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Bus 01X, the airport lineorBus 02X to the Nea Elvetia metro station?

The short answer

These do not go to the same place, so price is not the comparison. The Bus 01X, the airport line reaches Aristotelous Square and the waterfront; the Bus 02X to the Nea Elvetia metro station does not. For the eastern districts and the metro: it ends at the Nea Elvetia transfer station, not in the centre. A separate EUR 0.60 metro ticket takes you on to Venizelou, by Aristotelous Square.

The Bus 02X to the Nea Elvetia metro station is quicker: 25 min against 48 min. The Bus 01X, the airport line varies between 41 and 48 minutes.

Bus 01X, the airport line: 06:10–22:40. Bus 02X to the Nea Elvetia metro station: 05:55–00:00.

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.
TravelersBus 01X, the airport lineBus 02X to the Nea Elvetia metro stationDifference
1€2€2same
2€4€4same
3€6€6same
4€8€8same
5€10€10same
6€12€12same
7€14€14same
8€16€16same

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Where each one leaves you
01X · OASTH, for OSETHBus 01X, the airport line
From
The bus terminal in the arrivals area, in front of Exit 4 of Terminal 1
To
Aristotelous Square, after the waterfront stops from Faliro to Kamara; then Kolomvou, the New Railway Station and the KTEL Makedonia coach terminal
Luggage
Free if you can carry it yourself; board by the middle doors and keep it out of the aisle.
Runs
06:10–22:40
Journey
41–48 min

Buy or load the EUR 2.00 ticket at the OSETH booth or machines in the terminal: the machine on the bus takes a bank card or a phone tap only, no cash.

An ordinary EUR 0.60 ticket or a day ticket is not valid on this bus, and the fine is EUR 100.

The timetable allows 48 minutes to Aristotelous Square by day; the road through Kalamaria and along the waterfront decides. After 20:40 it is 41.

For the railway station stay on past the square: 45 to 54 minutes from the airport.

Bus 01X, the airport line: price for every party size

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02X · OASTH, for OSETHBus 02X to the Nea Elvetia metro station
From
The bus terminal in the arrivals area, in front of Exit 4 of Terminal 1
To
Nea Elvetia transfer station, at the metro station of that name in the east of the city, 25 minutes non-stop after the airport police stop
Luggage
Free if you can carry it yourself; board by the middle doors.
Runs
05:55–00:00
Journey
25 min

Two tickets: the EUR 2.00 bus ticket does not cover the metro, and the metro ticket does not cover the bus.

From the arrivals stop the 02X calls only at the airport police stop before Nea Elvetia; the X3 to Mikra is the shorter metro link.

Bus 02X to the Nea Elvetia metro station: price for every party size

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