Meteora Day Trip: Explore Monasteries and Caves

Discover Meteora with this extraordinary day trip from Thessaloniki. Explore majestic monasteries, view ancient hermit caves, learn the local history and enjoy panoramic views.

Duration: 13 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Thessaloniki - Embark on an extraordinary day trip from Thessaloniki to the Unesco World Heritage Site of Meteora. Explore centuries-old monasteries, enjoy breathtaking panoramic views and uncover hidden gems of Meteora that most travelers won’t know about.
    Your journey starts as you board the bus departing from Thessaloniki to Trikala at 09:30….
What's Included
  • Roundtrip bus tickets from Thessaloniki to Meteora
  • Stops to see all Meteora monasteries and free time to visit three of them
  • Guided Meteora tour with English-speaking guide
  • Free Audio guides in Spanish, French and Italian
  • Panoramic photo stops
  • Air-conditioned bus
  • Free time in the picturesque town of Kalambaka
  • Bottle of water
What's Not Included
  • Transfer to/from Thessaloniki’s bus station
  • Entrance fees of each monastery (€5 per person)
  • Guided tour inside the monasteries (available upon request)
Location
Macedonia Intercity Bus Station
Giannitson
Board the bus departing from Thessaloniki to Trikala at 09:30. At 12:20 the bus will reach the bus station of Trikala where you should switch busses and catch the one departing to Kalambaka (Meteora) at 12:30. At 13:30, you'll arrive at Meteora, where our friendly local tour guide will await you.
Cancellation Policy

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

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Jennytheodotou
Apr 5, 2023
Excellent tour from Thessaloniki to Medeora - This is definitely a tour worth doing. Amman Express, the local agents are to be congratulated for their organisation. Eleni the guide was excellent at her job and Dimitri's a very safe driver. The tour is a long one but Medeora is magical and we visited 2 monasteries and saw magnificent landscapes
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Billyb446
Jun 16, 2022
Big High-5 Tour! A must do with this Company. - The welcome at the station was very professional and our tour guide and driver exceptional. The busses are very clean and neat. They stopped at a taverna prior to the tour for refreshments and a quick bite. The tour was very informative, our female guide (sorry, cannot recall her name) was friendly, concerned for every passenger and highly professional. Would recommend her any time. Would I do this tour again from Thessaloniki by train? Big yes! I would recommend this to all my relatives and friends. Thank you from the 2 Samos Greeks (Billy & Freddie) and 2 South Africans (Eugene & Andre)
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Eva_e
Apr 5, 2022
Wonderful experience for me. - I loved the experience in Meteora; the place was excellent, and the guides were very kind and polite.
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Renee
Jul 12, 2025
Long day but worth the time - I did this trip from Thessaloniki which meant a four hour bus ride each way (including one change of buses) to the meeting point where the big touring bus picked me up with the other tourists from Athens and elsewhere. The instructions I received via email where very detailed and helpful; the only glitch was the return trip when, due to slowed traffic, I almost missed the connection to the second bus that was just leaving the station at 8pm, with no more buses scheduled that night. But I got the driver to open the door for me. The tour itself is really excellent, and so I am very glad I booked it, even though it meant a very long day. Maria, our guide was the best! She is knowledgeable, attentive, approachable, fun—everything you want in a good guide. There are several monasteries perched in the mountains, and you get to go inside three of them—which three you get to see depends on which day of the week you are visiting. You see the others from vantage points. Such a magical and amazing place! Really worth seeing if you have the time. I’m very glad I did it!
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Marianne_v
Mar 30, 2022
Comfortable and... - Comfortable and interesting tour but it could be longer. We would have had time for visit to a 4th monastery. We were back at the train station 1h.15 before the train departure. The travel from Athens or Thessaloniki is so long that you want to enjoy more of it.
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From $104
up to 15 guests
2 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).