This is a list of Thessaloniki Urban Transport Organization (OASTH) contracted bus routes in Thessaloniki, Greece.
Pre-printed regular tickets may be purchased at OASTH ticket selling booths, at 1000 points of sale throughout the metropolitan area of Thessaloniki, or at ticket vending machines on-board buses. Special route tickets are only valid for the Cultural Route No 50 and AIRPORT - INTERCITY BUS TERMINAL routes No 01Χ and 01N and issued for one trip only. Tickets may be purchased from Cultural Route attendants onboard No 50 buses, or at OASTH kiosks and ticket vending machines on board the corresponding buses.[1]
Ticket | 1-trip | 2-trip | 3-trip | 4-trip | Special |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Regular | 0.90 | 1.10 | 1.30 | 1.80 | 1.80 |
Reduced | 0.45 | 0.55 | 0.70 | 0.90 | 0.90 |
When the bus system of Thessaloniki was first established in 1957 all lines were numbered from the eastern to the western routes starting with 1. This applied to all routes from 1 to 29. However, after 1979 the rest of the lines were numbered based on the date of their creation.
Route numbers | Location |
---|---|
1-17 | East |
18-29 | West |
Nowadays, there is no official classification however unofficially the routes are classified as follows: trunk routes, urban routes (OASTH operated routes), metropolitan - regional routes (KTEL operated routes).
Route numbers | Type of service | Exceptions |
---|---|---|
1-39 | Urban (OASTH-operated) | Lines 1, 9 and 36 are also operated by KTEL. |
40-92 | Regional (KTEL-operated) | Lines 42, 43, 45, 59 and 60 are within Thessaloniki's urban area. Lines 52 and 72 are operated by OASTH despite being outside Thessaloniki's urban area. |
Κ-prefixed routes | Trunk routes | |
X-prefixed routes | Airport routes | |
N-prefixed routes | Night only routes | Line 32N is not a night only route, N denotes Nosokomeio (Hospital). |
Y-prefixed routes | Supporting express routes | Lines 1X and 83 are also express route. |
Other letter-prefixed routes | Key area the bus travels through. |
All routes operate in both directions unless detailed.
Line | Special | Start | End | Letter code | Stops | Operating hours | Avg. Freq. | Operator | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | X | KTEL Makedonia | Aerodromio | Airport | 21 | 05:15-22:40 | 25' | OASTH | [2] |
N | KTEL Makedonia | Aerodromio | Night only | 51 | 22:00-05:55 | 30' | OASTH | [3] | |
2 | K | IKEA | KTEL Makedonia | Trunk route | 46 | 05:00-00:00 | 15' | OASTH | [4] |
3 | K | IKEA | Thessaloniki R. S. | Trunk route | 36 | 05:00-00:00 | 10'-15' | OASTH | [5] |
Line | Special | Start | End | Stops | Operator |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | - | Efkarpia | KTEL | 44 | KTEL |
A | Efkarpia | KTEL (through Ampelokipoi) | 50 | KTEL | |
4 | A | Charilaou | Kalamaria | 48 | OASTH |
B | Kalamaria | Charilaou | 41 | OASTH | |
5 | - | Nea Krini | Venizelou | 35 | OASTH |
A | Scholi Dikaston | Venizelou | 36 | ||
6 | - | Kalamaria | Venizelou | 38 | OASTH |
7 | - | Agios Ioannis | Panepistimio (AUoT) | 38 | OASTH |
10 | - | Charilaou | Thessaloniki railway station | 24 | OASTH |
11 | - | Pylaia | Thessaloniki railway station | 36 | OASTH |
B | Pylaia | Thessaloniki railway station | 38 | ||
T | Pylaia | Charilaou | 14 | ||
12 | - | KTEL | Kato Toumba | 34 | OASTH |
14 | - | Ano Toumba | Thessaloniki railway station | 27 | OASTH |
A | Kliniki Genesis | Thessaloniki railway station | 32 | ||
15 | - | Saranta Ekklisies | - (Circular route) | 34 | OASTH |
16 | - | Evangelistria | - (Circular route) | 39 | OASTH |
17 | - | Triandria | Thessaloniki railway station | 22 | OASTH |
18 | - | Agioi Anargyroi | Kordelio | 45 | OASTH |
19 | - | Kordelio | Thessaloniki railway station | 24 | OASTH |
20 | - | Menemeni | Aristotelous | 18 | OASTH |
21 | - | Evosmos | Aristotelous | 27 | OASTH |
22 | - | Ano Poli | - (Circular route) | 43 | OASTH |
23 | - | Thessaloniki railway station | Sykies | 26 | OASTH |
24 | - | Plateia Eleftherias | Chilia Dendra | 17 | OASTH |
25 | - | Neapoli | Venizelou | 19 | OASTH |
26 | - | Kallithea | Plateia Eleftherias | 20 | OASTH |
27 | - | Stavroupoli | Panepistimio (AUoT) | 30 | OASTH |
28 | - | Efkarpia | Panepistimio (AUoT) | 36 | OASTH |
29 | - | Polichni | Aristotelous | 22 | OASTH |
A | Polichni | Aristotelous (through Ergatikes) | 30 | ||
30 | - | Triandria | Apothiki | 31 | OASTH |
31 | - | Voulgari | KTEL | 29 | OASTH |
32 | - | Kato Ilioupoli | Aristotelous | 27 | OASTH |
A | Kato Ilioupoli | Aristotelous (through Gymnastyrio) | 32 | ||
N | Kato Ilioupoli | Ippokrateio | 44 | ||
33 | - | Agios Panteleimon | Venizelou | 34 | OASTH |
34 | - | Ano Ilioupoli | Aristotelous | 38 | OASTH |
35 | - | Meteora (Polichni) | Venizelou | 24 | OASTH |
36 | - | Voulgari | Zoni Kainotomias | 23 | KTEL |
37 | - | Thessaloniki railway station | Kryoneri | 20 | OASTH |
38 | - | Efkarpia | Aristotelous | 34 | OASTH |
39 | - | Kifisia | Dikastiria | 32 | OASTH |
42 | - | Kordelio | Koimitiria Evosmou (Cemeteries) | 25 | KTEL |
A | Menemeni | Koimitiria Evosmou (Cemeteries) | 30 | ||
B | Ampelokipoi | Koimitiria Evosmou (Cemeteries) | 39 | ||
43 | Y | Evosmos | Voulgari | 12 | KTEL |
45 | - | KTEL Makedonia | KTEL Halkidiki - Cosmos | 12 | KTEL |
A | KTEL Makedonia | KTEL Halkidiki | 11 | ||
B | KTEL Makedonia - Cosmos | KTEL Halkidiki | 11 | ||
Y | KTEL Makedonia | IKEA | 15 | KTEL |
Line | Special | Name | Area | Stops | Operating hours | Avg. Freq. | Operator | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
43 | - | Topiko Evosmou | Evosmos | 35 | 06:00-21:00 | 1 hour | KTEL | |
59 | - | Topiko Pefkon | Pefka | 41 | 7:00-22:00 | 20'-40' | KTEL | |
60 | A | Oikismos Makedonia
(Makedonomachon) |
Panorama | 53 | 7:20-22:30 | 1 hour | KTEL | |
B | Oikismos Makedonia
(Ionos Dragoumi) |
52 |
Line | Name | Start | End | Stops | Operating hours | Avg. Freq. | Operator | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
50 | Politistiki Grammi
(Cultural Line) |
White Tower | - (Circular route) | 16 | 10:00-16:30 | 1 hour | OASTH |
Line | Start | End | Operator |
---|---|---|---|
9 | Thessaloniki railway station | Kentriki Agora | KTEL |
40 | Thessaloniki railway station | Kalochori | KTEL |
51 | Thessaloniki railway station | Sindos | KTEL |
52 | Thessaloniki railway station | Alexander Technological Educational Institute of Thessaloniki | OASTH |
54 | Thessaloniki railway station | Ionia | KTEL |
55 | Stavroupoli | Oraiokastro | KTEL |
56 | Thessaloniki railway station | Oraiokastro | KTEL |
57 | Diastavrosi Chortiati | Aristotelous | KTEL |
58 | Venizelou | Diastavrosi Chortiati | KTEL |
61 | Diastavrosi | Chortiatis | KTEL |
64 | Thessaloniki railway station | Filiro | KTEL |
66 | Charilaou | Thermi | KTEL |
67 | IKEA | Triadi | KTEL |
68 | IKEA | Keramourgeia | KTEL |
69 | IKEA | Epanomi | KTEL |
70 | Thessaloniki railway station | Epanomi | KTEL |
71 | Thessaloniki railway station | Michaniona | KTEL |
72 | IKEA | Michaniona | OASTH |
76 | IKEA | Angelochori | KTEL |
77 | Michaniona | Epanomi | KTEL |
79 | IKEA | Aerodromio | KTEL |
Line | Route | Established | Withdrawn | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2 | Apothiki-Venizelou | 1956 | 2017 | [6] |
3 | Votsi-Venizelou | 1956 | 2017 | |
8 | Martiou-Sfageia | 1956 | 2017 | |
41 | Neapoli-Nos. Papageorgiou | 2004 | 2010 | |
78 | KTEL-Aerodromio | 1979 | 2018 | [7] |