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Pella (Edessa) · KTEL Pellas
The operator lists this route as “Aridaia - Thessaloniki (via Polykarpi)”
The bus from Thessaloniki to Aridaia leaves from Thessaloniki (Macedonia terminal) and arrives at Aridaia. The departure point is the bus station at Giannitson 244, 546 28 Thessaloniki (Macedonia Intercity Bus Terminal, Menemeni) — phone numbers, hours and directions are on the station page.
The journey takes between 1 h 49 min and 1 h 50 min, depending on the departure.
KTEL Pellas sells tickets online — bookings are currently open for travel dates up to 7 November 2026. That is how far ahead the booking system sells, not when buses stop running.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 Via Polykarpi not sold online | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | — |
| 08:00 Via Polykarpi not sold online | — | — | — | — | — | ✓ | — |
| 08:30 Via Polykarpi | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | — |
| 10:00 Via Xifiani | — | — | — | — | — | — | ✓ |
| 11:15 Via Polykarpi | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | — |
| 12:00 Via Polykarpi not sold online | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | — |
| 14:30 Via Xifiani | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓* | ✓ |
| 16:30 Via Polykarpi | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| 17:00 Via Polykarpi not sold online | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | — |
| 19:00 Via Xifiani | — | — | — | — | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| 19:15 Via Xifiani | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | — |
Not sold online: the timetable shows this bus still runs, but electronic tickets may not be available — contact the operator. * marks the dates a bus is not sold online.
1 to 6 a day · About 1 h 50 min · calls at 36 stops
2 to 3 a day · About 1 h 49 min · calls at 33 stops
Also calls at: Xifiani 1, Xifiani 2, Xifiani 3, Ydraia (junction)
To each stop on the way, in travel order, where the operator prices it.
| Giannitsa | around €6.10 |
| Skydra | around €8.90 |
| Aridaia | around €12.80 |
| Skydra → Aridaia | around €6.80 |
Hotels and rooms near the bus stop in Aridaia — 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.
↔ 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.
| Departs | Thessaloniki (Macedonia terminal) | Sindos | AGXIALOS | Ag. Athanasios | (bridge) | Chalkidona 1 | Chalkidona 2 | Palia Pella | Nea Pella | Paralimni | Giannitsa | 2 Gymnasio Giannitsa | Melissi | Karyotissa 2 | Karyotissa 1 | Galatades (junction) | Palaifyto (junction) | Trifylli (junction) | Kallipoli (junction) | DAFNH | Kalyvia (junction) | Lipochori 2 | Lipochori 1 | Skydra | Mavrovouni (square) | Nea Zoi (junction) | Apsalos 1 | Apsalos 2 | Polykarpi 1 | Polykarpi 2 | Tsakones 1 | Tsakones 2 | Aridaia 1 | Aridaia 2 | Aridaia 3 | Aridaia |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 06:00 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| 08:00 | 08:00 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| 08:30a | 08:30 | — | 08:46 | — | 08:53 | 09:00 | — | · | · | · | 09:15 | · | · | · | — | · | — | · | · | · | — | · | — | · | — | — | · | — | — | — | — | — | · | — | — | · |
| 10:00a | 10:00 | — | 10:16 | — | 10:23 | · | — | · | · | · | 10:45 | · | · | · | — | · | — | · | · | · | — | · | — | · | — | · | — | — | — | — | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| 11:15a | 11:15 | — | 11:31 | — | 11:38 | 11:45 | — | · | · | · | 12:00 | · | · | · | — | · | — | · | · | · | — | · | — | · | — | — | · | — | — | — | — | — | · | — | — | · |
| 12:00 | 12:00 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| 14:30b | 14:30 | · | 15:15 | · | · | · | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16:30a | 16:30 | — | 16:46 | — | 16:53 | 17:00 | — | · | · | · | 17:15 | · | · | · | — | · | — | · | · | · | — | · | — | · | — | — | · | — | — | — | — | — | · | — | — | · |
| 17:00 | 17:00 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| 19:00a | 19:00 | — | 19:16 | — | 19:23 | · | — | · | · | · | 19:45 | · | · | · | — | · | — | · | · | · | — | · | — | · | — | · | — | — | — | — | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| 19:15 | 19:15 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
1 other route(s) in this area call at both Thessaloniki (Macedonia terminal) and Aridaia, in that order — 6 more departures in all. Open a route for its times at these two stops.
Thessaloniki (Macedonia terminal) → Sindos → AGXIALOS → Ag. Athanasios → (bridge) → Chalkidona 1 → Chalkidona 2 → Palia Pella → Nea Pella → Paralimni → Giannitsa → 2 Gymnasio Giannitsa → Melissi → Karyotissa 2 → Karyotissa 1 → Galatades (junction) → Palaifyto (junction) → Trifylli (junction) → Kallipoli (junction) → DAFNH → Kalyvia (junction) → Lipochori 2 → Lipochori 1 → Skydra → Mavrovouni (square) → Nea Zoi (junction) → Apsalos 1 → Apsalos 2 → Polykarpi 1 → Polykarpi 2 → Tsakones 1 → Tsakones 2 → Aridaia 1 → Aridaia 2 → Aridaia 3 → Aridaia
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 06:00, last 19:15; Sat — first 08:00, last 19:00; Sun — first 10:00, last 19:00 (confirmed to Sun 8 Nov).
Every day (confirmed to Sun 8 Nov).
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.
It varies by departure — 1 h 49 min to 1 h 50 min (From the operator's own times for each service type). The timetable above shows each departure's own time.
Published fares on this route run from €6.10 to €12.80 depending on where you board and alight — see the fare table.
It leaves from Thessaloniki (Macedonia terminal). Note the exact terminal — cities with more than one bus station use them for different operators, and they are not interchangeable.