There are 4 ways to get from Athens to Pýlos by bus or car
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Pýlosbus
5h€30–45Bus via Corinth
cheapest- Take the bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Isthmosbus
- Take the bus from Isthmos to Pýlosbus
6h 51m€19–35Drive 275.2 km
- Drive from Athens to Pýloscar 275.2 km
3h 27m€50–72Bus via Kalamata
- Take the bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Kalamatabus Express
- Take the bus from Kalamata to Pýlosbus
5h 34m€32–44
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Pýlos is to bus via Corinth which costs €18 - €35 and takes 6h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Pýlos is to drive which takes 3h 27m and costs €50 - €75.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL and arriving at Pýlos. Services depart three times a day, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 5h.
The distance between Athens and Pýlos is 273 km. The road distance is 275.2 km.
The best way to get from Athens to Pýlos without a car is to bus which takes 5h and costs €30 - €45.
The bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Pýlos takes 5h including transfers and departs three times a day.
Athens to Pýlos bus services, operated by KTEL Messinias, depart from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL station.
Athens to Pýlos bus services, operated by KTEL Messinias, arrive at Pýlos station.
Yes, the driving distance between Athens to Pýlos is 275 km. It takes approximately 3h 27m to drive from Athens to Pýlos.
There are 713+ hotels available in Pýlos.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Pýlos, Peloponnese, Greece?
KTEL Messinias operates a bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Pýlos 3 times a day. Tickets cost €30–45 and the journey takes 5h.
- Phone
- +30 27210 28581
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktelmessinias.gr
Bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Pýlos
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://www.ktelmessinias.gr/en/homepage-en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.ktelmessinias.gr/en/routes/
Bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Kalamata
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- https://www.ktelmessinias.gr/en/homepage-en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.ktelmessinias.gr/en/routes/
Bus from Kalamata to Pýlos
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://www.ktelmessinias.gr/en/homepage-en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.ktelmessinias.gr/en/routes/
- Phone
- +30 27410 754 10
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktelkorinthias.gr
Bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Isthmos
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- https://www.ktelkorinthias.gr/
Bus from Isthmos to Pýlos
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- https://www.ktelkorinthias.gr/
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- Phone
- +30 27520 27423
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktelargolida.gr
Bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Isthmos
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €7–16
- Website
- https://www.ktelargolida.gr/en/homepage-en/?module=default&pages_id=3&lang=en
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