Corinth Canal & Ancient Corinth

A short, easy trip west of Athens. The first stop is the Corinth Canal, where you can walk onto the bridge and look straight down the narrow channel to the water.

Ancient Corinth was one of the richest cities of the ancient world. Walk among the columns of the Temple of Apollo and the old Roman market, with the fortress of Acrocorinth on the hill above, and visit the site museum while your chauffeur waits.

Finish on the seafront at Loutraki with a coffee, or a swim in summer, before the drive back to Athens. The afternoon departure runs April to October, when the site stays open later.

A guide plan for the 09:00 departure; times are approximate.

1. 09:00

   Pick-up at your hotel

   Or any address in Athens.

2. ~10:20

   1. Corinth Canal bridge · 25 min here

   Walk onto the bridge above the narrow rock-cut canal.

   From the old road bridge you look down the straight channel between rock walls to the water far below. With luck, a ship is being towed through while you are there.

3. ~11:00

   2. Ancient Corinth archaeological site and museum · 90 min here

   The Temple of Apollo, the Roman forum and the site museum.

   The seven standing columns of the Temple of Apollo rise above the remains of the forum, the fountain of Peirene and the platform where St Paul is said to have spoken. The museum sits at the entrance. Tickets for Greek state sites are sold on the official e-ticket site hhticket.gr and at the gate.

4. ~12:45

   3. Loutraki seafront · 50 min here

   A coffee or a swim on the spa town's promenade.

   Loutraki's long promenade is lined with cafés, palm trees and a pebble beach with clear water. In summer, bring a swimsuit; otherwise enjoy a coffee facing the Gulf of Corinth.

5. ~15:00

   Back at your hotel

   About 6 hours after pick-up.

Departs at 09:00 or 14:00 — you choose one when you book. Bookable from tomorrow onwards.

Afternoon departure (14:00) April–October

A fixed price for the whole day, per car rather than per person, VAT included.

Your chauffeur collects you from your hotel or any address in Athens at the departure time you chose, with a name sign, and brings you back there at the end of the day. At every stop they wait nearby.

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before departure. Cancel later, or miss the pick-up, and the trip is not refunded.

One booking covers the whole day: a private car, a professional chauffeur, fuel, tolls, parking and waiting time at every stop — no need to find and vet a separate driver or company yourself.

Every carrier on Aristevo is a licensed transport company whose licence and documents we check before it can take a booking.

The price is fixed per car, not per person, and you see it before you book — from €180 per car.

The car and chauffeur are yours alone for the day, and your chauffeur waits for you at every stop.

The day trips run from Athens to some of Greece’s best-known places: Cape Sounion, Delphi, Mycenae, Epidaurus and Nafplio, the Acropolis and Athens’ landmarks, Meteora, the Corinth Canal and Ancient Corinth, the Nemea wineries, the Athens Riviera and Lake Vouliagmeni and Marathon and Thermopylae.

More questions about day trips

In the Aristevo app: Day trips → Corinth Canal & Ancient Corinth → day, time and car. From €230 per car.