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Pre-booked private transferorMetro M3 and Blue Star ferry to Mykonos?

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 Blue Star ferry to Mykonos does not. This goes on by ferry to Mykonos, landing at the new port at Tourlos, 2 km north of Mykonos Town.

The Pre-booked private transfer is quicker: 40 min against 8 h 08.

Pre-booked private transfer: Runs all night. Metro M3 and Blue Star ferry to Mykonos: hours not recorded.

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 Blue Star ferry to MykonosDifference
1€43from €62up to €19
2€43from €124up to €81
3€43from €186up to €143
4€82from €248up to €166
5€82from €310up to €228
6€82from €372up to €290
7€82from €434up to €352
8€82from €496up to €414

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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M3Blue Star · STASY and Blue Star FerriesMetro M3 and Blue Star ferry to Mykonos
From
The metro station at the airport
To
Mykonos new port, Tourlos
Journey
8 h 8 min

Blue Star lists one sailing a day to Mykonos in October, at 07:30 from Gate E7 with two calls on the way; report at the gate an hour before. The first airport metro reaches Piraeus about 07:13, so the same morning only the all-night X96 bus gets you there in time.

Two separate tickets: the metro at EUR 9.00 and the ferry from EUR 53.00 do not cover each other, and Blue Star does not issue tickets on board.

The metro ends at Piraeus, not at the quay. The Mykonos boat leaves from Gate E7: check it on the operator's port map.

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 Blue Star ferry to Mykonos: price for every party size

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