Corinth Tours from Athens

Corinth is just over an hour's drive from Athens, around 85 km, and the name covers two stops: the Corinth Canal, a short photo stop on most tours, and Ancient Corinth, the archaeological site; the most common length of the tours we describe is about 10 hours. We list 6 tours that visit Corinth. Travellers have left more than 2,461 reviews on the tours we list here, with an average rating of 4.2 out of 5. Of the trips shown here, the one with the most reviews is "Corinth, Mycenae, Nafplion & Epidaurus Day Trip", with more than 1,850 reviews and a rating of 4.1 out of 5. The tours on this page run from 4 to 10 hours.

Multi-stop days with a Corinth Canal stop

Two multi-stop tours last about 10 hours and treat Corinth as the first stop of a longer Argolis day that continues to Mycenae and Nafplio; one also adds Epidaurus. Most tours pause first at the Corinth Canal for about 20 minutes, on a footbridge above a 90-metre drop into a rock-cut canal joining the Aegean and Ionian seas. Entry is included on both.

Full-day Ancient Corinth with Nafplio

Two guided tours pair Ancient Corinth with Nafplio over 9 to 10 hours. One lists "Guided tour inside the archaeological site and museum", one listing notes, and its highlights add the Corinth Canal and the Temple of Apollo. The other travels by air-conditioned bus with a live guide and a headset to hear the commentary.

Private half-day of Ancient Corinth

At about 4.5 hours, the private tour is a half-day built around Ancient Corinth, with roundtrip transport, pickup and drop-off at centrally located hotels and apartments, a professional guide and entry included. It leaves the rest of the day free, which is the reason to pick it over a full Argolis day.

Choose the private half-day when Ancient Corinth is your main interest and the guided trip of about 6 hours when you want the site with hotel pickup and a guide; a multi-stop day suits the Corinth Canal as a photo stop on the way to Mycenae, and the Nafplio pairing adds one town to a full day. The multi-stop and Nafplio days run about 10 hours, while the private half-day takes less than half of that.

Table data is indicative and comes from the GuruWalk catalogue. Each activity's current details, including availability, are the ones shown on its listing when you book.

A licensed guide inside the ruins

Under Greek law, tour drivers can give context in the vehicle but cannot guide inside archaeological sites or museums, so check that the tour includes a licensed guide if you want explanations among the ruins at Ancient Corinth. One multi-stop tour notes a licensed guide throughout the day; the Ancient Corinth tours list a guided visit inside the site, a live guide or a professional guide.

Check whether entry is included

Many tours exclude site admission, so confirm in each listing whether tickets are covered. Entry is noted as included on the private half-day and on both multi-stop days; for the two Ancient Corinth and Nafplio tours, read the listing before you compare.

Acrocorinth is an option, not a given

Some private or longer tours drive up to Acrocorinth, the rock above the ancient city, with walled gates and views across the valley. It is an option on some tours rather than a standard stop, so look for it in the listing if you want it.