The first day of August and the great exit for the summer vacation has already begun. The port of Piraeus It has been flooded with people, with ships departing to the islands and fullness reaching or even reaching 100%.
Traffic on the streets around the port is dense, creating significant delays. In this context, authorities send a message to travelers to reach the port at least one and a half hours earlier than the departure time of the ship, to avoid unpleasant surprises and ensure their timely boarding.
Over 125,000 passengers and 340 ship departures
Particularly increased was the movement of passengers and ships in the port of Piraeus, Rafina and Lavrion in the first three days of August, as thousands of excursions departed for the Aegean islands and Argosaronic, utilizing the first big summer vacation wave.
According to Port Authorities, on Friday 1/8 – Sunday 3/8, a total of 340 departures of ships (including Argosaronic lines) will take place, while estimated passenger traffic will exceed 125,000 travelers.
Piraeus – routes to Cyclades, Dodecanese and Crete (Port Tzelepi)
Friday 01/08: 25 routes – 30,830 passengers
Saturday 02/08: 28 routes – 33.901 passengers
Sunday 03/08: 27 routes – 26,751 passengers
Monday 04/08: 24 routes – 20,597 passengers
Piraeus – routes to Argosaronic Gulf
Friday 01/08: 53 departures (32 high -speed, 21 conventional)
Saturday 02/08: 48 departures (30 speedboats, 18 conventional)
Sunday 03/08: 53 Departures (31 high -speed, 22 conventional)
Rafina – routes
Friday 01/08: 9 routes – 8,656 passengers
Saturday 02/08: 9 routes – 8,025 passengers
Sunday 03/08: 9 routes – 5,750 passengers
4 daily routes to Marmari
Lavrio – routes
Friday 01/08: 14 routes – 3,900 passengers
Saturday 02/08: 8 routes – 3,800 passengers
Sunday 03/08: 12 routes – 2,800 passengers
The image on the highways
The traffic on the Elefsina tolls is smoothly evolving. According to the last Items 39,000 vehicles They have passed through the tolls of Eleusis from midnight to 18:00 in the afternoon, while the corresponding number in Afidnes toll is just over 35,000 vehicleswith those responsible assessing that traffic will increase in the coming hours and much more increasing during tomorrow’s day.
From the morning thousands of vehicles depart from Thessaloniki to the surrounding beaches. However No special delays have been recorded. However, As time goes on, the volume of vehicles increases. There is an increased movement on both the Thessaloniki urban fabric and the regional web, as it is expected to sink from hundreds and hundreds of beaches for yet another weekend is expected to sink by thousands of holidaymakers.