The Interurban KTEL Achaia has been prepared to transport at least 20,000 visitors, of particular interest this year – for the first time – from Thessaloniki.
The mass arrivals of visitors for the Patras Carnival began yesterday, with the Achaia Interurban Bus Service planning dozens of routes on a daily basis, from the Central Station of Athens and other major cities of Greece.
According to the president of Intercity KTEL Achaia, Andreas Manolopoulos, who spoke to Peloponnisos FM 104.1 (show “Morning Press”, about 200 bus departures from the capital are scheduled, with most routes tomorrow (Friday), when the peak exit of the excursions, for the carnival Patras.
KTEL has prepared for the transport of at least 20,000 visitors from places with which it is connected as a long-distance transport operator, especially from Thessaloniki, where this year – for the first time – great interest is registered!
The number of visitors is expected to exceed even those of 2019, with their arrivals having started since the beginning of the week, mainly young people, but a gradual increase is expected from today until tomorrow, when buses will depart from Kifisos KTEL with destination Patras, every five minutes.
“This year the arrivals are expected to be increased by 20% compared to 2019. We estimate that we will transport 20,000 passengers to Patras from Thursday to Saturday. The visitors are not only from Athens, they will come from Volos, Lamia, Larissa, Thessaloniki, Kozani, Pyrgos, but also other cities of the Peloponnese,” stressed the president of the Achaia Interurban KTEL, Andreas Manolopoulos.
It should be noted that the Achaia Intercity Bus received approval from the Patreon Municipality to also use the Agios Nikolaos pier to park buses that will drop off passengers at Othonos Amalia Station, so as not to create overcrowding and traffic congestion.
Source: Skai
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