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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. |
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By public transport
Passengers of
the new Athens Airport will be able to use the 3 public
transport lines scheduled to accommodate their needs. These
lines will start operating on March 28, 2001 at 06:00. The new
lines are as follows: |
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E94
(Ethniki Amina -
Airport) |
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Hours
of operation: 18 hours
First bus: 06:00
Last bus: 24:00
Frequency: 15 minutes
Duration: 40 minutes
Terminal: Ethniki Amina (Pentagon)
End point: Arrivals Building
Fare: 1000 GRD (€ 2.93) |
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E95
(Syntagma - Airport) |
Hours
of operation: 24
hours
First bus: 06:00
Last bus:
Frequency: 25 minutes
Duration: 65 minutes
Terminal: Syntagma Square
End point: Arrivals Building
Fare: 1000 GRD (€ 2.93) |
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E96
(Piraeus - Airport) |
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Hours
of operation: 24 hours
First bus: 01:00
Last bus:
Frequency: From 01:00 to 05:25 every 40'
from 05:45 to 0:55 every 20'
Duration: 100 minutes
Terminal: Karaiskaki Square (Piraeus)
End point: Arrivals Building
Fare: 1000 GRD (€ 2.93) |
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All public
transport information and maps come from the newspaper "Ta NEA"
of March 8, 2001 . |
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Arriving at the airport
Taxis will be unloading the
passengers on the designated areas of the Departures level
at the main terminal. |
Departing from the airport
The taxi queue will start from
Door 4 of the Arrivals Level and extend up to Door 1. The
chartered taxis will park and collect their clients on the
outer side of the inner curb.
The duration of the trip to
center of Athens is about 40' and the price will be
approximately 5,000 GRD (€ 14.67). Final prices for getting
to/from the airport have not yet been defined. Still, the
tariff to the airport is single and not
double. |
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By car
Private
cars can use the outer curbside of the Arrivals 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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By tourist bus
Tourist buses will
disembark their passengers at the designated area of the
departure level. |
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Tourist buses will embark their passengers from the tourist
bus parking area adjacent to the north part of the Main
Terminal Building. |
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By limousine
Limousines will park and
collect their clients form Door 1 of the arrivals level on
the outer side of the inner curb. |
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| *All the above
information provided by the official site of
Olympic Airways |
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