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Karaiskakis Stadium - Olympiacos

IMPORTANT UPDATE FOR SUPPORTERS TRAVELLING BY COACH: ARSENAL COACHES WILL NOW LEAVE THE MARBLE STADIUM AT THE EARLIER TIME OF 18:00 (LOCAL TIME) TO GET TO THE MATCH, INSTEAD OF THE ORIGINAL TIME OF 20:00.

NEW TRAIN SERVICE ALSO AVAILABLE FOR SUPPORTERS. SUPPORTERS STRONGLY ADVISED TO ARRIVE AT STADIUM EARLY DUE TO ADDITIONAL SECURITY MEASURES.

How to get to the Karaiskakis Stadium
The Karaiskakis Stadium is approximately 10km from the centre of Athens.
Due to security concerns we highly recommend that all supporters take advantage of complimentary coaches which are being operated by the Club between central Athens and the Karaiskakis Stadium. A train service will also be available to take supporters to and from the match.

Coach travel
Coaches will be providing return travel to Olympiacos’ Karaiskakis Stadium from the Marble Stadium. Pick up will now be at the earlier time of 18:00 (local time), instead of the original time of 20:00 (local time).

Pick Up/Drop Off Point: Panathenaic Stadium, more commonly known as the Marble Stadium.

Pick Up Time: Coaches leaving at 18:00 - all coaches must leave promptly together with a police escort. The expected journey time is approx. 40 minutes.

If you do not take up these complimentary coaches, you will find travel to and from the stadium exceptionally difficult.

Local Police strongly advise against travel on public transport.

(LEAVE MAP OF BUS COLLECTION POINT IN PLACE)

Train service
Supporters who have not pre-booked the coach service are strongly advised to make use of an Arsenal dedicated train service from Thission Station to the stadium. This service is complimentary for all match ticket holders. Full details are as follows:

Outbound journey
Train to depart from Thission Station 18.00 (local time) to Faliro Station.
Supporters to reach Faliro Station at approximately 18.20 (local time), for the short walk to the stadium.

After the match
Supporters can return to the city after the game by train from Faliro station.

This train service is free of charge. Supporters will be asked to show their match in order to travel.

Please note that supporters are being asked to arrive at the stadium early due to increased security measures. We strongly advise all supporters to follow the above travel instructions in order to gain access inside the stadium in plenty of time for kick off (21.45 local time).

 

How to get there

How to get there

 

 

Metro
If do choose to use public transport, the closest Metro station to the Karaiskakis Stadium is Faliro located on the Green Metro Line 1. 

 

Athens Metro

Athens Metro

Parking
No car or coach parking is available at the Karaiskakis Stadium. 

How to book your seat on the coach between central Athens & the Karaiskakis Stadium

Travel can now be booked online by clicking here or by calling 020 7619 5000 (Option 1). 

When making a booking make sure you have the membership details ready of the supporter/s actually travelling. Non-members wishing to travel must provide a full name, address, daytime telephone number and Date of birth in order to travel. 

Bookings will close at 10:00 on Friday 4th December 2015. 

To use the online service you will need to activate your membership by visiting www.eticketing.co.uk/arsenal/ and selecting the login option on the right hand side, from here simply follow the prompts through the activation process. If your membership is already activated then just log in as normal with your username and password. 

Lines will be open Monday to Friday between the hours of 09:00 and 17:00.