KTEL ( el, Κοινά Ταμεία Εισπράξεων Λεωφορείων, "Common Funds of Bus Proceeds") is the main intercity
public transport bus service in
Greece
Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders wit ...
. It is a cooperation of 62 regional bus companies, usually named after the
regional unit
The 74 regional units of Greece ( el, περιφερειακές ενότητες, ; sing. , ) are the country's Seventy-four second-level administrative units. They are divisions of the country's 13 regions, and are further divided into muni ...
they serve, e.g. ''KTEL Imathias'' for
Imathia. KTEL was founded in 1952.
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The KTEL companies provide 80% of all passenger transportation in Greece.[ Interregional transport, e.g. to Athens, is provided by most of the KTEL companies.]
Urban KTEL
Local KTEL companies provide service to the cities and villages of the local regional unit.
References
External links
Information about KTEL companies
with links to the local websites
Transport companies established in 1952
Bus companies of Greece
Greek companies established in 1952
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