May Day: Metro, Electric Railway, Tram, trains and ferries come to a halt – how buses will operate

Metro and tram services volition stay wholly suspended connected Friday, May 1, 2026, owed to workers’ unions participating successful onslaught actions for International Workers’ Day.

Specifically, Lines 1 (ISAP), 2 and 3 of the Metro, arsenic good arsenic the Tram network, volition not run from the commencement until the extremity of the regular schedule.

In their announcement, STASY workers’ unions stated:
“We honour Labour Day and denote our information successful the 24-hour nationwide onslaught (from the commencement of work connected Friday greeting until the extremity of operations).”

How buses and trolleybuses volition run

Buses and trolleybuses volition run betwixt 09:00 and 21:00 connected Friday, May 1, 2026.

Transport workers are besides joining the onslaught actions, with enactment stoppages from the opening of work until 09:00 successful the morning, and again from 21:00 until the extremity of work (00:00).

Suburban autobus routes operated by the Attica Transport Consortium are expected to tally normally.

Train services

On May 1, 2026, nary bid services volition run crossed the full obstruction network, including suburban obstruction lines, arsenic railway workers enactment successful the nationwide onslaught declared by the GSEE.

Hellenic Train besides announced that connected Thursday, April 30, the pursuing late-night services volition beryllium replaced by buses:

• 2534 (Athens–Chalcis) departing 22:28, betwixt Afidnes and Chalcis (no stops astatine Dilesi and Agios Georgios)
• 2539 departing 00:00, Chalcis–Oinoi
• 1239 departing 23:32, Airport–Tavros (stops astatine Koropi, Kantza, Plakentias, Nerantziotissa and Athens)
• 2302 (21:14) and 2304 (22:14), Megara–Kiato (no halt astatine Zevgolatio)

Ferries tied up successful ports

The Panhellenic Seamen’s Federation (PNO) has announced a 24-hour nationwide onslaught crossed each categories of vessels.

The onslaught volition statesman astatine 00:01 connected Friday and past until midnight, leaving ferries docked successful ports crossed the country.

Seafarers are demanding corporate labour agreements, upgrades successful maritime education, and extortion of retirees successful the sector.

Passengers with question plans—especially to the islands—are advised to interaction ferry companies and summons agencies for imaginable changes oregon rescheduling.