Speed cameras in Greece: what they look like

Κάμερες ερυθρού σηματοδότη (red-light cameras)

Looks like: Cameras fitted at the traffic lights of the junction. They film the car from behind, by day and by night.

Catches: Crossing the white stop line after the light has turned red. Each case is recorded as six photos and a video.

388 cameras at 100 junctions in 66 municipalities across Attica, switched on in summer 2026 and working around the clock. They include junctions on Kifisias, Kifisou, Mesogeion, Vouliagmenis, Syngrou, Alexandras and Poseidonos avenues. Police check each case before the fine is sent. The fine is €700 and a 60-day licence suspension.

Κάμερες τεχνητής νοημοσύνης (AI cameras)

Catches: Phone use, no seatbelt, riders and passengers without helmets, red lights, speeding and bus lane use. They also read the car's make, model and colour.

Piloted at eight high-risk points in Attica, with fines issued since 28 March 2026. The first fines were mostly for red lights and riders without helmets. By late July 2026 the camera system had produced about 4,000 fines. About 1,000 more cameras are planned for Attica, Thessaloniki and Crete during 2026.

Μέτρηση μέσης ταχύτητας (average speed check)

Catches: Speeding, measured as your average speed between two cameras.

On Syngrou Avenue in Athens, two cameras about 1.3 km apart time each car. Braking only at the camera does not help.

Κάμερες λεωφορείων (bus cameras)

Catches: Cars driving or parked in bus lanes.

Ten Athens buses carry them. In July 2026 they were the only cameras fining bus lane offences.

Ραντάρ της Τροχαίας (police radar)

Catches: Speeding.

Traffic police check speed with handheld and other electronic devices.