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 .
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…
Airport
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 .
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
|
From
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
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: