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Q: How do I get from Thessaloniki city centre to Thessaloniki airport?

Bus 01X, the airport line: €2 for one traveler, 52 min, boarding at Platia Aristotelous stop, buses signed Aerodromio; the 01X starts at the KTEL Makedonia terminal and calls at the New Railway Station on the way. The first one leaves at 05:25 and is at the airport by about 06:17; the last at 21:51.

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2 ways to the airport

The airport publishes no "be there N hours before" figure: it tells you to check your airline's check-in and boarding deadlines. From Aristotelous Square the 01X takes 42 to 52 minutes to the terminal. First departures

Recommended

The cheapest way to the airport. Nothing listed is quicker.

Bus 01X, the airport line

01X · OASTH, for OSETH

52 min rideEvery 25 min05:25–21:51

Platia Aristotelous stopThe departures stop

Non-stop

€2total for 1 adult€2 eachBuy ticketOn OASTH, for OSETH

Pickup, hours & luggage

Boards at. Platia Aristotelous stop, buses signed Aerodromio; the 01X starts at the KTEL Makedonia terminal and calls at the New Railway Station on the way

The EUR 2.00 special-lines ticket, 70 minutes from validation; EUR 1.00 reduced, children up to six free with an adult. The EUR 0.60 ticket, the 10+1 pack and the EUR 2.50 day ticket are not valid on this bus.

Luggage. Free if you can carry it yourself; board by the middle doors and keep it out of the aisle.

Hours. From Aristotelous Square 05:25 to 21:51, every 20 to 25 minutes, every day; 42 to 52 minutes to the terminal. From the KTEL terminal the first is 05:15 and the last 21:40.

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Night only

Night bus 01N

01N · OASTH, for OSETH

48 min rideEvery 30 min22:12–05:00

Platia Aristotelous stopThe departures stop

Non-stop

€2total for 1 adult€2 eachBuy ticketOn OASTH, for OSETH

Pickup, hours & luggage

Boards at. Platia Aristotelous stop, buses signed Aerodromio — the 01N until 00:57, the 1N from 01:27

The same EUR 2.00 special-lines ticket as the 01X, EUR 1.00 reduced, children up to six free; a 30-day card covers it. The ordinary ticket and the day ticket are not valid.

Luggage. Free if you can carry it yourself; board by the middle doors.

Hours. From Aristotelous Square: the 01N at 22:12, 22:42, 23:12, 23:42, 00:12, 00:36 and 00:57, then the 1N at 01:27 and every 30 minutes to 04:27, and 05:00. 41 to 48 minutes to the terminal.

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Fares are the same ticket ridden the other way; the boarding points, hours and, where a ride differs by direction, the ride time are read for this direction. Also runs to the airport, boarding point and hours in town not recorded yet: Pre-booked private transfer. Every way from Thessaloniki airport into Thessaloniki

How do I get from Thessaloniki city centre to Thessaloniki airport?

For one traveler the Bus 01X is the way we recommend: €2 in total, 52 min, boarding at Platia Aristotelous stop. The first one leaves at 05:25 and is at the airport by about 06:17; the last leaves at 21:51. The airport publishes no "be there N hours before" figure: it tells you to check your airline's check-in and boarding deadlines. From Aristotelous Square the 01X takes 42 to 52 minutes to the terminal, so allow an hour for the bus on top of what the airline asks.

First departures

Earliest at the airport first

Bus 01X

First 05:25 from Platia Aristotelous stop, at the airport by about 06:17.

Night bus 01N

First 22:12 from Platia Aristotelous stop, at the airport by about 23:00.

Arrival times add the recorded ride time to the first departure; no walking or waiting is added.

Early flight?

Before the first 01X leaves Aristotelous Square at 05:25, the night buses run: the 01N from the KTEL terminal at 22:00, 22:30, 23:00, 23:30, 00:00, 00:20 and 00:45, then the 1N every 30 minutes from 01:15 to 04:48, passing Aristotelous about twelve minutes later. 41 to 48 minutes to the terminal.

Before you leave for Thessaloniki Airport

From the centre to each way out

How early to be there

Early flights

At the station

No train or metro runs to the airport. From any metro station ride to Mikra, the end of the Kalamaria branch, for bus X3 (EUR 2.00, 21 minutes), or to Nea Elvetia for the 02X; the metro ticket is a separate EUR 0.60 and does not cover the bus.

Where the bus leaves from

In the centre, board the 01X at the Platia Aristotelous stop, buses signed Aerodromio; it starts from the KTEL Makedonia coach terminal and calls at the New Railway Station on the way. From Aristotelous 05:25 to 21:51, every 20 to 25 minutes.

Tickets

Load the EUR 2.00 special-lines ticket at an OASTH ticket office or a station machine before you board; on the bus the machine takes only a bank card or a phone tap. A day ticket or an ordinary EUR 0.60 ticket is not valid on the airport line.

Questions

When is the first Bus 01X from Platia Aristotelous stop?

05:25. It reaches the airport at about 06:17.

How early should I be at Thessaloniki airport?

Where does the Bus 01X leave from in Thessaloniki?

Platia Aristotelous stop, buses signed Aerodromio; the 01X starts at the KTEL Makedonia terminal and calls at the New Railway Station on the way. First departure 05:25, last 21:51.

My flight is early. What runs before the first train?

Arriving instead? Every way from Thessaloniki airport into Thessaloniki