Patras Transportation

On living Patras by car you absolutely must go to Kalavrita.Otherwise, you can try the finicular from the village Diacofto. The landscape is getting more and more mountainous because it becomes the ascent to the mountain.
It is recommended to chose the second possibility, the finicular which is clutching the rails with its 'teeth'.You'll admire the enourmes rocks and the trees hanging from the mountain. Kalavrita is the third one stop of the finicular.

Since August 2004, a bridge connects Patras, with the mainland. The bridge crosses the Gulf of Corinth between Rio, near Patras, and Antirio, on the opposite shore. The bridge was named after Charilaos Trikoupis, a prime minister who first suggested the idea of linking the Peloponnese with mainland Greece by a bridge in this strait.
The bridge is 2,880 m long and 28 m wide. There are two vehicle lanes per direction, an emergency lane and a pedestrian walkway.
The bridge is widely considered to be an engineering masterpiece. For those interested in its construction, there are fascinating pictures on the following link: http://en.structurae.de/structures/data/index.cfm?ID=s0001110

Toll Rates
There are different rates for simple crossing, 10 crossing cards, round trip cards and e-passes. As toll rates may vary along time, check them at
http://www.gefyra.gr/en/index.php

You do not need to catch any train!

All the ferry companies which serve the line Patras-Italy and vice versa, provide for their passengers bus service (of course, NOT free of charge!).Once on board, you should ask at the reception about the bus service to Athens, to put your name on the list and pay the fare (around 15 euros).I travel to Corfu frequently and I always use the bus service, provided by MINOAN LINES or ANEK.

If, for any reason, your ferry company does not provide said service, do not panic: once you desembark from the ferry, you go out of the port area, you cross the port avenue, and at the opposite side, there is the "Patras KTEL Station".KTEL is a magical Greek word, very useful and means "interurban buses" that connect all the Greek cities (Athens included).There are interurban buses evey half an hour to Athens from Patras, so you should not have to worry about!

Taking the train, although feasible, is a "sad story"!Prefer the bus: is quicker and more reliable!

Enjoy your trip to Greece!

There is a ferry from Patras in Greece to Bari in Italy. The company that runs it is called Superfast Ferries. It leaves nightly at 1800 arriving in Bari at 0830 the next morning. The adult price for deck space is 50euro. There are reduced fares of 40 euro if you are a student - or look like one ;)

Patra is a major city and port. This makes it easy to get to by bus from Athens and many nearby cities. Coming by bus is the fastest way to get to Patra from Athens, and buses travel between the cities frequently every day.

B u s services from Patras to Athens (journey time 3 hours) depart every hour.

Also regular services to Cephalonia, Ithaca and Igoumenitsa.
Regular t r a i n services to Athens and major cities.

With car or motorcycle. Always bus available!
The best way to get around Patrai is one! MOTORBIKE!
Papaki or Vespa!
Trast me i know!

By ship (timetables at http://www.paleologos.gr/) or by bus (timetables at http://www.ktel.org/).
By bus (timetables at http://www.ktel.org/).