The KTEL buses and Terminals in Athens

The Ktel companies are regional bus companies and enjoy the monopoly for intercity public bus services around Greece. They are obliged by law to connect with shuttle services every village and settlement, irrelevant how small or remote might be within the boundaries of their region.

Ktel buses, always in an olive green color, are clean, safe and modern with no standing passengers allowed. You have to buy your ticket at the Station before you get on the bus, and you can take a small carry-on bag with you in the cabin. Large luggage has to be stowed in the luggage compartments.

They are two main KTEL terminals in Athens:

the KTEL Terminal Liossion

Located on 260 Liossion St. deserves all KTEL buses lines located and operating north of Athens.

Access to the station:

Visitors departing from the airport can board the X93 bus which heads directly to Liossion bus station.

Visitors starting from Athens can use one of the following buses:

420 from Piraeus station (Green and Blue Metro Line)

A10, B10, 719 from Larissa Station (Red Metro Line)

A10, A11, B10, B11, B12, Γ12, 719, 720 from Attiki station (Green and Blue Metro Line)

For more information about Liossion Station, you can call +30 210 831 7186.

the Kifissos Bus Terminal

Used by the KTEL buses operating south of Athens, mainly involving Peloponnese. Keep in mind that all KTEL bus companies of Greece will either start from or they’ll end their trips to those two bus terminals of Athens.

Access to the station:

Visitors departing from the airport can board the X93 bus which heads directly to Kifissos bus station.

Visitors starting from Athens can use one of the following buses:

420 from Piraeus station (Green and Blue Metro Line)

051 from Metaxourgeio station (Red Metro Line)

052 from Eleonas station (Blue Metro Line)

For more information about Kifissos Station, you can call +30 210 512 4910, +30 210 512 4911 or +30 210 513 2601.

KTEL Attikis Bus termonals

KTEL Attikis deserves all the cities of Attica region. The station is located at 68 Patission Street and Kotsika Street in front of the park of Pedion tou Areos, in downtown Athens. Pay attention because KTEL Attikis buses depart from three different terminals, depending on their final destination.

Depart from the "Nomismatokopio" metro station deserves

a) the port of Rafina and the areas of Nea Makri, Marathon, Grammatikos and Souli

b) the port of Lavrio and the areas of Markopoulo, Kalyvia, Keratea and Porto Rafti depart from the Nomismatokopeio Station of the Blue Metro Line.

Depart from the "Thisseio" metro station deserves

c) Buses heading to Megara, Nea Peramos, Neraki, Loutropyrgos, Elefsina, Alepochori, Kinetta, Vilia, Oinoi, Erythres, Mandra and Porto Germeno have their starting point 180 meters away from the Thiseio Station of the Green Metro Line.

Depart from the Mavromataion Street

d) Buses to Sounio or any other place not mentioned above have their departing point at Mavromataion Street in Pedion tou Areos.

For more information about KTEL Attikis, you can call +30 210 880 8000 or visit www.ktelattikis.gr.