Patras: A Gateway to the West
Patras, located on the northern side of Peloponnese, is Greece's third largest urban area, as well as the regional capital of all Western Greece. Being a metropolis with a bustling population of more than a quarter of a million inhabitants, and a center for commerce, culture and tourism, the city can be accessed through a variety of means of transportation, and also uses a great deal of regional transit means for connecting the city with its suburbs.
The Athens International Airport “Eleutherios Venizelos” (ATH) is the biggest airport in Greece. It connects the capital of Greece with the whole world.
Araxos International Airport (GPA) is the airport of the city Patras, and it is located just about 50km south-west of the city.
Zante International Airport (ZTH) is the closest “insular” airport to Patras, being 5km from the port of Zakynthos, which connects the island to the port of Kyllini iat the mainland
The airport of Cephalonia (EFL) is in the western side of the island, with ferries connecting the eastern ports of Poros and Sami to the ports of Patras and Kyllini.
The airport of Aktion (PVZ) near Preveza is about 160km north-west of Patras, and is connected with the city through the Ionian Road.
The Corfu International Airport (CFU) is situated at the island of Kerkyra, which is connected with Igoumenitsa (in the mainland) by ferry. From there on to the city of Patras, is a 3 hours journey.
With an easy access to the Mediterranean, Patras is linked with all the major Italian ports of Brindisi, Bari, Ancona & Venice (and therefore with all of Western Europe) in the Adriatic sea all year round.
The city of Patras can be reached from the Northern Greece, and its northern borders and the Egnatia Road, by either using the Ionian Road to the West, or the Aegean Road to the East).
The suburban railway of Patras connects the city center with the northern areas of the city and the suburbs of Rion and Agios Basileios providing quick and convenient transportation by bypassing the city traffic. The operation is daily, with departures (from the city center) every hour from 6:23 in the morning until 23:23 at night. The railway, in cooperation with the Patras City Buses, offers a single tickets and cards at affordable prices that offer quick and economical transportation to the Hospital of Rion and the University of Patras.
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