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a> Airplanes

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Achaia is connected with domestic and international flights through Araxos International Airport located 45 km away from Patras. Especially during the summer months, a number of charter flights to and from abroad are scheduled, while domestic routes include flights to and from Heraklion (Crete) and Thessaloniki.
Phone numbers: 26930-54000 26930-54007,54008,54009, 23598

  

b> Trains

Achaia is linked by rail to Athens, Piraeus and the airport Eleftherios Venizelos and with the cities of Pyrgos and Kalamata. If you board the train from Pireaus / Athens (suburban) you will need to change train at Kiato to get to Patras. Information about the routes can be found at Hellenic Train Organisation (OSE): http://www.trainose.com/content/wizards
by filling fields Departure and Destination.
OSE Athens phone: 210 5131601, 5297777
OSE Patras phone: 2610 639108-9

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c> Ships

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The port of Patras is connected dailyto the following destinations
Italy: Ancona, Bari, Brindisi, Trieste, Venice
Greece: Corfu, Igoumenitsa, Zakynthos, Kefalonia
Also, the Ionian islands are accessible by ferry from Kyllini.
More information can be found at the following numbers:
Patras Port Authority: 2610 341002
Rio Port Authority: 2610 991203
Kyllini Port Authority: 26230 92211, 26950 28117

Also, the Rio ferry connects Achaia to Aitoloakarnania and Antirio and the port of Aigio has a route for Saint Nicholas of Fokida by ferry. Of course, after the bridge "Harilaos Trikoupis" traffic on the ferries has been decreased.

d> Buses

Achaia is connected by coach (bus) with almost whole Greece.
From Athens, buses to Achaia depart from Kifisos Bus Station every half hour between 5:00 to 22:00.
If you wish to travel by public transport from the Athens International Airport, the main airport building (doors 4-5) take Express Line E93, and get off the bus at Kifisos.
More information:
Peloponnese Bus Station: Kifissos 100, Athens. Tel: 210 5124911
KTEL Thessaloniki: 2310 595433
Patras Bus Station: 2610 623887

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Also within the city of Patras there is a continuous bus service to various areas. More information on phone 2610 279089 and the website
http://www.poas.gr/ktel/ktelast-patras.gr/

e> Taxi

alt Visitors can also use taxis for travelling within and outside urban centers. Taxis can be found stationed at various points. You can contact taxi services at the following numbers:
18 300 2610 346 700 2610 346 700

e> Car

Achaia visitor can come from Athens via the National Road Korinthos / Patras:
Driving from Athens, take the Highway Korinthos / Patras. The National Road Patras - Corinth - Athens serving the transportation to and from Athens and to and from Corinth, Nafplion, Tripoli, Epidavros and the rest of the Peloponnese. The road requires great attention from drivers, as accidents have happened several times. At the entrance of the city of Patras (first exit after the toll), keep right towards the center of Patras Port. The distance between Athens and Patras is approximately 216 km		 alt

From Athens International Airport Eleftherios Venizelos:
Leaving the Athens International Airport, drive on "Attiki Odos", with the direction to Elefsina.
At the exit from the "Attiki Odos", you're on the highway to Corinth / Patras.
From Central Greece, Patras is connected by road via the bridge of Rio - Antirion "Harilaos Trikoupis".
The New National Road Patras - Pyrgos leads to the city of Pyrgos, Ancient Olympia, Kyllini and Kalamata. Also, on this route the driver must be extremely careful because it has a dividing strip, and also has junctions connecting with rural roads.
This Highway "111" connects Achaia with Arcadia (Tripoli), while inside the county there is a good road network with surfaced roads to all villages which are also major attractions of the prefecture.
Finally, visitors can rent a car for transportation, from the usual car rental agencies.