Greece Travel: Transportation to DelphiThere are many ways to get to Delphi and it just depends on how much you want to spend and how easy you want the trip to be. Many people include Delphi with an overnight trip to Meteora |
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Buses to DelphiThere are several local buses a day to and from Athens. The trip takes about three hours and will cost around $10. In the summer book early because space is scarce. There is also a daily bus to and from Patras which is helpful if you are coming from or going to Italy. There is also a bus to Larissa where you can change for a bus to Meteora. You can find bus info for Delphi at www.athensguide.com/practicalinfo George the Famous Taxi DriverMost travel agents offer tours to Delphi which are fine if you like tours, the
problem being if you are adventerous or irritated by the slow pace, since a tour can only go as quickly as its
slowest member. The way I recommend is by taxi excursion which turns out to be a bargain if you are traveling with
enough people to fill up one or more taxis since they charge by the trip and not by the person. The last time I
went we left Athens about 8am and drove to Delphi and then on along the coast to Galaxidi, Nafpaktos and we crossed
by ferry at Antririon-Rion and drove back to Athens on the highway across the northern Peloponessos. Renting a CarIf you are planning to rent a car and drive from Athens to Delphi check out Swift Rent-a-Car . They will pick you up at the airport or your hotel and drive you to the National road and let you by-pass the notorious Athens traffic. See their website at www.greektravel.com/swift Tours to Delphi Many travel agencies in Greece
include Delphi in their organized land tours. It is included in
the three and four day classical tour and also as an overnight
trip with Meteora. It can also be done as a day trip. Along with
George's Taxi Tour this is the easiest way to see Delphi. The bus
picks you up at your hotel in the morning and drops you off
after the tour (unless your hotel is nowhere near the route the
bus takes). You can book tours to Delphi through Dolphin Hellas Travel at www.greecetravel.com/dolphin
or Fantasy Travel at www.greecetravel.com/fantasytravel |
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