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Bus X3 to the Mikra metro stationorBus 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 02X to the Nea Elvetia metro station goes to Nea Elvetia transfer station. Neither reaches Aristotelous Square.

The Bus X3 to the Mikra metro station is quicker: 21 min against 25 min.

Bus X3 to the Mikra metro station: 05:30–00:25. 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 X3 to the Mikra metro stationBus 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

Side by side

Where each one leaves you
X3 · OASTH, for OSETHBus X3 to the Mikra metro station
From
The bus terminal in the arrivals area, in front of Exit 4 of Terminal 1
To
Mikra metro station, the end of the Kalamaria branch, 21 minutes; the bus goes on one stop to the EAK Mikras sports-centre terminus
Luggage
Free if you can carry it yourself; board by the middle doors.
Runs
05:30–00:25
Journey
21 min

Two tickets: the EUR 2.00 bus ticket does not cover the metro, and the EUR 0.60 metro ticket does not cover the bus. Buy the metro ticket at Mikra station.

New since 27 August 2026, the day the Kalamaria branch opened; older guides do not know it.

Bus X3 to the Mikra metro station: 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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