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X95 express busorMetro M3 and Aegina Ferries to Aegina?

The short answer

These do not go to the same place, so price is not the comparison. The X95 express bus reaches Syntagma and the historic center; the Metro M3 and Aegina Ferries to Aegina does not. This goes on by ferry to Aegina, landing at the harbour of Aegina town.

The X95 express bus is quicker: 1 h against 2 h 58.

X95 express bus: Runs all night. Metro M3 and Aegina Ferries to Aegina: 06:30–15:30, 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.
TravelersX95 express busMetro M3 and Aegina Ferries to AeginaDifference
1€5.50from €18up to €12.50
2€11from €36up to €25
3€16.50from €54up to €37.50
4€22from €72up to €50
5€27.50from €90up to €62.50
6€33from €108up to €75
7€38.50from €126up to €87.50
8€44from €144up to €100

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

M3Aegina Ferries · STASY and Aegina FerriesMetro M3 and Aegina Ferries to Aegina
From
The metro station at the airport
To
Aegina town, the harbour
Runs
06:30–15:30
Journey
178 min

Two separate tickets: the metro at EUR 9.00 and the ferry from EUR 9.00 do not cover each other; the ferry is EUR 10.50 unless booked online on Aegina Ferries' own site.

The metro ends at Piraeus, not at the quay. Aegina Ferries names no gate at Piraeus; ask at the port or call its Piraeus office before you go.

The crossing takes 1 h 25 min, and three boats sail each way a day.

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 Aegina Ferries to Aegina: price for every party size

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