The road
Thessaloniki to Athens by car
503 km, about 4 h 42 on the fastest road, through Greece. Fuel from about €75 in a petrol car at this week's prices, with about €17 in tolls on the way.
Measured on the road our router draws, 2026-11-01. Your own start and vehicle change every number — that is what the button at the end is for.
503 km fastest road, one way · 4 h 42 driving without stops · 1 country
What does this road cost in your vehicle?
The nights, tolls for your vehicle class, fuel stops and any ferry — planned in seconds.
The road, country by country
- 🇬🇷 Greece · 503 km
What it costs to drive
Fuel at the 2026-10-25 prices of the EU Weekly Oil Bulletin, per country crossed. Tolls are an estimate from published per-kilometre tariffs plus the crossings on this road. Beds and food are not here: they depend on how you travel.
A camper, the whole sum: one day's drive, self-catering for two about €24 — with the fuel and tolls below about €181.
| Vehicle | Fuel | Tolls | Together | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Car, petrol | €75 | €17 | €92 | 35 l at 7 l/100 km |
| Car, diesel | €70 | €17 | €87 | 33 l at 6.5 l/100 km |
| Camper, diesel | €128 | €29 | €157 | 60 l at 12 l/100 km |
- 🇬🇷 petrol €2.14 · diesel €2.13 /l
Charged on the way
- 🇬🇷 Motorway tolls in Greece: about €17 for a car over 503 km — an estimate; the exact amount depends on the roads you take.
Rules on this road
Where to sleep beside the road
35 campsites and camper sites within 10 km of this road, from OpenStreetMap. A few between the two ends:
- ⛺ Variko Beach · campsite · km 79, 0.4 km off the road
- ⛺ Κάμπινγκ Μύτικας · campsite · km 82, 0.2 km off the road
- ⛺ Camping · campsite · km 82, 0.3 km off the road
- ⛺ Camping Sylvia · campsite · km 86, 0.2 km off the road
- ⛺ Campsite / aire · campsite · km 303, 0.4 km off the road
- ⛺ Dionissotis · campsite · km 481, 0.2 km off the road
Worth a detour
Between the two ends, within 10 km of the road — the places the map marks as notable.
- ◆ Roman stone bridge · attraction · km 30, 0.3 km off the road
- ◆ Platamonas Castle · attraction · km 100, 0.9 km off the road
- ◆ Diachronic Museum of Larissa · museum · km 156, 8.7 km off the road
- ◆ Halos · ruins · km 223, 0.2 km off the road
- ◆ Thermopylae, Anthele · attraction · km 301, 0.4 km off the road
- ◆ Mitrou · ruins · km 367, 1.6 km off the road
- ◆ Archaeological Museum of Thebes · museum · km 414, 4.5 km off the road
- ◆ Ruins of ancient theater of Icarion Aegeidas (Attica) · ruins · km 478, 6.5 km off the road
Plan this road from your own door: your car, your dates, the beds and the food priced the same honest way.