These do not go to the same place, so price is not the comparison. The Night bus 01N reaches Aristotelous Square and the waterfront; the Bus X3 to the Mikra metro station does not. For Kalamaria and for the metro: it ends at the Mikra metro station, not in the centre. A separate EUR 0.60 metro ticket takes you on to Venizelou, by Aristotelous Square, or to the New Railway Station.
The Bus X3 to the Mikra metro station is quicker: 21 min against 43 min.
Night bus 01N: 23:10–05:55. Bus X3 to the Mikra metro station: 05:30–00:25.
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
Night bus 01N
Bus X3 to the Mikra metro station
Difference
1
€2
€2
same
2
€4
€4
same
3
€6
€6
same
4
€8
€8
same
5
€10
€10
same
6
€12
€12
same
7
€14
€14
same
8
€16
€16
same
Side by side
Where each one leaves you
01N · OASTH, for OSETHNight bus 01N
From
The bus terminal in the arrivals area, in front of Exit 4 of Terminal 1
To
Aristotelous Square, 43 minutes, then the New Railway Station and the KTEL Makedonia coach terminal
Luggage
Free if you can carry it yourself; board by the middle doors.
Runs
23:10–05:55
Journey
43 min
The ticket booth in the terminal may be shut at this hour; the machine on the bus takes a bank card or a phone tap, not cash.
The 1N buses at 23:40, 00:10 and 00:40 go through the IKEA transfer station and the same waterfront stops; the ride to Aristotelous Square is the same 43 minutes.
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.
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