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Karditsa → Thessaloniki (Macedonia terminal) bus route info
· via ΠΑΛΑΜΑ / Palamas
- Leaves from
- Karditsa
- First / last bus
- Varies by day — see the timetable below
- Departures
- 3 to 4 a day, depending on the day
- Journey
- About 2 h 45 min
- Fare
- Fare around €22.90
- Tickets
- Online, open to 31 Oct
The bus from Karditsa to Thessaloniki leaves from Karditsa and arrives at Thessaloniki (Macedonia terminal). The departure point is the bus station at Leoforos Dimokratias 56, Karditsa 43100 — phone numbers, hours and directions are on the station page.
The journey takes about 2 h 45 min.
KTEL Karditsas sells tickets online — bookings are currently open for travel dates up to 31 October 2026. That is how far ahead the booking system sells, not when buses stop running.
Karditsa 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 8 Nov.
| Departs | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07:00 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| 10:30 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| 16:00 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| 18:00 | — | — | — | — | ✓ | — | ✓ |
Fares from Karditsa
To each stop on the way, in travel order, where the operator prices it.
| Palamas | around €2.40 |
| SYKEON 1st | around €3.90 |
| Thessaloniki (Macedonia terminal) | around €22.90 |
| Itea (Shell station, Karditsa) | around €3.20 |
| ΠΡΑΚΤΟΡΕΙΟ ΠΑΛΑΜΑ | around €2.40 |
| ΣΥΚΕΩΝ 1η | around €3.90 |
Other fares between stops on this route (1)
| Itea (Shell station, Karditsa) → Thessaloniki (Macedonia terminal) | around €19.60 |
Where to stay in Thessaloniki
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Things to do in Thessaloniki
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Car hire in Thessaloniki
If the bus times do not fit your day, a hire car from Thessaloniki is the usual alternative for the villages and beaches the buses do not reach.
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Full stop-by-stop times, every departure
4 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; ? means the operator names the town but not this stop, so whether the run calls here is not something it tells us; and a blank cell means we hold nothing at all for that stop on that departure — not a denial, just no information. 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 | Karditsa | Delta | Gorgovites | Marko | St. Kalyvakia | Palamas | Itea Ekklisia | Itea Pratirio Shell | SYKEON 1st | SYKEON 2rd | Vounena | Mavrovouni | Koilada Krannona (junction) | Eleftherai | Fylakes-nosokom | Sea Evangelismou Makrychori | Leptokarya Sea Skotinas | Katerini Parking Meta Apo Pioneer | Katerini Sea Korinou | St. N. Al Rias Parking Meta Apo Proteleftaia (tolls) | Malgara (tolls) | Thessaloniki (Macedonia terminal) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07:00a | 07:00 | 07:07 | 07:12 | 07:15 | 07:18 | 07:19 | 07:26 | · | · | — | · | — | · | — | — | — | · | · | ? | · | — | · |
| 10:30a | 10:30 | 10:37 | 10:42 | 10:45 | 10:48 | 10:49 | 10:56 | · | · | — | · | — | · | — | — | — | · | · | ? | · | — | · |
| 16:00a | 16:00 | 16:07 | 16:12 | 16:15 | 16:18 | 16:19 | 16:26 | · | · | — | · | — | · | — | — | — | · | · | ? | · | — | · |
| 18:00a | 18:00 | 18:07 | 18:12 | 18:15 | 18:18 | 18:19 | 18:26 | · | · | — | · | — | · | — | — | — | · | · | ? | · | — | · |
- a Confirmed against the operator's booking system as well as the printed sheet
Stops, in travel order
Karditsa → Delta → Gorgovites → Marko → St. Kalyvakia → Palamas → Itea Ekklisia → Itea Pratirio Shell → SYKEON 1st → SYKEON 2rd → Vounena → Mavrovouni → Koilada Krannona (junction) → Eleftherai → Fylakes-nosokom → Sea Evangelismou Makrychori → Leptokarya Sea Skotinas → Katerini Parking Meta Apo Pioneer → Katerini Sea Korinou → St. N. Al Rias Parking Meta Apo Proteleftaia (tolls) → Malgara (tolls) → 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 Karditsa to Thessaloniki (Macedonia terminal)?
It depends on the day: Mon–Thu & Sat — first 07:00, last 16:00; Fri & Sun — first 07:00, last 18:00 (confirmed to Sun 8 Nov).
Which days does the Karditsa to Thessaloniki (Macedonia terminal) bus run?
Every day (confirmed to Sun 8 Nov).
Does this bus run all year — summer and winter?
The operator has published departures to Sun 8 Nov. 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 Karditsa to Thessaloniki (Macedonia terminal) take?
2 h 45 min (Derived from the printed stop times).
How much does the bus from Karditsa to Thessaloniki (Macedonia terminal) cost?
Published fares on this route run from €2.40 to €22.90 depending on where you board and alight — see the fare table.
Where does the bus to Thessaloniki (Macedonia terminal) leave from?
It leaves from Karditsa.
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