Travel: Flights to Athens

Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport is situated 27 km (17 miles) east of the city center, near the suburb of Spáta. This well-appointed airport opened in 2001, raising the comfort levels of travelling to Athens and Greece by a phenomenal degree, for travellers ariving from 'Euro-zone' countries. This means that you are going to need euro coins if you want a trolley for your luggage; trolleys are available at the airport and they use coins the same way supermarket trolleys do. You insert your coin, and you get it back by placing the trolley back to its original position- so, be advised, and make sure you carry the correct currency.

Athens airport is a major hub in the Aegean, Balkan and East Mediterranean regions. Delta and Olympic maintain non-stop flights from North America, while a large number of European carriers fly direct into Athens.

From the airport you can reach the city

• by metro to the city centre for €8 -group tickets (2 or 3 persons) are also available and they provide some discount (see below). That is an extension of Line 3 (blue line) that takes you to the downtown Syntagma and Monastiráki stations.
• by suburban railway to Larissis Railway Station for €8. Change from there to Line 2 of the subway that takes you to
  • the downtown Omónia and Syntagma stations
  • northern Greece and the Peloponnese, by train
• by bus: X92 to Kifissia, X93 to Kifissos Coach Station, X94 to Ethniki Amyna metro station (subway Line 3), X95 to Syntagma Square (subway Lines 2 and 3), X96 to Piraeus (subway Line 1) and X97 to Dafni metro station (subway Line 2) for €5. It takes 45 min to 1.5 hrs depending on traffic.
• by taxi for €15-20

It is advisable to grab a free copy of city transport map in the airport ? in the city, it helps a lot.

If you stay in Athens for a short time, consider leaving most luggage in a baggage storage. It is run by Pacific Travel , is located in the end of left-hand wing, arrivals level. Storage time differentiates between 6 / 12 / 18 / 24 / 36 hours, then x24hr; sizes vary to Small, Medium and Large. The only inconvenience is that same queue is for collecting and for leaving ? allow extra time before your flight. No automatic lockers found in the airport.