Marathon & Thermopylae

Follow the story of the Persian Wars from one battlefield to the other. Your chauffeur first takes you to Marathon, where the burial mound of the Athenian dead still rises over the plain, and to the Marathon archaeological museum nearby.

Then the car heads north to Thermopylae, the pass where Leonidas and his 300 Spartans held back the Persian army. See the Leonidas monument, then visit the Thermopylae centre, whose exhibits bring the battle to life. There is time for lunch nearby. Please note that the Marathon sites are closed on Tuesdays.

Most of the day is spent on the road, and the car is yours alone: your chauffeur waits at every stop, then takes you back to Athens while you relax.

A guide plan for the 08:00 departure; times are approximate.

1. 08:00

   Pick-up at your hotel

   Or any address in Athens.

2. ~08:35

   1. Marathon Tomb (Soros) · 25 min here

   The burial mound of the Athenians who fell in 490 BC.

   A grassy mound about nine metres high marks the grave of the 192 Athenians killed in the battle. Walk around it and picture the Persian fleet beached on the shore beyond. Closed on Tuesdays.

3. ~09:10

   2. Marathon archaeological museum · 40 min here

   Finds from the battlefield and the Marathon plain.

   A compact museum in the village of Vrana, with finds from the battle site and from tombs across the plain. Closed on Tuesdays; tickets for Greek state sites are sold on the official e-ticket site hhticket.gr and at the gate.

4. ~12:50

   3. Thermopylae: Leonidas monument and Thermopylae centre · 130 min here

   The statue of Leonidas, the battle centre, and lunch nearby.

   Start at the bronze Leonidas monument and climb the small hill opposite, where the Spartans made their last stand. Across the road, the Thermopylae centre retells the battle with a film and interactive exhibits; tickets are sold at its desk. Lunch is at a taverna nearby before the drive back.

5. ~18:00

   Back at your hotel

   About 10 hours after pick-up.

Departs at 08:00 — you choose one when you book. Bookable from tomorrow onwards.

Marathon sites closed on Tuesdays

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 → Marathon & Thermopylae → day, time and car. From €370 per car.