Metro Line 3orX95 express bus?

The short answer

For one traveler the X95 express bus is cheaper by €3.50. That does not change up to 8 travelers.

The Metro Line 3 is quicker: 40 min against 1 h. The X95 express bus varies between 60 and 90 minutes.

Metro Line 3: 06:10–23:34. X95 express bus: Runs all night.

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.
Travelers	Metro Line 3	X95 express bus	Difference
1	€9	€5.50	€3.50
2	€18	€11	€7
3	€27	€16.50	€10.50
4	€36	€22	€14
5	€45	€27.50	€17.50
6	€54	€33	€21
7	€63	€38.50	€24.50
8	€72	€44	€28

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Where each one leaves you

M3 · STASYMetro Line 3

From: Airport station, at the far end of the arrivals concourse
To: Syntagma, and on to Monastiraki and Piraeus without a change
Luggage: No limit, and the airport branch is rarely crowded before the city stations.
Runs: 06:10–23:34
Journey: 40 min

The last train leaves the airport at 23:34. The Saturday all-night metro does not run to the airport.

Metro Line 3: price for every party size

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

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Metro Line 3orX95 express bus?

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