Thessaloniki to Nikaia runs about 3 times a day, with the first departure around 06:48 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays between €17.23 and €43.79, every fee included, depending on the operator and the way you travel. The fastest door to door is 3h 10m over 349 km, on services run by 2 operators across 2 modes.
What one seat costs
The spread between the cheapest and dearest typical fare on this corridor, across 2 operators and 2 ways of making the journey. The operator sets the price on the day.
Typical fares · Priced for October 5, 2026
€17.23 to €43.79
- 296%Moves across the booking window
When it runs, leaving Thessaloniki
No operator has filed a timetable for this direction yet, so the first and last departure below follow the pattern of the corridor. Read them as the shape of the service day rather than as times to turn up for.
- 06:48First departure
- 07:30Last departure
- 3Services per day
- 33%Run direct
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Buying this trip
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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 Thessaloniki to Nikaia 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 €59.58Sat19
- about €40.33Sun20
- about €34.28Mon21
- about €28.78Tue22
- about €27.68Wed23
- about €41.98Thu24
- about €34.28Fri25
- about €33.18Sat26
- about €26.58Sun27
- about €22.73Mon28
- about €21.63Tue29
- about €28.23Wed30
- about €23.83Thu1
- about €26.03Fri2
- about €27.13Sat3
- about €19.98Sun4
- about €17.23Mon5
- about €17.23Tue6
- about €23.28Wed7
- about €22.73Thu8
- about €19.98Fri9
Based on what this route has cost recently. The operator sets the price on the day, and the live fare is confirmed when you book.
The bus gets you into Nikaia. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
A room in Nikaia for the night the bus gets in
The search opens on Nikaia with your nights already filled in, so it is one step to a real price.
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When to book Thessaloniki to Nikaia
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €28.2390 days
- €15.0360 days
- €17.2345 days
- €20.5330 days
- €19.9821 days
- €26.0314 days
- €34.287 days
- €34.283 days
- €59.581 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €15.03.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 296 percent. The most expensive point is €59.58, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 60 days ahead. You are inside that window.
This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Thessaloniki to Nikaia 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
349 km
304 km as the crow flies, 15% further by the route services take. The bearing runs south.
Who lives at each end
317,778 → 89,380
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
How we know
0/4
4 of these connections were inferred from service-area overlap rather than observed in a timetable. We would rather say so.
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
- 40% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 60% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 349 km against 304 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 Lárisa, Volos, Ioánnina. The gap between arriving and leaving is 61 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 16 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is ours to fix and you are rebooked at no charge.
Who runs this route
Nikaia is small enough to see in an afternoon, which is easier without the luggage. Storing it is not our business.
Where to leave your bags in Nikaia
Stores, cafes and hotels that take luggage, with the hours on the map so you know what is still open when you come back.
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Questions about Thessaloniki to Nikaia
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 Thessaloniki to Nikaia?
The fastest journey from Thessaloniki to Nikaia takes 3h 10m door to door, of which 2h 33m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 4h 32m, 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 Thessaloniki to Nikaia?
The cheapest fare from Thessaloniki to Nikaia is €17.23, as of September 18, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €43.44. 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 Thessaloniki to Nikaia?
The cheapest way from Thessaloniki to Nikaia is by coach, at €17.23 for one passenger on October 5, 2026. That journey takes 5h 42m 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.
What is the fastest way to get from Thessaloniki to Nikaia?
The fastest way from Thessaloniki to Nikaia is by train, at 3h 17m door to door. Only 2h 33m of that is spent moving; the remaining 44m is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. The cheapest fare on that mode is €43.79.
When should I book Thessaloniki to Nikaia?
Fares from Thessaloniki to Nikaia bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €15.03. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 296 percent, measured on September 18, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Thessaloniki to Nikaia?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Thessaloniki to Nikaia, at €21.63. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of September 18, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Thessaloniki to Nikaia?
November is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Thessaloniki to Nikaia, 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 Thessaloniki to Nikaia?
No operator record names Thessaloniki to Nikaia directly. Hellenic Train, ΚΤΕΛ Θεσσαλονίκης publish service areas covering both ends and may serve it, so we list them as possible operators rather than confirmed ones.
Is there a direct service from Thessaloniki to Nikaia?
40 percent of the services we sell from Thessaloniki to Nikaia are direct. The rest connect at Lárisa, Volos, Ioánnina, with about 61 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
How much CO2 does the journey from Thessaloniki to Nikaia produce?
Traveling from Thessaloniki to Nikaia by coach produces about 9.4 kg of CO2 per passenger, the lowest of any mode on this corridor. The same journey by Train produces about 11.5 kg, roughly 1 times as much for one passenger.
Which station or terminal do services from Thessaloniki to Nikaia use?
Services from Thessaloniki to Nikaia by train leave from Thessaloniki and arrive at Níkaia station. 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 Thessaloniki to Nikaia?
2 of the 2 operators we sell from Thessaloniki to Nikaia 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 No carrier record names this exact pair. The operators listed publish a service area covering both places at a distance their mode plausibly carries people, which is evidence that the corridor is served and not evidence of a specific service. Pages state which, because presenting the two as the same thing would be dishonest.
Where no operator publishes a fare for a corridor, the price here is our own estimate, worked out from the real distance and the real operator through a fare curve that follows lead time, day of the week and season. It tells you roughly what the journey costs. It is not a seat anyone has agreed to sell, and the payment step will not take it.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Thessaloniki to Nikaia on September 18, 2026: 349 km of route against 304 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 2 operators a cheapest fare of €17.23, and 3h 10m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
The bus is the simple part. What you do once you are in Nikaia is somebody else's catalog.
Day trips out of Nikaia and across Greece
Day trips that leave Nikaia in the morning and cover a good part of Greece by evening.
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The two ends, compared
Thessaloniki reaches 110 places in 30 countries on services we hold, over distances from 55 to 3,237 km. Nikaia reaches 7 places in 1 countries, from 167 to 307 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Thessaloniki
- 110Places you can leave for
- 30Countries
- 53Operators
Arriving in Nikaia
Leaving Nikaia
- 7Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 3Operators