Athens - Post Report Question and Answers
What kind of vehicle(s) including electric ones do you recommend bringing to post, given the terrain, infrastructure, availability of parts, burglary/carjacking risks, etc.? What kind of car or vehicles do you advise not to bring?
You find pretty much all kinds of vehicles here, but I'd recommend against any large SUV or minivan. This is a city/country of narrow roads and tight, parallel parking spaces. One thing to be aware of is that the dip sales market is pretty limited and if you import a vehicle, it can take the Greek government months to get you your license plates. Leasing a vehicle seems to be a good alternative. - May 2025
Bring a four wheel drive SUV!!! You’ll need four wheel drive for many weekend trips (taking ferry to Cycladic islands with very questionable road infrastructure, going north to ski - yes, it gets very cold and can even snow!) - Jan 2025
Any vehicle can work, we have a small SUV which was perfectly fine. I wish we had kept our Prius for getting around town. We never felt we needed anything bigger or 4WD for our needs. - Oct 2023
