# Day Trip to Corinth from Athens: the Canal, the Boat Inside It, Acrocorinth and Ancient Corinth The canal from the bridge and from inside on a boat, the bridge that sinks at Isthmia, Acrocorinth before 13:00 and the Temple of Apollo in the afternoon. Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/greece/peloponnese/corinth/itineraries/canal-acrocorinth-and-ancient-corinth · Revisado: 2026-11-12 ## El día - 08:00 · Salida: 1 h by car (A8 motorway towards Corinth; toll at Elefsina and at the Isthmus) - 09:00 · The Corinth Canal from the Pedestrian Bridge (Isthmus footbridge and Tourist Information Centre · free) - 8 min by car, 5 km - 09:45 · Boat Crossing of the Corinth Canal from Isthmia (Corinth Canal Cruises from the Isthmia quay; book by phone the day before) · Corinth Canal Cruises - 30 min by car, 22 km - 11:45 · Acrocorinth, the Fortress Above Corinth (€5; closes at 15:30 all year) - 5 min by car, 3 km - 14:30 · Ancient Corinth and Its Museum (€15 with the museum; eat first in the village) - 30 min by car, 20 km - 19:30 · Aquarius (Signature dinner at the Club Hotel in Loutraki; book on its website and confirm it is open that day) · Aquarius, €€€€ - 21:30 · Vuelta (By the A8; in Athens around 22:30) Corinth is the shortest excursion to the Peloponnese from Athens and the one that combines the most different things: a canal cut sheer, a boat that travels it from inside, a fortress of three enclosures and the city that grew rich between two seas. This plan goes by car and in the order that works: the canal first thing, Acrocorinth before the heat and Ancient Corinth in the afternoon, from April to October. ## The day, hour by hour 8:00 · Leave Athens. A8 motorway towards Corinth, about 80 km with two tolls. 9:00 · The canal from the bridge. Leave at the Isthmus and park next to the pedestrian bridge. The 6 km cut, 21 metres of water and walls of 80. Half an hour and a coffee. 9:45 · The canal from inside. Five kilometres to the Isthmia quay, at the east mouth, where the Corinth Canal Cruises ANNA II leaves. The company does not publish a timetable: call the day before to confirm the departure and book. If it coincides, you will see the submersible bridge sink to let you through. 11:45 · Acrocorinth. Half an hour by car to the first gate, where you park. You climb the three gates on foot to the top, at 575 metres, with the two gulfs in view. €5. Bring water. 14:30 · Ancient Corinth. Go down to the village, five minutes away, and have something in one of its simple tavernas before going in. Then the Temple of Apollo of 560 BC, the Roman agora, Saint Paul's tribunal and the museum with the kouroi of Tenea. €15. Two hours. 17:00 · Loutraki. If you have afternoon to spare, cross the canal to Loutraki for a stroll along the gulf's seafront promenade. 19:30 · Dinner at Aquarius. The signature restaurant of Club Hotel Casino Loutraki, with a sommelier; book on its website. If you prefer to go back earlier, leave Ancient Corinth at 17:00 and you will be in Athens at 18:15. 21:30 · Return. In Athens around 22:30. ## Without the boat or with teenagers If there is no departure that day, the Isthmia submersible bridge and the remains of the Diolkos, the causeway along which ships were dragged, fill the morning. With teenagers of 12 or over, swap the boat for the kayak from Lake Vouliagmeni to the Heraion with Trekking Hellas, from 10:00 to 14:00, and leave Ancient Corinth for the afternoon. ## Cómo llegar ### By car 80 km on the A8, an hour, with tolls. All the points in the plan are less than 25 minutes from each other. ### Without a car Proastiakos suburban train from Athens or the airport to Corinth, about an hour, and a taxi to Ancient Corinth and Acrocorinth. The canal boat is far without a car. ## Consejos ### Confirm the boat the day before Departures depend on demand. ### In winter, the other way round From November to March Ancient Corinth closes at 15:30 and on Tuesdays. ### Bring your ID EU under-25s enter free. ## Preguntas frecuentes ### How long does it take to get from Athens to Corinth? An hour by car, about 80 km on the A8. ### How much do tickets cost? €5 for Acrocorinth and €15 for Ancient Corinth with the museum. The canal can be seen for free. ### Can you cross the canal by boat? Yes, with Corinth Canal Cruises from Isthmia, booking by phone. ### Can you do it without a car? By train to Corinth and a taxi to the sites; the canal boat is better with a car.