"ENABLER'S" ONE DAY TRIP TO OLYMPIA.

1. Travelling from Athens to Ancient Olympia on the intercity busses.

The busses depart from the KTEL station of Kifissou (called "Stathmos KTEL Kifissou").
The phone No. at the Kifissos Bus station is: 210-5134110 / 210-5124910.
Buy a ticket from Athens to Olympia with return.
The bus travels via Corinth and Patras to Pyrgos and connects to the bus to Olympia.
The total cost for the 2 bus routes is +/- € 75.00 euros.

2. Travelling from Athens to Ancient Olympia by train.

Rail ticket from Athens to Olympia. The train follows the route Athens-Kiato-Patras-Pyrgos-Olympia.
Your starting train station in Athens will be: "Stathmos Larissis" taking the Proasteiakos railway to Kiato.Make sure that you will get in the wagon going to Kiato.
At Kiato you change platform and board the old railway to Pyrgos and at Pyrgos again you change platform and board the train to Olympia.

The total time of the trip by train, with the connection times will be roughly under 6 hrs. This is a negative point about travelling by train.

We can arrange this trip and provide you with the packet of information literature sufficient to help you understand what the site looked like on those days.
The cost per person starts from 33.00 euros and includes
* the train passage, * the packet of literature about Olympia's archaeological museum and ancient site, and * our service fee.

Unfortunately, due to the earthquakes and the floods of the rivers in the area, there is merely nothing standing at today's ancient site.
The tour depends on your knowledge and imagination.

The entrance ticket is not included and it costs: 09.00 euros per adult or 05.00 euros for students. Under 18 years old are free of charge.
If you decide to arrange the tour on your own the Information for the Greek Railways (called OSE) in Athens is: 210 51 31 601