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A6 Attiki Odos

Tolled motorway network forming the outer ring of Athens, 70 km in total according to the concessionaire: the A6 from the A8 at Elefsina past Stavros (Gerakas) to the Athens International Airport interchange and Markopoulo, the A62 Hymettus Ring, the A621 link between them and the A64 airport link. About 5 km of the Aigaleo ring (A65) also belongs to the concession and is not recorded here. Attiki Odos S.A. signed the concession on 23 May 1996 and construction began that month; a joint venture led by Aktor built it. The first 19 km, Gerakas – Airport, opened on 19 March 2001 together with the new airport, and the concessionaire dates completion of the main concession works to 24 June 2004. The motorway has three lanes and a hard shoulder per direction, with the Athens Suburban Railway in the median. Nea Attiki Odos, 90% owned by GEK Terna, replaced Attiki Odos S.A. as concessionaire on 6 October 2024. A6 lot lengths are measured on the OpenStreetMap alignment, whose kilometre posts start at 0 at Elefsina, except where the operator published a section length.

Total length
69 km
Open today
69 km
Sections
10
Cost for the project as a whole
€1.3Bwhole programmeConstruction cost of the whole Attiki Odos as stated by the concessionaire ("reached EUR 1.3 billion"): 34% from the Greek State, with Community Support Framework resources, and 66% from Attiki Odos S.A. equity and loans from the EIB and commercial banks. Price year and VAT treatment not stated, and the source does not say whether the additional works built alongside (suburban rail and metro sections, Hymettus tunnels, flood protection) are included.
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Sections

Sections of A6 Attiki Odos: status, length, dates, cost, funding and contractors
SectionsStatusLengthTimelineCostFundingContractorsContract terms
Elefsina – Metamorfosi

From the A8 junction at Elefsina (km 0) to the A1 crossing at the Metamorfosi interchange (exit 8, about km 23.1). The concessionaire announced the opening of Elefsina – Metamorfosi in 2003; Wikipedia dates the opening of the western part to November 2003. Length measured on the OpenStreetMap alignment.

Opened23 km
  1. May 23, 1996Tender awarded
  2. Nov 2003Opened
–
  • Public-private partnershipAttiki Odos concession: 66% of the EUR 1.3 billion construction cost from the concessionaire's equity and loans, for the network as a whole.
  • LoanPart of the concessionaire's loans came from the European Investment Bank, the rest from commercial banks. Amount not stated.
  • National budgetGreek State contribution of 34% of the construction cost of the network as a whole, including Community Support Framework resources; the EU share is not stated.
  • Attiki Odos S.A.Concessionaire
  • Attiki Odos Construction JVBuilder
–
Metamorfosi – Kymis Avenue

From the A1 crossing at the Metamorfosi interchange (exit 8, about km 23.1) to the Kymis Avenue crossing (exit 10, about km 26.35). In spring 2002 the concessionaire reported this stretch as already in service for a year; it opened separately from the rest of the western A6. Length measured on the OpenStreetMap alignment.

Opened3 km
  1. May 23, 1996Tender awarded
  2. 2001Opened
–
  • Public-private partnershipAttiki Odos concession: 66% of the EUR 1.3 billion construction cost from the concessionaire's equity and loans, for the network as a whole.
  • LoanPart of the concessionaire's loans came from the European Investment Bank, the rest from commercial banks. Amount not stated.
  • National budgetGreek State contribution of 34% of the construction cost of the network as a whole, including Community Support Framework resources; the EU share is not stated.
  • Attiki Odos S.A.Concessionaire
  • Attiki Odos Construction JVBuilder
–
Kymis Avenue – Kifisias Avenue

From the Kymis Avenue crossing (exit 10, about km 26.35) to the Kifisias Avenue crossing (exit 11, about km 28.4). No source dates this stretch on its own: the opening date is Wikipedia's for the western part, Elefsina – Kifisias Avenue, in November 2003. In May 2002 the concessionaire had planned it for the end of 2002. Length measured on the OpenStreetMap alignment.

Opened2 km
  1. May 23, 1996Tender awarded
  2. Nov 2003Opened
–
  • Public-private partnershipAttiki Odos concession: 66% of the EUR 1.3 billion construction cost from the concessionaire's equity and loans, for the network as a whole.
  • LoanPart of the concessionaire's loans came from the European Investment Bank, the rest from commercial banks. Amount not stated.
  • National budgetGreek State contribution of 34% of the construction cost of the network as a whole, including Community Support Framework resources; the EU share is not stated.
  • Attiki Odos S.A.Concessionaire
  • Attiki Odos Construction JVBuilder
–
Kifisias Avenue – Gerakas

From the Kifisias Avenue crossing (exit 11, about km 28.4) past the Pentelis Avenue (12) and Doukissis Plakentias (13) interchanges to the Gerakas road crossing near exit 14 (about km 34.1). English and Greek Wikipedia date the opening of Kifisias Avenue – Airport to early 2003; the concessionaire started tolling a newly opened section on 7 February 2003. The Pentelis Avenue entrance towards the airport opened on 2 September 2003. Length measured on the OpenStreetMap alignment.

Opened6 km
  1. May 23, 1996Tender awarded
  2. 2003Opened
–
  • Public-private partnershipAttiki Odos concession: 66% of the EUR 1.3 billion construction cost from the concessionaire's equity and loans, for the network as a whole.
  • LoanPart of the concessionaire's loans came from the European Investment Bank, the rest from commercial banks. Amount not stated.
  • National budgetGreek State contribution of 34% of the construction cost of the network as a whole, including Community Support Framework resources; the EU share is not stated.
  • Attiki Odos S.A.Concessionaire
  • Attiki Odos Construction JVBuilder
–
Gerakas – Athens Airport

The first section, 19 km by the concessionaire's figure: the A6 from the Gerakas road crossing near exit 14 (about km 34.1) past Marathonos Avenue (15), Leontario (16), Kantza (17) and Paiania (18) to the Airport interchange (exit 20, where the A64 crosses at about km 47.7), then the A64 towards the airport as far as the northern limit of Attiki Odos (km 50.59 of its chainage), where the airport's area begins. It opened on 19 March 2001, nine days before the airport. Entry from Athens was by Gerakas road and Marathonos Avenue; at Kantza and Paiania only the exits worked at first.

Opened19 km
  1. May 23, 1996Tender awarded
  2. Mar 19, 2001Opened
–
  • Public-private partnershipAttiki Odos concession: 66% of the EUR 1.3 billion construction cost from the concessionaire's equity and loans, for the network as a whole.
  • LoanPart of the concessionaire's loans came from the European Investment Bank, the rest from commercial banks. Amount not stated.
  • National budgetGreek State contribution of 34% of the construction cost of the network as a whole, including Community Support Framework resources; the EU share is not stated.
  • Attiki Odos S.A.Concessionaire
  • Attiki Odos Construction JVBuilder
–
Airport interchange – Markopoulo

The branches of the Airport interchange (exit 20) to and from Markopoulo and the Markopoulo half-interchange, opened on 1 July 2002: the A6 from the A64 crossing (about km 47.7) to its end on Markopoulo Avenue at Koropi (about km 48.9). Before this, traffic for Markopoulo went through the signalled junction with the Vari – Koropi road. Length measured on the OpenStreetMap alignment.

Opened1 km
  1. May 23, 1996Tender awarded
  2. Jul 1, 2002Opened
–
  • Public-private partnershipAttiki Odos concession: 66% of the EUR 1.3 billion construction cost from the concessionaire's equity and loans, for the network as a whole.
  • LoanPart of the concessionaire's loans came from the European Investment Bank, the rest from commercial banks. Amount not stated.
  • National budgetGreek State contribution of 34% of the construction cost of the network as a whole, including Community Support Framework resources; the EU share is not stated.
  • Attiki Odos S.A.Concessionaire
  • Attiki Odos Construction JVBuilder
–
A62 Hymettus Ring: Katechaki – Glyka Nera

The Hymettus Ring (Western Peripheral Avenue of Hymettus, signed A64 until 2024) from the Katechaki interchange (Y1, km 0.00) past Papagou (Y2), Dimokritos (Y3) and Agia Paraskevi (Y4) to Glyka Nera (Y6, km 8.05). Length from the Nea Attiki Odos chainage as given by English Wikipedia. The concessionaire opened the Hymettus Ring on 3 September 2003; the stretch east of Glyka Nera had opened in July 2002. The Hymettus tunnels were added during construction after Council of State rulings.

Opened8 km
  1. May 23, 1996Tender awarded
  2. Sep 3, 2003Opened
–
  • Public-private partnershipAttiki Odos concession: 66% of the EUR 1.3 billion construction cost from the concessionaire's equity and loans, for the network as a whole.
  • LoanPart of the concessionaire's loans came from the European Investment Bank, the rest from commercial banks. Amount not stated.
  • National budgetGreek State contribution of 34% of the construction cost of the network as a whole, including Community Support Framework resources; the EU share is not stated.
  • Attiki Odos S.A.Concessionaire
  • Attiki Odos Construction JVBuilder
–
A62 Hymettus Ring: Glyka Nera – Leontario

Glyka Nera – Rafina interchange section of the Hymettus Ring, 2.5 km, opened on 1 July 2002: from the Glyka Nera interchange on Lavriou Avenue (Y6, km 8.05) to the Leontario interchange with the A6 (Y7, km 9.83 to 10.47 on the Nea Attiki Odos chainage). The concessionaire called the A6 junction the Rafina interchange at the time.

Opened3 km
  1. May 23, 1996Tender awarded
  2. Jul 1, 2002Opened
–
  • Public-private partnershipAttiki Odos concession: 66% of the EUR 1.3 billion construction cost from the concessionaire's equity and loans, for the network as a whole.
  • LoanPart of the concessionaire's loans came from the European Investment Bank, the rest from commercial banks. Amount not stated.
  • National budgetGreek State contribution of 34% of the construction cost of the network as a whole, including Community Support Framework resources; the EU share is not stated.
  • Attiki Odos S.A.Concessionaire
  • Attiki Odos Construction JVBuilder
–
A62 Pallini bypass: Leontario – Pallini

Extension of the Hymettus Ring as a Pallini bypass, about 1.5 km, opened on 5 August 2004: from the Leontario interchange (Y7) to the Pallini interchange on Marathonos Avenue (Y8, km 11.70 on the Nea Attiki Odos chainage), giving traffic from Elefsina and the Hymettus Ring a route to Pallini, Pikermi and Rafina. The A62 east of Pallini to Agios Gerasimos (Y9) is not recorded, for lack of a sourced opening date.

Opened2 km
  1. May 23, 1996Tender awarded
  2. Aug 5, 2004Opened
–
  • Public-private partnershipAttiki Odos concession: 66% of the EUR 1.3 billion construction cost from the concessionaire's equity and loans, for the network as a whole.
  • LoanPart of the concessionaire's loans came from the European Investment Bank, the rest from commercial banks. Amount not stated.
  • National budgetGreek State contribution of 34% of the construction cost of the network as a whole, including Community Support Framework resources; the EU share is not stated.
  • Attiki Odos S.A.Concessionaire
  • Attiki Odos Construction JVBuilder
–
A621: Agia Paraskevi – Doukissis Plakentias

The A621 (signed A642 until 2024), the western link between the Hymettus Ring and the A6: from the Agia Paraskevi junction on the A62 (Y4) through the Panagouli tunnel to the A6 at the Doukissis Plakentias (13) and Pentelis Avenue (12) interchanges. Opened in April 2004; 2.5 km according to Greek Wikipedia, 2 km in the English article.

Opened3 km
  1. May 23, 1996Tender awarded
  2. Apr 2004Opened
–
  • Public-private partnershipAttiki Odos concession: 66% of the EUR 1.3 billion construction cost from the concessionaire's equity and loans, for the network as a whole.
  • LoanPart of the concessionaire's loans came from the European Investment Bank, the rest from commercial banks. Amount not stated.
  • National budgetGreek State contribution of 34% of the construction cost of the network as a whole, including Community Support Framework resources; the EU share is not stated.
  • Attiki Odos S.A.Concessionaire
  • Attiki Odos Construction JVBuilder
–

Contractor roles are as recorded in the award. Only builders count toward the delivery rankings.

Funding

  • Public-private partnership69 km
    10 sections
    • Attiki Odos concession: 66% of the EUR 1.3 billion construction cost from the concessionaire's equity and loans, for the network as a whole.
  • Loan69 km
    10 sections
    • Part of the concessionaire's loans came from the European Investment Bank, the rest from commercial banks. Amount not stated.
  • National budget69 km
    10 sections
    • Greek State contribution of 34% of the construction cost of the network as a whole, including Community Support Framework resources; the EU share is not stated.

A section that lists two sources counts its full length under each: the data records which sources paid, not what share each one carried.

Related projects

Sources

  1. Wikipedia: Attiki Odosread Sep 28, 2026
  2. Wikipedia: A6 motorway (Greece)read Sep 28, 2026
  3. Wikipedia: A62 motorway (Greece) (exit list with Nea Attiki Odos chainage)read Sep 28, 2026
  4. Wikipedia: A64 motorway (Greece) (exit list with Nea Attiki Odos chainage)read Sep 28, 2026
  5. Wikipedia: A621 motorway (Greece)read Sep 28, 2026
  6. Greek Wikipedia: Αττική Οδόςread Sep 28, 2026
  7. Attiki Odos S.A.: Ιστορικά Στοιχεία & Ημερομηνίες Σταθμοί (history and milestone dates)read Sep 28, 2026
  8. Attiki Odos S.A.: Οι φορείς του έργου (concessionaire, construction JV, cost and financing)read Sep 28, 2026
  9. Attiki Odos S.A.: Το Έργο (70 km, sections, lanes)read Sep 28, 2026
  10. Attiki Odos S.A.: Έναρξη Διοδίων (tolling of Gerakas – Airport, 19 km, 2001)read Sep 28, 2026
  11. Attiki Odos S.A.: Πρόοδος Έργου – Παραδόσεις Τμημάτων (progress and section deliveries, May 2002)read Sep 28, 2026
  12. Attiki Odos S.A.: Παράδοση επιπλέον 3 χιλιομέτρων (Glyka Nera – Rafina interchange, 1 July 2002)read Sep 28, 2026
  13. Attiki Odos S.A.: Παράδοση επιπλέον κλάδων (Markopoulo branches of the Airport interchange, 1 July 2002)read Sep 28, 2026
  14. Attiki Odos S.A.: Αλλαγές στις τιμές διοδίων (tolling of a newly opened section from 7 February 2003)read Sep 28, 2026
  15. Attiki Odos S.A.: Άνοιγμα εισόδου Αττικής Οδού από Λεωφ. Πεντέλης (2 September 2003)read Sep 28, 2026
  16. Attiki Odos S.A.: Νέο Συνδρομητικό Πακέτο (Hymettus Ring opened 3 September 2003)read Sep 28, 2026
  17. Attiki Odos S.A. press archive, 2003: Παράδοση στην κυκλοφορία του τμήματος Ελευσίνα – Μεταμόρφωση (title only)read Sep 28, 2026
  18. Attiki Odos S.A.: Επέκταση Περιφερειακής Υμηττού – Παράκαμψη Παλλήνης (5 August 2004)read Sep 28, 2026
  19. Attiki Odos S.A.: Νέα εμπορική και τιμολογιακή πολιτική (last section delivered 24 June 2004)read Sep 28, 2026
  20. OpenStreetMap: relation 363465, Αυτοκινητόδρομος Α6 (ref Α6, kilometre posts from Elefsina)read Sep 28, 2026
  21. OpenStreetMap: relation 364163, Αυτοκινητόδρομος Α62read Sep 28, 2026
  22. OpenStreetMap: relation 364236, Αυτοκινητόδρομος Α621read Sep 28, 2026
  23. OpenStreetMap: relation 5832223, Αυτοκινητόδρομος Α64 (Koropi – Airport)read Sep 28, 2026
  24. OpenStreetMap contributors: route geometry (ODbL)read Sep 28, 2026

Figures last checked against their sources in Sep 28, 2026.