Railways:
total:
2,548 km
standard gauge:
1,565 km 1.435-m gauge (36 km electrified; 23 km double track)
narrow gauge:
961 km 1.000-m gauge; 22 km 0.750-m gauge (a rack type railway for steep
grades)
Highways:
total:
117,000 km
paved:
107,406 km (including 470 km of expressways)
unpaved:
9,594 km (1996 est.)
Waterways:
80 km; system consists of three coastal canals; including the Corinth Canal
(6 km) which crosses the Isthmus of Corinth connecting the Gulf of Corinth
with the Saronic Gulf and shortens the sea voyage from the Adriatic to
Peiraiefs (Piraeus) by 325 km; and three unconnected rivers
Pipelines:
crude oil 26 km; petroleum products 547 km
Ports and harbors:
Alexandroupolis, Elefsis, Irakleion (Crete), Kavala, Kerkyra, Chalkis,
Igoumenitsa, Lavrion, Patrai, Peiraiefs (Piraeus), Thessaloniki, Volos
Merchant marine:
total:
810 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 24,798,431 GRT/44,056,618 DWT
ships by type:
bulk 307, cargo 66, chemical tanker 19, combination bulk 9, combination
ore/oil 12, container 45, liquefied gas tanker 5, multifunction large-load
carrier 1, oil tanker 229, passenger 15, passenger-cargo 2, refrigerated
cargo 4, roll-on/roll-off cargo 17, short-sea passenger 76, specialized
tanker 3 (1998 est.)
Airports:
78 (1998 est.)
Airportswith paved runways:
total:
63
over 3,047 m:
5
2,438 to 3,047 m:
15
1,524 to 2,437 m:
18
914 to 1,523 m:
16
under 914 m:
9 (1998 est.)
Airportswith unpaved runways:
total:
15
1,524 to 2,437 m:
1
914 to 1,523 m:
3
under 914 m:
11 (1998 est.)
Heliports:
2 (1998 est.)