Bus 1

2 euro gets you from SKG to Aristotelous by bus

At Thessaloniki Airport (SKG) Terminal 2, everyone says “bus 1” when they mean the OASTH airport lines 01X (day) and 01N (night), which run between the terminal and the city for about 2 EUR. The ride lands you near Aristotelous Square and the main railway station in roughly 30–40 minutes, depending on traffic on Leoforos Georgikis Scholis.

The stop sits directly outside Terminal 2 at SKG, a 1–2 minute walk from arrivals, and tickets for the 01X/01N cost around 2 EUR from the blue machines or sold on board. The bus runs along the airport–city corridor that old posts call “bus 78” or “bus 1,” which is why older hotel emails and guides still use those numbers.

Forum threads from 2014 still talk about “bus 78” and more recent Reddit comments call it “airport bus 1,” yet both now map to the 01X airport line in daytime and the 01N night service. Regulars say the 01X typically takes 30–40 minutes to reach Aristotelous, and up to about 45 minutes in heavier rush-hour traffic heading toward the rail station.

Locals on r/Thessaloniki tell visitors to ignore the “1/78” wording from old TripAdvisor posts and just board anything signed 01X or 01N with an airplane icon and “Αεροδρόμιο – Airport” on the front. Regulars even screenshot the OASTH airport line page on their phones to prove to confused hotel guests that their printed “Bus 1 to center, 2 euros” note simply means 01X.

Watch out for outdated apps and blogs that still list the 78 code or show “route 1” from SKG, which has led to last‑minute forum questions from people standing at the Terminal 2 bus stop with Google Maps open. A few TripAdvisor reviewers report arriving at night, seeing only 01N on the display, and hesitating because their hotel voucher mentioned “bus 1” for the 2 EUR ride.

One practical tip: when you exit SKG Terminal 2 arrivals, walk straight to the curbside bus stop and ignore the route number in your printed instructions; if the sign says 01X or 01N and “Αεροδρόμιο – Airport,” that is the “bus 1” everyone online keeps talking about for the 30–40 minute ride into town.