'''Alexandropolis''' is in Western Thrace. It is a small town with a harbour and an airport. Though the Lonelyplanet describes it as "dusty", it has a rocky beach, and a typical greek nightlife. Go there if heading to the island of Samothrace, or to change train for Istanbul.

Get in

By train

There are several trains from Thessaloniki. Slow trains take 6h (9?), fast ICs take only 4 1/2 (16?)

By ferry

Ferries to Samothrace leave mostly twice a day - but irregularly. There is a fast one (1 h /17,7?) and a slow one also for cars (3h/8,8 for a single person). Tickets have to be bought in a travel agency near the port.

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There are no cheap youth hostels, but a couple of mid-range hotels by the seaside. Backpackers often just stay at the beach near the train station.

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