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Kalamata → Thessaloniki (Macedonia terminal) bus route info
The operator lists this route as “Kalamata - Lamia - Larisa - Thessaloniki”
The bus from Kalamata to Thessaloniki leaves from Kalamata and arrives at Thessaloniki (Macedonia terminal). The departure point is the bus station at Artemidos 7, 24100 Kalamata — phone numbers, hours and directions are on the station page.
The journey takes roughly 7 h 50 min — our estimate from the route’s length, as the operator does not publish a travel time.
KTEL Messinias sells tickets online — bookings are currently open for travel dates up to 30 September 2026. That is how far ahead the booking system sells, not when buses stop running.
Kalamata to Thessaloniki (Macedonia terminal) bus times, by day
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 | — | ✓ | — | — | — | — | — |
| 09:30 | — | — | — | ✓ | — | — | ✓ |
Fares from Kalamata
To each stop on the way, in travel order, where the operator prices it.
| Thessaloniki (Macedonia terminal) | around €77.80 |
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Things to do in Thessaloniki
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Car hire in Thessaloniki
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Full stop-by-stop times, every departure
2 departures, stop by stop
↔ 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. A ? means we do not know. This operator’s timetable names the town rather than each stop inside it, so for the other stops in that town it neither confirms nor denies the call — and we would rather say so than guess either way.
| Departs | KalamataΚΑΛΑΜΑΤΑ (ΚΤΕΛ) | PapadakouΠΑΠΑΔΑΚΟΥ | KanariΚΑΝΑΡΗ | ForousΦΟΡΟΥΣ | TsoliΤΣΟΛΗ | 5o GYMNASIO5ο ΓΥΜΝΑΣΙΟ | KareliaΚΑΡΕΛΙΑ | Asprochoma EkklisiaΑΣΠΡΟΧΩΜΑ ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ | PappaΠΑΠΠΑ | OaedΟΑΕΔ | ASPROXOMAΑΣΠΡΟΧΩΜΑ | Aei Kalamatas Proin (TEI campus)ΑΕΙ ΚΑΛΑΜΑΤΑΣ(ΠΡΩΗΝ ΤΕΙ) | AntikalamosΑΝΤΙΚΑΛΑΜΟΣ | Epeigonta (hospital)ΝΟΣΟΚΟΜΕΙΟ ΕΠΕΙΓΟΝΤΑ | Sperchogeia 1ΣΠΕΡΧΟΓΕΙΑ 1 | PraktikerΠΡΑΚΤΙΚΕΡ | Thouria 1ΘΟΥΡΙΑ 1 | Thouria 2ΘΟΥΡΙΑ 2 | Thouria 3ΘΟΥΡΙΑ 3 | Aithaia 1ΑΙΘΑΙΑ 1 | Aithaia 2ΑΙΘΑΙΑ 2 | Aipeia 1ΑΙΠΕΙΑ 1 | Antheia 1ΑΝΘΕΙΑ 1 | Antheia 2ΑΝΘΕΙΑ 2 | Antheia 3ΑΝΘΕΙΑ 3 | Ariochori 2 SkourasΑΡΙΟΧΩΡΙ 2 (ΣΚΟΥΡΑΣ) | AG.KONASTANTINOS 1(xwrio)ΑΓ.ΚΩΝΣΤΑΝΤΙΝ 1(ΑΡΦΑΡΑ) | ArfaraΑΡΦΑΡΑ ΚΕΝΤΡΟ | Ag. Floros 1ΑΓ. ΦΛΩΡΟΣ 1 | Ag. Floros (centre)ΑΓ.ΦΛΩΡΟΣ ΚΕΝΤΡΟ | Ag. Floros 2ΑΓ.ΦΛΩΡΟΣ 2 | Christofilaika (centre)ΧΡΙΣΤΟΦΙΛΑΙΚΑ ΚΕΝΤΡΟ | TSOYKALEIKAΤΣΟΥΚΑΛΕΙΚΑ | Katsaros (junction)Δ. ΚΑΤΣΑΡΟΥ | ALLAGHΑΛΛΑΓΗ | TSAKONAΤΣΑΚΩΝΑ | Tripoli (KTEL station)ΚΤΕΛ ΤΡΙΠΟΛΗΣ | Kentrikos Isthmou (bus station)ΚΕΝΤΡΙΚΟΣ ΣΤΑΘΜΟΣ ΙΣΘΜΟΥ | Megara SeaΜΕΓΑΡΑ(ΣΕΑ) | Elefsina PraktikerΕΛΕΥΣΙΝΑ (ΠΡΑΚΤΙΚΕΡ) | ATHENSΑΘΗΝΑ | Athina Ex. Attikis OdouΑΘΗΝΑ ΕΞ. ΑΤΤΙΚΗΣ ΟΔΟΥ | Afidnes (tolls, stop 2, Attica)ΑΘΗΝΑ ΑΦΙΔΝΕΣ | Avlona-exodosΑΥΛΩΝΑ-ΕΞΟΔΟΣ | Schimatari-seaΣΧΗΜΑΤΑΡΙ-ΣΕΑ | ThebesΘΗΒΑ | Thiva-diodia Thivas Meta Tin ExodoΘΗΒΑ-ΔΙΟΔΙΑ ΘΗΒΑΣ(ΜΕΤΑ ΤΗΝ ΕΞΟΔΟ) | Kastro Voiotias-exodos Anastrofi (bridge)ΚΑΣΤΡΟ ΒΟΙΩΤΙΑΣ-ΕΞΟΔΟΣ(ΓΕΦΥΡΑ ΑΝΑΣΤΡΟΦΗ) | Arkitsa-exodosΑΡΚΙΤΣΑ-ΕΞΟΔΟΣ | Ag. Konstantinos 1 FthiotidasΑΓ.ΚΩΝΣΤΑΝΤΙΝΟΣ 1(ΦΘΙΩΤΙΔΑΣ) | Ag. Kon Dinos Fthiotidas-parking Meta To TounelΑΓ.ΚΩΝ/ΝΤΙΝΟΣ ΦΘΙΩΤΙΔΑΣ-Parking ΜΕΤΑ ΤΟ ΤΟΥΝΕΛ | Kamena Vourla 1ΚΑΜΕΝΑ ΒΟΥΡΛΑ 1 | Kamena Vourna-parking Meta Tin Exodo-kathodos Parking Prin To TounelΚΑΜΕΝΑ ΒΟΥΡΝΑ-Parking ΜΕΤΑ ΤΗΝ ΕΞΟΔΟ-ΚΑΘΟΔΟΣ Parking ΠΡΙΝ ΤΟ ΤΟΥΝΕΛ | Thermopyles-diodiaΘΕΡΜΟΠΥΛΕΣ-ΔΙΟΔΙΑ | Thermopyles 2ΘΕΡΜΟΠΥΛΕΣ 2 | Lamia 1ΛΑΜΙΑ 1 | Lamia-exodos,nea RoumeliΛΑΜΙΑ-ΕΞΟΔΟΣ,ΝΕΑ ΡΟΥΜΕΛΗ | Stylida-diodia PelasgiasΣΤΥΛΙΔΑ-ΔΙΟΔΙΑ ΠΕΛΑΣΓΙΑΣ | Pelasgia-diodiaΠΕΛΑΣΓΙΑ-ΔΙΟΔΙΑ | Pelasgia 2ΠΕΛΑΣΓΙΑ 2 | Volos- Sea Almyrou I AerinouΒΟΛΟΣ- ΣΕΑ ΑΛΜΥΡΟΥ ή ΑΕΡΙΝΟΥ | Volos 2ΒΟΛΟΣ 2 | Velestino (south side, junction, Magnisia)ΒΟΛΟΣ 3 | Larisa 1ΛΑΡΙΣΑ 1 | Larisa- Pal. Ethniki Larisa-thes NikiΛΑΡΙΣΑ- ΠΑΛ.ΕΘΝΙΚΗ ΛΑΡΙΣΑ-ΘΕΣ/ΝΙΚΗ | Tempi-diodia MakrychoriouΤΕΜΠΗ-ΔΙΟΔΙΑ ΜΑΚΡΥΧΩΡΙΟΥ | Tempi 2ΤΕΜΠΗ 2 | Platamonas 1 -sea SkotinasΠΛΑΤΑΜΩΝΑΣ 1 -ΣΕΑ ΣΚΟΤΙΝΑΣ | Platamonas 2 -sea SkotinasΠΛΑΤΑΜΩΝΑΣ 2 -ΣΕΑ ΣΚΟΤΙΝΑΣ | Litochoro-exodosΛΙΤΟΧΩΡΟ-ΕΞΟΔΟΣ | Katerini 1ΚΑΤΕΡΙΝΗ 1 | KATERINH-SEA KORINOY(KATHODOS SEA KOR. h PARKING ROLLMAN)ΚΑΤΕΡΙΝΗ- ΣΕΑ ΚΟΡΙΝΟΥ(ΚΑΘΟΔΟΣ ΣΕΑ ΚΟΡ. ή Parking ROLLMAN) | THESSALONIKIΘΕΣΣΑΛΟΝΙΚΗ | Thessaloniki (Macedonia terminal)ΘΕΣΣΑΛΟΝΙΚΗ (ΣΤΑΘΜΟΣ) |
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| 06:30a | 06:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ? | — | — | · | · | · | — | · | ? | · | — | — | · | — | · | · | — | — | · | — | · | — | — | — | — | · | — | · | · | · | — | · | · | — | — | — | · | · | · | ? | · | · | — | — | · | — | · | — | · | — | · | — | — | · | — | — | · | — | · | — | — | — | · | · | — | · | · |
| 09:30a | 09:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ? | — | — | · | · | · | — | · | ? | · | — | — | · | — | · | · | — | — | · | — | · | — | — | — | — | · | — | · | · | · | — | · | · | — | — | — | · | · | · | ? | · | · | — | — | · | — | · | — | · | — | · | — | — | · | — | — | · | — | · | — | — | — | · | · | — | · | · |
- a The arrival first read for this departure was withheld as implausible — a known feed defect; treat any arrival shown here with care
Stops, in travel order
Kalamata → Papadakou → Kanari → Forous → Tsoli → 5o GYMNASIO → Karelia → Asprochoma Ekklisia → Pappa → Oaed → ASPROXOMA → Aei Kalamatas Proin (TEI campus) → Antikalamos → Epeigonta (hospital) → Sperchogeia 1 → Praktiker → Thouria 1 → Thouria 2 → Thouria 3 → Aithaia 1 → Aithaia 2 → Aipeia 1 → Antheia 1 → Antheia 2 → Antheia 3 → Ariochori 2 Skouras → AG.KONASTANTINOS 1(xwrio) → Arfara → Ag. Floros 1 → Ag. Floros (centre) → Ag. Floros 2 → Christofilaika (centre) → TSOYKALEIKA → Katsaros (junction) → ALLAGH → TSAKONA → Tripoli (KTEL station) → Kentrikos Isthmou (bus station) → Megara Sea → Elefsina Praktiker → ATHENS → Athina Ex. Attikis Odou → Afidnes (tolls, stop 2, Attica) → Avlona-exodos → Schimatari-sea → Thebes → Thiva-diodia Thivas Meta Tin Exodo → Kastro Voiotias-exodos Anastrofi (bridge) → Arkitsa-exodos → Ag. Konstantinos 1 Fthiotidas → Ag. Kon Dinos Fthiotidas-parking Meta To Tounel → Kamena Vourla 1 → Kamena Vourna-parking Meta Tin Exodo-kathodos Parking Prin To Tounel → Thermopyles-diodia → Thermopyles 2 → Lamia 1 → Lamia-exodos,nea Roumeli → Stylida-diodia Pelasgias → Pelasgia-diodia → Pelasgia 2 → Volos- Sea Almyrou I Aerinou → Volos 2 → Velestino (south side, junction, Magnisia) → Larisa 1 → Larisa- Pal. Ethniki Larisa-thes Niki → Tempi-diodia Makrychoriou → Tempi 2 → Platamonas 1 -sea Skotinas → Platamonas 2 -sea Skotinas → Litochoro-exodos → Katerini 1 → KATERINH-SEA KORINOY(KATHODOS SEA KOR. h PARKING ROLLMAN) → THESSALONIKI → Thessaloniki (Macedonia terminal)
Route map
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.
Frequently asked questions
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.
What time is the first and last bus from Kalamata to Thessaloniki (Macedonia terminal)?
It depends on the day: Tue — one departure at 06:30; Thu & Sun — one departure at 09:30 (confirmed to Sun 4 Oct).
Which days does the Kalamata to Thessaloniki (Macedonia terminal) bus run?
Tue, Thu & Sun (confirmed to Sun 4 Oct).
Does this bus run all year — summer and winter?
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.
How long does the bus from Kalamata to Thessaloniki (Macedonia terminal) take?
470 minutes (Estimated from distance — not published).
How much does the bus from Kalamata to Thessaloniki (Macedonia terminal) cost?
The published fare is around €77.80 — see the fare table for the pairs it covers.
Where does the bus to Thessaloniki (Macedonia terminal) leave from?
It leaves from Kalamata (ΚΑΛΑΜΑΤΑ (ΚΤΕΛ)).
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