Pensioners and over-65s: privileges and discounts
These apply to people over 65 or receiving a pension; each privilege says whether age or the pension counts. Your ID card or a document showing that you receive a pension is usually enough.
Tap a privilege or an offer to see its terms and source.
From the state and municipalities (20)
Across Greece
Culture
EUR 12 on Wednesdays and EUR 14 Thursday to Sunday for over-65s at the National Theatre
Free Entry to State Museums, Monuments and Archaeological Sites (Designated Days)
Free entry for everyone to state museums and archaeological sites on the set free-entry days
€8 discount ticket for listeners aged 65 or over
Reduced tickets for over-65s at the NTNG
Tickets from EUR 6 for over-65s at the Athens Concert Hall
Reduced/Free Museum Entry — Social Categories
50% off entry to state museums for over-65s, 1 October to 31 May
Electricity
Vulnerable Electricity Customers Register (protection from disconnection, interest-free instalments)
Vulnerable Customers Register: no power cut-off for debts in the summer and winter months, instalments up to 50% of the monthly bill
Travel and holidays
DYPA Social Tourism for e-EFKA (former OAEE self-employed) Pensioners
Up to 6 social-tourism nights for former OAEE pensioners and 25% off ferry tickets
Applications closed
In more than one region
Free and Reduced Public Transport Fares: OASA (Athens) and OSETH (Thessaloniki)
Reduced EUR 0.50 fare (instead of EUR 1.20) on Athens public transport for over-65s
Region of Attica and Region of Central Macedonia
Region of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace
Municipality of Doxato
50% or 75% off, or no charge, on water and sewerage fixed fees and the first 240 m³ of 2026, by category and income (Doxato)
Region of Attica
In several municipalities
EYDAP – 30% water discount for people over 75 who live alone
30% off water and sewerage bills and no fixed water and sewerage charge
59 municipalities in the region
Region of the North Aegean
In several municipalities
Free Unlimited-Rides Card, Urban KTEL Mytilene (pilot, North Aegean Region)
Free unlimited-travel card on the Mytilene urban KTEL for 3 months (pilot scheme, Lesvos)
Municipalities: West Lesvos and Mytilene
Region of Western Macedonia
Municipality of Kastoria
Water: 30% (large and three-child families, long-term unemployed, pensioners over 67)
Region of Thessaly
Municipality of Larissa
DEYA Larissa — Social Water Tariff for Vulnerable Groups (sample municipal water utility)
Reduced water price on the social tariff (the rate is not published) (Larissa)
Municipality of Skopelos
50% off the first 40 m³ of water each period for pensioners (Skopelos)
Region of Central Macedonia
Municipality of Paionia
Municipality of Serres
Half-price water for 50 m³ per four months for people over 70 (Serres)
Region of Crete
Municipality of Chania
Social Water Tariff of the Chania Water Utility (DEYACH) for vulnerable groups
Water: 60% off up to 60 m³ and on the fixed charges (people with a 67%+ disability with income up to €35,000
Region of the South Aegean
Municipality of Kos
Free Travel Card and Social Fare Discounts on Kos Urban Buses (Municipality of Kos)
50% off Kos urban bus tickets for people over 65
Region of Peloponnese
Municipality of East Mani
The first 50 m³ of water per four months free for older people (East Mani)
Offers from businesses (4)
These are not state benefits. The business that makes each offer sets its terms and may change them without notice. The businesses did not pay for these listings. The order does not depend on payment.
Blue Star Ferries: discounts for three-child families (50%), military staff (25%) and NAT pensioners
NAT pensioners and spouses 30% (50% on subsidised routes and the Saronic)
Private offerLast checked: 28 October 2026
25% off for passengers over 65
Private offerLast checked: 18 October 2026
NAT pensioners 50% in economy and numbered seats
Private offerLast checked: 28 October 2026
Over 60: €38 instead of €50 (€70 instead of €80 return), Thessaloniki – Athens/Piraeus
Region of Attica and Region of Central Macedonia
Private offerLast checked: 28 October 2026