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

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 Santorini does not. This goes on by ferry to Santorini, landing at Athinios port below Fira, not in the town.

The Official taxi, flat fare is quicker: 40 min against 8 h 23. The Metro M3 and Blue Star ferry to Santorini varies between 503 and 588 minutes.

Official taxi, flat fare: Runs all night. Metro M3 and Blue Star ferry to Santorini: 07:25–15:00, 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 Blue Star ferry to SantoriniDifference
1€40from €68up to €28
2€40from €136up to €96
3€40from €204up to €164
4€40from €272up to €232
5€80from €340up to €260
6€80from €408up to €328
7€80from €476up to €396
8€80from €544up to €464

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 Santorini
From
The metro station at the airport
To
Athinios port, Santorini
Runs
07:25–15:00
Journey
8 h 23 min to 9 h 48 min

Two separate tickets: the metro at EUR 9.00 and the ferry from EUR 59.00 do not cover each other, and Blue Star does not issue tickets on board.

The metro ends at Piraeus, not at the quay. The two Santorini boats leave different gates, E1 and E7: check yours 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 Santorini: price for every party size

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