Athens transport update
AthensWay replaces myAthensPass: what drivers and bus users need to know
Athens switched to its new free mobility app on 21 September. Existing myAthensPass accounts migrate automatically, while parking, bus arrivals and city mobility tools now sit in one place.
Athens has switched to AthensWay, the City of Athens’ new official mobility app, replacing myAthensPass for municipal controlled parking while adding live public-transport and other city-mobility information. The transition took place on Sunday 20 September, when controlled parking was not operating, and the municipality said the new app would be available from Monday 21 September 2026.
What changed on 21 September
AthensWay is a free iOS and Android app developed for the City of Athens through DAEM. It keeps the controlled-parking function familiar to myAthensPass users, but expands it into a broader transport tool. The city says existing myAthensPass profiles, e-wallet balances and parking-ticket history transfer automatically, so users do not need to create a new account simply because the app has changed.
There are two small migration steps. On first entry, existing users are asked to accept updated terms. When they next top up the wallet, they need to enter their bank-card details again for security. That is a card-detail reset, not a loss of the existing wallet balance.
How controlled parking works in AthensWay
Drivers parked in a marked visitor parking zone can enter the registration number, choose a parking period from 30 to 180 minutes, see the price before confirming and pay by bank card, Apple Pay or Google Pay. The app also supports multiple registrations, expiry warnings, remote extension where rules allow it, transaction history and digital receipts.
Athens’ municipal controlled-parking system covers 11 visitor zones. The City of Athens says charging operates Monday to Friday from 09:00 to 21:00 and Saturday from 09:00 to 16:00, with no charge on Sundays or official holidays. Vehicles displaying a disability badge may use visitor spaces without the fee. The city also says electric vehicles are fee-exempt in visitor spaces, subject to the 180-minute maximum.
People who do not want to use the app can still buy parking time from participating physical sales points such as marked kiosks, using cash or card and the vehicle registration.
Live OASA bus information is built in
The biggest change for people who are not driving is real-time OASA bus information. AthensWay shows bus lines and routes, estimated arrival times, live vehicle positions on a map, stops and saved favourites. This makes the app useful to visitors as well as residents.
The app does not replace every official transport channel, so travellers should still check OASA or the relevant operator for major disruptions and ticketing rules. AthensWay is best understood as a city mobility dashboard, with live bus information alongside municipal parking services.
Parking availability, EV charging and city services
AthensWay also shows real-time availability for the municipal underground car park at Kotzia Square, including available spaces and occupancy percentage. Other tools include locations of municipal underground car parks, EV charging points with navigation, parking-ticket sales points, road-safety issue reporting, useful telephone numbers, FAQs and municipal announcements.
For travellers hiring a car, the practical benefit is that official parking rules, session purchase and selected live parking information are now in one municipal app. For residents, the automatic account migration means the main task is updating to AthensWay and re-entering card details the next time the wallet is topped up.
Before you use it
The City of Athens says AthensWay is free through the App Store and Google Play. Because restrictions can vary by space and signage, always check the sign where the vehicle is actually parked before starting a session. App information is not permission to park where road signs or markings prohibit it.
The project is part of Greece’s recovery and resilience programme, financed through the European Union’s NextGenerationEU framework.
Official sources
Details in this report were checked against the City of Athens announcement, the DAEM AthensWay page and the official AthensWay site.