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East towards Korinthos, Athens
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'''Patra''' (also '''Patras''', Greek: Πάτρα) is a city in [[Greece]]. It's one of the Greek cities with a [[ferries between Italy-and Greece/Greece-Italy|ferry link]] to [[Italy]], connecting to [[Venice]], [[Bari]], [[Brindisi]] and [[Ancona]].
== Hitchhiking Out ==
 
===Northeast towards [[Lamia]], [[Larissa]], [[Thessaloniki]] or northwest towards [[Arta]], [[Ioannina]], [[Albania]]===
 
There are two ways to get from Patra to the Greek mainland: a bridge and a ferry (both from Rio to Antirrio). The ferry is free for foot passengers and cheaper than the bridge for cars, and also easier to access than the bridge. It runs several times per hour.
=== East towards [[Korinthos]], [[Athens (Greece)|Athens]] ===
Take Bus No6 from downtown Patra (€ 1.30). Ask for Korinthou Street. There are stops there. Get off at the end of the line at the hospital. There's a Stathmos Diodion Riou toll station Suburban train to Agios Vassileios continue walking same road on your left leading to the Stathmos Diodion Riou toll station after 15 min walk. on 8A highway
==== A hitchhiker's experience ====
''I have hitchhiked right after the toll station 3-4 times. Only once a toll station employee told me to leave. I went to the cantine 20m away and got a ride there from a guy who had stopped for a snack. Another time a policeman just asked me to step behind the bars. I had no problem to catch a ride.''
== Hitchhiking In ===== From [[Athens ({{isIn|Greece)|Athens]] ===1.Eleusina Toll Station.}}
2.Take Suburban Train Piraeus-Kiato from Piraeus or Athens aka Larissis Train Station(not to be confused with Larissa TOWN) Get off at last stop. Walk straight from === South towards the right side of the railway line to the motorway you see. There turn right. After 20m there is a left turn to Egio, PatrasPeloponese ===
There are almost Catch bus no controllers 8 from outside the central railway station. Stay on for about 1/2 an hour, into the small town of Ovyra on that trainthe outskirts of Patras.I have taken The bus takes a sharp right in the down and goes down a hill. At the bottom of the hill it 5-6 times last two monthsturns left. Get off at the next stop (April-May 2010you should see signs for the junction)usually on Fridays and have seen no controllers.My grilfriend neither in different occasions.Btw ticket is 6eyou can follow signs to easily walk to the slip road for the E55 going south.__NOTOC__== Trashwiki & Nomadwiki == [[trash:Patra]] [[nomad:Patra]]
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