Hey, guys. In March I'm going to Thessaloniki and from there I'll take the train to Athens. I was checking on the train company website and there's a discount for students, but I didn't understand if the discount is only for greek students or if any students from Europe (I live in Germany and I'm doing my Master's degree there) can get it. Does anyone know about it? And I'll also take the first train in the morning (from 5 am), so I'd like to know if it's common to have huge delays along the way or if it's a chill ride to Athens.
You can also consider the KTEL bus. Some prefer this because of the poor condition of the train system (you can look up the major failure a couple of years ago).
and how long is the ride by bus?