How to get here
Airplane
Nearest international airports are Athens or Kalamata. Athens has year-round services; Kalamata tends to run services spring through autumn.
Buses
Athens Bus KTEL station to Tripolis (KTEL Tripolis) https://ktelarkadias.gr/
hourly services, approx. 2hrs time. There are infrequent bus services from Tripoli to Stemnitsa so best to arrange for a taxi connection onwards.
Taxi numbers
Taxi services can arrange pickup from the airport or the bus station in Tripoli.
+30 69550 50212 / +30 69322 70026
Car
From Athens- you have two choices:
Airport – Elefsina – Korinthos – Tripoli - take the scenic road through the Mainalon fir forest via Chrysovitsi village- 228km/ approx. 2.45hrs. Note this road can be affected by snow/ frost and, rarely, may close in winter for short periods.
Airport – Elefsina – Korinthos – turn off exit Anc. Olympia, take the road skirting the north side of the Mount Mainalon through Arkadian villages - Levidi, Vytina and Dimitsana with views to the scenic mountain range of Mount Ziria and Helmos and the plateau of Orchomenos - 249km/ approx. 2.50hrs
From Kalamata
Airport – road towards Tripoli, turn off at Megalopoli, take the scenic mountain road past Karytaina, Elliniko - 85km/ approx. 1.35hrs.