Are there trains from Thessaloniki to Athens?

[acamp7]

I would love to travel quickly by train from Thessaloniki to Athens...is this possible?

 

[Jerry s]

There trains between the 2 cities with at least four per day. The trip takes about 4 hours.

 

[efhernandez_]

There trains between the 2 cities with at least four per day. The trip takes about 4 hours.

I've never taken a train in Greece, only bus so I don't know what it's like. Although trains are usually always better! Have you taken it? What was your experience?

 

[Jerry s]

Sorry the only time I used a train in Greece was Metro in Athens . Others have told me about the train, apparently a fast train but it can't be that fast if it takes 4 hours to cover the 500 km. I usually pick up a car at the airport and use that for our stay in Greece, I even take the car of Ferries, most rental companies will not allow that. I use the same mob every time and they allow as long as you tell them what islands you are going .
If you have some time and you can drive, rent a car and go to Meteora, a Unesco listed monastery, it is not far out of the way.

 

[dubai_suzie]

Sorry the only time I used a train in Greece was Metro in Athens . Others have told me about the train, apparently a fast train but it can't be that fast if it takes 4 hours to cover the 500 km. I usually pick up a car at the airport and use that for our stay in Greece, I even take the car of Ferries, most rental companies will not allow that. I use the same mob every time and they allow as long as you tell them what islands you are going .
If you have some time and you can drive, rent a car and go to Meteora, a Unesco listed monastery, it is not far out of the way.

Doesn't sound super fast lol, but fast for Greece! So that's the bright side

 

[k_tsoukalas]

Fast train is supposed to take 3 hours:

First Greek high-speed train journey will be in March

The first upgraded Alstom Avelia Pendolino ETR470 high-speed train has arrived in Thessaloniki, Greece. The first of the five trains, also named ‘white arrows’, will run between Athens and Thessaloniki starting on 25 March 2021 and reduce the journey times from four to three hours. Previously...

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