Cholargós
Cholargos is a town and a suburb in the Athens urban area, Greece, located northeast of the Athens city proper and about 6 kilometers away from Syntagma Square.

Cholargos is a town and a suburb in the Athens urban area, Greece, located northeast of the Athens city proper and about 6 kilometers away from Syntagma Square. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Papagou-Cholargos, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 3.950 km2. The main thoroughfare is Mesogeion Avenue, which connects Cholargos with central Athens and the A6 motorway.
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Getting to Cholargós
- Airports
- Athens Eleftherios Venizelos (ATH), 15 km · Santorini (JTR), 232 km · Chania (CHQ), 276 km
- Santorini Island → Cholargós230 km · quickest by ferry, 10h 39m · €78–206
- Souda → Cholargós280 km · quickest by air, 4h 16m · €100–150
- Thessaloniki → Cholargós303 km · quickest by air, 4h 33m · €110–170
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No local-transport research exists yet for Cholargós
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Cholargós. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inGenerally, pedestrian ferry users will be closer than cruise passengers to the Metro station providing access to central Athens; walking distances can vary considerably.
- Go nextPiraeus - the harbour of Athens, and Rafina (on the east coast of Attica) are the departure points for a large number of ferry services to the Greek Islands and other destinations in the eastern Mediterranean, including ports in Italy, Egypt, Turkey, Israel and Cyprus.
- Go nextThe closest islands, suitable for a day trip from Piraeus, are in the Argosaronic (or Saronic) gulf: Hydra Aegina Poros Spetses Kea (also pronounced Tzia) is a very nearby destination, too, less than two hours from the port of Lavrio.
- Go nextFrom here you can continue to Kymi and take the ferry to Skyros island or choose to explore the islands hidden gems.
- Go nextDay trips to the Corinth Canal, the ancient theatre at Epidaurus and to the ancient sites of Olympia, Delphi and Mycenae are easy with a rental car.
From Wikivoyage: Athens, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.
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Next door to Cholargós
Cholargós is 7 km from Athens, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.