Athens : How to get around (Public Transport & Taxis explained)
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- Опубліковано 31 тра 2024
- How reliable is Athens' public transport ? How can you get to the beaches of Athens ? What about taxis, how expensive are they ? All the answers in this video.
METRO TIMETABLES : stasy.gr/en/timetables
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Chapters:
0:00 Public Transport Basics
1:26 Going to the Athens Riviera (= Athens Beaches)
2:27 Buses
2:46 Tickets : Different formulas and prices
3:40 Going to the Ferry Port / Cruise Port
4:12 Tickets : Where and how to buy them
5:53 How to validate your ticket
6:39 Timetables
7:01 Strikes
7:40 Taxis
8:33 More info on Athens
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I just got home from my trip to Greece and the public transport is very efficient. But be careful with your belongings because i literally saw how little kids (around 8 or 10 years old) tried to steal from the backpack of a woman and an old man in different occasions. So always keep an eye on your things. Also, people are very clever there and when you put the ticket in the machine and the door opens, people will follow you. That caught me off guard and I literally saw how 5 people came through the door with my ticket. Athens definetly needs more security! Overrall it's a very good experience, but be awhare of the things that i mentioned.
Thanks! Good to know. I live in Poland and will be meeting my friends from the US in Athens next month. We are spending a couple of days there before we take our weeklong cruise. So I am trying to gather as much practical information as possible before our trip.
One of my friends who’s in Greece now shared your channel with me. I’m SO glad he did! I agree with others and wish there was a channel this real and informative for every tourist destination!
One idea for a video would be to talk about the Greek holidays and festivals in Athens throughout the year and maybe the pros/cons of each season.
Thanks for sharing such valuable info. :) Erikka
Thx for the input Erikka !
@@GreeceExplained Hi I am trying to go from Athens to Zakynthos.
Thanks for all of this practical information! I am an American, but have been living in Poland for the past 10 years. Next month I will be meeting 3 of my friends from the US in Athens. We will arrive at the airport there within just a couple of hours of one another. Then we will travel together to our rented apartment or hotel. After a couple of days in Athens we will then leave on a 7 day cruise of the Greek Isles. The information in this video is super helpful and I forwarded it to my travel companions.
Awaiting your video for the cruiseport transporation. Planning on a cruise in Greece in 2024, your videos are extremelly helpful in my planning.
Yes please!
I could really use that cruise port to Athens transportation video! We’re docked there at the end of May. Has it been posted somewhere and I’m missing it?
Hello Sebastian, the cruise port transportation video would be great. Looking forward to that. Thanks a lot for all the other videos! Very useful.
Agree! ;-)
Great content! Thanks!
Great video. Thank you for the information.
Excellent explanation. well done and thank you 😎
Thank you for all the useful information, appreciated
Thanks for the explanation it was amazing 👏🙏
Another great and informative video! Thank you, Sebastián!
As always very very informative!!! 👏👏
Great insights and tips! Thank you for the excellent content and service you are providing !👏👏👏
Sebastian My husband and I would like to thank you for your fantastic public transport in Athens. We just returned from a 3 day visit and it really helped
I’ve just started watching your videos recently- they are so good - I’m at the stage of researching a trip for next year and you really explain things perfectly- Thanks !
Thank You very much!
We leave for Athens in exactly a month! Thanks so much for your videos
my wife and I are studying your videos Sebastien, thank you, thank you!
Very helpful.
Love your videos mate Are you going to do a video on crete and insects in Greece and the Greek islands as well
Beautiful narration.... I can't express my gratitude for you and ur hard work.... Simplicity is the key in ur videos... It's very very informative and useful while I will travel there... I follow ur channel onwards.... God bless you always.... 😍
anxiously awaiting your new video to get to the cruise port! We loved your videos on which hotels/neighborhoods to stay in and we're hoping to stay in Monastiraki near the Agora just before our cruise. Wondering if we should plan to grab a taxi or the metro to get to the cruise port. Also, hoping to be dropped off as close as possible to our ship terminal! Thanks in advance for your tips!!!
Love your videos. I am going to Athens in mid Sep. Please do a video where to eat good street food 😊
Bro you are a treasure, I’m booking a flight in September just because of your videos. Im Turkish btw you really did something there.
We are visiting Athens. I would say your videos are the best and very helpful. Keep it up ❤
Thank you ❤👍
Im planning out my honeymoon in greece this summer and your channel is an absolute god send. ευχαριστώ!
You just saved me an expensive taxi ride from the airport! I thought I read the metro stops at 11:30 but 2am on Saturday is great! Thank you!!!
Timetables for the blue line are here : stasy.gr/en/timetables/line-3/
For now it says the last metro departs from the airport at 1:10am on Friday night and Saturday night. But better double check this before coming over ;-)
Thank you, my wife and I and some friends will be in Athens Greece this July 2024. I have already downloaded the app you suggested and even used it to see the charge from our hotel to a dive shop I wish to go to. Its about 8 euros. ;-)
For those who want to avoid the 9EUR metro fare from the airport: The increased fare only applies for the leg between airport and the next station, called Koropi. If you board the metro at Koropi, the regular 1.20EUR fare applies. So you might feel tempted to walk the distance from the airport to Koropi. Be warned that is not possible; there is no walkable path, it's all multi-lane roads without any space left for pedestrians, and it's quite a long distance anyway. But there is another option: Take a bus from the airport to Koropi metro station. Be warned it's NOT one of the buses that go into the city centre which most tourists use, those are recognizable by line numbers beginning with an X. It is a regional bus run by KTEL Attiki which goes to Rafina. The bus stop is downstairs from the entrance of the walkway that connects to the metro station, next to the Sofitel. Ask the drivers which one goes to Rafina, and tell them you want to go to Koropi metro stop. The regional bus costs 2EUR extra, but overall you save 6EUR.
super helpful!!! i appreciate you mentioning cruise info because some of us are visiting Greece via cruise! sooooo excited!
My friend you are excellent. The way you deliver info is so detailed. You have basically helped me plan my entire trip. One question - my ferry arrives from Santorini to Piraeus at 11:30 pm at night. Will i get the x96 bus from the port to the airport at midnight? Google maps shows no scheduled buses
Yes you will. There's one bus every 30-45min, 24/7.
First of all THANK YOU for sharing such wonderful and helpful information! I have watched several of your videos! Can you please tell me the best way to Syntagna Square (we plan to walk to attractions from there) from the Piraeus Cruise Terminal? Thank you in advance.
Taxi. Should cost around 25€.
I am so glad I came across your video, I wanted to get instructions from a local. I especially needed information with transportation and mobility. I have reserved a trip to Athens in February. I don't know what the weather will be like, but would the metro still be crowded in the Winter season? Also does the public transport (trams/ metros/ buses) operate on Sundays regularly? thank you
Hi Lilly !
1. February weather : 10-15 degrees, mainly sunny
2. Metro not crowded at all except for work rush hour, so 7:30am-9:30am and 3:30pm-6pm.
3. Less public transport on Sunday but still decent enough. One metro every 10min roughly.
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Thank you Sebastian, your videos are so informative. We are coming by cruise ship in October, would it be best to take a taxi from the port to take the metro to see the sites around the acropolis? There are 9 of us traveling and perhaps the shared fare would make taxi travel more affordable and easy.
Yes I would get a taxi.
One more very useful video. Thanks a lot.
One question please : how are taxi fares fixed ? Taximeter ?
Taximeter yes
Thanks for the info prior to my trip to Athens end of May 2024. Just to confirm you said taxi can go Santorini Euro 20 is that correct? How about returning to hotel is there many taxi in Santorini? Thanks.
Thank you for all the information provided by this channel. I seeking information on the bus X80, running from Syntagma Square to Piraeus cruise port, does this bus runs in the month of February and March. Thank you so much.
Dont know, sorry
Sebastian, you’re a gem thanks … please inform me how to go from Syntagma Square to Kifissos Bus terminal for Nafplio ? Thanks.
By taxi
Very informative video Sebastian. Do seniors from other countries qualify for discounted ticket? Thanks.
Thx ! Nope, unfortunately not.
Hi Sebastian - thank you for another amazing video! Quick question - is Milos worth visiting in December?
No. Everything is closed and its too cold to swim.
@@GreeceExplained thank you! Will stick to Athens and Santorini then!
Thanks for all useful informations Sebastian. I am looking forward for my trip to Athens. I've got a one more question (could be quite silly one): When I buy 5day ticket, for instance, is it working right since the moment when I buy it or do I have to activate it somehow?
It starts counting down once you've validated it (aka entering a metro station) for the first time
@@GreeceExplained ok, thanks
Is it the M1 or the M3 line to get to City Center (Acropolis, etc)? Looks like there might be a stop on both for Monastiraki Square or do you suggest we take blue line to Syntagma Square? Deciding whether to do on our own (in port 7-6p) or take Georges Taxi for an excursion? I am sure there are benefits to both but seeking your recommendation :). Thank you
Both the green line and the blue line work, but the blue line has much more modern wagons, so I'd go for that one.
Hi, I have a question (excellent videos by the way), we are staying in Athens a few days before taking a cruise starting from Piraeus. Would you recommend taxi or subway to get to Piraeus? I realise the cruise port is 20 or so minutes walk from the station but we do travel light. Appreciate your guidance. Keith
If you dont mind the 20-30min walk, then I would go by metro. Way cheaper than a cab.
Hi 👋 . Thank you so much for posting these really informative videos. We are arriving in Greece shortly and staying in Pallini for 3 nights before heading to Leonidio. We plan on travelling into Athens Centre for two days and returning again at night. I'm trying to find out how much we can expect to pay for the metro ticket either as a day return or two single tickets for this metro journey 🤔
Buying single tickets for each ride would be 1.20€ each ticket, so 2.40€ per day per person.
The daily ticket is 4.20€ per person.
So in your case, getting single tickets makes more sense.
Oh.....thank you so very much for this. You are a star!
Thanks for the video. I am planning to visit Greece between 23rd March and 1st April. Planning for trip to Meteora on 25th March. Considering it's a national holiday will the monasteries and public transport working on that day? Any insights would be highly appreciated. Thanks.
In theory the monasteries and public transport should be running yes :-)
Hi Sebastian thanks, it's very helpful😊 But you forgot about car rental!! Is it okay to rent a car to save time??
I explain in my other Athens videos that everything is within walking distance so you definitely dont need a car :-)
are taxis readily available from cruise ports? do you have a video that talks about cruise ports and taking the trains/taxies to city center and back to the cruise ports? thank you!
Yup, plenty of taxis to be found at the Athens cruise port
What are your thoughts of the express bus X95 from the airport to syntagma square?
I talk about it in this video : ua-cam.com/video/YpOv3_6uEX0/v-deo.html
Hi!! I am wondering if the three-day pass works by day or by hour? (I mean 72 hours after the first use or 3 days) Thanks!!
By hour
Sebastian can you buy multiple 90min tickets that you can validate later on in the day to save you visiting the machines?
Yes you can
Hi Seb, I have a question. For the 3 day tickets, should the airport round trip be covered within these 3 days? Or is it 3 days of Athens city+ an airport round trip for any day?
The airport round trip should happen WITHIN the 3 days.
@@GreeceExplained Thankyou ❤️
Wonderful video. Subscribed your channel sir. Could you please let me know the weather in Athens in between 5 to 7 November normally? Me and my wife will visit to Athens. Can we need long coat or heavy jackets. Regards
Light jackets will do. 20 degrees by daytime, 15 at night.
@@GreeceExplained Lovely....You are such a shinning star. Loads of love and respect x
Hi Sebastian, thank you for this very helpful information. For a first timer like me, is it comfortable to use the metro going to Syntagma with a big luggage or better to ride a taxi via FreeNow/Uber?
This video should answer your question : ua-cam.com/video/YpOv3_6uEX0/v-deo.html
@@GreeceExplained Just watched it yesterday after asking this question! Hahah thank you so much!
If I buy the 3 day pass including airport, 2 days June 1-3 then June 12-13 is it still valid and for the airport? Thanks for all your videos!
The 3 days start counting down when you scan your ticket for the first time.
So if you first scan it on June 1st, it'll expire on June 4th.
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is there any advantage of buying an anonymous Athena plastic card over tickets? I want to buy a bundle of 5 tickets plus a return ticket to the airport to be used over 17 days. I plan to use the 5 single tickets for my ride to the ferry (not on the same day as my airport ride), from the ferry, and possibly to and from the national archeological museum which is a bit far from my hotel. as always, i love your videos. they have been very helpful & reassuring.
No there's no particular advantage. Its the same thing.
Is there a montly Ticket or something similar? I'm going there for about 6 weeks and this would be great!
Nope there isn't. So I guess you should get a 10 ride card each (12€) until it runs out, and then buy another one etc.
Have you created a video on how to get from the Port to Athens yet that I am missing?
No I havent
Does the 3-day ticket start when you activate it, and it remains valid for 72 hours from the time of activation? Or it’s only valid until the end of the day you purchased it + 2 additional days?
It only start counting down after you validated it for the first time.
Would you recommend hop on hop off
Bus to get to different sites if we are only in Athens for a day?
Sure. But you can also walk ... Distances are not huge.
For Piraeus station from the cruise port you haven't upload, does it just mean we need to walk around 30 minutes getting off the cruise to the station, and begin our metro journey?
Yes either you walk for 30min and then metro, or taxi directly from the cruise port.
If i buy a 5 day public transport ticket from the airport metro station, will it be valid only for 5 days from the moment i buy it or 5 days from first using it?
That's one of the things I explain in this vid : ua-cam.com/video/8-eNtA6m_6A/v-deo.html
Thanks for this video! I was interested in getting a 30 day card that includes the airport. Can I buy that from the machine? Or do I need to pick that up somewhere else? Also, would that only include one roundtrip for the airport? I was hoping for 3 trips. Thanks!
Which trips are you planning to do exactly and on which dates ? That ll help me answering your question.
@@GreeceExplained We're coming the last week in February until Mid-March. Our base for the trip will be in Koukaki, but we plan to fly to Crete for a few days, as well as to Thessaloniki. That means we'll have 3 round-trips for the airport in Athens. This is why I wondered if the 30 day card with the airport option would work for us. As far as trips within Athens, I don't know yet where we'll go. I understand we can walk to many places, but I was hoping to use public transit to get places like museums in Kolonaki, as well as other museums and attractions in town. I was even thinking we would use the bus system, but after watching your video I'm concerned that will not be the best option. Thanks again!
@@vanessazhong Okay so you need to buy 3 round trip airport tickets each. What I meant when I said "the round trip airport ticket is valid for 30 days" is that you can do the way BACK to the airport up to 30 days after having used the ticket for the first time.
Im planning to buy the 5 days pass ticket. Can I buy it straight from the airport & use it on the X95 bus ? Thanks
I'm pretty sure the 5 day pass doesnt cover the X95. But yes, you can buy the 5 day ticket at the airport.
Are the 3 day or 5 day tickets offer unlimited rides or do they just have a later expiration date?
Unlimited rides ! :-)
Awesome!
how much is 5 day ticket
Hello Sebastian, I arrive in Athen June 1-June 13 2024. If I understood you correctly, I purchase round trip from the airport 16€ I have 30 days to use this ticket?
Correct
Sebastián Athen Station and Larissa Station are the same? Getting tickets to Meteora from the HELLENICTRAIN -
Yes its the same :-)
Thank you
How long is the ride to the airport from Sytagma station ?
Around 40 minutes.
Is uber available & reliable? And is it safe to walk around in the evening?
Yes and yes
Which company to you Recommend to book a driver pick up from airport Athens to my hotel
www.getyourguide.com/athens-l91/athens-airport-private-taxi-service-t18752/?partner_id=OMW3ALO&mkt_cmp=true
Do kids have to have buy tickets also?
No they dont but I'm not sure of the age. I think its free up to 5yo.
where is the link for public transport from the cruise port ?
Havent done that video yet ;-)
Forgot to mention some taxi drivers will ask where u going and some say not going that way
Are the Metro station names labeled in English or all in Greek?
Both
What is the average cost for a taxi from the airport to Monastiraki?
ua-cam.com/video/YpOv3_6uEX0/v-deo.html
Which taxi app is good
Freenow
How much is the ticket cost for kids below 05 years old?
Free
Sir, can we buy 3 day ticket online (20Euro each)? Please give us link. Regards
You cant buy it online. Only on the spot.
@@GreeceExplained Thank you so much sir x
Hello my friend! My new wife and I are flying into Athens and taking your advice to stay at Athens21. Can you give me details to take the metro for 2 days and then we will be off to Santorini! Thank you!
Great ! You're gonne have a great !
I think you should get the "3 day tourist ticket" that covers the airport as well.
@@GreeceExplained wonderful! Thank you, what stop on the metro would I get from the airport closest to the Athens21?
@@mcycleshawnMonastiraki !
@@GreeceExplained My friend! Very much looking forward to a great time!! When we fly to Santorini it looks like the Aegean Airlines is close to the North side of the airport. Is that true? Thank you for all your help!
My friend! Having a great time in Athens and Head to Santorini in the morning. Where can we get a great Gyro?
I mistakenly bought 10+1 ticket thinking i will have 11 rides with no time limit. Wanted to confirm is it only for 90mins ??
Each ride is max 90min, but the ticket remains valid for 1 whole year !
@@GreeceExplained so im still confused, i used 1 ride yesterday. Can i still use that ticket today with 10 rides left?
@@GreeceExplained thanks for your prompt response 🙏
@@ahmadhaq Yes you can
@@GreeceExplained thanks man 👍🏻👍🏻
Please correct me if I’m wrong. One way ticket from the airport to the port it would cost me €9. From the port to Syntagma station € 1.20 and from Syntagma to the airport €9.
Correct !
what is bro saying i live in athens and bro says that you don't know when the bus is going to arrive there are literally in every stop there is a machine that says the time from every bus that stops at that stop and second there is an app that tells you when the bus is starting when its finishing the route and also is says the stops so you can press the stop that you are and it says the time it will arrive and not just that bus every bus that stops in that stop and it also saws to you the location of the bus that you want to get and that app is called OASA telematics
I was in Athens three weeks ago for one week. I used taxi around 15 times. Almost all of the Taxi drivers were friendly and honest. I've been scammed two times. Both were Gypsy taxi drivers. One drop me to Monastraki when I wanted go Psirri and double charged me (10 euro). Other one took me from Omnion to Olympion Temple for 25 euros, which I believe 5 times more expensive. Never trust Gypsy taxi drivers and always ask for taximetre. Athens is a beatiful and extremly safe city just be careful about this classic taxi scames.
How can you tell gypsy taxi
U can identify one when u see one@@gustavolandazuri4302
As an athens cityzen dont spend money on tickets for the tram, its a waste of money no one will check them
You must be joking avoid all Greek public transportation only use the Metro avoid the busses everything else is third world conditions
What are you on about?currently in Athens and no problems with buses.
Third world?Were you expecting a three course meal?
Theyre clean and efficient and reliable
@@johntomazos1786 get off the drugs their fking up your judgment
Fantastic explanations 👍 efcharisto
What do you mean its a free beach! Aren't all beaches free? 🥹
Some beaches are privatized, despite it being illegal and very controversial in Greece.