Travel to Thessaloniki by bus

The Organization of Urban Transportation of Thessaloniki (OASTH) is one of the largest transportation organizations in Greece. It operates an extensive network of routes, 75 in total, that cover every possible destination within the city and the suburbs.
Below are a few of the most useful lines for navigating the city;

• Bus 5 connects Nea Krini to Eleftherias Square, running parallel to the sea and making many stops along the way.
• Buses 6 and 33 take similar routes to Bus 5, starting at Kalamaria and Agios Panteleimon respectively, and ending at Eleftherias Square.
• Buses 22 and 23 pass through the streets of Ano Poli and are perfectly suited for sightseeing.
• Bus 01X connects the city to the International Airport of Thessaloniki, with routes being available from 06:10 to 22:40 every 20 to 25 minutes. Bus 01N is the airport night bus, available from 23:00 to 05:55.

On September 1st, 2009, OASTH launched a special Cultural Route (Bus 50) that takes visitors and citizens alike to some of the most important historical sites in the area. The bus departs from the White Tower for a 50-minute tour around the city’s main cultural monuments. Those include the Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki, the Museum of Byzantine Culture, the Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art, the Church of Agia Sofia, the famous Aristotle Square, and the Rotonda Monument among others. The tour is supported by telematics-based audio-visual material in Greek and English along with printed leaflets.

The city can be easily reached by KTEL bus from Athens, Piraeus, and other regions of the Thessaloniki prefecture. There are daily and very frequent buses from Athens to Thessaloniki and the trip lasts about 6 hours. In Athens, buses depart from Kifissos Bus Station (Bus 051 Omonoia-Kifissos and Bus X93 Athens Airport-Kifissos).

From other towns of Greece, there are either daily or day-after-day itineraries to Thessaloniki. If there is no direct itinerary, then you can go via Athens or another nearby town.

Buses in Thessaloniki arrive at Macedonia KTEL Bus Station which is well connected to the city center by urban buses and taxis.

The most indicative routes from/to Thessaloniki are the following;

• • Athens/Piraeus to Thessaloniki

  Availability: Every day from 06:45 to 23:30
  Price: €42.00

• • Thessaloniki to Asprovalta

  Availability: Every day from 05:30 to 21:00
  Price: €3.70

• • Thessaloniki to Zagkliveri

  Availability: Every day from 07:00 to 20:30
  Price: €2.20

• • Thessaloniki to Petrokerasa

  Availability: Every day at 12:00
  Price: €2.50
  Duration: From 10 to 30 minutes

What is more, Bus 45 connects the Macedonia KTEL Bus Station with the New Railway Station and the Ηalkidiki KTEL Bus Station.
Buses 01X and 01N (Night Bus) connect the Macedonia KTEL Bus Station with the International Airport of Thessaloniki.