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X95 express busorMetro M3 and Saronic 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 Saronic 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 43. The Metro M3 and Saronic Ferries to Aegina varies between 163 and 178 minutes.

X95 express bus: 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.
TravelersX95 express busMetro M3 and Saronic Ferries to AeginaDifference
1€5.50€21€15.50
2€11€42€31
3€16.50€63€46.50
4€22€84€62
5€27.50€105€77.50
6€33€126€93
7€38.50€147€108.50
8€44€168€124

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

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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