Today, Easter Monday, the return of Easter excursions after this year’s exodus reached record levels begins at slow speeds.

The movement of vehicles towards Thessaloniki from the PATHE highway is running with delays today.

Initially, drivers are forced to leave the highway just before Katerini and move through side roads, since the specific section of PATHE at the limits of the capital of the Regional Unit of Pieria, remains closed.

However, suffering is also encountered in Malgara, due to the works being carried out at the height of the Axios bridge.

Specifically, several hundred meters before the toll station in the area there is a traffic jam, since the passage of vehicles, although without a charge, is carried out only by two traffic lanes.

In fact, a few meters later the tolls end up becoming one, while the situation defuses around the height of Chalastra.

Excursions return from Halkidiki without problems, while slightly increased traffic is observed on the National Highway Kavala – Thessaloniki, at the height of the Ascent toll.

Many were the inhabitants of the basin who, it seems, decided to spend the Easter days in the District, as according to the figures of the Traffic this year’s exodus was one of the largest in recent years and the largest since 2022, which was the first Easter where there were no restrictions due to the coronavirus.

In particular, this year from Holy Monday to 6 am on Good Friday, 329,684 vehicles passed the toll road to Corinth and Lamia.

Ships

As for the exit of the excursionists… by sea, in the ports of Attica the occupancy of the ships reached 100%.

On Friday, according to the reservation system of the ferry companies, at least 24,284 passengers and 3,348 vehicles were expected to depart from the port of Piraeus, while 9,770 passengers and 2,015 vehicles were expected to depart from the port of Rafina.

From the port of Piraeus, 18 routes were planned, 32 for the Argosaronic islands, 14 from Rafina and 10 from Lavrio.

At the same time, the departures and arrivals of ships for the ports of Piraeus and Rafina for Easter Sunday (05-05-2024) are calculated as follows:

PIRAEUS/JELEPI (DEPARTURES):

EASTER SUNDAY 05-05-2024:
ROUTE: 08
EPIB: 4,206

PIRAEUS/JELEPI (ARRIVALS):

EASTER SUNDAY 05-05-2024:
ROUTE: 05
EPIB: 1,759

PIRAEUS/ARGOSARONIKOS (DEPARTURES):

EASTER SUNDAY 05-05-2024:
ROUTE: 24
EPIB: 4,785

PIRAEUS/ARGOSARONIKOS (ARRIVALS):

EASTER SUNDAY 05-05-2024:
ROUTE: 24
EPIB: 4,671

RAFINA (DEPARTURES):

EASTER SUNDAY 05-05-2024:
ROUTE: 02
EPIB: 335

RAFINA (ARRIVALS):

EASTER SUNDAY 05-05-2024:
ROUTE: 02
EPIB:361

In addition, the number of scheduled ship berths/arrivals for the ports of Piraeus, Lavrio and Rafina for today 05-06-2024 is calculated as follows:

PIRAEUS/JELEPI (ARRIVALS):

ROUTE: 16

PIRAEUS/ARGOSARONIKOS (ARRIVALS):

ROUTE: 19

LAURIO (ARRIVALS):

ROUTE: 09

RAFINA (ARRIVALS):

ROUTE: 10
ROUTE: 05 FROM MARMARI

APE-SKAIGR