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Kalamata → Athens (Kifissos, Terminal A) (route 2) bus route

The operator lists this route as “KALAMATA-ATHINA (EXPRESS) EXTRA BUS” · EXPRESS

Leaves from
Kalamata
First / last bus
Varies by day — see the timetable below
Departures
1 a day
Journey
About 2 h 45 min
Fare
Fare around €26.60
Tickets
Online, open to 30 Oct

The bus from Kalamata to Athens leaves from Kalamata and arrives at Athens (Kifissos, Terminal A). 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 about 2 h 45 min.

KTEL Messinias sells tickets online — bookings are currently open for travel dates up to 30 October 2026. That is how far ahead the booking system sells, not when buses stop running.

Kalamata to Athens (Kifissos, Terminal A) 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. ✓˜ marks a day projected from the operator’s recent sales pattern, not one the operator has published.

DepartsMonTueWedThuFriSatSun
15:30—————✓˜—
16:15——————✓˜

Fares from Kalamata

To each stop on the way, in travel order, where the operator prices it.

Athens (Kifissos, Terminal A)around €26.60

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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; ? 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.

DepartsKalamataAsprochoma EkklisiaAthens (Kifissos, Terminal A)
15:3015:30··
16:15a16:1519:00
  • a The operator's own line number: 369

Other timetables between these two places

The operator publishes 1 other route between the same two places — a different working, a variant, or the same buses listed from another source. Check them before deciding this page is the whole picture.

Stops, in travel order

Kalamata → Asprochoma Ekklisia → Athens (Kifissos, Terminal A)

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 Athens (Kifissos, Terminal A)?

It depends on the day: Sat — one departure at 15:30; Sun — one departure at 16:15 (confirmed to Sun 8 Nov).

Which days does the Kalamata to Athens (Kifissos, Terminal A) bus run?

Sat & Sun (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 Kalamata to Athens (Kifissos, Terminal A) take?

2 h 45 min (From the operator's departure and arrival times of 1 of 2 departures; the rest carry no printed arrival we can rely on).

How much does the bus from Kalamata to Athens (Kifissos, Terminal A) cost?

The published fare is around €26.60 — see the fare table for the pairs it covers.

Where does the bus to Athens (Kifissos, Terminal A) leave from?

It leaves from Kalamata.

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