Néa Smýrni to Ioannina runs about 5 times a day, with the first departure around 06:52 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays €19.43, every fee included. The fastest door to door is 5h 33m over 360 km, on services run by 1 operator across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
Every operator we hold on this corridor starts at €19.43, so there is no spread to show.
Typical fares · Priced for 7 October 2026
€19.43
- 164%Moves across the booking window
When it runs, leaving Néa Smýrni
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 06:52First departure
- 07:30Last departure
- 5Services per day
- 20%Run direct
Departure times on this route
12Go lists the departures it sells between Néa Smýrni and Ioannina.
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ΚΤΕΛ Ιωαννίνων runs this service and does not sell it here. Bookaway takes the payment.
Buying this journey
Bookaway lists departures for Néa Smýrni to Ioannina on your date, and you pay on their side.
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Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €42.53Mon21
- about €37.58Tue22
- about €40.33Wed23
- about €35.38Thu24
- about €38.68Fri25
- about €38.68Sat26
- about €28.78Sun27
- about €24.38Mon28
- about €23.28Tue29
- about €23.83Wed30
- about €32.08Thu1
- about €28.23Fri2
- about €28.78Sat3
- about €26.58Sun4
- about €20.53Mon5
- about €19.98Tue6
- about €19.43Wed7
- about €24.38Thu8
- about €24.38Fri9
- about €24.38Sat10
- about €19.98Sun11
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
The coach gets you into Ioannina. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.
A room in Ioannina for the night the coach gets in
Sort by distance from KTEL - Bus Station Terminal of Giannina and you can see which places are ten minutes on foot and which are not.
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When to book Néa Smýrni to Ioannina
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €27.1390 days
- €17.7860 days
- €17.2345 days
- €16.1330 days
- €19.9821 days
- €26.5814 days
- €28.787 days
- €40.333 days
- €42.531 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 30 days ahead, at €16.13.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 164 percent. The dearest point is €42.53, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 30 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
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This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Néa Smýrni to Ioannina and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
Both ends keep the same time, so the arrival is the departure plus the journey.
The shape of it
360 km
313 km as the crow flies, 15% further by the route services take. The bearing runs north-west.
Who lives at each end
73,076 → 65,574
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
The route
What the journey looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 20% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 80% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 360 km against 313 km in a straight line, a detour of 15 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Volos, Pátra, Lárisa, Kalamariá. The gap between arriving and leaving is 71 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 13 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
The fare from IOA into Ioannina is set by whoever drives it.
A car waiting when you land in Ioannina
Settled in advance, so the ride into Ioannina costs what it said it would rather than what the rank says.
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Who runs this route
Ioannina is small enough to see in an afternoon, which is easier without the luggage. Storing it is not our business.
Left luggage near KTEL - Bus Station Terminal of Giannina
Most of the points near KTEL - Bus Station Terminal of Giannina open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Questions about Néa Smýrni to Ioannina
The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Néa Smýrni to Ioannina?
The fastest journey from Néa Smýrni to Ioannina takes 5h 33m door to door, of which 5h 10m is spent moving, on the coach. Most services take around 5h 51m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Néa Smýrni to Ioannina?
The cheapest fare from Néa Smýrni to Ioannina is €19.43, as of 20 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €26.58. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Néa Smýrni to Ioannina?
The cheapest way from Néa Smýrni to Ioannina is by coach, at €19.43 for one passenger on 7 October 2026. That journey takes 5h 54m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Néa Smýrni to Ioannina?
Fares from Néa Smýrni to Ioannina bottom out around 30 days before departure, at €16.13. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 164 percent, measured on 20 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Néa Smýrni to Ioannina?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Néa Smýrni to Ioannina, at €23.28. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of 20 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Néa Smýrni to Ioannina?
February is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Néa Smýrni to Ioannina, at €16.67 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs services from Néa Smýrni to Ioannina?
ΚΤΕΛ Ιωαννίνων publish service areas covering both Néa Smýrni and Ioannina, so they are listed as possible operators rather than confirmed ones.
Is there a direct service from Néa Smýrni to Ioannina?
20 percent of the services we sell from Néa Smýrni to Ioannina are direct. The rest connect at Volos, Pátra, Lárisa, Kalamariá, with about 71 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from Néa Smýrni to Ioannina use?
Services from Néa Smýrni to Ioannina by coach leave from Néa Smýrni bus station and arrive at KTEL - Bus Station Terminal of Giannina. Allow about 44m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Néa Smýrni to Ioannina?
1 of the 1 operators we sell from Néa Smýrni to Ioannina allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Derived from service area The operators listed publish a service area covering both places. That evidences the corridor rather than a named service.
Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labelled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Néa Smýrni to Ioannina on 20 September 2026: 360 km of route against 313 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operator a cheapest fare of €19.43, and 5h 33m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
The coach is the simple part. What you do once you are in Ioannina is somebody else's catalogue.
Day trips out of Ioannina and across Greece
Day trips that leave Ioannina in the morning and cover a good part of Greece by evening.
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The two ends, compared
Néa Smýrni reaches 7 places in 1 countries on services we hold, over distances from 172 to 313 km. Ioannina reaches 26 places in 3 countries, from 79 to 1,969 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Néa Smýrni
- 7Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 2Operators
Arriving in Ioannina
Leaving Ioannina
- 26Places you can leave for
- 3Countries
- 5Operators