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Another optionThis route is widely perceived to be difficult. If you are lucky it can be easy if you get to a Turkish truck. Take bus #27 from the centre (e.g. Kamara) until the very end of the line. [UPDATE: Bus bus #83 no longer starts where bus #27 finishes. Instead ask your #27 bus driver where to get off for bus #83] Switch to bus #83 goes all and go a few stops until you see the way to Lagkadasmotorway . If Get off at Filothei (Φιλοθέη) when you stay see a BP Oil in green colour rest area on the other side of the motorway. Just follow the bus until it reaches this small townand go under the motorway to reach the other side. Once you are there, rally the petrol station personnel to help you . Show them your Istanbul (or Kavala or whatever) sign and ask them to tell you if they notice someone going to Turkey. Be prepared to convince the paranoid drivers that you are not wanted by the police and show them your passport. Getting a ride can try hitching out in take anything between one minute and five hours. If it just does not work at the petrol station see the options below (thumbing up on the direction road etc). Also, there should be a toll station (peage) about [http://hitchwiki.org/maps/?place=6374 15 km east of KavalaLagynas], Istanbul, etcnear Analipsi (where bus #83a is supposed to go). When you get to the border you might want to switch to a passenger car because the truck could be stuck in customs for a while.

*"I've also followed Bus #83 goes all the intructions and waited several hundred meters after JetOil. It wasn't railly easy to hitchike in a freezing weather and nobody has stoped for about 2 hours than a turkish truck driver stopped and we've driven way to the direction of MalakaLagkadas (Λαγκαδάς).So what I can highly recommend If you is: Go to stay on the truck station in Thessalonikibus until it reaches this small town, where you can also drive by 83. There is certainly some Turkish trucks who drives to try hitching out in the direction of TurkeyKavala, but on the border because of the strikes or controls you might have to wait more than 7 hours. There I'd advice you to pass the bridge with a truck from the front of the queue. If it is evening mostly the drivers would sleep in Keşan. So just try to speak to car drivers on the Turkish borderIstanbul, etc. 2012 Arsen

*''I followed Update (July 2022): the instructions options listed above are extremely outdated and went to JetOil and got the personnel to helpnot very helpful. This route is still difficult, but it turned out to be quite hard to get a ride going east. Even though a lot of cars and trucks do stop there, the cars appeared to be going local and the trucks were heading towards Athens. After half an hour, I decided to move on and got a short ride to the highwayare better options. After 5 minutes a trucker, who was on his way to Iran, stopped for me. So even though I do not recommend thumbing up on the highway, it does work some time. December 2010, Lana''

*''I tried the recommended way of asking around at the JetOil trying to 1) with bus number 83 you can get out of Thessaloniki, with no luck. It seemed all the truckers were either sleeping, local, or going to Athens. Also, they were not that keen on taking hitchhikers anyway. After a few hours, I went to the highway right next to the station (Laguna from where there is an opening in the fence, you just have to look for it), and got a ride halfway 's about 20 minutes walk to Istanbul within 10 minutes. It surprises me how closed-minded the original post is, being knot that it is entirely possible, ties local road 2 and quite easy to get a ride on the highway2. Just a lesson that Here you should never take anyone's recommendation as absolute truth. I would personally recommend getting can get directly to the personnel at entrance of the station to ask around highway for Kavala where you (they were incredibly friendly), filter out any cars not going your way. The traffic is very slow but the cars can stop and stay within clear sight on the highway in case they get you a ride before good look at you do. February 2011, Jon'There's a gas station about 30km down before Evangelios

*2) The highway entrance after BP near Megalohare kantina is still very local, but there''First of all: s enough traffic so it's not easy at all possible to hitchhike in Greece btw Thessalonikihitch longer rides. We spent one day and two hours the next day in that area to get a hike in the direction to Turkey. If you take the bus #83 from town be prepared that it '''doesnSince Greeks don't''' stop on the highway. We drove often we opted to the next station and waited go for the bus #86 first ride which brought us to drive back. The whole in the fence is an 3rd option but a bad one because the cars are driving fast and they have almost no space to stop. We got a hitch at the drive-up, direction Kavala. It is wide and the cars are driving slow. If you come with the bus and go under the highway you'll find it on your left hand side. 250m to walk from the JetOil. Good Luck! July 2011, Timo''

*''In Thessaloniki Kamara you can take bus 83. There is no need to take bus 27 and change to 83. The ride towards 3) 40,7214723, 22,9740939 or the HH point takes about 20 to 30 minutes. The bus will drive on the highway. Stay on the bus until it leaves spot right after the highway and continue exit for about 5 minutes on the local road. Leave the bus when you see a petrol station on your right. Walk for 100 metres until the traffic light where you will find some shade from trees. It Laguna is so hot between 12 and 4. 500 metres further from the traffic light is the highway. I first tried there but all the traffic was heading for Thessaloniki. So I went back to the traffic lightrisky. The cars are local but drive fast so be careful and there are several trucks going to Turkey. They take the national road to avoid the toll from 's a high probability the highway. Try patrol tells you to get the attention of the trucksoff. I used However we hitched a ride within 5 minutes with a cardboard written Kavala-Turkey. The truck took me to the border and sign as there I slept in the are a lot of Turkish truck with the driver. At the border change drivers going from Athens to a carIstanbul. The waiting time for the truck was about 40 minutes. The waiting time for the car was 5 minutes. May 2012. Len''

*''Spent a full day trying to get a ride from the area where bus 27 stops before going over the motorway. Greeks do not stop, slept on top of a derelict building None of which there's plenty there. Go to Jetoil as described abovethese options are perfect, guy with ponytail (late 30ties I think) speaks English and has been helping hitchers out for 20+ years. He knows a substantial amount of but they seem way more likely than the traffic because this petrol BP station apparently has very loyal customers, meaning he knows which people since 4-5 hours of hitchhiking there yielded only 2 rides going to askKilkis. Hole in the fence was still there but the police use the cafe as their coffee stakeout Since we changed strategy we only needed about an hour and they were there a half in number all day, so hitching beyond the fence might not be advised. Might still take a substantial amount of time at the Jetoil but I got a ride all the way to Georgia. August 2014total. Wouter''Good luck!

*I took bus 83 all the way === North-West to the last station [[Skopje]] (A small village[[North Macedonia]]). From there there is a bus going towards Rentina. Tell the bus driver or the person working at the bus station that you want to get off next to the toll on the highway. (The man at the bus sation was super helpful) The toll is only 15 minutes from the busstation. Jump the fence and stand just afte the toll on the highway. From the toll it took 5 minutes to get a ride to the Turkish border. August 2015. Liron===

=== North-West Option 1:Don't bother to [[Skopje]] hitch hike to the border! There are free busses from the city centre which belong to the casinos across the border just before Gevgelija. You can find these buses on Tsimiski street. They are easy to recognize (FYROMthe name of the casino is printed on the bus, and it is written "free shuttle") ===. The buses leave at 17:00 and 21:00 so only useful for arriving in Skopje at night.

Option 2:Take a Bus to Agios Athanasios. From "Don't bother KTEL Macedonia Bus station" lines 81A, 89B, 89K go there. You can hitch on the nearby junction to hitch hike Highway A1/E75 to the border!!!Skopje.

There is a free bus from Option 3:Actually hitch hike. Highway EO2 effectively runs down the city centre center of Thessaloniki to Edessas. It's a normal road (called "Monastiriou", "Egnagia" and others) up until the border! These buses belong to junction with the casinos you can find at the border just before Gevgelijaring road (A2/E90). You can find theses buses on Tsimiski streetwalk down it (going north-west) while hitch hiking. They There are easy to recognize (the name of the casino is printed on the bus, and gas stations along it is written "free shuttle")where you can hitch hike. The buses leave at 17:00 and 21:00 though, so it might be quicker to hit Just past the ring road directly, but more comfortable taking there is a stop light before the busramp where you can hitch hike. I didn't take it but I was picked up by a guy working at Just beyond that there is a casino who gave me the information. Another nice information: very big shoulder where you can eat hitch hike. Continue following EO2 from there for 10km (in a car by now ideally) and drink for free at the casino!! Apparently you can just show up are at Agios Athanasios as in option 2 above. Take the reception, they will give you a card and you can enjoy food and drinks for free!! I did! Anne-laure, may 2013"exit to A1/E75 to Skopje.

*''If you are traveling with a lot of baggage, the driver will probably refuse === South to take you (which happened to me and my girlfriend, we had one big and one small backpack, two sleeping bags and a tent), as he needs to be informed by the hotel/casino in advance, that there will be some passengers with big bags. What you can do is call one of the casinos/hotels some time before you go and ask them to inform the driver, you might have to lie about going to spend a night at the hotel.'' [http://hitchwiki.org/en/User:DuriTraktorista DuriTraktorista] Take a bus #8 (or #31?) from Egnatias street in the centre to KTEL (last stop). You can also take bus #45 which goes between KTEL Makedonia and KTEL Halkidiki (you want to go to ''Makedonia''). Then switch to bus #81 which you can find on the upper platform. Afterwards, you can do different things. You can get off at a first bus stop after you drive over the highway [Athens-Skopje - [http://g.co/maps/3qj6m here]. Be careful, the first big crossing you going to come to is the crossing with the ring road (you are going to driver underneath it) while only the next on is the one you need (you are going to drive above it). Then you have to walk almost 2km backwards (if you walk fast it takes 20 minutes) and you can hitch on the junction to the highway to Skopje. However, if the bus goes into Agios Athanasios you can better get off and find your way from there (it seems that this bus goes differently depending whether it is #81 or #81A and depending on some external stuff; you can talk to the driver to make sure). *''My girlfriend and me stood at the junction just next to the old paytoll, which seemed to be the best place since cars were going rather slowly. After 10-15 minutes we were picked up by a Macedonian woman who brought us to the border. A week later I hitchhiked alone from the same spot and was picked up after 40 minutes and got to the junction with Polykastro before which the highway goes into one line for 500 metres. On that spot I thumbed and got to the border after another 40 minutes. December 2011, [[User:Rozwal|Rozwal]]'' *''My friend and I (two guys) stood here for 4 hours and despite many cars passing only one Macedonian guy stopped but he asked for money. Then we put up our tent in the nearby field and tried our luck the next day. After another 2 hours we got picked up by Albanian workers that took us to Polykastro. There are no petrol stations or shops nearby, so bring food and water just in case! August 2012, [[User:Chaba|Chaba]]'' Alternatively, you can get off [http://goo.gl/maps/aLQTM here] which is reported to be a better place for cars to stop. But there you have a lot of cars going to the West, while if you come the previous stop you will have cars going only towards Polykastro or the border. *''I took bus 81A from KTEL busstation to Agios Athanasios. Got off when it turns from the highway. From there hitched to Polykastro and another ride got me to the border. At the border asked the car in front of me for a ride, which got me to Skopje. Standing on the highway there, it was very quiet, but I was very lucky as an Austrian car passed and got me straight to Belgrade. January 2011, Lana''===

=== South Take Buses #31, #12, #8 or #78 to the bus station called KTEL. From there take bus #80 or #80A to the village called ''Malgara'' (some of these buses don't go all the way to Malgar). You can go out on the stop "''25 Martiou''" which is the closest to the tolls but on the bus, it's announced differently (in Greek ''Ikostis Pmptis Martiou'' ask the driver). There you can ask and find the Malgara Toll Station toll station (in Greek ''diodia'') on E75 easily. You'll have to walk about 2 km to find it, but then there is a possibility to get a ride even straight to [[Athens]] ===. Before you enter the motorway where the toll station is, you will have to go through some fields. If it's night be careful, just before the motorway there is a small ridge that is a bit steep and there is water flowing down, you need to find your way around it. If it's day, from the fields you can see a small canteen on the motorway, head to that direction, you can bypass the ridge there very easily and also you don't need to jump the fence (easy to jump though) because there is an entrance/exit for the canteen. From the canteen you will see the tolls, they are less than 50 m away.

For those not wanting to take a bus or want to hitch closer to the city (and aren't scared to walk), go to the the A1 motorway going towards Athens. It runs right beside the city centre. Starting from near the train station after walking 2kms 2 km you will arrive at the international bus station. From there it's a 6km walk along the motorway to where the E90 highway joins on to the A1 road to Athens. This is a good spot due to the high amount of Turkish trucks coming straight from the border and bypassing the city as well as any traffic coming from the north. Stand at the end of the onramp where there is a shoulder for traffic to pull over and you can get a ride to Larissa or even Athens.

Go to the train station, which is also the inner-city bus station. From here, take bus 8 KTEL (the KTEL are the blue and white buses) to Makedonia bus station. From there, you can catch the bus #80 to the end of the line, then follow motorway signs walking (approx. 2km) to the [[toll station]]. Or rather than taking bus #80, just walk across the road (roundabout) till you come to an [[on-ramp]] where, according to [[User:Liva|Liva]], is a a pretty good spot to stop cars.

Take the bus #27 from the centre to it's final stop, where also other buses stop(you need #85). Then take bus #8583 (A, B or M) and you're already on your way. Almost any stop of this bus leaves them will get you at a good hitchhiking pointthere, but even the nineteenth express) from Aristotellous Square stop ''21o chiliometro'' (21st kilometreon Egnatia Street) is on the way . You want to Serres and get off at the Bulgarian border Kombo Gerokomeiou exit (to SandanskyGoogle maps doesnt show the bus stops this far north, Blagoevgrad, Sofiabut on the opposite side of the highway is a gas station called Derveni Gas S.A.). If MAKE SURE you can't explain all this to the bus driver just ask him you want to get off at Assirusthis exit. It's a village near Otherwise, he might not get off the highway here and the motorwaynext stop is too far to walk back from. When you ask Stand on the locals for shoulder of the motorway use the german word "autobahn" instead of "motorway" or "highway"ramp. The road There is E79 and it's not a motorwaylot of traffic here, especially after the border. These city bus tickets for 2 rides cost 90 cents (that so it might take you don't even have up to an hour to pay) and take you quite some kilometres out get a ride, but I think its worth it because most of the city towards all destinationscars going as far as Bulgaria will get on the highway here.Good luck!

Update: If you want to get to ''21o chiliometro(August '' make sure to make that really clear to the busdriver since the bus doesn't stop at every stop nor says the stops out loud. 22)Try to <b>not</b> end up in Assirus. Hitchhiking out of this village is a pain. And if you are unlucky enough to end up there: Don't ask locals for the highway because they will take you bus 83! You have to the old highway. If you want take bus 83B to get to the new highway to Sofia ask right place! Taking bus 83 will make you walk for "autobahn"a long time until teaching the ramp.

[Update: getting off at Assirus has not proved Also, I wasn't so lucky there. I waited a good idea, total of 4 hours before I gave up.I think it's quite difficult better to go to reach the new motorway from thereShell gas station at 40°41′01.72″N 22°56′28. A kind local took me there on unpaved roads, 28″E and after I had to climb over a fence and descend ask people. Thumbing on a rough path.ramps is pretty difficult in Greece.You can take bus 53 until Strophe Oraiokastrou to get to the gas station.]

* This way is faster as you don't need to stay on bus #27 so long. Take bus #27 or #27a and get off at Minerva stop in Oreokastrou suburb. If you walk some hundreds of meters from the bus stop where you get off, in the direction the bus was going, you will reach a crossroads and on your left you will see another bus stop. From there you can take bus #84.* This way is easier because you don't need to change bus stops, it is the way mentioned in the Northeast to Sofia section. Take the bus #27 or #27a from the centre the the final s top ''Platia Stavroupolis'' (Stavroupolis square). Then at the same place take bus #84 / #84a and you're already on your way.

This way is easier because you don't need to change bus stops, it is the way mentioned in the Northeast to Sofia section. Take the bus #27 or #27a from the centre the the final s top ''Platia Stavroupolis'' (Stavroupolis square). Then at the same place take bus #84 / #84a and you're already on your way. Stay on bus #84 whilst it passes through 2 villages, Liti and Melissochiori. When it is out of Melissochiori, at one point the bus will cross the road going to Kilkis and you will see signs for Kilkis. When you are at the cross roads you can press the stop button on the bus and it will stop just after the cross. There is a bus stop there. Then you are at a great spot for hitching a ride to Kilkis, Gallikos or even North Macedonia (but not the most common way to Skopje. it is a different border).

If you find yourself at === Camping === ====The university campus ==== The university campus in Thessaloniki is just in the train station at night beware that it is closed at 01:00 city centre and the guard will kick you outside (where itseems to be a perfect place to sleep in your van/tent/sleeping bag, but IT IS NOT!  It's safe '''NOT SAFE THERE''' ''(upd.2022)''. The drug business moved there, as unbelievable as it sounds. People selling drugs and fighting over things related to sleep if them, passerbys get attacked. If someone has a van maybe it's warm) if he sees youokay. However it But sleeping in a tent or sleeping bag is possible an invitation to hide in get robbed. It's the main yellow café while he checks for peopleworst place to sleep, really. Plus, then after he locks the terminal you can go and starting from 2019 it is a place where a lot of immigrants sleep on the seats. There are other homeless people around but they wonPolice has no right to enter that area because of some tragic past, i.e. it't give you any troubles ideal place for drug sellers and crime.  ====Forest Recreational Center====

=== Camping ===The university campus in Thessaloniki is just in Forest Recreational Center near the city centre and itZoo (''s the perfect place to sleep in your van/tent/sleeping bagNeapoli-Sykies, because it554 38''s ) which is located on the only green place in hills above the city and because can be a solution. However, depending on your choice of the police "height" of that forest (after highway it becomes more wild, before highway it more like a park) there can be pack of stray dogs which is not a good gift.  Homeless animals are not allowed a big problem in the big cities as Thessaloniki or Athens, so you better have something to enter protect yourself from them during the university! There night (get some long sticks near you). Normally they are few guards but don't have scared of "throwing a rock gesture" because some greeks do that against dogs. So, if you see an unfriendly dog try to pretend taking a rock from the right ground - it should work for lonely dog. ====Airport==== Place to touch youstay for a short term. It's generally safe, though perhaps is not suitable closing for a single femalethe night, so you can always overnight there. ====Other====

It's not so safe anymoreWe slept at a deserted camping space by the beach in Ag. The drug business moved thereTriada, as unbelievable as it soundswhich is really worth a visit. People selling drugs We even made a big fire at night and fighting over things related to them, passerbys get attacked.. If someone has a van maybe itdidn's okayt disturb anybody. But sleeping in a tent or sleeping bag This place is an invitation to get robbedabout 30km south of Thessaloniki and you can reach it within 1,5h by bus. It's From the famous ottoman tower take the worst place bus to sleep, reallyikea. Try Seih Sou, At the forest on last stop ask for the hills above bus to Perea and Ag. Triada. The last bus will pass by the cityairport and enter a cupple of villages before you get to Triada. Or any crowded place in Ask for the old camping at the centerbeach, locals will guide you.

Google maps doesn't really know how buses work, so they are unable to get you directions from point A to B in the city. So, if you want to move inside the city using a public transport download special application (''in 2022 there is an application called "Moovit"). The tickets for the buses in the city cost 0.80€ and sometimes 0.90€(0.40€ for students). Blackriding is possible2€ for airport route. If you speak to the controller in a foreign language (showing that you ''re a tourist, not an illegal immigrant) they'll just leave you alone. If not, they first ask 30 euro for the tax, you say you donBlackriding't have. Then they ask your id card, you say you don't have it with you and then they'll just give you a paper to note your name and address, where you can write any fake name. Or even simpler you can give your real passport and they are supposed to send you the bill to your countryis possible. It's 100% SURE that risky because there is no chance of recognising controllers before they will notenter the bus, however the very control is rare.

There were big movements Controllers are using civil clothes (they doesn't use a special clothes, they just unzip theirs jackets with controllers badges in the middle of the road, so they already know if you didn't validate your ticket). If you speak to the controller in this city about a foreign language (showing that you're a tourist, not an illegal immigrant) they'll just leave you alone. If not paying , they first ask 30 euro for public transportthe tax, in that case you can say you don't have one. Many people Then they ask your an ID card, you say that you don't pay have it with you and then they'll just give you a paper to note your name and address, where you can write any fake name. Or even simpler you can give your real passport and controls they are raresupposed to send you the bill to your country. Spent a whole month in this city taking buses daily and never got checkedIt's 100% SURE that they will not.

* There were big movements in this city about not paying for public transport. Many people don''On bus #85 the driver asked for tickets before leaving the station, I simply said (t pay and controls are rare. [[User: HHer-Vert|HHer-Vert]] was living in English) that I had no money and where I was goingvery city 5 years, and he let me ride the bus anywaygot controlled only 2-3 times. September 2012, Alnair''

I took one shower in one hospital 500 metres from One even safer option is the television broadcast antennastudent residence. There are three hospitals close to each other Noone here checks who enters. Ever. Even if they see you like a complete stranger with a tons of baggage and I ask you anything, just tried onetell them that you are visiting a friend or whatever. After walking around in the hospital and talking friendly to some nurses I was able you enter, go upstairs to take a shower any floor and shaveyou'll find common baths everywhere. It is located near the swimming pool at the city center. You can enter 24h. May 2012Location on map: https://goo. Lengl/maps/H8WZU   == Free food ==

There Thessaloniki is also perhaps the "national swimming pool" which is open to the public for some hours during only place in the day. Swimmers have to take a shower before entering the pool and nobody checks who enters them, so world where you might grab the chance can eat everyday for a bath there. It is located in the center of the city, near the University. Location on map: https://goofree easily.gl/maps/q9XRl (Jan 2015)

One even safer option ===Fititiki Leshi (Φοιτητική Λέσχη) upd:2022=== Next to the campus of Aristotle University, Egnatia street, after the crossroad with 3rd September street there is the student residenceuniversity canteen. Noone here checks who enters(''Address: Egnatia, Thessaloniki 546 36, Greece''). EverAsk anybody for ''fititiki leschi''. Even if they see There you like can find a complete stranger with a tons of baggage free full meal three times per day: 8.00-10.00, 12.00-15.00 and ask 18.00-20.00. These free meals are provided for the university students, but even if you anything're not one, just tell them that you are visiting a friend or whatever. After you enter, go upstairs don't have to any floor pay and youdon'll find common baths everywhere. It is located near the swimming pool at the city center. You can enter 24h. Location on map: https://goo.gl/maps/H8WZU t have to show a student ID or any document (jan 2015but due to cobtrol re-enforcement you could be asked for your ID).

== Free food ==Thessaloniki is perhaps the only place in the world where To avoid control you can eat everyday for free easily. Next need to the campus be a part of Aristotles universitya big crowd which is hard to control, Egnatia street, after therefore try to be there during the crossroad with 3rd September street there is most crowded time (normally the university canteenbeginning of opening) and you won't be controlled. Ask anybody for Another 'life-hack'fititiki leschi''/φοιτητική λέσχη. There that you can find a free full meal twice a day. 12.00-15.00 and 18.00-20.00. These free meals are provided use if you have been asked for your ID is to tell that you just started to study greek language for the university students, but even if and youdon're not onet own by now any proof of that (there are a lot of foreign students who really study greek for that reason, you and yes - they don't have to pay any proof in the beginning). It is harder during the weekends (or holidays) because there are less people and have no crowd, so if you don't have to show a student look suspicious you can be asked for an ID or any document.  Just follow the queue, take the food and eat it. There's never any checks. There's nothing to be afraid of, just try to look more or less like a student. Only disadvantage is that it is closed on weekends, summer holidays and not-working days for the university in general. Picture of the building [http://www.makthes.gr/filestore/modules/news/68918/lesxi.jpg here]. Alternative entrance: when you are there look to your right. At the end of the grass there is a stair case, you can go up directly to the dining hall (if it's opened, if it's not you can knock or wave through the door to another student, normally they will let you in). ''There is another option (easy in the morning, otherwise is more difficult):'' ===Alfa foititiki estia (Α' φοιτητική εστία):===Your aim is the same - free student food from student canteen, however now you are going to search it directly in canteen of student's dorms. There is no control at the entrance of student's dorms. The restaurant is located on the first floor, at the left side from the big marble stairs. The doors are opened at the meal time.  You can find it by following ''address: Stilponos Kiriakidi 17, Thessaloniki 546 36, Greece'' The best way is to be hosted there by any student through hosting application or ask some students living there to help you get the dinner (regularly even if you cannot get main dish they provide you orangers or apples which no one takes). If you cannot find a student helping you, you can try get some food by your own, follow this instruction:

Alternative entrance : when you - They are there look to your right. At the end of the grass there is a stair casecontroling IDs only during day time and evening time, you can go up directly to the dining hall.I don't think you really need this because so it's very is easy to enter trough get there in the morning (8 a.m - 10 a.m). In the main doormorning there are almost no people eating, so staff is really bored of checking IDs or is even absent.

This might not - Take the trey with food and go eat as all do at the table. Don't be true any moresuspicious, have heard that this year they started checking for you are a student passnow. Many students doesn't really eat there, they are taking food away which they can physically take out and leave the dorms. You can do the same.

* You're right, since September 2010 they started checking- Normally control-staff are crossing out the numbers on the paper. Each student has his own number on ID-card and he tells it in the moment of entering. But donIt't s another strategy of pretending to be scareda student: you tell random number in greek language (p.e. 103 = ekato tria, 25 - ikosi pende, 207 = diakosa epta, just ignore themetc), so they donwill cross it out. Don't insist! Myselfworry, although I have a student cardstudents rarely take morning breakfast, I refuse to show it, many students do so out of solidarity. Tidy looks always helpyou are not "eating someone's food in his place".

* Actually - In the end, if you did not get any food, you are desperate and frustrated, you can try to tell staff that you are an adventurer, they donare pretty understanding. They will give you food anyway if you came in the restaurant't check any mores closing time (10 a.m; 2. Barely anyone was showing their IDs when they started checking so they gave up30 p. Nobody cares nowm & 9 p. Go early if you want choice of foodsm). Sometimes they run out of the nicest meal or of the dessert and There are always extra food, which they give you the other one and an orange instead of the baklava or rice puddingto random people. You can easily Just ask for seconds and thirds.