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Official taxi, flat fareorMetro M3 and Blue Star ferry to Mykonos?

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 Blue Star ferry to Mykonos does not. This goes on by ferry to Mykonos, landing at the new port at Tourlos, 2 km north of Mykonos Town.

The Official taxi, flat fare is quicker: 40 min against 8 h 08.

Official taxi, flat fare: Runs all night. Metro M3 and Blue Star ferry to Mykonos: hours not recorded.

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 Blue Star ferry to MykonosDifference
1€40from €62up to €22
2€40from €124up to €84
3€40from €186up to €146
4€40from €248up to €208
5€80from €310up to €230
6€80from €372up to €292
7€80from €434up to €354
8€80from €496up to €416

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

M3Blue Star · STASY and Blue Star FerriesMetro M3 and Blue Star ferry to Mykonos
From
The metro station at the airport
To
Mykonos new port, Tourlos
Journey
8 h 8 min

Blue Star lists one sailing a day to Mykonos in October, at 07:30 from Gate E7 with two calls on the way; report at the gate an hour before. The first airport metro reaches Piraeus about 07:13, so the same morning only the all-night X96 bus gets you there in time.

Two separate tickets: the metro at EUR 9.00 and the ferry from EUR 53.00 do not cover each other, and Blue Star does not issue tickets on board.

The metro ends at Piraeus, not at the quay. The Mykonos boat leaves from Gate E7: check it on the operator's port map.

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 Blue Star ferry to Mykonos: price for every party size

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