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Pre-booked private transferorMetro M3 and Saronic Ferries to Aegina?

The short answer

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

The Pre-booked private transfer is quicker: 40 min against 2 h 43. The Metro M3 and Saronic Ferries to Aegina varies between 163 and 178 minutes.

Pre-booked private transfer: Runs all night. Metro M3 and Saronic Ferries to Aegina: 06:00–18:40, 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.
TravelersPre-booked private transferMetro M3 and Saronic Ferries to AeginaDifference
1€43€21€22
2€43€42€1
3€43€63€20
4€82€84€2
5€82€105€23
6€82€126€44
7€82€147€65
8€82€168€86

The cheaper option changes at 3 travelers, from the Metro M3 and Saronic Ferries to Aegina to the Pre-booked private transfer. That is the whole reason this comparison is not a single number.

Side by side

Where each one leaves you
transfer · Welcome PickupsPre-booked private transfer
From
Driver meets you in arrivals with a name board
To
Any address
Luggage
Stated when booking; choose the vehicle by luggage as well as seats.
Runs
All night
Journey
35–70 min

Unlike the official taxi’s regulated flat fare, this price is indicative: the operator sets it, and it moves with vehicle size and luggage. Confirm the total at the time you book.

Between 23:00 and 05:00 the sedan is €58 and the minivan €110.

Pre-booked private transfer: price for every party size

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M3Saronic Ferries · STASY and Saronic FerriesMetro M3 and Saronic Ferries to Aegina
From
The metro station at the airport
To
Aegina town, the harbour
Runs
06:00–18:40
Journey
163–178 min

Two separate tickets: the metro at EUR 9.00 and the ferry at EUR 12.00 do not cover each other.

The metro ends at Piraeus, not at the quay. Saronic Ferries leave from Gate E8, which it puts five minutes' walk from the Piraeus station.

The crossing takes 1 h 10 min, or 1 h 25 min on the Antigone. Saronic advises being at the port 45 minutes before, and its port office hands out paper tickets until 45 minutes before sailing.

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 Saronic Ferries to Aegina: price for every party size

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