A6 motorway (Greece)

A6 motorway
A6 motorway
Αυτοκινητόδρομος 6
Attiki Odos
Route information
	Part of E94
Length	48 km (30 mi)
Major junctions
West end	Eleusis (A8)
East end	Athens International Airport
Location
Country	Greece
Regions	Attica
Major cities	Athens
Highway system
	Highways in Greece; Motorways; National Roads;

The A6 motorway, also known as the Attiki Odos (Greek: Αττική Οδός),^[1]^[2] is a toll motorway in Greece that forms the backbone of the motorway system in Athens, also known as the Attiki Odos after the concessionaire. Connecting Eleusis in the west with the Athens International Airport in the east, it forms the northern beltway of Athens. The length of the motorway is 48 kilometres (30 mi).

History

Construction of the motorway began in 1996. Part of the motorway was opened along with the Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport to which it connects, in 2001. It started from the Gerakas interchange and led to the airport.

In September 2002, construction of the Athens Suburban Railway railway started, in the large median of the motorway. The railway was opened in 2004. In early 2003, the A6 was opened from the Kifisias Avenue Interchange to Eleftherios Venizelos Airport. In November 2003, the western part opened from the junction with the A8 to Kifisias Avenue.

Tolls

Toll stations are located at the interchanges leading to the Attiki Odos motorway and the toll fare is paid when entering the motorway. The fare is the same regardless of the length of journey but depends on vehicle category. Drivers can pay either by cash, e-pass or a special account card; for motorbikes and cars the standard toll fares are €1.25 and €2.50 respectively.

Exit list

Westbound to Elefsina

Highway interchange 11 in the northern suburb of Marousi.

Attiki Odos coming through Marousi, outside Athens Mall.

Interchange at the Attiki Odos Airport Entrance

Attiki Odos at night

The exits of the A6 motorway:^[3]^[4]

Notes
	Under construction
	Planned

Regional unit	Exit	Name	Destinations	Notes/Also as
West Attica		Eleusis interchange	A8 E94 to Corinth, Patras	Western terminus of the A6
	1	Mandra	GR-3 E962 to Erithrai	E94
	2	Magoula		E94
	3	Agios Loukas	A13 to Thebes	Unbuilt
	4	Aspropyrgos		E94
	5	Egaleo interchange	Egaleo Beltway	E94
	6	Filis Ave., Ano Liosia		E94
	7	Dimokratis Ave., Acharnes		E94
North Athens	8	Metamorfosi interchange	A1 E75 to Lamia, Piraeus	E94
	9	Irakleio		E94
	10	Kymis Avenue		E94
	11	Kifisias Avenue, Marousi	GR-1 GR-83 to Kifissia	E94
	12	Pentelis Avenue		E94
	13	D. Plakentias Avenue interchange	A621	E94
East Attica	14	Anthousa		E94
	15	Marathonos Ave., Pallini	GR-54 to Rafina	E94
	16/Y7	Leontario [el] interchange	A62 to Kaisariani	E94
	17	Kantza		E94
	18	Paiania		E94
	20/K2	Athens International Airport interchange	A64 to Airport	Eastern terminus of the A6
	Planned motorway to Lavrio

References

^ Lialios, Giorgos (12 January 2016). "Αλλαξε η λίστα των αυτοκινητόδρομων" [The list of motorways has changed]. Kathimerini (in Greek). Athens: Kathimerini Publishing. Archived from the original on 9 December 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
^ Ministerial Decision DOY/oik/5776/2015 (FEK AAP' 253/21.12.2015, pp. 2098–2099).
^ "Maps of Junctions". Attiki Odos. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
^ "Exit list A6". Motorway Exitlists. Retrieved 21 February 2015.

External links

[ekath-20160112-1] Lialios, Giorgos (12 January 2016). "Αλλαξε η λίστα των αυτοκινητόδρομων" [The list of motorways has changed]. Kathimerini (in Greek). Athens: Kathimerini Publishing. Archived from the original on 9 December 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2024.

[road-numbers-20151204-2] Ministerial Decision DOY/oik/5776/2015 (FEK AAP' 253/21.12.2015, pp. 2098–2099).

[3] "Maps of Junctions". Attiki Odos. Retrieved 21 February 2015.

[exitlists-4] "Exit list A6". Motorway Exitlists. Retrieved 21 February 2015.

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