European Transport Corridors are a key instrument for implementing the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T).
The nine European Transport Corridors, as defined in the revised TEN-T policy framework (2024), are:
- Atlantic Corridor
- North Sea – Baltic Corridor
- Scandinavian – Mediterranean Corridor
- Baltic – Adriatic Corridor
- Mediterranean Corridor
- Rhine – Danube Corridor
- North Sea – Rhine – Mediterranean Corridor
- Baltic Sea – Black Sea – Aegean Sea Corridor
- Western Balkans – Eastern Mediterranean Corridor (WBEM)
These corridors form the core spatial and functional structure of the TEN-T network, supporting multimodality, cross-border connectivity, and the objectives of the European Green Deal.
European Transport Corridors crossing Greece
The Baltic Sea – Black Sea – Aegean Sea Corridor (BBA) connects Northern and Southern Europe, integrating maritime interfaces across the Baltic, Black Sea, and Aegean regions via Ukraine and Moldova.
It includes 13 countries, of which 11 are EU Member States (Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Greece, and Cyprus), as well as Ukraine and Moldova.
The corridor runs through key urban and port nodes from Helsinki to Cyprus (via maritime connection), with multiple branches to major ports in the Baltic, Black Sea, and Aegean regions (Gdańsk/Gdynia, Odesa, Constanța, Burgas, Thessaloniki, Athens).
It is multimodal (rail, road, ports, airports, and intermodal terminals), without inland waterways, while Cyprus does not have a rail network.
The BBA incorporates sections of the former Orient/East-Med Corridor and overlaps with other European Corridors (e.g. Baltic–Adriatic, North Sea–Baltic, Mediterranean, Rhine–Danube, WBEM), strengthening cross-border connectivity and TEN-T cohesion.
The Western Balkans – Eastern Mediterranean Corridor (WBEM) (download the pdf map) is a new multimodal European Transport Corridor connecting Central European EU Member States with ports in the Adriatic and Eastern Mediterranean via the Western Balkans.
It runs through eight EU Member States (Austria, Slovenia, Croatia, Hungary, Bulgaria, Greece, Cyprus, and Italy), as well as Western Balkan countries (Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Kosovo*, Albania, and North Macedonia).
The corridor connects nearly all participating capitals, with the exception of Vienna and Rome, and incorporates sections of previous European corridors, enhancing North–South and East–West connectivity.
It is multimodal, without inland waterways, while Cyprus participates exclusively through maritime and air transport.