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X95 express busorOfficial taxi, flat fare?

The short answer

For one traveler the X95 express bus is cheaper by €34.50. That does not change up to 8 travelers.

The Official taxi, flat fare is quicker: 40 min against 1 h. The X95 express bus varies between 60 and 90 minutes.

X95 express bus: Runs all night. Official taxi, flat fare: Runs all night.

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.
TravelersX95 express busOfficial taxi, flat fareDifference
1€5.50€40€34.50
2€11€40€29
3€16.50€40€23.50
4€22€40€18
5€27.50€80€52.50
6€33€80€47
7€38.50€80€41.50
8€44€80€36

Side by side

Where each one leaves you
X95 · OASAX95 express bus
From
Bus stop outside arrivals, at the departures-level end
To
Syntagma Square
Luggage
No stated limit; it is a city bus, so a full one is uncomfortable with cases.
Runs
All night
Journey
60–90 min

The published hour is a fair-weather figure. This is a road journey through Mesogeion Avenue into the middle of Athens, and at rush hour it takes considerably longer than the metro.

Boarding is restricted on the route from the airport, so it does not fill up before it reaches you.

It is the only recorded way into Athens that runs right through the night: OASA operates the airport express lines on a 24-hour basis.

X95 express bus: price for every party size

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

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