Transportation
The new Athens International Airport is located
27 km northeastern of Athens and can be rapidly accessed via a six-lane
motorway and public transport - express airport bus on a 24 h basis
- from Athens center and the port of Pireas.
Airport
Access
Located 27km northeastern of Athens, the new
Athens International Airport, is accessible via Attiki Odos, a six-lane
motorway constituting the Athens City Ring Road. Public transport
is provided by express airport bus connections with Athens center
and the port of Piraeus on a 24 h basis, ensuring efficient transport
of air travelers and facilitating linkage to key tourist attractions.
Future developments such as the Suburban Rail, to be completed in
2003, in combination with the existing sections and the extensions
under construction of the Attica Metro network will further improve
airport access and enhance intermodality.
Arriving at the airport
By BusThere are three bus itinereries dedicated to carry
passengers to and from the airport.
Line E94 connects the Ethniki Amina Metro
Station with the Airport. Passengers can transfer from the Metro
line to the Airport Bus at this departure point.
Line E 95 Syntagma Square - Airport Express
has its departure point at the center of Athens (Syntagma Square)
and via Vas. Sofias Avenue, Mesogion Avenue and Attiki Odos terminates
at the airport.
Line E96 Pireaus - Airport Express starts
from the center of Pireaus (Karaiskaki Square) and via Posidonos
Avenue, Varis-Varkizas, and Varis-Koropiou Roads terminates at the
airport.For Express Lines E94-E95-E96, the ticket costs 1.000 GRD
(Euro 2.93) and is valid for 24 hours on all public transport means
(buses, trolley-buses and metro). The monthly ticket cards are also
valid on the above three lines and cost 12.000 GRD (Euro 32.21).
For those meeting certain requirements, a discounted monthly card
is also available for 6.000 GRD (Euro 17.60).
Arriving buses disembark passengers at the designated area of the
departure level of the Main Terminal Building.
Express Line E94: Ethniki
Amina - Airport
| Route |
From
Ethniki Amina |
From
the Airport |
| First |
06:00 |
06:40 |
| Last |
24:00 |
23:20 |
| Frequency |
Every 16' (06:00-20:30) |
Every 16' (06:40-21:05) |
| |
Every 25'-30' (20:30-24:00) |
Every 25'-30' (21:05-23:20) |
Express Line E95 (24hour operation):
Syntagma - Airport
| From Syntagma |
From the Airport |
| Every
25' (06:00-19:50) |
Every
25' (06:30-21:20) |
| Every 25' (19:50-06:00) |
Every 25'-30' (21:20-23:35) |
| |
Every 15'-20' (23:35-01:30) |
| |
Every 30'-35' (01:30-06:30) |
Express Line E96 (24hour operation):
Pireas - Airport
| From Pireas |
From the Airport |
| Every
20' (05:00-19:00) |
Every
20' (07:00-20:45) |
| Every 30' (19:00-20:30) |
Every 25' (20:45-22:05) |
| Every 40' (20:30-05:00) |
Every 40' (22:05-06:00) |
| |
Every 30' (06:00-07:00) |
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Parking
Featuring approximately 4,800 parking spaces for short and long term
parking, situated in front of the main terminal, as well as taxi and
car rental services, the new Athens International Airport has been
designed to meet the ever-increasing needs of a modern airport.
The facilities are equipped with state-of-the-art variable message
signs, providing continuously information on parking vacancy.
Particular emphasis has been given for passengers with mobility problems,
for which adequate parking facilities are provided adjacent to the
Main Terminal Building.
By Tourist BusTourist buses will disembark
their passengers at the designated area of the departure level.By
TaxiTaxis will be unloading the passengers on the designated
areas of the departure level at the main terminal.
Final prices for getting to/from the airport have not yet been defined.
Still, the tariff to the airport is single and not
double.Departing from the airport
By BusAll buses depart from the designated area on the inner
curbside of the arrivals level of the Main Terminal Building exactly
outside the Schengen Exit (doors 4-5)By Tourist BusTourist
buses will embark their passengers from the tourist bus parking
area adjacent to the north part of the Main Terminal Building.By
TaxiThe taxi queue will start from Door 4 of the Arrivals Level
and extend up to Door 1.By Chartered TaxiThe chartered taxis
will park and collect their clients on the outer side of the inner
curb.By LimousineLimousines will park and collect their clients
form Door 1 of the arrivals level on the outer side of the inner
curb.By CarPrivate cars can use the outer curbside of the
arrivials level for embarkation. Extensive signage is available
on the Attiki Odos for the junctions leading to the southern suburbs,
and the rest of the destinations.
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