Transport system in Greece: all the vehicles in the area. Different possible ways of getting to various destinations in Greece. Here are considered such kinds of transportation: air, bus, road, rail, water, cable car transportation, tram, trolley, car (rent).

1. Transport in
Greece

2.  Transport in Greece has
undergone significant
changes in the past two
decades, vastly modernizing
the country's infrastructure.
Although ferry transport
between islands remains the
main method of transport
between the nation's islands,
improvements to the road
infrastructure, rail, urban
transport, and airports have
all led to a vast improvement
in transportation. These
upgrades have played a key
role in supporting Greece's
economy, which in the past
decade has come to rely
heavily on the construction
industry.

3. Air
 Athens International Airport
(ATH) handles most
international flights.
 Other international airports
are Crete Heraklion Airport
(HER), Corfu Kerkira Airport
(CFU), Mykonos Airport
(JMK), Kos Airport (KGS),
Rhodes Paradisi Airport
(RHO), and Thessaloniki
Macedonia Airport (SKG).

4.  Greece’s national airline is Olympic Airlines,
connecting with all domestic and some international
airports. Most major airlines fly into Athens.

5. List of numbers of airports
 International airports (15)
 National airports (20)
 Other public use airports (4)
 Military airports (8)
 Closed airports (3)

6. Bus
There are some very
small blue buses that go
through central Athens
on the small interior
streets. The Blue busstops are blue. They can
be called Local Busses.

7.  Yellow Trolleys and
Blue Buses can take
you anywhere in the
city and in the suburbs.
The Trolleys run on
electricity and the stops
are usually yellow.
Tickets cost 1 Euro and
must be bought from a
kiosk or at special
stands in main squares
and at some bus
terminals.

8.  For going to the beach check out Athens Coastal
Tram that goes from Syntagma Square.

9. Airport Buses
 There are several bus lines to and from the
airport. Final destination Main Bus Station.
Athens Airport Buses run 24 hours connecting the
airport with the city centre and the Port of
Piraeus.

10. KTEL Attika Buses
 The Orange uses take you to the countryside of Attiki
outside Athens and it's suburbs.
 There are other light green KTEL buses that go long
distance and leave from two bus stations in Athens.

11. Metro
 Athens Metro system connects the airport with
most points in the city centre, as well as Port of
Piraeus.

12. Athens Subway
& metro Map

13. Taxi
 Taxis are available to/from the airports. There are
additional charges for airport transfers and latenight fares from 01:00am-06:00am, with double
fare from 02:00am-04:00am.

14.  There are about 15 radio taxi companies in Athens.
Some established companies include Athina (tel.
210/921-7942), Express (tel. 210/993-4812),
Parthenon (tel. 210/581-4711), and Piraeus (tel.
210/418-2333-5).

15. Car rent
 Car rent is very spread among the
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tourists and Greeks. Rent of the car
for 7-10 days can start from
approximately 2100 UAH (200 EURO)
and higher. Cars are divided into:
Economy: Chevrolet Matiz, Nissan
Micra etc.
Family: Hyundai I30, Hyundai
Elantra etc.
Luxury: BMW 320i etc.
People carriers: Fiat Doblo, Fiat
Scudo etc.

16. Cable Car
 It's quite an interesting & scenic ride down to the
shore from the town of Thira. Cable Car on
Santorini.

17. Rail
 Eurostar and Rail Europe offer train routes linking
Europe with Greece. There are regular rain
connections between Athens and Thessaloniki with
Macedonia, Bulgaria and Turkey.

18.  Greece’s domestic railway company is Hellenic
Railways Organization Ltd.

19. Water Routes
 The busiest maritime ports for
goods transport are: Eleusis,
Heraklion, Megara, Igoumenitsa
etc. (19)
 The busiest maritime ports for
passenger transport are:
Aegina, Antirrio, Corfu,
Heraklion, Mykonos. (20)
 Prebooking ferries is not
ALWAYS a "must do". Most
ships have free tickets even last
minute. So, many people just
buy ferry tickets upon their
arrival. NEVERTHELESS, this
doesn't apply for local short trips

20. FERRIES
 These are the slowest vessel. Provides the
longest trip time but definitely the most "purist"
one. Simple conventional ferries are the cheapest
option.

21. HIGH SPEED FERRIES
 High speed ferries are big vessels which resemble
more to a cruise ship rather than a slow ferry. Quick,
comfortable, newly built are the best overall option of
sea travel in Greece. Most often a little more
expensive than a slow ferry, do the job quickly and
efficiently. They have an option of a seat: airtype
seat, economy or accommodation.

22. HI-SPEED CATAMARANS
 Catamarans ( Cat's ) are double hulled vessels that
carry about 150 - 500 passengers in airplane style
seats, achieving highest possible speed. This is the
quickest way of doing a route, sometimes in only half
of the time other vessels provide.

23. FLYING DOLPHINS ( HYDROFOILS )
 Imagine a small arrow like vessel, which when
reaching a certain velocity(speed), lifts up from the
sea and gets inclined, going quickly to its
destination. These are "flying dolphins". This is a
small vessel, carrying about 100 - 150 passengers,
doing short interisland trips, lasting about 20 mins 90 mins. They have airplane seats.

24. FERRIES AND
BOATS
Ferries and boats between
islands. Also can be used
in excursions.

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