BUS / TROLLEYS

BUS / TROLLEYS – City buses and electrical trolley-buses serve Athens and its suburbs. Most vehicles are modern and air-conditioned. Special schedules apply during summer months of July-September. Operating hours vary according to line/day/season, but generally they run between 5:00 a.m. – midnight. There are also five 24-hour lines, 4 airport lines (see above section), and 8 Express lines. You can find routes and maps for every line on this website:

http://www.oasa.gr/routes.php?id=lines_name_1&lang=en

Bus fares listed below (in the Metro section). You can also get additional information by calling 11185 from a Greek phone.

TRAM – during the 2004 Athens Olympics, three tram lines began service (connecting the city center with the southern coast. Here are the lines:

Line 1: Syntagma – SEF (linking downtown Athens to the Peace and Friendship Stadium)

Line 2: Syntagma – Voula (linking downtown Athens to the southern suburb of Voula)

Line 3: Voula – SEF (this line runs along the coastal zone).

In summer, many Athenians choose tram to visit nearby beaches, seaside cafes and clubs.

Operating hours are 5:30 a.m. to 1:00 a.m. and on Fridays and Saturdays it operates approximately from 5:30 a.m. to 2:30 a.m. Information on the Athens Tram, including timetables, can be found on this website:

http://www.stasy.gr/index.php?id=33&no_cache=1&L=1

Tram fares listed below (in the Metro section).