Caption: Zoran Temelkov, Shutterstock
On foot
Thessaloniki centre is pretty much walkable. If you stay in the city centre, you would be able to walk to the main Pride venues and most of the secondary ones.
By bus
Thessaloniki has a dense and frequent city bus coverage. It operates until midnight and after that there is a night line (N1).
Standard fare (single trip - no change): 0,90€
Standard fare for X1, N1 and 50: 1,80€
There options for multiple trips and longer duration, but no options for a day or week ticket.
You can nagivate using Google Maps, Moovit or OASTh, the city bus company, application:
OASTH App
Caption: Han Gyual Oh, Shutterstock
Caption: Nenad Nedomacki, Shutterstock
By taxi
Minimum rate is 3.50€
+4€ supplement to and from the airport or the stations
The easiest way to call a taxi is to wave at them as they pass or find them at their waiting stations. Μake sure you have cash with you, as the taxi drivers are exempted from the obligation to accept cards. If you prefer card payments you could use one of the taxi applications, but they have a small surcharge.
By metro
Still under construction.
Caption: Ververidis Vasilis, Shutterstock
SAFETY
Thessaloniki is generally a safe and queer friendly city, owing partly to its large student population, who is by and large more accepting than the average. Sometimes demonstration of homoerotic affection in public is giggled or frowned upon, but this is the worst reaction you can get, especially in central locations. Things can be worse in some suburbs, especially in the western part of the city. Generally there are hardly any safety concerns in places where Pride events are held, but some attacks have occured in isolated and darker spots away from the crowds, especially when it comes to more vulnerable people, such as trans people in cruising areas. In any case, cooperation of the Pride organisers with the police is close.
Caption: Zoran Temelkov, Shutterstock
On foot
Thessaloniki centre is pretty much walkable. If you stay in the city centre, you would be able to walk to the main Pride venues and most of the secondary ones.
Caption: Han Gyual Oh, Shutterstock
By bus
Thessaloniki has a dense and frequent city bus coverage. It operates until midnight and after that there is a night line (N1).
Standard fare (single trip - no change): 0,90€
Standard fare for X1, N1 and 50: 1,80€
There options for multiple trips and longer duration, but no options for a day or week ticket.
You can nagivate using Google Maps, Moovit or OASTh, the city bus company, application:
OASTH App
Caption: Nenad Nedomacki, Shutterstock
By taxi
Minimum rate is 3.50€
+4€ supplement to and from the airport or the stations
The easiest way to call a taxi is to wave at them as they pass or find them at their waiting stations. Μake sure you have cash with you, as the taxi drivers are exempted from the obligation to accept cards. If you prefer card payments you could use one of the taxi applications, but they have a small surcharge.
Caption: Ververidis Vasilis, Shutterstock
By metro
Still under construction.
SAFETY
Thessaloniki is generally a safe and queer friendly city, owing partly to its large student population, who is by and large more accepting than the average. Sometimes demonstration of homoerotic affection in public is giggled or frowned upon, but this is the worst reaction you can get, especially in central locations. Things can be worse in some suburbs, especially in the western part of the city. Generally there are hardly any safety concerns in places where Pride events are held, but some attacks have occured in isolated and darker spots away from the crowds, especially when it comes to more vulnerable people, such as trans people in cruising areas. In any case, cooperation of the Pride organisers with the police is close.