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Official taxi, flat fareorMetro M3 and Aegina Ferries to Aegina?

The short answer

These do not go to the same place, so price is not the comparison. The Official taxi, flat fare reaches Syntagma and the historic center; the Metro M3 and Aegina Ferries to Aegina does not. This goes on by ferry to Aegina, landing at the harbour of Aegina town.

The Official taxi, flat fare is quicker: 40 min against 2 h 58.

Official taxi, flat fare: Runs all night. Metro M3 and Aegina Ferries to Aegina: 06:30–15:30, Daily.

Priced against each other

Whole-party totals · adult fares
What each costs for the whole party, in EUR. The cheaper of the two is marked on every row.
TravelersOfficial taxi, flat fareMetro M3 and Aegina Ferries to AeginaDifference
1€40from €18up to €22
2€40from €36up to €4
3€40from €54up to €14
4€40from €72up to €32
5€80from €90up to €10
6€80from €108up to €28
7€80from €126up to €46
8€80from €144up to €64

Side by side

Where each one leaves you
taxi · Attica taxi drivers, regulated at the airportOfficial taxi, flat fare
From
Taxi rank at Exit 3 of the arrivals level, staffed 24 hours
To
Any address inside the Athens city center inner ring
Luggage
Included in the flat fare.
Runs
All night
Journey
35–70 min

The flat fare applies to the city center inner ring. The airport does not publish where that boundary runs, so for an address outside the middle of Athens, agree the basis of the fare before setting off.

Greek law requires the driver to issue a receipt for the amount paid.

Journey time is the least predictable here: Mesogeion Avenue at rush hour is slower than the metro that runs beside it.

Official taxi, flat fare: price for every party size

M3Aegina Ferries · STASY and Aegina FerriesMetro M3 and Aegina Ferries to Aegina
From
The metro station at the airport
To
Aegina town, the harbour
Runs
06:30–15:30
Journey
178 min

Two separate tickets: the metro at EUR 9.00 and the ferry from EUR 9.00 do not cover each other; the ferry is EUR 10.50 unless booked online on Aegina Ferries' own site.

The metro ends at Piraeus, not at the quay. Aegina Ferries names no gate at Piraeus; ask at the port or call its Piraeus office before you go.

The crossing takes 1 h 25 min, and three boats sail each way a day.

If the metro is closed, the X96 express bus runs from the airport to Piraeus all night, about 90 minutes at EUR 5.50.

Metro M3 and Aegina Ferries to Aegina: price for every party size

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