| STATE
RAILWAY TRAINS |
| Offices: |
Karolou 1, Omonia
210 522 2491
Sina 6, Syntagma 210 362 4402
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Domestic
Schedules
International Schedules |
210
323 6273-4
210 362 8370 / 210 323 6747 |
Departures (recorded in Greek) dial 145 domestic and 147
international
There are two railway
stations in Athens serving mainland Greece. Inter-city
train services have improved over the past ten years and
an efficient service runs between Athens and
Thessaloniki in the north of Greece.
Larissa
Station (31 Theodorou Deliyianni) is at the
west end of Akti Kondili in Piraeus and can be reached
by taking trolley no 1 from Panepistimiou St. Trains
leave from here for Thessalonika and Alexandroupolis as
well as for international
destinations
Phone Bookings: 210 529
7313 Credit card payments are accepted over the phone
and tickets will be delivered by courier (three days
notice required). Group tickets will be delivered free
of charge provided that their combined value exceeds
Euro 88.04.
Sleepers are available
on overnight trains in either single, double or triple
compartments (some space in compartments with up to six
berths) and cars can be loaded on board for Thessaloniki
although it should be noted that space for this service
is limited.
Peloponnese
Station (Theodorou Deliyianni & 3
Sidirodromon) is at the east end of Akti Kondili in
Piraeus and can be reached by taking bus no 57 from
Panepistimiou. This is the main station for departures
for the Peloponnese. |