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X95 express busorMetro M3 and Aegean Flying Dolphins hydrofoil 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 Aegean Flying Dolphins hydrofoil to Aegina does not. This goes on by hydrofoil to Aegina, landing at the harbour of Aegina town.

The X95 express bus is quicker: 1 h against 2 h 23.

X95 express bus: Runs all night. Metro M3 and Aegean Flying Dolphins hydrofoil to Aegina: 08:00–20:05, Daily, to 30 October.

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 Aegean Flying Dolphins hydrofoil to AeginaDifference
1€5.50from €23up to €17.50
2€11from €46up to €35
3€16.50from €69up to €52.50
4€22from €92up to €70
5€27.50from €115up to €87.50
6€33from €138up to €105
7€38.50from €161up to €122.50
8€44from €184up to €140

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

M3Flying Dolphins · STASY and Aegean Flying DolphinsMetro M3 and Aegean Flying Dolphins hydrofoil to Aegina
From
The metro station at the airport
To
Aegina town, the harbour
Runs
08:00–20:05
Journey
143 min

Two separate tickets: the metro at EUR 9.00 and the hydrofoil from EUR 14.00 do not cover each other, and no tickets are issued on board.

The metro ends at Piraeus, not at the quay. Aegean Flying Dolphins' Piraeus ticket agency is at Gate E8.

Aegean Flying Dolphins' timetable sheet lists other October times than its booking page, and the booking page shows no sailing on 31 October: check the sailing when you book.

Metro M3 and Aegean Flying Dolphins hydrofoil to Aegina: price for every party size

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