Travel to Greece

Main Roads in Greece

Greece 's road network covers 117,000 kilometres in total (mainland and islands) and can be divided into the following categories:

• Motorways
• National roads and highways
• Main road network (road connections between prefectures)
• Asphalted roads
• Main dirt roads (connecting communities)
• Other dirt roads (forest roads, rough roads, secondary connections)

The main road axes are listed below, followed by the European road number in brackets:

• Athens - Thessaloniki (E 75)
• Athens - Corinth (E 94)
• Corinth - Patras (E 65)
• Corinth - Tripoli - Kalamata (E 65)
• Patras - Pyrgos - Olympia (E 55)
• Thessaloniki - Kavala - Alexandroupoli (E 90)
• Igoumenitsa - Alexandroupoli (Egnatia Odos Motorway)
• Chania - Agios Nikolaos (Crete E 75)

Ferry lines to Greece

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. The Greek fleet, consisting of all types of vessels (passengers ships, ferry boats, hydrofoils, etc) operating on domestic and international routes, has undergone major refurbishment, thus ensuring travellers speedy, reliable and enjoyable travel.

For more detailed information per category, please consult:

• Domestic Routes
• International Routes
• Ferry Companies for Domestic Routes
• Ferry Companies for International Routes

Nowadays there are 44 airports operating in Greece which fall into three categories:

• State International Airports
• State Domestic Airports
• Municipal Airports

International connections

The 15 State International Airports accommodate airplanes of scheduled and non-scheduled airlines (especially during the summer) as well as charter flights, and handle approximately 82% of the tourists who arrive annually in Greece.

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. During the summer months, due to the increased passenger traffic, the above-mentioned companies carry out extra flights to the existing destinations while they also include in their programmed flights direct connections between popular tourist destinations. For this reason, it would be wise to obtain information either from the air companies or your tour operator before booking.