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7. FERRY FROM GREEK ISLANDS TO PIRAEUS
There are regular ferries from the Dodecanese, Cyclades, Saronic Gulf Islands, Crete,
Samos and northeastern Aegean Islands to Piraeus. Many islands are also connected
to Piraeus by Hellenic Seaways' Catamarans - faster but expensive.
8. TRAIN
There are international trains to Greece from Bulgaria, the Former Yugoslav Repub-
lic of Macedonia (FYROM) and Turkey. These terminate at Thessaloniki, where you
will need to change trains for Athens, to arrive at Larissa Station.
9. OVERLAND BY CAR
Major roads linking Greece to its neighbours run to Thessaloniki: The E90 from Tur-
key; the E79 from Bulgaria; and the E75 from the FYROM. From Thessaloniki, the
E75 runs south to Athens. Arriving from Albania, the border crossing into Greece is
at Kakavia. From here, take the regional road to Ioannina, the E92 to Larissa, then
the E75 south to Athens.
10. OVERLAND BY BUS
The Hellenic Railways Organisation (OSE) also operates daily international bus ser-
vices to and from Albania and Bulgaria from the Peloponnese train station in Athens.
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