# Travelling from Thessaloniki to Thassos by Bus | A Complete Guide & A Few Questions **URL:** \ **Category:** Traveling to Thassos\ **Created:** [July 25, 2026, 5:54pm UTC](https://community.go-thassos.gr/t/travelling-from-thessaloniki-to-thassos-by-bus-a-complete-guide-a-few-questions/934 "2026-07-25T17:54:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Elena1](https://community.go-thassos.gr/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/b2d939/32.png) [@Elena1](https://community.go-thassos.gr/u/Elena1)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2026, 5:54pm UTC](https://community.go-thassos.gr/t/travelling-from-thessaloniki-to-thassos-by-bus-a-complete-guide-a-few-questions/934/1 "2026-07-25T17:54:39Z")
Hi everyone, I’m planning to travel from **Thessaloniki Airport (SKG)** to **Thassos** using public transport, and I’d like to share the information I’ve found so far. I also have a couple of questions for anyone who has travelled this route recently. ## Getting from Thessaloniki Airport to KTEL Macedonia Bus Station **KTEL Macedonia Bus Station** is the **main intercity bus station in Thessaloniki** , where buses depart for destinations across northern Greece, including Kavala. After arriving at **Thessaloniki Airport (SKG)**, take the **X1 Airport Bus** (shown as **01X** on some buses). During the night, the same route is operated by **N1 (01N)**. The bus runs approximately every **30 minutes** and goes directly to **KTEL Macedonia Bus Station**. The journey usually takes **50–60 minutes** , depending on traffic, and the ticket costs **€2**. ## Option 1 – Bus to Keramoti and Ferry to Thassos 1. Take the **X1 (01X)** airport bus from **Thessaloniki Airport (SKG)** to **KTEL Macedonia Bus Station** , the main intercity bus station in Thessaloniki. 2. Take the intercity KTEL bus from **KTEL Macedonia Bus Station (Thessaloniki)** to **Kavala Central Bus Station**. 3. From **Kavala Central Bus Station** , continue to **Keramoti**. 4. Take the ferry from **Keramoti** to **Limenas (Thassos Town)**. ## Option 2 – Ferry from Kavala to Skala Prinos 1. Take the **X1 (01X)** airport bus from **Thessaloniki Airport (SKG)** to **KTEL Macedonia Bus Station** , the main intercity bus station in Thessaloniki. 2. Take the intercity KTEL bus from **KTEL Macedonia Bus Station (Thessaloniki)** to **Kavala Central Bus Station**. 3. From **Kavala Central Bus Station** , it’s about a **10-minute walk** to **Kavala Ferry Port**. The bus station and the ferry port are close to each other. 4. Take the ferry from **Kavala Port** to **Skala Prinos (Thassos)**. 5. From **Skala Prinos** , take the local bus to **Limenas** or any other town on the island. The **KTEL Thassos bus stop** is located **directly outside the ferry terminal**. Make sure you board the correct bus for your destination. ## Questions I hope this guide will help anyone travelling from **Thessaloniki Airport** to **Thassos** without a car. I have just a couple of questions for those who have travelled this route recently: - **Is there currently a direct KTEL bus from Kavala to Keramoti, or do passengers still need to change buses in Chrysoupolis?** - **Which option would you recommend: travelling to Keramoti and taking the ferry to Limenas, or taking the ferry from Kavala to Skala Prinos?** If I’ve missed anything or if any of the information above is out of date, please let me know. I’ll be happy to update this post so it can help future travellers. Thank you very much! ---
**Author:** ![Augie](https://community.go-thassos.gr/user_avatar/community.go-thassos.gr/augie/32/47_2.png) [@Augie](https://community.go-thassos.gr/u/Augie)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2026, 9:00am UTC](https://community.go-thassos.gr/t/travelling-from-thessaloniki-to-thassos-by-bus-a-complete-guide-a-few-questions/934/2 "2026-07-26T09:00:04Z")
Hi Elena 🙂 No, there is no direct KTEL bus from Kavala to Keramoti. The bus from Kavala stops in Chrysoupoli. There, you will need to change to a different bus that goes to Keramoti. Don’t worry, the trip is easy and the bus drivers and staff at KTEL will assist you along the way. On the schedule you posted, it shows the timetable from Chrysoupli to Keramoti, which I circled in red below: ![Screenshot 2026-07-26 at 11.42.12](https://community.go-thassos.gr/uploads/default/original/1X/7ffe8e84dfb19931875e4fcbaf443bde2e925f68.jpeg) In your situation, it may make sense to travel from Kavala to Skala Prinos depending on your flight’s arrival time. If you have an early arrival and can catch a ferry from Kavala, I’d do that. Ferry crossings from Kavala are limited. The last one departs at 19:15. If your flight arrives later in the day making it impossible to catch this one, then you may have no choice but to take a ferry from Keramoti since they go late into the night (the last one departs at 23:00). I spotted a mistake in the information you wrote above: **the journey time from Kavala to Skala Prinos is 1 hour and 15 minutes** , not 1 hour and 45 minutes. Where are you staying on Thassos? If you’re staying on the western or southern side of the island, then it will be faster going via Kavala if you’re able to.