Hi all,
I'm 22 and living in Australia and am trying to plan my first solo trip to Greece. I will be on a island tour for the first 11 days but the rest of the time, 16 days, will just be by myself and I will not be driving. I'm having trouble narrowing down places to go (there are so many options!) and was wondering if anyone could help me. I'm not of a party person and don't want to spend all my time on beaches. I will be coming a long way from Australia so I want to make the most of my time and experience the different culture, and I'm quite an adventurous person and I love history. The one place I have to go is Delphi (I promised my Granny I would) and I would love to see Meteora as well, but I understand that may be difficult without a car. If anyone has any more suggestions or any advice about public transport I would greatly appreciate it

I fully understand your dilemma -- there is so much to see in Greece! You can explore your transportation options using either rome2rio.com or google maps ... just be sure to click through to the underlying links and enter the right dates and times. You should be able to get to most places -- more than enough for your time frame -- using public transport.

I had a car, but even so, you might find some useful information in my trip report: With Gratitude for a Glorious Solo Month in Greece

Many people visit Meteora without a car. You can join a tour or rely on a shuttle bus that passes by all the monasteries. The shuttle is somewhat limited in that it often does not begin each day as early as the monasteries open, and I think it's only one bus that does a continual loop to a central spot in Kalabaka.

There should be a once daily bus service between Delphi and Kalambaka. Check Ktel Fokidas for timetables closer to your travel dates. It may not run on Sundays, can’t remember. We also used the local bus at Meteora plus walked a lot. Some monasteries can be reached on foot from Kalambaka or Kastraki if energetic and have time.

We travelled a fair bit in Greece by bus. It does require some planning and patience but can be done. Of course there are some places difficult or impossible to reach using public transport.

I didn’t have a car to get to Meteora either. Took the train and a bus from Athens. I think there is direct transportation these days. You can check rometorio website or app. I hired a taxi to go visit the monasteries, pretty cheap! But, this was also years ago!