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3 ways to the airport

The airport advises being there at least two hours before your scheduled departure. First departures

Recommended

The cheapest way to the airport. The Metro Line 3 is 20 minutes quicker for €3.50 more, which is not worth it at this party size.

X95 express bus

X95 · OASA
60–90 min rideRuns all night
Syntagma SquareAthens Eleftherios Venizelos
24-hour service
€5.50total for 1 adult€5.50 eachView details
Pickup, hours & luggage

Boards at. Syntagma Square, by the metro entrances

OASA charges one fare on every airport express line, one way in either direction. Reduced fare EUR 2.70. Payable by contactless card on boarding, so no ticket has to be bought first.

Luggage. No stated limit; it is a city bus, so a full one is uncomfortable with cases.

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Metro

Metro Line 3

M3 · STASY
40 min rideEvery 36 min05:53–22:06
Syntagma stationAthens Eleftherios Venizelos
Non-stop
€9total for 1 adult€9 eachView details
Pickup, hours & luggage

Boards at. Syntagma station, on Metro Line 3 towards the airport

A single airport ticket. There is no group fare; a return is EUR 16, and reduced fares of EUR 4.50 apply to children 6 to 18, over-65s and students.

Luggage. No limit, and the airport branch is rarely crowded before the city stations.

Hours. About every 36 minutes. Not every Line 3 train continues to the airport — check the destination shown on the train.

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Taxi

Official taxi, flat fare

Taxi · Attica taxi drivers, regulated at the airport
35–70 min rideTraffic dependentRuns all night
Any address inside the Athens city center inner ringAthens Eleftherios Venizelos
24-hour servicePer vehicleFixed fareLuggage space
€40total for 1 adult€40 eachView details
Pickup, hours & luggage

Boards at. Any address inside the Athens city center inner ring

A regulated flat fare to the city center inner ring, charged per ride and not per passenger. The airport states it includes all applicable surcharges and extras.

Luggage. Included in the flat fare.

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Fares are the same ticket ridden the other way; the boarding points, hours and, where a ride differs by direction, the ride time are read for this direction. Also runs to the airport, boarding point and hours in town not recorded yet: Pre-booked private transfer. Every way from Athens airport into Athens

How do I get from Athens city centre to Athens airport?

For one traveler the X95 express bus is the way we recommend: €5.50 in total, 60–90 min, boarding at Syntagma Square. It runs at any hour. The airport advises being there at least two hours before your scheduled departure, to allow time for check-in, security and passport control.

First departures

Earliest at the airport first
X95 express bus

Any hour.

Official taxi

Any hour.

Metro Line 3

First 05:53 from Syntagma station, at the airport by about 06:33.

Arrival times add the recorded ride time to the first departure; no walking or waiting is added.

Early flight?

Metro Line 3 towards the airport runs 05:53 to 22:06; nothing bridges the rest of the night. The X95 express bus from Syntagma runs right through it, and the flat-fare taxi does too, at the EUR 55 night rate after midnight.

Before you leave for Athens Airport

From the centre to each way out
How early to be there

The airport advises being there at least two hours before your scheduled departure, to allow time for check-in, security and passport control.

Early flights

Metro Line 3 towards the airport runs 05:53 to 22:06; nothing bridges the rest of the night. The X95 express bus from Syntagma runs right through it, and the flat-fare taxi does too, at the EUR 55 night rate after midnight.

Tickets

Tap a contactless card or phone at the blue reader as you board the metro or the X95 — the same fare either way, so nothing needs to be bought beforehand.

Taxis to the airport

The flat fare to the airport is EUR 40 from 05:00 to 24:00 and EUR 55 from 00:00 to 05:00 — the same table as the ride in, and set by when you arrive, not when you leave.

Questions

How early should I be at Athens airport?

The airport advises being there at least two hours before your scheduled departure, to allow time for check-in, security and passport control.

What does a taxi to Athens airport cost from the centre?

The flat fare to the airport is EUR 40 from 05:00 to 24:00 and EUR 55 from 00:00 to 05:00 — the same table as the ride in, and set by when you arrive, not when you leave.

Where does the X95 express bus leave from in Athens?

Syntagma Square, by the metro entrances.

My flight is early. What runs before the first train?

Metro Line 3 towards the airport runs 05:53 to 22:06; nothing bridges the rest of the night. The X95 express bus from Syntagma runs right through it, and the flat-fare taxi does too, at the EUR 55 night rate after midnight.

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