The police will implement temporary traffic regulations on Sunday in the center of Athens from 6 am to 2 pm, due to the running of the “Athens Half Marathon” road race as well as individual races.

The Athens Half Marathon will be held from 09.00 to 12.20 on the route:

– Start: Monument to the Unknown Soldier (MAS)

– Route: Aeolos University – Stadiou-Fillellinon – Amalia Street – A. Diakou – Arditto (down stream) – V. Konstantinou Street (up stream) – B. Sofia Street – Mesogeion Street – Michalakopoulou – Mesogeion – turn to Sofias Sliman – Mesogeion Street – Phidippidou – Sofia Street – Akadimias – Chalkokondili – Patision – turning at the height of Kefallinia Street – Patision – Aiolou – Stadiou – Filellinon – Amalia Street – A. Diakou – Arditto (downstream) – Konstantinou Street (downstream), Rizari – Sofia Street – Akadimias Street – Riga Feraiu – Panepistumi Street – Amalia Street.

– Finish: Amalias (MAS)

At the same time, on the same day will be held:

– 09.25-09.50, Child-Parent Road Race (Family Run) and Disabled – SOH:

Start L. Vass. Sophia at the height of LAED – Byzantine Museum – Finish Syntagma Square (Monument to the Unknown Soldier)

– 12.00-13.30, 5 km Road Race:

Start: At Syntagma Square (at the height of Odos Ermou, heading towards Odos Stadiou)

Route: Stadiou – Aiolou – Patision (river to Omonia) – Pippinou U-turn – Patision – Panepistium – Amalia Street

Finish: L. Amalias (MAS)

Due to the above matches, the following temporary traffic arrangements will be made:

Temporary and gradual stoppage of vehicular traffic (including bicycles and E.P.H.O.) and prohibition of their stopping and parking, on Sunday 10/03/2024 and during the hours 07.00′ to 13.30′, at the times below avenues, streets and squares, of the municipality of Athens, as follows:

– Vass. Amalia Avenue in both traffic streams, as well as on its perpendiculars, up to the first parallel street in its section between Vass. Olgas and Syngrou Avenues.

– In the section between L. Vas. Olga and El. Venizelos (University), the stoppage of vehicle traffic will be in effect as above during the hours 06.00′ to 14.00′, while further on in the section between Souri and L. Vas. Sofia streets, traffic will be stopped in the right lane gradually from 14.00 on Saturday 09/03/2024 until 14.00 on Sunday 10/03/2024.

– El. Venizelou (University) along its entire length, as well as on its perpendiculars up to the first parallel street.

– Stadium, along its entire length and on its diagonals up to the first parallel street.

– In the section from America to pl. As a rule, the stoppage of vehicle traffic will take place gradually from 06.00 to 13.30 on Sunday 10/03/2024.

– Academy, along its entire length and on its diagonals up to the first parallel street.

– Solonos, along its entire length and on its diagonals up to the first parallel street.

– Omonoia Square.

– Syntagma Square.

– Filellini, along its entire length and on its diagonals up to the first parallel street during the hours of 06.00 to 13.30 on Sunday 10/03/2024.

– Patision – 28 October, in the section between St. Meletio and Omonia square in both -2- traffic streams, as well as on the perpendiculars thereof up to the first parallel street.

– L. Vas. Olgas, along its entire length in both traffic streams.

– Syngrou Street, in the section between Am. Frantzis and L. Vas. Amalia in both traffic streams, as well as on its perpendiculars up to the first parallel street.

– Kallirois, in the section between Am. Frantzis and Ath. Diakou in both traffic streams.

– Ath. Diakou, along its entire length, traffic flow towards Syngrou Street.

– Er. Attikou, along its entire length and on its diagonals up to the first parallel street.

– Aravantinou, along its entire length and on its diagonals up to the first parallel street.

– Hesiodos, along its entire length and on its diagonals up to the first parallel street.

– Rigillis along its entire length and on its diagonals up to the first parallel street.

– P. Tsaldari (Piraeus), in the section between Kolonou street and pl. Homogeneous in both traffic streams, as well as in its perpendiculars, up to the first parallel street.

– Athena, in the section between Sophokleous street and pl. Equal to both traffic streams, as well as perpendicular to it up to the first parallel street.

– Anonymous street (next to Eleftherias Park), along its entire length.

– Bony, all the way through.

– Petraki Monastery, in the section between Ypsilantou Street and L. Vas. Sofia.

– Hatzikosta, along its entire length.

– Zakharov, throughout its length.

– Tsocha, in the section between P. Kyriakou Street and L. Vas. Sofia Street.

– Vouliagmenis St., in the section between Timoleontos and Ardittos streets, traffic flow towards Ath. Diakou.

– Arditto, in the section between Vouliagmenis and Vas. Olgas Avenues in both traffic streams, as well as on its perpendiculars up to the first parallel street.

– Vass. Kon/nou Street, in the section between Vass. Olgas Street and Vass. Alexandrou Street in both traffic streams, as well as on its perpendiculars up to the first parallel street.

– Vass Sofias Avenue, in the section between Phidippidou Street and Kon/nou Avenue, in both traffic streams, as well as on the right side of it up to the first parallel street, except for Papadiamantopoulou Street.

– Kifisias St., in the section between Panormos and Phidippidou streets, traffic flow towards Vass. Sofias St., as well as on its perpendiculars up to the first parallel street.

– Alexandras Street, in the section between Panormou Street and Kifissias Street, traffic flow towards Kifissias Street, as well as on its diagonals up to the first parallel street.

– Alexandras Street, in the section between Moustoxydis and Patision streets, traffic flow towards Patision, as well as on its perpendiculars up to the first parallel street.

– Mesogeion Street, in the section between Katehaki Street and the Athens tower in both traffic streams, as well as on its perpendiculars up to the first parallel street.

– Phidippidou, in the section between Michalakopoulou Street to Kifisias Street, as well as on its diagonals to the first parallel street.

– Thebes, in the section between Papadiamantopoulou and Levadeia streets, traffic flow towards Mesogeion Street.

– Michalakopoulou, in the section between Ilision Street and Mesogeion Street, traffic flow towards Mesogeion Street.

Prohibition of the vertical passage of vehicles from the Half Marathon route, during the hours when the traffic ban will be in effect, except for the following controlled junctions:

– Patision – 28 October – Ag. Study.

– L. Vass. Sofia – Herodos Attikou (only for the vehicles of the Fire Service).

– L. Vas. Sofias – Papadiamantopoulou.

– L. Vas. Sofias – Kokkali.

– St. Vass. Sofias – Rigillis (only for Fire Service and E.K.A.B. vehicles).

– L. Vas. Kon/nou – Vas. Georgiou.

Alternative routes

Due to the above traffic regulations, drivers can follow the following indicative alternative routes for their best service:

From Athens Center to Zografou – Pagrati – Kaisariani – Byron:

Via Alexandra Street (flow of traffic towards Alexandra Street) – left Panormou (flow towards Kifisias Street) – left Kifisias Street (flow of traffic towards Kifisia) – right Katehaki Street – continuation of P. Kanellopoulos – continuation either right of Kokkinopoulos or straight to Karea – L.Alimou.

From Zografou – Pagrati – Kaisariani – Byron to Athens Center:

Through Ulof Palme – continuation of Kokkinopoulos – left Katehaki L. (traffic flow towards Mesogeion L.) – left Kifisias L. (traffic flow towards Athens Center) – right Panormou (traffic flow towards Alexandra L.) – Alexandras L. (traffic flow towards Patision).

From Athens Center to Southern Suburbs:

Via Piraeus – Hamosterna – L. Sygrou – L. Poseidonos or,

Via Piraeus – Hamosterna – Kalliroi – Vouliagmeni Street.

From Athens Center to Western Suburbs:

i) Via Evelpidos – Prigiponnisos – Kon/nou Tsaldari L. – continuation through Kypseli area to Patision (traffic flow towards Acharnai, after the height of Agios Meletios) to N.E.O. Athens-Lamia etc.

ii) Via Evelpidos – Prigiponnisos – Kon/nou Tsaldari Street – continuation via Vrilissos – Kon/nou Perrikos – Georgios Bakus – Pericles Stavros – Kifisias Street (traffic flow towards Kifissia) – continuation to Attiki Odos – N.E.O. Athens-Lamia etc.

iii) Through Patisia – Agathoupoleos – to Acharnon (traffic flow to Acharnai) to N.E.O. Athens-Lamia etc.

Contact numbers for the half marathon operations center

For further clarifications on the traffic arrangements, as well as for the provision of information on alternative routes to citizens who need to move in the above area, they will be provided by police officers at the Half Marathon Operations Center on Saturday (9-3-2024) from 08.00 to 23.00 :00 and on Sunday (10-3-2024) from 06.00 until the end of the event on the following telephone numbers: 210-8708237, 210-8708238, 210-8708239

ELAS appeals to drivers, in order to serve them better and to avoid additional traffic problems, to avoid the passage of their vehicles on the above streets, avenues and squares during the mentioned time intervals.