Commuting

Kifissou Avenue, an essential artery of Athens' daily life, shoulders the weight of nearly 200,000 vehicles each day, serving both commuters and a significant portion of national and international freight traffic.

Starting today, a new traffic management system is being implemented at Sofia Airport for cars approaching Terminal 2. Under this system, vehicles will be allowed free access to the terminal for up to 10 minutes, after which they will incur parking charges.

The Prosecutor's Office in Thessaloniki ordered on Tuesday a preliminary investigation into the breakdown of a metro train carriage on December 14 which forced passengers to evacuate by walking in the tunnels.

The investigation reportedly focuses on potential offenses, including dangerous interference with fixed-track transportation systems and endangerment.

The main metro line in the northern port city of Thessaloniki is set to begin operations on November 30, offering residents and visitors a new transportation option along the city's central corridor.

A recent survey has ranked the best metro systems in Europe, revealing surprising results about the leaders in public transportation. Conducted by Bounce, the study evaluates major European capitals, indicating that some of the traditionally dominant systems have fallen behind. Notably, the London Underground, despite its fame, does not even make the top five.

Ride-hailing company Uber announced on Wednesday in New York that it is about to launch water taxis in Greece, starting with Mykonos.

Holidaymakers on the Cyclades island will from mid-June be able to book a boat trip through the Uber app, for a maximum of eight people per ride.

'Fun' and 'freedom' came at a price, however.

Not formally employed by the digital courier giant, Marin [not his real name] couldn't be paid directly into his personal bank account, so managers at Glovo recommended he try an intermediary, a so-called aggregator, which would become his official employer.

A new traffic plan for civil servants commuting to the public services that will be relocated from the city center to the former Pyrkal site in the east Athens suburb of Dafni-Ymittos, encourages the use of public transport and bicycles as the preferred mode of transport to offset any possible congestion that will occur.

A tire repairman living in the northwestern province of Kocaeli has been commuting on a horse named "Rüzgar" ('Wind' in English) for almost a year.

"I go to work riding on Rüzgar and tie her at the garden behind my workplace," Summani Yılmaz told İhlas News Agency on June 6.

Ljubljana/Ljubno ob Savinji – One day into the implementation of a decree that sets the public health rules for border crossing, the government has changed the decree to make it simpler for daily cross-border commuters and students, after complaints that the system was unsustainable due to insufficient testing capacity.