With broken nerves will reach their destination the excursors of Easterwho started on the afternoon of the Great Thursday for a few days outside Attica, as this year’s exit It is done with long delays.
At this time (17.00 pm) there is an increased traffic on the Athens -Lamia Highway (up to Kalyftakis junction) during the great exit of Easter excursions. Also, according to Traffic Police, the excursors will also meet in Athens – Corinth, on Athens Avenue.
Problems are also recorded on the Attica Road with the delays on the current to Elefsina, reaching 25 minutes.
Delays to Elefsina:
20΄ -25΄ Placentia -Metamorphosis (exit for Lamia), over 30΄ from Aspropyrgos to Elefsina Exit. https://t.co/ftNnzNuHu3— Attiki Odos Traffic (@aodostraffic) April 17, 2025
According to Traffic Police, by 14:00 noon on Good Thursday, more than 30,000 vehicles had moved to the exit through Elefsina, and nearly 24,000 passed through the Afidnes tolls.
During the 24 hours from the morning of Good Wednesday until the same point on Thursday, more than 48,000 vehicles headed to Corinth and over 37,000 to Lamia, numbers increased compared to last year. From Friday, April 11 to Good Wednesday, the total number of vehicles that left Attica exceeded 380,000.
It is recalled that there are restrictions on heavy vehicles traffic, with a ban on a truck transfer of more than 3.5 tonnes from 15:00 to 22:00 today, on Good Thursday, and from 06:00 to 16:00 tomorrow, Good Friday, on the exit stream.
‘Sink’ the ports
Also important is passenger traffic in the ports of Attica, with thousands of travelers departing for island destinations. On Good Thursday, according to Port Authorities, a total of 39 routes from Piraeus, Rafina and Lavrion are operating, serving more than 34,000 passengers.
From the port of Piraeus, which is the main node of the ferry departures, 20 routes are operated to destinations such as the Cyclades, Crete, the Dodecanese and the Argosaronikos, carrying more than 22,000 passengers.
Rafina is operated by 10 itineraries, mainly covering the Cyclades and South Euboea, with about 9,800 passengers. In addition, 4 routes to Marmari have been added.
At the port of Lavrion, where close destinations such as Kea and Kythnos are served, about 2,800 passengers depart on 9 scheduled routes.
Increased traffic and the KTELs with the fullness reaching 100%.
In fact, there was a need for extra routes to meet the extremely increased demand by passengers …