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Athens to Ancient Olympia by bus or road
About 300 km. The private car is fastest at 3.6 h; the bus is cheapest, from ₹3,200 per person.
Fastest
Private car
Hire car (a day's rental plus fuel and tolls), per vehicle
3.6 h door to door
Cheapest
Bus
KTEL coach to Pyrgos + local bus to Ancient Olympia
from ₹3,200 per person
Best value
Bus
KTEL coach to Pyrgos + local bus to Ancient Olympia
cheapest at mid fares among options within 1.5× the fastest time (or 1 h more on a short ride)
Every option, compared
Door-to-door times (flights include the time at the airports). Fares are typical ranges from the cheapest seat to the premium one.
| Mode | Service | Time | Fare | Runs | Book |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bus | KTEL coach to Pyrgos + local bus to Ancient Olympia | 5.2 h | ₹3,200–₹3,730per person | Daily | Rome2Rio ↗ |
| Private car | Hire car (a day's rental plus fuel and tolls), per vehicle | 3.6 h | ₹7,460–₹13,850per car (up to 4) | Daily | Rome2Rio ↗ |
- Private car, Hire car (a day's rental plus fuel and tolls), per vehicle: Motorway most of the way via Patras or Tripoli; tolls are paid in cash or by card at the booths.
Booking links open the route on the country's transport booking site for trains, buses, boats and transfers, and a flight search for flights, dated about two weeks out; change the date there.
What it costs your group, one way
Fares × people; a private car is priced per car, one car per four people.
| Option | 2 people | 4 people |
|---|---|---|
| Bus · KTEL coach to Pyrgos + local bus to Ancient Olympia | ₹6,400–₹7,460 | ₹12,800–₹14,920 |
| Private car · Hire car (a day's rental plus fuel and tolls), per vehicle | ₹7,460–₹13,850 | ₹7,460–₹13,850 |
Once you’re in Ancient Olympia
- Best time: April – June, September – October
- Typical stay: 1 day
- November: Mixed month: November is outside the recommended season (April – June, September – October). Nothing in our data flags November as a problem, but it isn't the season the place is best in.
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Plan Athens and Ancient Olympia
A day-by-day plan with this journey, the stays and the rest priced in.