Classic route
Hellenic InterCity
Athens → Thessaloniki · Greece
Past Thermopylae and under Mount Olympus. Greece’s spine line, now run by tilting Italian arrows.
- Distance
- 481 km
- Fastest time
- ≈ 4 h
- Average speed
- 120 km/h
- Top speed
- 200 km/h
Stations
- 0 kmAthina +3
- 61 kmOinoi +1
- 89 kmThiva
- 129 kmLivadia
- 154 kmTithorea
- 208 kmLianokladi
- 274 kmPalaeofarsalos
- 317 kmLarissa
- 399 kmKaterini
- 445 kmPlaty +1
- 482 kmThessaloniki +2
The stations OpenStreetMap lists for this service, in order, with the distance along the line as drawn here. A train may skip some of them. A +N after a station: N other routes on this map stop or end there, and the map draws it as a station where lines meet.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 7363387: the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within under 25 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 7 m from it
- Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits under 100 m from the shape of IC 56
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
- See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it
Questions and answers
How long is the Hellenic InterCity?
The Hellenic InterCity runs 481 km from Athens to Thessaloniki.
How long does the Hellenic InterCity take?
The fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 4 h for the 481 km. That is an average of 120 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 200 km/h.
Who runs the Hellenic InterCity?
Hellenic Train, with ETR 470 “White Arrow”.
How old is the Hellenic InterCity?
The line has been in service since 1916. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
How often does the Hellenic InterCity run?
2 direct trains on a weekday (counted on 2 September 2026).
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