Athens Kifissos Bus Terminal

Athens "Kifissos" Bus Station, also known as KTEL Kifissos Bus station, is the busiest intercity bus station in Athens. It is the largest bus terminal in Athens and the second-largest in Greece, the largest being the Thessaloniki "Macedonia" Intercity Bus Station. It is located in Peristeri towards Kifissou Avenue or European route E75. There are a lot of routes to Peloponnese, Epirus, Macedonia and Ionian Islands. For Thessaly and Central Greece there are routes from the second intercity Bus Station of Athens in Patisia known as "Athens Liosion Bus Station". Both of these stations will be replaced with the new Central bus station being built in Eleonas.

Athens "Kifissos" Bus Station
Kifissos Bus Terminal (2017)
General information
LocationLeof. Kifisou 100, Peristeri, Athina 104 42, Greece
Greece
Coordinates37°59′52″N 23°41′58″E / 37.997769°N 23.69931°E / 37.997769; 23.69931
Owned byKTEL
ConnectionsOASA bus connections: X93 (Airport Express), 051 (Metaxourghio metro station and Omonoia square), 052 (Elaionas Metro station), 420 (Piraeus port)
Construction
Platform levels1
ParkingNo
Bicycle facilitiesNo
History
Opened1967
Passengers
12 million annually
Location
Athens is located in Greece
Athens
Athens
Location within Greece

The bus station is used exclusively by KTEL buses. According to the latest available data, the station serves daily 24–44 thousands of passengers and around 12 million passengers annually. Due to the construction of new highways such as the A5 Ionia Odos and the A8 Olympia Odos, the routes have increased by 30% since 2009. The main buildings of the station are old and inadequate for a central bus station of a city like Athens. Inside the station, there are 63 ticket offices, some cafeterias and kiosks, and public toilets.

Athens International Airport is connected directly to bus station by OASA bus route X93 (operated by OSY). The buses set down passengers at the departures level and depart from the arrivals level of the airport, between exits 4 and 5. Bus route 051 connects the bus station with the Metaxourgeio metro station of Line 2 and Omonoia square and Omonoia metro station interchange station of Lines 1 and 2. Bus route 052 connects directly the bus station and the Elaionas metro station of Line 3. Bus route 420 connects the station and the port of Piraeus.

New Athens intercity bus station

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Plans have been approved for building a new central bus station in Eleonas, Athens which will be serving all routes in Greece. The new spacious bus station is going to have a surface of 66,400 m2 (715,000 sq ft) and will serve 15 million passengers annually. The new station will be next to Eleonas Metro stop on Line 3 providing connecting access to central Athens, Piraeus port and Athens International Airport.

Construction works are scheduled to begin in 2024 and the whole station will be operational in 2026. The total cost of the project is estimated at 180 million euros.[1]

Destinations

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Buses Cities
KTEL Achaias Aigio, Akrata, Kalavryta, Patras
KTEL Attikis Megara
KTEL Argolidos Argos, Epidaurus, Nafplion
KTEL Artis Arta, Filippiada
KTEL Arkadias Andritsaina, Astros, Leonidio, Megalopoli, Tripoli, Tropaia
KTEL Aitoloakarnanias Aitoliko, Agrinio, Amfilochia, Astakos, Katouna, Makryneia, Missolonghi, Nafpaktos, Palairos, Plagia, Thermo, Vonitsa
KTEL Thesprotias Igoumenitsa, Paramythia
KTEL Thessalonikis Thessaloniki
KTEL Ioannina Ioannina
KTEL Imathias Veria
KTEL Kavalas Kavala
KTEL Kozanis Kozani
KTEL Grevena Grevena
KTEL Florina Florina
KTEL Pellis Edessa
KTEL Xanthis Xanthi
KTEL Evrou Alexandroupolis, Orestiada
KTEL Rodopis Komotini
KTEL Serron Serres
KTEL Kastoria Kastoria
KTEL Korinthias Agioi Theodoroi, Corinth, Kiato, Loutraki, Nemea, Thessaloniki, Xilokastro
KTEL Messinias Gargalianoi, Kalamata, Kyparissia, Messini
KTEL Zakynthou Zakynthos (via Kyllini) (by boat)
KTEL Lefkadas Lefkas
KTEL Kerkyras Corfu, Igoumenitsa (by boat)
KTEL Dramas Drama
KTEL Lakonias Areopoli, Gerolimenas, Gythion, Monemvasia, Neapoli, Skala, Sparti
KTEL Ilias Ancient Olympia, Amaliada, Gastouni, Kato Achaia, Kyllini, Pyrgos, Zacharo

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "40,000 passengers per day: A new central bus station will be built in Athens - Athens News". 2023-06-11. Retrieved 2023-06-12.