How to get to Drama
By air
The city does not have an airport. The nearest airport is “Megas Alexandros” of Kavala, from which it is about 50 km by road, i.e. less than 1 hour, as well as “Macedonia” airport of Thessaloniki.
Train
You can reach Drama by train, directly from Athens or Thessaloniki, with frequent daily services. The Railway Station is 5 minutes from the city centre
Bus
There is the option of intercity buses. Buses depart from Athens daily twice a day. From Thessaloniki the routes are more frequent and depart every 1-1.5 hours.
By road
With your car you can easily reach Drama, following Egnatia Odos until the exit for Amfipoli and from there you will drive for another 50 km on the Amfipoli-Drama national road. The road is relatively comfortable and with moderate traffic.
By ferry
Kavala has a port, and is connected by ferry to many islands, such as Thassos, Samothraki, Lemnos and Lesvos. Kavala is half an hour away from the city of Drama.
Access Points
- Eleftherios Venizelos Airport, Athens 6 hours & 20 minutes | 662 km
- Macedonia Airport, Thessaloniki 1 hour & 50 minutes | 164 km
- Alexander the Great Airport, Chrysoupoli, Kavala 50 minutes | 67 km
- Alexandroupolis Airport 2 hours | 194 km
- Port of Kavala 40 minutes | 36 km
- Port of Thessaloniki 1 hour & 40 minutes | 160 km
- Train Station, Drama 5 minutes | 1.5 km
Distances of Areas N. Drama
- Drama – K.Neurokopi 46 minutes | 44 km
- Drama – Granite 30 minutes | 31 km
- Drama – Volakas 38 minutes | 36 km
- Drama – Prosotsani 17 minutes | 15 km
- Drama – Kalamaki 15 minutes | 13 km
- Drama – Doxato 12 minutes | 9 km
- Drama – Iron Water 55 minutes | 42 km
- Drama – Hadriani 12 minutes | 10 km
- Drama- Paranesti 40 minutes | 39 km
Distances of cities
- Athens 7 hours | 645 km
- Thessaloniki 1 hour & 45 minutes | 145 km
- Horse riding 45 minutes | 36 km
- Xanthi 1 hour & 25 minutes | 92 km
- Serres 1 hour & 10 minutes | 68 km
- Alexandroupoli 2 hours & 13 minutes | 187 km
- Polygyros Halkidiki 2 hours | 135 km
International road distances
- Sofia Bulgaria 3 hours & 50 minutes | 274 km
- Plovdiv Bulgaria 4 hours | 298 km
- Istanbul Turkey 5 hours & 30 minutes | 481 km
- Skopje FYROM 3 hours & 50 minutes | 359 km
- Tirana Albania 6 hours & 50 minutes | 547 km
- Bucharest Romania 8 hours | 600 km
- Belgrade Serbia 8 hours | 650 km
