Athens traffic closures, transport stopages on May 1

Due to the May 1 union rallies, large parts of central Athens city center will be closed to traffic Monday and public transport services will be limited.

All three Metro lines and tram services will be shut down all day, as employees stage a 24-hour stoppage.

Buses and trolley buses will leave their depots at 9 a.m. to service their routes and return there by 9 p.m. However, a number of bus lines, almost all servicing several Athens suburbs, will run throughout the day. See the following table.

Police warn that traffic will not be allowed, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., on Stadiou, Panepistimiou and Amalias Avenues, throughout their length, as well as the side streets leading to them; on Vasilissis Sofias, toward Syntagma, from the junction with Vassileos Konstantinou; on Patission Avenue, from the junction with Leoforos Alexandras and toward the center; on Filellinon Street; on Syngrou Avenue, up to Athanasiou Diakou; and on Diakou Street itself.