Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
BOAT
Ferries serve Samothraki (€14.50, two hours) only. There is usually one daily boat, but
schedules and times can change suddenly; always check locally, at the portside SAOS
kiosk, or travel agencies such as Leon Tours (
Click here
)
.
BUS
Domestic
ou Venizelou 36)
frequent buses ply the northeastern line to Feres (€2.30, 30 minutes), Sou-
fli (€6, 1½ hours), Didymotiho (€8.60, 1½ hours) and Orestiada (€10.60, two hours);
some continue to Kastanies, for the border crossing with Turkey. Another bus terminates
at Kipi, the main Turkish border crossing (€3.90, 35 minutes, five daily), east of Alexan-
droupoli.
Buses serve Athens (€63, 10 hours, one daily) and Thessaloniki (€29, 3¾ hours, nine
daily). For Kavala (€19, two hours, 14 daily), they go via Komotini (€6.30, 70 minutes)
and Xanthi (€10.60, 1¾ hours).
International
The railway company's international bus and train services remain suspended. For İstan-
bul, a
bus
(€18 one-way, €33 return) that's run by Thessaloniki-based Crazy Holidays
(
Click here
)
leaves twice daily from portside.
TRAIN
The
train station
( 25510 26395)
connects Alexandroupoli with Thessaloniki via Ko-
motini and Xanthi twice daily.
Getting Around
Only the campground, beach resorts or further beaches require bus or taxi. For the air-
port, take a Loutra-bound bus from Plateia Eleftherias, or a
taxi
( 25510 28358;
€12).
Some buses plying the Alexandroupoli-Orestiada route transit the airport.
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Evros DeltaΔέλτα Εβρού
If you can tell your glossy ibis from your slender-billed curlew (apparently, one of the
world's rarest birds), you'll love the
Evros Delta
. Just 20km southeast of Alexandrou-
