From Athens: Meteora Caves & Monasteries History Day Trip by Train

Embark on a full-day monastery tour from Athens to Meteora. Enjoy a scenic train ride through the Greek countryside, visit three monasteries, and explore the UNESCO-listed geological formation. Small groups and luxurious transportation provided.

Duration: 14 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Meteora - Experience the charm and history of Meteora on a day trip from Athens. Enjoy breathtaking views of the Greek countryside during a comfortable train ride to Kalambaka. Travel with a guide in a van or bus and stop to photograph six historic monasteries.
    Start at Larissis station, Athens’ main railway station, where you will board the train…
What's Included
  • Visit the Hermit Caves
  • Bottled water
  • See all six remaining monasteries and visit 3 of them
  • Luxury mini-bus transportation by Mercedes
  • Local English-speaking tour leader
  • Wi-Fi and USB chargers on board
  • Round-trip ticket from Athens-Kalambaka with e-mailed train e-tickets
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities (optional)
  • Credit cards are not accepted for paying the monasteries entrance fees
  • Travel insurance
  • Pickup / Drop off from Accommodation in Athens to railway station
  • Licensed guide, inside the monasteries
  • Lunch
  • Admission fees
Additional Information

Start your journey at Stathmos Larissis, the main railway station in Athens, and board the train heading to Kalambaka. The train leaves at 06:58 AM. Around 09:45 AM, the train will stop at Paleofarsalos, where you should disembark and take the connecting bus to continue your trip to Kalambaka. Enjoy the breathtaking views of the Greek countryside along…

Location
Kalambaka
Head to Athens railway station by your own and you must be there at 06.40 am in order to complete the boarding procedure on time.The train departs at 06:58 AM.At approximately 09:45 AM, the train will make a stop at Paleofarsalos, where you should exit and catch the connecting bus. to Kalampaka.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Linal1164
Nov 1, 2025
An incredible tour one of the best i have ever had, tour guide Panos was top! - It was an incredible tour one of the best i have ever experienced! Tour guide Panos was amazing, as it was small group it made an experience even better, tour guide gave us enough time to visit the Monasteries in addition to that made few additional stops for us to take photos with breathtaking views. I can't recommend enough how memorable and amazing tour was! Thank you!
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Judith_t
Sep 12, 2025
Amazing - Amazing day, informative and wonderful guide. What spectacular and spiritual place. It is a very long day, we left our accommodation at 7am in Athens and arrived back at 10 am. So be prepared. Just a heads up to anyone that does do the trip from Athens, Athens station( Larissa) is up above the underground station and our train left from platform 8. Check your carriage and seat number to avoid confusion. They come round to scan your ticket.. Enjoy
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Baian2025
Jul 24, 2025
Great - The views were amazing, great atmosphere. Guide was great, breathtaking sights, would visit again, truly an unique experience.
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Irma_p
Jul 6, 2025
Unbelievable place you have to experience - Place is absolutely beautiful, everything went easy, fluid, on time, guide was very knowledgeable and friendly
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Martine
Jun 14, 2025
Simply grandiose! - The trip went very well, the explanations to reach are clear.Panos our guide provided several information about the place and their history. We eat in a typical restaurant. Travel by luxury minibus to the site of the Meteors. I would have liked to sleep there one night to visit the warm village at the foot of the Meteors!
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Rhonda_s
Jun 4, 2025
True wonder of the world - Breathtaking experience, my granddaughter and I would highly recommend the trip. Long day from Athens but worth it
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Jmatise
May 31, 2025
Meteora day trip from Athens - Panos was AMAZING! He was so knowledgeable and a lot of fun! The views were just breathtaking! Definitely a tour not to be missed!
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Halli_d
May 8, 2025
Travel guide was great!... - Travel guide was great! We got to go insode 3 monasteries and walk around at our own pace. There was plenty of time at each stop. It was a long travel day but was worth it. This was a really nice experience!
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Annie_r
Sep 29, 2025
This is a LONG day trip... - This is a LONG day trip and if you’re not prepared for lots of sitting and then lots of walking and hiking up steep stairs and cliff side paths…then get prepared. It’s a lot of travel for a scoot 3.5 hours of site seeing and you’re not really able to look into the monasteries in detail. If you want to say you went but don’t feel you need the depth of a longer tour, this could be for you. Additionally, the train/bus combo is cumbersome and in my opinion would have been better to just opt for the full bus tour. If you have the time for a 2 day trip that includes other sites like Delphi and/or the Hermit Caves, that would be a good use of such a lengthy journey. Lunch was good and offered big portions. All that to say our local tour guide was great and views were awesome!
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Beth_d
Jul 7, 2025
Far too much travel for not enough tour - It was a total of over 12 hours worth of travel for just 3 hours worth of tour. It was not worth the time or money
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up to 15 guests
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).