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Ioannina · KTEL Ioannina
The bus from Athens to Ioannina leaves from Athens (KTEL Ioanninon stop) and arrives at Ioannina (KTEL Ioanninon stop).
The journey takes about 5 h 30 min.
KTEL Ioannina sells tickets online, so you can book ahead — or buy at the station before you travel. For times and tickets you can ring KTEL Ioannina on +30 2651 083071.
Every departure on this page in one view — ✓ runs on that weekday every week to the date confirmed below, ◕ on some of those weeks (tap or hover for the dates), — not on that weekday, blank means the operator has not published that far ahead. Tap a row for that departure’s stop-by-stop times.
Departures are confirmed day by day to Sun 4 Oct.
| Departs | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06:30 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — |
| 11:00 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ◕ | ✓ | ✓ |
| 15:30 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| 18:00 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| 20:00 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | ✓ |
Prices from €46.20
The operator publishes this fare for the return journey; fares are the same both ways on almost every route.
Hotels and rooms near the bus stop in Ioannina — open a pin for prices and booking.
Map by Stay22. If you book through it, this site may earn a commission — prices are the same either way.
If the bus times do not fit your day, a hire car from Ioannina is the usual alternative for the villages and beaches the buses do not reach.
Prices compared by Discover Cars. If you book through this link, this site may earn a commission — the price is the same either way.
↔ Scroll the table sideways to see every stop. — means the run does not call there; · means it calls but no time is published; +1 means the following morning.
| Departs | Athens (KTEL Ioanninon stop)Αθήνα | Elefsina (KTEL Ioanninon stop)Ελευσίνα | Megara (KTEL Ioanninon stop)Μέγαρα | Corinth (Isthmos)Κόρινθος | Kiato (KTEL Ioanninon stop)Κιάτο | Xylokastro (KTEL Ioanninon stop)Ξυλόκαστρο | Akrata (KTEL Ioanninon stop)Ακράτα | Aigio (KTEL Ioanninon stop)Αίγιο | Rio (KTEL Ioanninon stop)Ρίο | Antirrio (KTEL Ioanninon stop)Αντίρριο | EvinochoriΕυηνοχώρι | Ex. AitolikouΕξ.Αιτωλικού | Ioannina (KTEL Ioanninon stop)Ιωάννινα |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06:30a | 06:30 | 06:45 | 07:00 | 07:30 | 07:45 | 08:00 | 08:15 | 08:30 | 09:10 | 09:15 | 09:25 | — | 12:00 |
| 11:00b | 11:00 | 11:15 | 11:30 | 12:00 | 12:15 | 12:30 | 12:45 | 13:00 | 13:40 | 13:45 | 13:55 | 14:10 | 16:30 |
| 15:30a | 15:30 | 15:45 | 16:00 | 16:30 | 16:45 | 17:00 | 17:15 | 17:30 | 18:10 | 18:15 | 18:25 | — | 21:00 |
| 18:00b | 18:00 | 18:15 | 18:30 | 19:00 | 19:15 | 19:30 | 19:45 | 20:00 | 20:40 | 20:45 | 20:55 | 21:10 | 23:30 |
| 20:00a | 20:00 | 20:15 | 20:30 | 21:00 | 21:15 | 21:30 | 21:45 | 22:00 | 22:40 | 22:45 | 22:55 | — | 01:30+1 |
Athens (KTEL Ioanninon stop) → Elefsina (KTEL Ioanninon stop) → Megara (KTEL Ioanninon stop) → Corinth (Isthmos) → Kiato (KTEL Ioanninon stop) → Xylokastro (KTEL Ioanninon stop) → Akrata (KTEL Ioanninon stop) → Aigio (KTEL Ioanninon stop) → Rio (KTEL Ioanninon stop) → Antirrio (KTEL Ioanninon stop) → Evinochori → Ex. Aitolikou → Ioannina (KTEL Ioanninon stop)
The line joins the stops in order. It is not the road the bus takes — it is a straight chord between points, so treat it as sequence, not geometry. A hollow, dashed stop marker means the coordinate is a village centre rather than a surveyed bus bay; tap it to see where it came from.
Generated from this page’s own timetable data — every answer reads the same day-by-day calendar as the table above, so it can never say more than the page does.
It depends on the day: Mon–Fri — first 06:30, last 20:00; Sat — first 06:30, last 18:00; Sun — first 11:00, last 20:00 (confirmed to Sun 4 Oct).
Every day (confirmed to Sun 4 Oct).
The operator has published departures to Sun 4 Oct. Beyond that this page cannot tell you what runs: Greek bus operators publish a few weeks ahead, so check back nearer the time.
330 minutes (From the operator's own booking system).
Prices from €46.20 — the fare the operator publishes for the return journey, which is the same both ways on almost every route.
It leaves from Athens (KTEL Ioanninon stop) (Αθήνα). Note the exact terminal — cities with more than one bus station use them for different operators, and they are not interchangeable.