Néa Smýrni to Thessaloniki runs about 4 times a day, with the first departure around 06:38 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays €17.23, every fee included. The fastest door to door is 5h 26m over 353 km, on services run by 1 operator across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
Every operator we hold on this corridor starts at €17.23, so there is no spread to show.
Typical fares · Priced for October 5, 2026
€17.23
- 155%Moves across the booking window
When it runs, leaving Néa Smýrni
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 06:38First departure
- 07:30Last departure
- 4Services per day
- 25%Run direct
Departure times on this route
12Go lists the departures it sells between Néa Smýrni and Thessaloniki.
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ΚΤΕΛ Θεσσαλονίκης runs this service and does not sell it here. Bookaway takes the payment.
Buying this trip
Bookaway lists departures for Néa Smýrni to Thessaloniki 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 €39.78Mon21
- about €34.83Tue22
- about €33.73Wed23
- about €42.53Thu24
- about €34.28Fri25
- about €40.88Sat26
- about €32.63Sun27
- about €22.73Mon28
- about €22.18Tue29
- about €28.78Wed30
- about €23.83Thu1
- about €26.58Fri2
- about €32.63Sat3
- about €23.28Sun4
- about €17.23Mon5
- about €17.78Tue6
- about €23.83Wed7
- about €22.73Thu8
- about €20.53Fri9
- about €23.28Sat10
- about €23.83Sun11
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
The bus gets you into Thessaloniki. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.
A room in Thessaloniki for the night the bus gets in
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When to book Néa Smýrni to Thessaloniki
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €21.6390 days
- €19.9860 days
- €17.7845 days
- €15.5830 days
- €23.8321 days
- €23.2814 days
- €32.637 days
- €33.733 days
- €39.781 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 30 days ahead, at €15.58.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 155 percent. The most expensive point is €39.78, 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 Thessaloniki 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
353 km
307 km as the crow flies, 15% further by the route services take. The bearing runs north.
Who lives at each end
73,076 → 317,778
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
- 25% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 75% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 353 km against 307 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 Ioánnina, Volos, Lárisa. The gap between arriving and leaving is 54 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 17 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 SKG into Thessaloniki is set by whoever drives it.
A car waiting when you land in Thessaloniki
Settled in advance, so the ride into Thessaloniki costs what it said it would rather than what the cab stand says.
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Who runs this route
The bus gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Baggage storage near Thessaloniki
Most of the points near Thessaloniki open before the first train and close after the last one.
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Questions about Néa Smýrni to Thessaloniki
The questions people actually ask about this trip, 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 Thessaloniki?
The fastest journey from Néa Smýrni to Thessaloniki takes 5h 26m door to door, of which 5h 6m is spent moving, on the coach. Most services take around 5h 47m, 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 Thessaloniki?
The cheapest fare from Néa Smýrni to Thessaloniki is €17.23, as of September 20, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €23.83. 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 Thessaloniki?
The cheapest way from Néa Smýrni to Thessaloniki is by coach, at €17.23 for one passenger on October 5, 2026. That journey takes 5h 50m 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 Thessaloniki?
Fares from Néa Smýrni to Thessaloniki bottom out around 30 days before departure, at €15.58. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 155 percent, measured on September 20, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Néa Smýrni to Thessaloniki?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Néa Smýrni to Thessaloniki, at €22.18. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of September 20, 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 Thessaloniki?
November is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Néa Smýrni to Thessaloniki, at €16.68 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 service from Néa Smýrni to Thessaloniki?
ΚΤΕΛ Θεσσαλονίκης publish service areas covering both Néa Smýrni and Thessaloniki, so they are listed as possible operators rather than confirmed ones.
Is there a direct service from Néa Smýrni to Thessaloniki?
25 percent of the services we sell from Néa Smýrni to Thessaloniki are direct. The rest connect at Ioánnina, Volos, Lárisa, with about 54 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 Thessaloniki use?
Services from Néa Smýrni to Thessaloniki by coach leave from Néa Smýrni bus station and arrive at Thessaloniki Makedonia. 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 Thessaloniki?
1 of the 1 operators we sell from Néa Smýrni to Thessaloniki 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 labeled 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 Thessaloniki on September 20, 2026: 353 km of route against 307 km in a straight line, 4 services a day, 1 operator a cheapest fare of €17.23, and 5h 26m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
Being on the water gives Thessaloniki a set of days out that do not start at a station.
Day trips out of Thessaloniki and across Greece
Day trips that leave Thessaloniki 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. Thessaloniki reaches 110 places in 30 countries, from 55 to 3,237 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Néa Smýrni
- 7Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 2Operators
Arriving in Thessaloniki
Leaving Thessaloniki
- 110Places you can leave for
- 30Countries
- 54Operators