Castle · 0.8 km off the route
Ioannina Castle
Medieval castle in the city of Ioannina, Greece.
Read about it on Wikipedia Photo: Bsm15, CC BY-SA 3.0Ioannina to Meteora over the Katara Pass
Across the Pindus mountains on the old road: from Ioannina by its lake up to the stone town of Metsovo, over the Katara Pass, and down to Kalambaka under the rock monasteries of Meteora.
- Distance
- 78 miles (126 km)
- Type
- Point to point
- Where
- Epirus and Thessaly
Plotted by us, not yet ridden
Book this tripCrossing ferries and the tunnelBeds from IoanninaCover insurance and breakdownSee it all
Click a dot for details. White dots are the stops, each with a bed search. Yellow dots are places to see.
From the map
- Longest gap between fuel
- 21 miles
- Fuel stations near the line
- 22
- Curvature
- 367 ° a mile
- Campsites within 2 km
- 7
- The longest stretch with no fuel station within 1 km of the line runs from mile 35 to mile 56. Check it against your range with the fuel range calculator.
- The twistiest 20 miles run from mile 26 to mile 46, at 450 degrees of turning a mile.
- Passes: Katara Pass (1,690 m, mile 44).
- 6 motorcycle shops are within 3 km of the line.
Measured on the route line from OpenStreetMap data, which can be missing or out of date. Curvature is degrees of turning a mile, measured every 100 metres. On our routes they run from 6 on the E19 to 701 on the SP638.
Before you go
- The old road over the Katara Pass can close with snow in winter. The Egnatia motorway tunnels under it.
- Meteora's monasteries keep their own opening days and dress codes. Check before you visit.
On the way
- Ioannina
- Metsovo
- Katara Pass
- Kalambaka
Ready to ride it?
Plan it with dates in the tour plannerBook this trip
1Getting there
Most riders cross to Calais by Le Shuttle or a Dover ferry, or take a longer ferry nearer the route.
Compare every crossing2Places to stay
- Find a bed in IoanninaWhere the route starts
- Find a bed in KalambakaWhere the route ends
3Cover
Check your bike insurance covers riding abroad, get travel insurance that covers motorcycling at your engine size, and breakdown cover that recovers a motorcycle in every country on the route.
What to check before you buy coverThe country on this route
What GOV.UK says riders need for it, checked 05/11/2026. Rules change, so read the official page before you go.
Greece
- Money
- Euro
- Ride on the
- Right
GOV.UK lists no extra road rules for this country beyond the ones for every trip abroad. Read its advice before you go.
- GOV.UK travel adviceSafety, road travel and local laws
- Entry requirementsPassport and visa rules
On every trip abroad: your licence, insurance that covers riding abroad, the V5C and travel insurance with medical cover. The tour planner turns all of this into a checklist each rider in your group can tick off.
Places to see on the way
Castles, passes, viewpoints and more within easy reach of the line, in the order you reach them. Yellow dots on the map.
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Museum · 0.9 km off the route
Aslan Pasha Mosque
Read about it on Wikipedia Photo: Jean Housen, CC BY-SA 3.0
Monastery · 1 km off the route
Monastery of the Holy Trinity, Meteora
Monastery in Kalabaka Municipality, Thessaly Region, Greece.
Read about it on Wikipedia Photo: Dido3, CC BY-SA 3.0
Monastery · 1 km off the route
Agios Stefanos monastery
Monastery in Meteora Municipality, Greece.
Read about it on Wikipedia Photo: Dido3, CC BY-SA 3.0
Place details from Wikidata. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each card.
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