AboutDenny Expertise Greece on a budget, The Islands, Mainland, Athens and its burbs. For the basics on getting around...maybe I can help...I go there yearly and you can`t be as cheap as me .
Experience Worked & lived in Athens area for 5 years. (78-83 Was AFRS Radio Announcer (Denny West)at the time. Last visit: Mar/Sep 2005.
Expert: Denny Date: 5/25/2007 Subject: Italy to Greece via Eurail
Question I'm traveling to Greece from Italy in July. I purchased a Eurail pass can you give suggestions on what lines and cities are best to train out of to get to Athens.
Answer Yiasou Jenelle, Thankyou for the question,
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You can get to Greece using Eurail-ticket from the sea, sailing out of Venice (one or 2 a week), daily in the evenings out of Ancona, Bari and my favorite Brindisi.
These vessels go to Corfu and usually onto Patras. They also may stop or you may want to change at Corfu and go on to IGOMENITSA. From IGO it is an 8-hour bus to Athens from the North.
You can instead (what I would do) go on to PATRAS in the Western Peleponesse. From here there are both busses and trains waiting for you upon debarkation that will take you to Athens in 3 1/2 hrs (BUS), 4 1/2 hrs (train). Whenever you arrive!
