Rail services link Thessaloniki with Athens and the towns of Macedonia and Thrace, while the line through Yugoslavia provides connections with Central and Western Europe, the line through Bulgaria with Eastern Europe and the line through Turkey with the countries of the Near East In Thessaloniki, the train station (tel. 2310/517-517) is on Odos Monastiriou, which is the extension of Odos Egnatia west of Vadari Square, site of numerous shady bars. A taxi ride to Aristotelous Square takes about 10 minutes
