There are 5 ways to get from Sparta to Meteora by bus, car, plane, or train
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Bus via Athens
best- Take the bus from Sparti to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL
- Take the bus from Athens - KTEL Liosion Street to Trikala
10h 47m€48–62Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Sparti to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL
- Take the train from Athens to PaleofarsalosIc
- Take the bus from Paleofarsalos to Kalambaka
10h 56m€36–46Drive 483.6 km
- Drive from Sparta to Meteora483.6 km
6h€88–128Bus, fly
- Take the bus from Sparti to Kalamata
- Fly from Kalamata International Airport (KLX) to Ioannina National Airport (IOA)KLX - IOA
- Take the bus from Ioannina to Trikala
14h 18m€134–502Bus
- Take the bus from Sparti to Patras
- Take the bus from Patras to Trikala
11h 38m
Kalamata International Airport (KLX) to Ioannina National Airport (IOA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sparta to Meteora is to bus and train which costs €35 - €50 and takes 10h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Sparta to Meteora is to drive which takes 6h and costs €85 - €130.
No, there is no direct bus from Sparta to Meteora. However, there are services departing from Sparti and arriving at Kalampáka via Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL (Άθενς, Λεωφόρου Κηφισού - ΚΤΕΛ ΚΗΦΙΣΟΥ), Athens - KTEL Liosion Street and Trikala. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 47m.
The distance between Sparta and Meteora is 552 km. The road distance is 483.6 km.
The best way to get from Sparta to Meteora without a car is to bus via Athens which takes 10h 47m and costs €45 - €65.
It takes approximately 10h 47m to get from Sparta to Meteora, including transfers.
Sparta to Meteora bus services, operated by KTEL Lakonias, depart from Sparti station.
Sparta to Meteora bus services, operated by KTEL Lakonias, arrive at Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL station.
Yes, the driving distance between Sparta to Meteora is 484 km. It takes approximately 6h to drive from Sparta to Meteora.
There are 824+ hotels available in Meteora.
What companies run services between Sparta, Peloponnese, Greece and Meteora, Greece?
You can take a bus from Sparti to Kalampáka via Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL (Άθενς, Λεωφόρου Κηφισού - ΚΤΕΛ ΚΗΦΙΣΟΥ), Μουσειο Οσε, Athens - KTEL Liosion Street, and Trikala in around 10h 47m.
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- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Kalamata International Airport to Ioannina National Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–460
Flights from Kalamata International Airport to Ioannina National Airport via Thessaloniki, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–550
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Athens to Paleofarsalos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +302731026441
- info@ktel-lakonias.gr
- Website
- ktel-lakonias.gr
Bus from Sparti to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20
- Schedules at
- ktel-lakonias.gr
- Book at
- ktel-lakonias.gr
Bus from Sparti to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- ktel-lakonias.gr
- Book at
- ktel-lakonias.gr
- Phone
- (+30) 24310 73130
- info@ktel-trikala.gr
- Website
- ktel-trikala.gr
Bus from Athens - KTEL Liosion Street to Trikala
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Website
- https://ktel-trikala.gr/en/homepage_en/
- Book at
- https://ktelbus.gr/tri/ticketweb/
Bus from Ioannina to Trikala
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–14
- Website
- https://ktel-trikala.gr/en/homepage_en/
- Book at
- https://ktelbus.gr/tri/ticketweb/
Bus from Patras to Trikala
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €18–25
- Website
- https://ktel-trikala.gr/en/homepage_en/
- Book at
- https://ktelbus.gr/tri/ticketweb/
- Phone
- +30 27210 28581
- info@ktelmessinias.gr
- Website
- ktelmessinias.gr
Bus from Sparti to Kalamata
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- https://www.ktelmessinias.gr/en/homepage-en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.ktelmessinias.gr/en/routes/
- Book at
- https://ktelbus.gr/mes/ticketweb/
- Phone
- +30 26510 25014
- ktelioa@otenet.gr
- Website
- ktelioannina.gr
Bus from Ioannina to Trikala
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Schedules at
- ktelioannina.gr
- Book at
- eticket.ktelioannina.gr
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Bus from Paleofarsalos to Kalambaka
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €3–7
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +30 2610 623 888
- info@ktelachaias.gr
- Website
- ktelachaias.gr
Bus from Patras to Trikala
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €22–27
- Website
- https://www.ktelachaias.gr/en/homepage-en/
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