From Pátra you can reach Kórinthos in two hours by train or bus along the national highway; the onward journey to Athens takes another ninety minutes. The resorts and villages lining the Gulf of Kórinthos are nothing very special, though none of them is overdeveloped. At most of them you find little more than a narrow strip of beach, a campsite, a few rooms for rent and a couple of seasonal tavernas. At both Río and Éyio , you can cross the gulf to the mainland by ferry. Beyond Dhiakoftó , if you're unhurried, it's worth taking the old coast road along the Gulf of Kórinthos; this runs below the national highway, often right by the sea.

 

However, to travel from Pátra to Kórinthos without taking the time to detour along the Kalávryta railway from Dhiakoftó would be to miss one of the best treats the Peloponnese has to offer - and certainly the finest train journey in Greece. Even if you have a car, this trip should still be part of your plans.