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Official taxi, flat fareorMetro M3 and Aegean Flying Dolphins hydrofoil 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 Aegean Flying Dolphins hydrofoil to Aegina does not. This goes on by hydrofoil to Aegina, landing at the harbour of Aegina town.

The Official taxi, flat fare is quicker: 40 min against 2 h 23.

Official taxi, flat fare: Runs all night. Metro M3 and Aegean Flying Dolphins hydrofoil to Aegina: 08:00–20:05, Daily, to 30 October.

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 Aegean Flying Dolphins hydrofoil to AeginaDifference
1€40from €23up to €17
2€40from €46up to €6
3€40from €69up to €29
4€40from €92up to €52
5€80from €115up to €35
6€80from €138up to €58
7€80from €161up to €81
8€80from €184up to €104

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

M3Flying Dolphins · STASY and Aegean Flying DolphinsMetro M3 and Aegean Flying Dolphins hydrofoil to Aegina
From
The metro station at the airport
To
Aegina town, the harbour
Runs
08:00–20:05
Journey
143 min

Two separate tickets: the metro at EUR 9.00 and the hydrofoil from EUR 14.00 do not cover each other, and no tickets are issued on board.

The metro ends at Piraeus, not at the quay. Aegean Flying Dolphins' Piraeus ticket agency is at Gate E8.

Aegean Flying Dolphins' timetable sheet lists other October times than its booking page, and the booking page shows no sailing on 31 October: check the sailing when you book.

Metro M3 and Aegean Flying Dolphins hydrofoil to Aegina: price for every party size

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