Athens has changed face! The bustling capital we all know today looks like a quiet provincial town, as the Athenians left the city to cross Easter in the Greek region. The empty roads, the calm atmosphere and the absence of traffic jams are the best sign that Easter has arrived and the excursors poured into villages, islands and beaches.
The Roads of Athens: An unprecedented quiet
Avenues such as Alexandra, Vasilissis Sofia, Kifissias, University and Academy present an image of desolation. Cars minimal, zero -scale and a rare, almost poetic, tranquility has spread over the city.
On the Athens-Corinth Highway, after the last big wave of excursions, the traffic has been normalized, and the image in Athens-Lamia is similar, with short delays only on the Afidnes toll.
Half a million vehicles left behind the capital
According to official Attica Traffic data, from Good Monday to Friday afternoon, approximately 420.640 vehicles They left Attica to the province, very close to last year’s levels (425,210 vehicles).
The traffic was particularly high in the morning and lunchtime at key outlets such as Aigaleo’s peripherals, Athens Avenue, but also on the tolls of Eleusis and Megara.
Flooded the ports
Good Friday found the ports of Attica at full. In Piraeus, thousands of travelers were patiently waiting to board the ships, creating images reminiscent of good old times. In total, from Piraeus, Rafina and Lavrio, 36 ships departed, carrying over 32,000 passengers.
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A 16,364 passengers left for 16 routes.
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From Rafina, 8,400 passengers on 8 routes, and 4 marble routes were added.
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From Lavrio, 2,694 passengers on 8 routes.
Until the Great Saturday is estimated to be overall 126.228 passengers They will have traveled ferry!
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Minor problems, but also solutions
In Volos, a slight disruption was caused by the mechanical damage to the “Superstar” ferry, which was operating a Skiathos and Skopelos route. However, the 418 passengers were immediately served with other ships and the company offered a free ticket for future use, showing immediate response.
In Igoumenitsa, Corfu boats departed every 15 minutes, with the traffic remaining high but without any problems.
Extraordinary routes to KTEL
The KTELs were fully employed to meet the demand: In addition to the 200 regular routes, they were routed and 160 extraordinarywith the possibility of adding others, if necessary.
The buses depart almost one behind the other from the stars, transporting passengers to every corner of Greece.