How to get to Volos, Greece | Volos travel guides

By plane

Volos airport (http://www.volosairport.gr/) VOL is situated in Nea Anchialos, about 30 km SW from the city. Air Berlin (http://www.airberlin.com/...) operates every Monday and every Friday from May to October Flights to/from Berlin, Hamburg, Dusseldorf, Nuremberg, Vienna. Ryanair (http://www.ryanair.com) operates flights from April to October to/from Hahn. Frankfurt, Bergamo Milan, Rome and Charleroi Brussels airport.Lauda Air (http://www.laudaair.com/) operate to/from Vienna.Transavia (http://www.transavia.com/...) operate to/from Amsterdam.Sky Express (http://www.skyexpress.gr/) operates to/from Heraklion and Mykonos.HellasAirlines (http://www.en-gb.flyhella...) will operate to/from Athens, Thessaloniki, Heraklion

It also operates weekly charter flights during the summer, directly from Amsterdam, the UK and Germany.

There are expansion projects of the airport underway, as well as a rail connection from Volos city to the airport. The new airport building is in use since November 2010.

There is a bus connecting airport and Volos bus station (http://www.ktelvolou.gr/dromologia_air_xeim.html). Buses are waiting to pick up travelers after a plane lands, the cost form the airport to Volos Bus station is 5 â¬. Travellers of charter flights are transfered to their accommodation by their travelling agency.If you have a car, the airport parking area charge 8 â¬p/d 47â¬ p/w.

By Regional Coach

Generally, intercity coaches "KTEL" buses KTEL Volou (site in Greek) are by far the most convenient way to travel around Greece, as well as for intra-regional travelling. This is doubly true for travelling to Volos from Athens, where the train takes five hours as opposed to three on the coach.

There is frequent bus service from Athens Liossion Station to Volos about 15 times a day cost is about â¬27 single ticket, â¬47 return ticket, as well as from Thessaloniki bus terminal "Macedonia" to Volos about 10 times a day about â¬ 12. Volos is also connected with daily direct routes to Patras, Ioannina, Larissa, Trikala, Karditsa and to many more places in continental Greece via Larissa. Interurban Bus Terminal is opposite to "Volos info center" near the City Hall, the Railway Station and the Port, on a major hub.

By ship

There are ferry services to Skiathos, Skopelos, and Alonissos.