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Departue hall of Athens Airport



From Athens Airport
to Athens City Center



Before you leave the airport area, take a little walk (unless you have a mountain of luggage) and enjoy the beauty of the new airport. You have been in a plane for some hours and your muscles will be grateful to you for the exercise.

There are different ways to get from Eleftherios Venizelos International Athens Airport in Spata to the center of Athens:

- you can go on foot. This is the best way to see the most but the worst for your luggage and your
  feet. The latter will have enough work to do during your stay in Athens.
- before your departure you can book a taxi online. This is the most hassle free way as the driver will
  be waiting for you upon your arrival and you won’t have to wait for one on busy days.
- of course you can also take a normal taxi from the taxi queue.
- you can take the metro (suburban rail) to Syntagma Square or Monastiraki Square.
- you can take the express bus that will take you to Syntagma Square Location map.


The Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport
Airport to Athens center by taxi

The taxi queue is right outside the arrival level of the airport next to door 3.

Most of the times you will have an honest driver. However, there are some taxi-cowboys that will take advantage of tourists not knowing their way around. They will overcharge you, take on other passengers while driving you or take you to an hotel they get a commission from. You want to play it safe? Ask a few taxi drivers how much your ride is going to cost first so you will know the normal price, then get a taxi that charges that price. You want to pay for your ride, not buy the taxi....

Make sure the taxi driver turns the counter on just before driving off. If he says the counter is broken, note the number of the taxi that is on the dashboard, leave the car and inform the police, giving them the number. if there is no number on the dashboard, write down the number of the licence plate.

According to the Greek legislation, taxi drivers should provide, upon request, a receipt for the amount paid for transportation services. The receipt should also indicate the taxi registration number and the driver's name.

If you do get overcharged or other passengers are taken on board, don't start a fight but report the taxi number or the licence plate to the traffic police. They will deal with the cowboy. Read more..

A good way to avoid being scammed, crowded express buses or trains is to book your taxi transfer online (up to four people per taxi) before your arrival. The taxi driver will be waiting for you in the arrival hall of the airport holding a sign with your name. He will take you straight to your hotel or any other destination you booked online. As you paid when you booked your taxi, there is no risk of being overcharged and no money hassle. You also won’t be asked to pay more than you did. Read more…


Express bus X95 at Syntagma SquareAirport to Athens center by express bus

The Athens International Airport is located 33 km (20,5 miles) southeast of Athens and the center is easily accessible via Attiki avenue, a six-lane motorway constituting the Athens city ring road. The distance to the port of Piraeus is 45 km (27,9 miles).

Public transport to Athens and the port of Piraeus is provided by express airport bus connections 24 hours per day.


Bus routes and times

Line nr.
Express buses
From - To
Every
Ride
X92
Kifisia - Airport
05:00-21:45
45' to 55'
av. 50 min
21:45-05:00
90'
Airport - Kifisia
05:00-21:00
45' to 55'
21:00-05:00
90'
X93
Kifisos intercity bus station - Airport
05:00-24:00
35' to 40'
24:00-05:00
Every hour
Airport - Kifisos intercity bus station
06:05-01:05
35' to 40'
01:05-06:05
Every hour
X94
Ethniki Amyna metro station - Airport
07:30-19:40
10'
19:40-23:50
20' to 30'
Airport - Ethniki Amyna metro station
06:15-18:50
10'
18:50-22:50
20' to 30'
X95
Syntagma metro station - Airport
05:30-07:25
8' to 10'
07:25-05:30
20' to 30'
Airport - Syntagma metro station
18:45-23:55
8' to 15'
23:55-18:45
20' to 30'
X96
 
Piraeus - Airport
05:00-19:00
20' to 25'
19:00-05:00
30' to 40'
Airport -Piraeus
07:00-21:00
20' to 25'
21:00-07:00
30' to 40'
X97
Dafni metro station - Airport
07:15-17:30
40' to 50'
17:30-0715
60' - 90'
Airport - Dafni metro station
06:05-18:40
40' to 50'
18:40-06:05
60' - 90'

A ticket to one of the above busses costs 3.20 Euro. The busses depart from the arrivals level, right outside the intra Schengen area, between doors 4-5. To get from the Athens International Airport to the center of Athens, you take express bus X95 which will take you in about 45 minutes to its end stop on the south side of Syntagma Square  Location map. Top of the page


Airport to other destinations by bus

Airport-Rafina
Rafina-Airport
Airport-Markopoulo
Markopoulo-Airport
6:10
6:15
6:30
6:10
6:45
6:45
7:30
7:10
7:15
7:30
8:30
8:10
8:15
8:00
9:30
9:10
9:15
9:15
10:30
10:10
10:15
10:15
11:30
11:10
11:15
11:15
12:30
12:10
12:15
12:15
13:30
13:10
13:00
13:00
14:30
14:10
13:40
13:45
15:30
15:10
14:30
14:30
16:30
16:10
15:20
15:20
17:30
17:10
16:15
16:20
18:30
18:10
17:15
17:00
19:30
19:10
18:00
18:00
20:30
20:10
19:15
18:50
22:00
21:45
20:00
20:00
These buses depart from the arrival hall (close to door 5) at the Athens International Airport. Ticket prices for one-way trip is €3 for all services except for the port of Lavrio (€4)
21:00
21:00
22:15
21:45
Airport-Lavrio
Lavrio-Airport
6:30
5:30
7:30
6:00
8:30
7:00
9:30
8:00
10:30
9:00
11:30
10:00
12:30
11:00
13:30
12:00
14:30
13:00
15:30
14:00
16:30
15:00
17:30
16:00
18:30
17:00
19:30
18:00
20:30
19:00
22:00
21:00
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Logo of the Athens metroFrom 14 february unill the end of october 2009 part of the metro connection (blue line) from the Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport will not be operational due to the construction of new stations, specifically the part between the airport and the Ethniki Amyna metro station.

Alternative ways of transport from the airport to Syntagma Square:

  • pre-book a taxi from Athens airport to anywhere in the center.
  • take express bus X95 to Syntagma Square. Ticket: 3,20 €.  Travel time: 60-65 minutes
  • take express bus X94 or express bus X96 to Ethniki Amyna metro station and switch to the metro (blue line) there. Ticket: 3,20 €.  Travel time: 55-60 minutes.


Airport suburban rail
Airport to Athens center by metro (suburban rail)

On Friday 30 July 2004, the extension of metro line 3 – Athens International Airport – Monastiraki – started operating. The metro stations from Athens International Airport to Monastiraki station on this line are:

The new suburban train



• Athens International Airport
• Doukissis Plakentias (connection with
  suburban rail)
• Halandri
• Ethniki Amina
• Katehaki
• Panormou
• Ambelokipi
• Megaro Mousikis
• Evagelismos
• Syntagma (connection with metro line 2:  Aghios Antonios - Agios Dimitrios, "Alexandros
  Panagoulis")
• Monastiraki (connection with metro line 1: Piraeus - Kifisia)

The journey time from Athens International Airport to Syntagma is about 30 minutes and 60 minutes to Piraeus.

Trains schedules in the metro satellite station at the airport

TO THE AIRPORT
FROM THE AIRPORT
Stations
Train
Stations
Train
First
Last
First
Last
Monastiraki
5:51
22:51
Airport
6:30
23:30
Syntagma
5:53
22:53
Doukissis Plakentias
6:54
23:54
Evangelismos
5:55
22:55
Halandri
6:56
23:56
Megaro Moussikis
5:57
22:57
Ethniki Amyna
7:02
00:02
Ambelokipi
5:58
22:58
Katehaki
7:03
00:03
Panormou
6:00
23:00
Panormou
7:05
00:05
Katehaki
6:02
23:02
Ambelokipi
7:07
00:07
Ethniki Amyna
6:03
23:03
Megaro Moussikis
7:08
00:08
Halandri
6:09
23:09
Evangelismos
7:10
00:10
Doukissis Plakentias
6:12
23:12
Syntagma
7:12
00:12
Arrival at the airport
6:35
23:36
Arrival at Monastiraki
7:14
00:14


Frequency for lines 2 & 3
(in minutes)
Day
Date Period
Time Period
05:30
06:00
06:00
09:00
09:00
17:30
17:30
22:00
22:00
00:30
Monday to Friday
09/07-28/07
10
5
5
7
10
29-07-12/08
10
7
7
7
10
13/08-19/08
10
10
10
10
10
20/08-26/08
10
7
7
7
7
27/08-02/09
10
5
5
5
10
Saturday
09/07-28/07
10
10
7
10
10
29-07-19/08
10
10
10
10
10
26/08-19/08
10
10
7
10
10
Sunday
09/07-28/07
10
10
7
10
10
29/07-19/08
10
10
10
10
10
20/08-02/09
10
10
7
10
10
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Metro fares

FARES
Single fare
6 €
Return ticket (within 48 hours)
10 €
Single fare for 2 persons (flat ticket)
10 €
Single fare for 3 persons (flat ticket)
15 €
Teens (-18), students
3 €
Senior citizens (65+)
3 €
Mobility impaired
3 €
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Athens metro map

The metro map of Athens is pretty easy. Nevertheless, it is good to know which line you have to take to get to a certain station. Clicking on the map below will lead you to the full size map that you can download.

The inside of a metro train: modern, light and separate room for luggageMetro map of Athens
                                                              Click to enlarge

  

 
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