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Athens has a new International Airport which is
located in the area of Spata, 21 km east of Athens.
3 buses daily operate from/to the major locations
in Athens.
The Bus E94 operates between the airport
and the Ethniki Amyna, the terminus of the metro's
line 3. The bus makes about 30 minutes.
The Bus E95 operates between the airport
and the Plateia Syntagmatos, Athens' central square
where a metro station is also situated. The line
operates 24 hours and the bus makes from 60 to
90 minutes, depending of the traffic.
The Bus E96 operates between the airport
and Piraeus, Athens' main port to the islands.
The line operates 24 hours and makes 60 to 90
minutes.
The ticket fare is a little more expensive than
the normal buses' fare and is valid for 24 hours
and can be used on all sort of public transportation
in Athens: buses, trolley and metro.
An other possibility is to take a taxi to any
destination. Fares for taxis depend on the time
and traffic conditions. The fares are doubled
between midnight and 6 am and there is an airport
and luggage surcharge.
 Most
of the cultural interests of the city of Athens
are located in the town's centre and the can be
reached by foot. As Athens' car traffic is enormous,
the use of a trolley or a bus is many times useless.
The network of buses and trolleys operates in
Athens and its suburbs. Except from a very few
buses that operate 24 hours a day between the
city of Athens and its main port Piraeus, the
buses usually operates from 6 am until midnight
and the trolleys from 5am until midnight. The
frequencies of buses depend on the traffic conditions.
Bus and trolley ticket cost 0, 45 Euros and can
be found in the many little kiosks.
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Long Distance
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There are 2 central stations
in Athens.
Terminal A: It is located Kifissou 100
(tel: 210 5124910). Buses operate to itineraries
such as Corinth, Patras, Thessaloniki, Larissa,
Igoumenitsa, Corfu, Zakynthos, Lefkada…
Terminal B: It is located Liossion 260
(tel: 210 8317153) and buses operate to destinations
such as Delphi, Halkida.
The Athens' metro was inaugurated
in 2000 and has totally changed the Athenians
way of life. Built only a few years ago, it is
a beautiful and modern network.
There are only 3 lines but they already serve
the centre of the city very well. But they are
still working to enlarge the network.
The central station is located at Syntagma, Athens'
central square.
A ticket costs 0.70 cents.
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info and map...
 The
taxis in Athens are yellow and are easily detectable
as they can be seen everywhere and at any time.
Comparing to other European countries, Athens
has a huge number of taxis and they are always
occupied. One of the particularities of the Taxis
in Athens is that they take passengers even if
they are already occupied. Every passenger is
charged the fare shown in the meter.
The meter always starts with a minimum charge
of 0.75 cents. Fares then depend to the time of
the day and traffic conditions. The fare is doubled
between midnight and 6 am. There is also a surcharge
from ports, airport, rail station and bus station.
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