Highways in Greece facts for kids

Highways in Greece are the most significant roads of the country. There are 10 most significant highways. They are:

• (PAThE Motorway): The highway that connects the capital Athens with the second biggest city Thessaloniki and the MK border at Evzoni.
• (Egnatia Odos): The highway that connects the west gate, the port of Igoumenitsa with the east one, the Greek-Turkish Borders at Evros river.
• (Central Greece Motorway): The highway that connects the major cities of Thessaly region, starting at Grevena and ending at Lamia.
• The highway that connects the city of Larissa and the city of Trikala at Thessaly region
• (Ionia Odos): The highway that traverses all the Western Greece, Starting at Ioaninna and ends at Kalamata at Pelloponnese.
• (Attiki Odos): The metropolitan ring road of Athens
• (Moreas Motoerway): The highway that connects the city of Corinth with the city of Kalamata, traversing all the Central Pelloponnese.
• (Olympia Odos): The highway that connects the capital Athens with the third biggest city Patra.
• (Olympia Odos): The highway that connects the city of Patra with the city of Pyrgos at Western Pelloponesse.
• (BOAK Motorway): The highway that traverses all the island of Crete, connecting the cities of Chania, Rethimno, Hrakleion, Agios Nikolaos, ending at Siteia.

Images for kids

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  Seirios Rest area along Motorway 1 (A1) near Athens, Greece with a restaurant above the road

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  Map of Greece's motorway network as of 2022. Black=Completed routes, Blue=Under Construction, Grey=Planned routes

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  Motorway A1, Greece

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  Motorway A1 near Katerini, Greece

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  Motorway A1 near Agios Konstantinos

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  A2 Motorway Tunnels between Kozani and Veria.

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  Interchange at the Attiki Odos Airport entrance

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  Moreas Motorway (A7).

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  A typical National Road (expressway) in Greece

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  Greek National Road 90 near Heraklion (Crete)