There are 4 ways to get from Sofádes to Athens by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Paleofarsalos to AthensIc
3h 20m€29–38Bus
- Take the bus from Sofades to Athens - KTEL Liosion Street
4h 42mDrive 277.5 km
- Drive from Sofádes to Athens277.5 km
2h 56m€51–73Bus, fly
- Take the bus from Sofádes to Ioannina
- Fly from Ioannina National Airport (IOA) to Athens International Airport (ATH)IOA - ATH
6h 22m€92–180
Ioannina National Airport (IOA) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sofádes to Athens is to train which costs €28 - €40 and takes 3h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Sofádes to Athens is to drive which takes 2h 56m and costs €50 - €75.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Sofades and arriving at Athens - KTEL Liosion Street. Services depart four times a day, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 4h 42m.
The distance between Sofádes and Athens is 294 km. The road distance is 277.5 km.
The best way to get from Sofádes to Athens without a car is to train which takes 3h 20m and costs €28 - €40.
It takes approximately 3h 20m to get from Sofádes to Athens, including transfers.
Sofádes to Athens bus services, operated by KTEL Karditsas, depart from Sofades station.
The best way to get from Sofádes to Athens is to train which takes 3h 20m and costs €28 - €40. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 4h 42m.
Sofádes to Athens bus services, operated by KTEL Karditsas, arrive at Athens - KTEL Liosion Street station.
Yes, the driving distance between Sofádes to Athens is 277 km. It takes approximately 2h 56m to drive from Sofádes to Athens.
What companies run services between Sofádes, Greece and Athens, Greece?
Hellenic Train S.A. operates a train from Paleofarsalos to Athens twice daily. Tickets cost €12–18 and the journey takes 3h. Alternatively, KTEL Karditsas operates a bus from Sofades to Athens - KTEL Liosion Street 4 times a day, and the journey takes 4h 42m.
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- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Ioannina National Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–140
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Paleofarsalos to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +30 24410 21411
- info@ktel-karditsas.gr
- Website
- ktel-karditsas.gr
Bus from Sofades to Athens - KTEL Liosion Street
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- https://www.ktel-karditsas.gr/en/homepage_en/
- Book at
- https://ktelbus.gr/kard/ticketweb/
- Phone
- +30 26510 25014
- ktelioa@otenet.gr
- Website
- ktelioannina.gr
Bus from Sofádes to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Schedules at
- ktelioannina.gr
- Book at
- eticket.ktelioannina.gr
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