Although last year Easter came in May and the weather was reminiscent of summer, favouring travel and excursions, the levels of Easter vacationers will remain the same this year. Tens of thousands of cars abandoned the country’s cities for villages and islands, choosing to spend Easter in the countryside, even if it rains!

On Holy Thursday, traffic on the highways is the same as last year. It remains elevated, but no serious problems can be seen on both highways out of Athens (Athens to Lamia and Athens to Corinth).

42.176 vehicles have crossed the Eleusis tolls between 6am to 6pm today, while the maximum peak time was between 4pm and 6pm.

Figures from the Traffic Management Center of Nea Odos recorded 30.937 vehicles passing by Afidnes to Lamia (6am to 6pm), with a slight decrease compared to last year.

According to  traffic police, traffic on both roads is running smoothly with the exception of slight delays at the height of Akrata due to an accident in one lane.