between Greek ports and those of neighbouring Italy, ferries depart from italian ports of Brindisi, Bari, Ancona, Venezia and Trieste to the greecian ports of Patras, Igoumenitsa and Corfù.

GREECE - ITALY:

Agoudimos Lines: Brindisi-Igoumenitsa.

Anek Lines: Patra-Igoumenitsa-Ancona, Patra-Corfu-Igoumenitsa-Venice.

Blue Star Ferries:  Patra-Igoumenitsa-Bari.

HML: Patra-Brindisi.

Fragline: Igoumenitsa-Corfu-Brindisi.

Med Link Lines: Patra-Brindisi.

Minoan Lines: Patra-Igoumenitsa-Ancona, Patra-Corfu-Igoumenitsa-Venice.

Superfast Ferries: Patra-Ancona, Patra-Igoumenitsa-Bari.

Ventouris Ferries: Igoumenitsa-Corfu-Bari.

Poseidon Lines: Patra-Ancona.

GREECE - CYPRUS - ISRAEL - EGYPT:

Salamis Lines Ltd: Piraeus-Limassol.

GREECE - TURKEY:

Aegean Shipping Company: Rhodes-Marmaris.  

Anka Travel: Rhodes-Marmaris.

Miniotis Line: Chios-Tsesme.

Sunrise Shipping: Chios-Tsesme.

By Ship Travel: Samos-Kusadasi, Kos-Bodrum.

DOMESTIC CONNECTIONS:

About domestic connection ferries and speedy vessels carry out numerous and regular connections between the central harbours of Attica, Piraeus and Rafina and the islands, in addition, other harbours of Attica and continental Greece, as Patras, Kyllini, Thessaloniki, Igoumenitsa, Alexandroupolis, Kavala, Volos, etc. are connected by ship with the islands. Most domestic routes take place every day and throughout the year. Piraeus and Rafina are the two basic ports for the connection of the Greek mainland with the islands of the Aegean and with Crete.

Buses:

International connections: Many European cities have bus schedules to Greece. The buses usually arrive in the city of Athens, near the train station of Larissis. Most major international routes are operated by OSE (the Greek rail operator).

National connections: The buslines and buses of Greece are cheap and convenient. Most buses are operated by KTEL, it serves the majority of routes with buses operating throughout the country.

Trains:

Greece's railway network is approximately 2,500 km long, covering a large part of the mainland and linking the country with central Europe and Turkey.   

Taxis:

Greek taxis are very cheap by European standards. All licensed taxis are equipped with metres (the fare is charged per km) and display a card detailing the latest valid tariffs and surcharges.

 

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