Athens AIRPORT : How to get to your hotel ? [Comparing Metro, Bus, Taxi, Uber]
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- Опубліковано 30 тра 2024
- What's the best way to go from the Athens airport to you hotel ? How frequent are the metros ? Are taxi drivers trustworthy ? All the answers in this video !
Links to book a Pre Arranged Transfer :
- Up to 3 people : gyg.me/y0QqXIsp ("Athens Airport Private Taxi Service")
- Up to 7 people : bit.ly/3v5D4YV ("Athens: Private Transfer between Airport and Hotel")
Other Links :
- Airport Metro Timetables : bit.ly/3qpxsFS
- Earliest and Latest Metro to/from the airport : stasy.gr/en/timetables/line-3
- Bus X95 (which runs 24/7) : www.athensairportbus.com/en/t...
- Care4Bag (Baggage Storage at the airport) : www.care4bag.gr/prices/
Chapters:
0:00 Airport Metro Basics
0:42 Walking from the Terminal to the Metro Station
1:33 What metro ticket should you buy ?
2:30 How to buy a ticket at the vending machines
3:27 Which track to go to and how long you will wait
3:59 If you're arriving/leaving at night : Bus X95
4:25 Taking the metro BACK to the airport
5:34 Baggage Storage at the Athens Airport
5:55 Getting on a Taxi
6:39 Taxi Apps : Uber & FreeNow
7:08 Pre Arranged Transfers
7:35 Pickpockets
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6:34 Last year my family and I went to Athens, Greece. Once we arrived at the airport we got into a taxi (the ones that line up outside the airport). Our drive was around 25-30 minutes and the driver charged us €100 😕 at the time we knew we were getting ripped off but just paid him to avoid conflict (he seemed feisty). The best way, in my opinion, is to pre book a car service.
A) You pay in advance.
B) They already know your destination.
C) You don’t have to wait around as they’ll be already there waiting for you.
D) You go directly to destination, no stops or transfers.
Damn, sorry you had to experience this. Thx for sharing your story, hope this will help other people not ending up in the same situation !
@@GreeceExplained yeah it’s a shame some scam tourists like that so easily, but luckily not all are like that
In germany a 45 taxi drive costs 80€, which is the official price. It's always crazy to me how people take taxis in other countries and dont need to pay with an arm and leg for the drive
This happened to are family on our recent trip
I got pickpocketed and almost lost my phone while taking the metro from airport just last month (luckily I chased the guy and got it back), I would say the airport metro line is rather safe as most people are tourists, however do absolutely becareful when you are riding in the "local" lines such as Syntagma / Acropoli station, keep your phone/wallet in your bags and carry them on your front
This video was perfect! Very well explained and super important to see if you travel to Athens!! Thank you!!!
Hi Sebastian… first of all very big thank for your very clear exact explanation. I am not a very frequent traveler and recently visited Athens and was very anxious as my flight was due to land around 8pm. Watched so many other videos but yours was the best and then watched your video several times before travelling and I felt very comfortable after your video. All your details are so accurate from walking to Metro station to buy the correct ticket to find the correct metro to go to hotel. I felt like I could walk with my eyes closed because of your video explained every tiny tiny important information. Without your video I’d get confused and die of anxiety. Again very big thank for your support… ❤❤❤❤❤❤
the best from airport to city centre video on the tube that I have ever seen. if municipality administration did a video about do, surely wouldnt be better than that..
Hey Seb, you are legend. To the point and very clear. I wish you a million subscribers so you can travel and make such great videos
You actually save me so many hours of research on Greece!!! Thank you Seb!
Big merci ...
Instructive and clear description ❤
Thank you so much! Quality, clear and honest videos. We are heading to Athens this month and as the ‘planner’ all your videos have been so helpful.
Just got back from Greece. I want to say thank you for all your videos and information! We relied heavily on your information and it didn’t disappoint.
Thank you so much!!
Your videos are very helpful. Thank you so much. We are going soon and it’s our first time in Greece.
Thank you for this great video (and the other video about public transport in Athens). I'm visiting the city for a few days in June before a cruise with friends, and I'm still trying to figure out the best way to get to my hotel from the airport. This video was very helpful in showing me the options. It seems it will come down to how much I do (or do not) want to pay and how much walking I'm willing to do with a suitcase and 2 small bags! (The hotel my group chose is close to, but not directly next to, the T7 tram line.)
Hi Sebastian thank you so much for your informative videos. Thanks to you I managed to do a great itinerary for our visit to Greece and some islands. Can’t wait to be there. We have only one day + night in Athens and hoping we manage the most touristic places. Well done
Sebi, you are awesome. These videos are VERY helpful for tourists who will be visiting Athens. Love & respect from Bangladesh
really clear and very useful information!
Very good information! Family of 4 arrived after 2am last monthand used Uber Taxi at 60 Euros to our hotel in Metaxourgeio. Loved using Uber Taxi in Athens as the price is pre-set and can't charge more even with tolls...
Amazing video! Thank you
Thank you for the information!
This was an EXCELLENT tutorial! I’m sitting in a Dublin Hotel lobby about to go to the airport and take a red-eye to Athens and this is exactly what I needed to figure out. Step by step - PERFECTION!!
very informative, thank you so much!
Thanks for the private transfer link.
@sebi! Like the way you give leads at the end of the video! Creating shorts is also a useful way of promotion, to get much reach! Hope i will soon start seeing shorts! 😅
Excellent video, thanks to you Sir.
Kalimera Seb, Im Ravi from South Africa. and I'll be vacationing n Athens and Corfu Island in June.. First time visitor. Your video has been of great. Thanks a lot.
Thank for this usefull information! Could you make a video from Athens to the harbor Rafina? And also to the airport if You don't mind.
With kind regards from Holland! Marco
Wow.. very informative..😊
Lovely video sir
Thanks for all these great videos! I plan to reach out for a some tours when I visit. One question, how late do the bus is run?
Seb,
Just like so may other viewers have said, you give the facts in a straight forward way. It doesn't hurt that you are a native of Greece no doubt, but you also do speak excellent English!
What I wonder is whether you could somehow cover some of the other popular GreekIslands, and perhaps some that aren't so popular yet, but deserve a look!
I do see that you have a lot of interesting info re Santorini, and some re Mykonos.
I was wondering about some of the other island chains, or Crete.
Hi Luke ! Thx for the kind words ! Yes after Mykonos, the plan is to tackle Crete and Milos !
I'm just a one man army though, but I try to post as frequently as possible :-)
Fabulous!
Good explanation Sebastian. But I think you forgot to mention the fixed price for a taxi from the airport to destinations within the "Flat fare taxi ring" in Athens city center.
thank you
Sebastian, I’ve loved all your videos and we’re leaving for Athens and Santorini today! Where exactly is the X95 bus station in Syntagma Square? We have to catch an early flight from ATH to JTR
In front of Eurobank :
maps.app.goo.gl/i9cZFk2B1JMDEUCV9
Next video suggestion: how to get to Athens from the cruise port please!
Hello, could you please make video to teach us how to make a transfer from Athens airport to Mykonos or Santorini, thank you so much !
I just arrived in Athens and now I can't decide! Well, I ended up doing the X95 for 5,50€ into the city, since I've already experienced the Metro on previous visits. I might take the X95 again for the return...or Metro! I can always top up the ticket.
UPDATE: I went with the X95 round trip for just 5,50€ each way, then topped up my card with a 24hr city access for just 4,10€.
Love your videos!! Do you have suggestions for hotels near the blue line? We are in Athens for 24 hours and are debating between staying at the Sofitel or near the acropolis. Thank you Seb!
Any hotel in Monastiraki or Syntagma is near the blue line :-)
Hi Sebastian! Love the informative video!
I will be staying somewhere close to Acropoli station. If I have a flight to Santorini at 7am, what time should I aim to get to Athens airport? And what are my options to get there? Is it only taxi/Freenow since trains don’t run that early in the morning?
I recommend you arrive at the airport 2h before departure if you have checked luggage or 1h30 if you only have cabin luggage.
Yes, taxi / freenow is your only option. You can also ask your hotel to arrange it for you.
Thanks for the guide! One question - if the metro is on strike, do the buses usually still run from the airport?
Great videos! Planning my trip to Athens in November, hope the weather will be fine and not so many big crowds and lines.
One question, where can I buy the bus tickets?
It's the same tickets as for the metro.
i thought i had watched all your videos before we went to Athens, but this one was essential & i missed it. we, too, were pickpocketed just after we boarded at Monastaraki Square. we wanted the metro that went all the way to the airport, and a woman had just said to wait for the next one. then a man said no, this one goes to the airport (it didn't, it stopped 3 stops earlier), and he practically pushed me on the train. it was busy at 7:30 in the morning & my husband had to hold the pole with one hand & the suitcase with the other. two men pushed against him while a 3rd presumably did the actual pickpocketing. meanwhile, the "friendly" man kept trying to distract me by explaining the map showing the blue line going all the way to the airport. I now believe that if i had seen this video & knew enough to wait for the train with the airplane in the window, it wouldn't have been as crowded as it cost €9 instead of €1.8, there would have been luggage racks & the pickpocters likely prefer to ride the cheaper train. My husband keeps mentioning that we could have had a very nice cab ride for the amount we lost to the pickpocketers! Nevertheless, your videos that i did watch were essential in making our trip as flawless as it was. thank you very much!
Oh no I'm very sorry for all of this :-(
I hope you had a good time in Greece nonetheless !
@@GreeceExplained
We did and it was in large part due to you (the Santorini buses ran more smoothly that the Ottawa Canada public bus system and we avoided pitfalls because we had watched your video). I made my post so others would be able to make better decisions. If only, I had said no, we are waiting for the next train.
Hi! Great video as always. Maybe this is a bit off topic, but do you know if KTEL buses around Greece require printed tickets? Some of the regional ktel websites mention to print the tickets, or that for some reasons e-tickets are only accepted at specific stops. On the other hand some people online wrote that tickets on phones are widely accepted too. I'm a little confused
Even Greeks are confused lol. Some KTEL still require printing, others dont ...
@@GreeceExplained I guess I’ll print them in advance just for safety then 🙃
@@francesco3089yeap it depends on the ktel and if the bus driver was informed. Some ktel can "print" off your ticket so you show it to them and they validate it and give you a copy you give to the driver
Thanks for the great videos. What’s the best way to get from Athens to Kalamata?
Its 3h by car or 1h by plane.
As someone living in Athens I'd like to add something that I think is the most important piece of information about taxis in Greece...The taxis you grab from the street, without ordering through some app, DO NOT take a credit card.
INCORRECT !!!!!! the taxis that you take from the street DO ACCEPT CARDS but not all of them so it's easier to arrange for a taxi that has a POS machine to come and collect you but please !!!!! Don't use an app call a radio taxi service.
Your videos are extremely helpful and well made, thank you so much!!👏🏼🤩 I found your channel because I was looking for information on luggage storage apps etc.. unfortunately you didn’t make a video on that but could anyone who knows maybe give me information? I found some pretty good places for the Athens city center area, but I actually am going to need luggage storage at the Piraeus port! The main options I can find are through the bounce app (which I never used before), also the places are all closing way too early.. does anyone know of a luggage storage at night in Piraeus port or a place that I can communicate with to wait for my ferry to arrive around 1-2 am or even at 4 am for another day.. thank so much in advance !!
Hi Sebi. Thanks for all the helpful info. At the ticket kiosk, when the option says "Bank Card" does that include credit cards or only bank debit cards? Thanks.
Yup, credit cards are fine !
super👌✌
Does the round-trip airport ticket cover all the way out to Pireus? Might be a silly question, but assumptions cause problems when traveling. Thanks!
Yes it does. More info regarding Athens' public transport here : ua-cam.com/video/TAuP2Gujiv8/v-deo.html
@@GreeceExplained Much appreciated!
Do you know if the metro ticket booth gives change? Going to Athens next week and I only got 50 euro bills and I dont know if I should risk buying the 16 euro ticket with a 50 bill. Maybe its safer to pay with card :-?
It gives change but only coins !! So if you only have a 50, definitely use your card
Beware of pickpockets in the metro. This night, when we arrived in Athens, one stop before Syntagma, three young men, aged 20 - 25 with beards entered and did the door blocking trick. One of them tried to snatch my wallet, but luckily I caught him.
Thank you very much for your warning!
We had a similar incident on the train to the airport.. My brother got pickpocketed on the train from Monastiraki.. wallet with Money and all cards were taken
We are going from airport to hotel then hotel to port and then back. Is there a ticket that would cover 10 days ? Also does the ticket cover a transfer to omonia station ?
No there's no ticket that covers 10 days. You'll have to buy separate tickets for all of that.
Yes the ticket covers transfer to Omonia station.
can you please recommend a hotel in athens greece for 1 nite sept 30, 2023 for 3 folks with cruiseport shuttle and airport shuttle ?
Dont know sorry
Hi there! Does the 3 day ticket allow access to trams too? Thank you.
Yes it does !
Hi. Where to store luggage at the airport while going to Santorini? How much for 20 kg luggage storage for 3 days? Thanks.
I explain that at 5:34. You didnt see it ?
Is there taxis that can take 5 people or 6 including driver.?
Hi Sebastian. I want to buy round trip train ticket from the airport to Victoria station. My question is. To switch trains at Monastiraki station do I have to buy a new train ticket to ride the green lane or can I continue my journey with the same ticket?
THANK YOU
You can use the same ticket, as long as you dont exceed 90min from the moment you validate it
I appreciated your message and your videos, they are very helpful to plan a trip in Greece.
Thank you
Does the 9 Euro Airport to Syntagma fare also allow me to transfer to the Red Line to continue my journey or do I need to pay another fare?
Yes you can switch to other lines with the same ticket.
Can you buy the 30 day pass at the kiosks as well? I will be in Athens for 3-1/2 weeks
Nope, not at the kiosks. Only in metro stations (any station)
if we buy turbopass with public transport, can we use it for travel from airport to syntagma metro station
Dont know what the "turbopass" is sorry
Hello! Is there any round ticket to the X95 Bus or i have to buy 2 separate ticket each way? Thanks!
2 separate
If I order a freenow at the airport. Where in the airport do I wait for it? Or is it in the taxi area as well.
Yes its in the taxi area as well :-)
Hi Dear, How much approximately time is taken to reach from landing place to reach X95 bus? And secondly how much time X95 takes from airport to syntagma.
I will shortly go to Athens via Rayan Airline. Same day I will fly from Athens. The time b/w two landing and again departure is 6 hours. During this time, I want to go Sytgma via X95, and just see a glimpse of Acropolis, Temple of Zeus, Olympic Stadium, and Prison of Socrates. And then come back to airport via X95. Is this possible? I don't need to go through immigration and submit any checked luggage. Just I need to pass through security checks.
The X95 stop is just outside the terminal, so it takes no time at all to reach it.
It will take from 40 to 60min to reach Syntagma, depending on the traffic.
Yes 6 hours is enough to have to quick walk in the city center.
But personally I'd take the metro instead of the bus.
Me and my boyfriend have the landing at 10:30 p.m., can we get to the Omonia district by metro or is it closing time and we have to take the bus?
I explain the metro timetables in this video : ua-cam.com/video/TAuP2Gujiv8/v-deo.html
@@GreeceExplained thank you so much!😊
Are there van taxis typically waiting at the airport. For a group of 4 with luggage
Not really.
Hi. Any place to rest at the airport during long layovers?
Its a very large airport terminal with many shops and seating areas, so I dont think you'll have a problem during your long layover.
Hi bro, could please let me know how much public transport fare for one person for a day, I am going to visit one day at Athens, my flight will land at the airport around 13.10pm on Sunday and will leave Athens next day on Monday at 1830pm (first week of Aug), is there any option for Sunday-Monday ticket which will valid for city center round trips and the airport. Thanks in advance. Regards
Its 4,10€ for a 24h ticket, valid for all public transport EXCEPT FOR THE AIRPORT METRO.
If you want the airport metro to be included aswell, then you have to get the 3 day tourist ticket for 20€.
@@GreeceExplained thank you so much bro 🙏🙏🙏
Does 3 day ticket is valid for bus x95? We have flight 7am so we can take only that bus
Yes it is
@GreeceExplained Thank you so much for answer :D that's amazing :)
What is the name of the metro station near the airport? Where to enter from the airport. Can't find on the map😢
The metro stop is called "Airport". But I dont think it exists on googlemaps. So just follow the way that I showed in the video, and you will find it easy peasy.
What is the best way to go to Switzerland from Greece
By plane
Is that same metro line goes down to Piraeus ?
Yes it is
@@GreeceExplained can you explained this one? I have to be in a hotel in Piraeus to catch a cruise
@@wilnellyssuliveras3748 To go from the airport to Piraeus, you'll take the blue line as explained in the video. It's direct, you dont need to switch lines.
@@GreeceExplained Do you buy the 90 minutes ticket ?
@@ladye6907 Correct
Is there Lyft in Greece?
Yes there is, but I've never used it so I cant tell you how good it is.
How can we get from the airport to Kalamata city?
By renting a car
Airport is last staion for metro?
Yup
pozz, imma deal with this in 3 days
now you are scaring me with these pickpockets, however I'm fairly big Slav with carry on, I should be fine
Uber , taxi the same price
From Plaka to airport 43 euro
Forgot everything about the airport except maybe the stairs ..
den xero kan giati to blepo ellada meno
About taxis DON'T LISTEN TO THIS MAN !!!!!! He doesn't know what he is talking about. I am a taxi driver for 30 years and I can tell you responsibly that the price to Athens is 40€ period and 50 if you take a taxi after midnight. There are no taxi drivers that charge 60 or 70€ because simply THE PRICE IS STANDARD AND THERE ARE HUGE SIGNS IN THE AIRPORT THAT INFORM EVERYONE ABOUT THAT !!!!!! Last but not least if you take a taxi from Free now (I can't talk about Uber) the price is the same as if you take a cub from the airport because charging different prices in the airport IS ILLEGAL !!!!!
So it's 40 euro flat rate no matter where you want to go in the City? I need to get to Koukaki...
@@keithtse6834 Koukaki unfortunately isn't part of the city centre and is according to the meter but more or less is the same price maybe even less depends on the luggage you have and the traffic that you will encounter.
Every Greek video should have a disclaimer: “Gyros are pork and chicken only”. Was in Greece for 2 weeks in May, loved everything except Gyros, they are a lot better in US.
I tried Nick the grill lamb gyro (which is mentioned in a different video from this tour guide) in Santorini and that gyro was a big disappointment.
Just giving a heads up to not except a better gyro in Greece if you are going there from US.
ur not serious are you? 💀
Please let us know of you manage to find a good Gyros 😅
Sorry but we don't have lamb gyros. It was probably something else you ate.
Done some research and they call it Greek American gyro the one with lamb. Never new that was existing