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Official taxi, flat fareorMetro M3 and Hellenic Seaways high-speed boat to Hydra?

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 Hellenic Seaways high-speed boat to Hydra does not. This goes on by boat to Hydra, landing at the harbour of Hydra town.

The Official taxi, flat fare is quicker: 40 min against 3 h 43. The Metro M3 and Hellenic Seaways high-speed boat to Hydra varies between 223 and 233 minutes.

Official taxi, flat fare: Runs all night. Metro M3 and Hellenic Seaways high-speed boat to Hydra: 08:00–18:00, 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 Hellenic Seaways high-speed boat to HydraDifference
1€40from €49up to €9
2€40from €98up to €58
3€40from €147up to €107
4€40from €196up to €156
5€80from €245up to €165
6€80from €294up to €214
7€80from €343up to €263
8€80from €392up to €312

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

M3Hellenic Seaways · STASY and Hellenic SeawaysMetro M3 and Hellenic Seaways high-speed boat to Hydra
From
The metro station at the airport
To
Hydra town, the harbour
Runs
08:00–18:00
Journey
3 h 43 min to 3 h 53 min

Two separate tickets: the metro at EUR 9.00 and the boat at EUR 40.00 do not cover each other.

The metro ends at Piraeus, not at the quay. The Hydra boats leave from Gate E9: check it on the operator's port map, which also marks a ticket point for the Saronic islands at the port gate.

Hydra has few sailings, and the last one back leaves at 17:45: a day trip needs the 08:00 or 10:00 out.

Metro M3 and Hellenic Seaways high-speed boat to Hydra: price for every party size

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