Importand Notice: Due to the current situation with Covid-19 pandemic and the reduced visitors flow the bus company does not longer run the direct route Kalampaka – Delphi and Delphi – Kalampaka.
We will try to keep you updated as soon as the bus company will make an announcement regarding the direct bus connection from Delphi to Meteora.
In the mean while you can have a look here to see the different travel solutions we offer for travelers who wish to include Delphi and Meteora on their tour itinerary.
Traveling from Meteora to Delphi is a question we encounter a lot and we know it can be quite confusing at times. This blog post is meant to end that confusion.
The only reasonable way someone can get from Meteora to Delphi is by bus. Yes, we know, there is also a train that can get you up to a point but really, it is not worth it!
Now that we’ve cleared this out, let’s move on to your different options. There are two ways one can get to Delphi and it all goes down on the day of your travel.
Summer 2019 Update
The bus company has announced a direct route between Kalampaka and Delphi on every day except Sundays. This makes traveling between Meteora and Delphi very easy. You can find the bus schedules below:
from Delphi to Kalampaka/Meteora
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Day
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Departure from DELPHI
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Arrival to Lamia
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Departure from Lamia
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Arrival to Trikala
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Arrival to KALAMPAKA
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Monday to Saturday
EXPRESS
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09.30 | 11.20 | 11.30 | 13.00 | 13.30 |
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Sunday
(with a response in Lamia)
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15.15 | 17.25 | 18.00 | 19.45 | 21.00 |
from Meteora/Kalampaka to Delphi
| Day |
Departure from KALAMPAKA
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Departure from Trikala
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Arrival to Lamia
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Departure from Lamia
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Arrival to DELPHI
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Monday to Saturday
EXPRESS
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09.30 | 10.05 | 11.30 | 11.40 | 13.30 |
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Sunday
(with a response in Lamia)
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16.00 | 17.00 | 18.45 | 19.00 | 20.50 |
You mean driving a rental car isn’t an option?
Dear Danny,
Of course this is an option. This blogpost covers traveling from Meteora to Delphi using public transportation.
Hello, my daughter and I are traveling the opposite way: from Athens to Delphi, Tuesday May 29, one night there; from Delphi to Meteora (Kalampaka) Wednesday, May 30, 2 nights there, and from Kalampaka to Athens on June 1. What are the bus/train schedules to go this way? Thank you in advance.
Dear Kat,
Check this out: https://www.visitmeteora.travel/getting-to-meteora-by-bus/#delphi-meteora
How do you book a ticket for OPTION ONE? Thanks!
Hello there – This is such fabulous information. Can you let me know whether there is a way to buy the direct bus option from Kalampaka to Dephi online? I will need to take that bus this Sunday. Or can i buy it on the spot? Thank you very much!
tickets are bought onsite and can’t be bought online. just make sure that the last direct bus to Amfissa (2pm) will still be in Trikala since my bus from Kalambaka arrives at Trikala without seeing the bus to Amfissa (which is a town away from Delphi) through Patras. so i rode the bus to Lamia from Trikala to Delphi instead. hope this will be of help.
tickets are bought onsite and can’t be bought online. just make sure that the 2pm last bus to Amfissa through Patras at Trikala will still be at Trikala once the bus you’ll take, if ever, from Kalambaka reached Trikala because my bus to Amfissa through Patras from Trikala left even before my bus from Kalambaka arrived. if that happens, show your ticket and change it to one going to Lamia and from Lamia buy a ticket to Delphi. hope this will be of help.
tickets can only be bought onsite and not online. just make sure that, if you choose to take the 2 pm last direct bus, the bus to Amfissa through Patras from Trikala will still be in Trikala once your bus from Kalambaka arrives Trikala because the bus to Amfissa from Trikala that i should have taken left before my hus from Kalambaka arrived Trikala. if that happens to you, show your ticket to the ticket officer and have it change to Lamia and from Lamia buy a ticket to Delphi. hope this will be of help.
Hi,
Is this information still valid for summer 2019?
Thank you!
Hi. The “direct bus” option does not appear on the KTEL-Trikala website. The most similar option arrives at Amfissa at 18:15 but depart from Amfissa at 20:00, arriving at Delphi at 20:55. http://www.ktel-trikala.gr/?module=default&pages_id=40&lang=en
Hi! I’m confused, so on Sundays the route operates only in afternoon? I need to clarify it because I was planning to leave meteora on sunday to visit delphi but that time of departure is too late and I dont want overnight in Delphi, just wanted to go early and visit the area in one day then head to athens .
I hope to use this bus early September 2019. Do you know if it will be offered then?
If I am travelling from Kalapaka to Delphi by bus do I have to change the bus in Lamia?
Hi Ron,
If you are taking the direct bus then you don’t have to change busses in Lamia.
Is there only one bus from Kalampaka to Delphi every day? What are the other options If I miss this bus?
According to the KTEL bus company, there is 1 direct bus and if you miss it then you’ll have to take the bus from Trikala to Athens and change the bus to Lamia for Delphi…
Like!! Great article post.Really thank you! Really Cool.
Is the direct bus from Kalampaka to Delphi still running? I am hoping to visit in late June 2021.
I have the same question as Kelly, any news on the bus from Kalampaka to Delphi?
I see on the following website there is the option to choose a bus from Kalambaka to Delphi: https://kteltrikala.e-ticketing.gr/Pages/Destinations.aspx
Do you know if it is really a direct bus and how long it takes? I see there is no service on Saturday and a different schedule on Sunday.
Hello everyone!
I am planning a trip to Greece this summer and the route between Meteora and Delphi is among my options.
I have searched both the KTEL Trikala website and the KTEL Fokidas website and I do not understand the information very well.
Does the direct bus exist again? If it does not exist, do you know if they plan to implement it again this summer?
Our initial idea would be to travel on Sunday afternoon (apparently, -although it does not appear on the official schedule- the web allows to buy a ticket from Kalambaka to Delphi at 14:00 on Sundays), but I don’t know how many changes I would have to make or what time I would arrive, since no information is given in that sense.
Any information will be very welcome!
Thanks!
Hi again!
For those who may be interested: we just did today (Sunday 9th July 2023) the route between Kalambaka and Delphi. It’s easy, three buses in total (two changes), and the views are stunning. These are the buses:
Kalambaka 16:00 – Trikala 16:45
Trikala 17:00 – Lamia 18:30 (Bus direction Athens)
Lamia 19:00 – Delphi 21:00
5 hours in total.
You can buy the Kalambaka-Lamia ticket online in the Ktel Trikala website and the Lamia-Delphi ticket at the Lamia bus station.
Regards
I concur with Carlos’ comment. A couple of weeks ago I did it on a weekday so the bus left in the morning however I experienced the same bus changes. I had a fourth bus change 10 minutes out of Delphi however I don’t think this was normal. There were only 3 people left on the bus and I don’t think the driver wanted to drive to Delphi just for 3 people.
Booked the ticket online with Ktel Trikala however note that the ticket doesn’t make it clear what happens after Trikala as you’re no longer travelling on Ktel Trikala buses. Just make it clear to the driver that you’re going to Delphi and they’re pretty good at telling you when to get off. Then go into the bus station to find out which bus you need to get onto next.