Peiraios Street

Peiraios Street (Greek: Οδός Πειραιώς, Odos Peiraios) is a main road in Athens, Greece, linking the center of the city with the port of Piraeus.^[1] The island areas of the road are lined with trees, and historically the avenue runs over parts of the north wall and ancient road of Phaleron. It is 10 km long passes and though Central Athens, the suburban town of Moschato, and northern Tavros.

Peiraios Street is part of the EO56, a national road in Greece that runs between Athens and Piraeus: however, the EO56 does not exclusively consist of Peiraios Street.^[2]^[3] Major intersections and an interchange include:

Karaoli Dimitriou Street
Kifissou Avenue
the Konstantinopouleos Avenue junction
Apostolou Pavlou Street with Vasileiou tou Megalou
Ermou
Thermopylon Street
Sofokleous Street
Deligiorgi Street
Sokratous Street

References

^ "Piraeus Street, witness of industrial Greece". Athens Social Atlas. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
^ Ministerial Decision G25871/1963, 9 July 1963 (FEK B' 319/23.07.1963, p. 2501). Archived from the original on 21 September 2025. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
^ "Map of the national and provincial road network". General Secretariat of Infrastructure (in Greek). Athens: Ministry of Infrastructure and Transportation. 29 April 2026. Retrieved 10 June 2026.

37°57′29″N 23°41′05″E / 37.9580°N 23.6847°E / 37.9580; 23.6847

[1] "Piraeus Street, witness of industrial Greece". Athens Social Atlas. Retrieved 4 July 2024.

[eo-list-1963-2] Ministerial Decision G25871/1963, 9 July 1963 (FEK B' 319/23.07.1963, p. 2501). Archived from the original on 21 September 2025. Retrieved 28 October 2025.

[ggde-map-3] "Map of the national and provincial road network". General Secretariat of Infrastructure (in Greek). Athens: Ministry of Infrastructure and Transportation. 29 April 2026. Retrieved 10 June 2026.

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Streets in Athens
Major streets	3 Septemvriou Street Acharnon Street Agiou Konstantinou Street Aiolou Street Akadimias Street Alexandras Avenue Andrea Syngrou Avenue Athanasiou Diakou Street Athinas Street Athinon Avenue Benaki Street Ermou Street Iera Odos Ioanninon Avenue Kallirois Avenue Katechaki Avenue Kifisias Avenue Kifissou Avenue Konstantinoupoleos Avenue Lenormant Street Makri Street Mavromichali Street Mesogeion Avenue Michalopoulou Street Mitropoleos Street Panepistimiou Street Pangratiou Street Patission Street Peiraios Street Petrou Ralli Avenue Rizari Street Sofokleous Street Stadiou Street Vasileos Konstantinou Avenue Vasilissis Amalias Avenue Vasilissis Sofias Avenue Vouliagmenis Avenue
Secondary and local streets	Antigonis Street Dionysiou Areopagitou Street Eynardou Street Fokionos Negri Street Herodou Attikou Street Kallirois Street Lykourgou Street Pandrossou Street Petmeza Street Santarosa Street Veikou Street Voukourestiou Street
Main squares	Kolonaki Square Kotzia Square Monastiraki Square Omonoia Square Syntagma Square
Suburban roads	Alimou Street Athinas Avenue Doukissis Plakentias Avenue Poseidonos Avenue Thiseos Street Ulof Palme Street
Highways	Attiki Odos Aigaleo Ring Road Hymettus Ring Road