# Day Trip to Delphi from Athens: Osios Loukas, the Oracle, the Museum and Arachova

A long day from Athens, two and a half hours away: the mosaics of Osios Loukas, the sanctuary of Apollo up to the stadium, the Charioteer in the museum, home cooking and Arachova.

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/greece/central-greece/delphi/itineraries/osios-loukas-oracle-and-arachova · Revisado: 2026-11-12

## El día
- 06:45 · Salida: 2 h 30 by car (motorway towards Lamia and exit at Livadia)
- 09:00 · Hosios Loukas Monastery and its mosaics (€10 · eleventh-century mosaics · shoulders and knees covered)
  - 45 min by car, 37 km
- 10:45 · Sanctuary of Apollo: the oracle, the theatre and the stadium (€20 with the museum · climb up to the stadium)
  - 8 min on foot
- 13:15 · Delphi Archaeological Museum and the Charioteer (The Charioteer and the Sphinx of the Naxians)
  - 15 min on foot
- 14:45 · Vakhos taverna (Home cooking; open every day at midday) · Vakhos taverna, €€
  - 5 min by car, 2 km
- 16:15 · Castalian Spring and the sanctuary of Athena Pronaia (The tholos in the afternoon light)
  - 15 min by car, 9 km
- 17:15 · Arachova, the stone village on the slope of Parnassus (Stroll, coffee and the clock tower)
- 18:30 · Vuelta (In Athens around 21:00)

Delphi can be seen in a day from Athens if you go by car and leave early. This plan makes the most of the route: on the way there, the Byzantine monastery of Osios Loukas, which closes at 15:30; then the sanctuary of Apollo and the museum, home cooking in the village and, on the way back, the tholos of Athena Pronaia and the mountain village of Arachova. It is about five hours on the road in all: if you can, take turns at the wheel.

## The day, hour by hour

6:45 · Leave Athens. By the motorway towards Lamia to the Livadia exit and, from there, towards Distomo.

9:00 · Osios Loukas. It opens at 8:30. The eleventh-century katholikon, with marble and mosaics on a gold background, and the church of the Virgin. €10. An hour and a half.

10:45 · Sanctuary of Apollo. About 45 minutes by road via Arachova. Park next to the entrance and climb the Sacred Way between the treasuries to the temple, the theatre and, right at the top, the stadium. €20 with the museum. Two and a half hours.

13:15 · Museum. A few minutes' walk away. The bronze Charioteer, the Sphinx of the Naxians and the frieze of the Siphnian Treasury. In winter, last entry is at 15:10.

14:45 · Lunch at Vakhos. On Apollonos Street, with a terrace over the valley. Stews and home-made pies. Open every day.

16:15 · Castalian Spring and tholos. On the way down to Arachova, the pilgrims' spring and the circular tholos of Athena Pronaia.

17:15 · Arachova. Coffee in the square and a walk to the clock tower.

18:30 · Return. In Athens around 21:00.

## And without a car?

The KTEL Fokidas bus leaves from the Liosion station and takes about three hours. In a day it only allows the sanctuary and the museum, without Osios Loukas or Arachova. Better to sleep one night: you have the getaway to Delphi and Arachova.

## Cómo llegar

### By car
About two and a half hours from Athens, some 180 km with tolls. Pick up the car at the airport or on the outskirts, not in the centre.

### Without a car
KTEL Fokidas from the Liosion station (Agios Nikolaos metro, line 1), about 3 h with a stop in Arachova. Few departures a day.

## Consejos

### Leave early
Osios Loukas and, in winter, Delphi close at 15:30.

### Water and a cap
The sanctuary has no shade.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### Can you see Delphi in a day from Athens?
Yes, by car, leaving around 7:00. By bus, only the sanctuary and the museum.

### How much do tickets cost?
Delphi, €20 with the museum; Osios Loukas, €10.

### Where do you eat?
At Vakhos, open every day; or at Epikouros, on the main street.

### How many hours of driving is it?
About two and a half hours each way.