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Ancient and modern layers meet beneath the Acropolis. Three metro lines link most of the big sights.
Athens International Airport "Eleftherios Venizelos" (ATH)
Tickets bought in town do not reach the airport - Line 3 cover ends at Koropi, and the last leg needs its own airport ticket. Airport metro trains run 06:10-23:34 only; overnight, it is the 24-hour Express bus or a taxi.
Updated on August 5, 2026
How to ride
- 1Let the clock choose metro or busLine 3 runs straight to Syntagma every 36 minutes; outside its hours, take an Express bus instead.
- 2Buy an airport ticket, or have your card readyWith a Visa or Mastercard just tap; otherwise buy an airport ticket at the airport metro station or the Express Bus area.
- 3On the metro, tap on the way out tooTap at the gate going in and coming out - the suburban railway too - always with the same ticket or card.
- 4On the bus, tap as you boardTap once on the blue validator as you board an Express bus; on runs to the airport you cannot get off en route.
- 5Take a taxi from the arrivals rankThe taxi rank is at Exit 3 on the arrivals level; ride-hailing pick-ups are opposite Exit 4.
Fares
Single fares5
Metro airport ticket (one way)
90 minutes from your first tap, with onward city transfers and the suburban railway included.
9 EUR ≈ $10
Metro airport ticket (return)
One journey each way, valid for 30 days - long enough to cover both ends of a normal trip.
16 EUR ≈ $19
Airport Express bus ticket (X93/X95/X96/X97)
Good for one single journey with no onward transfers, and not valid on the metro or the X80.
5.5 EUR ≈ $6
Metro airport ticket from/to Pallini, Kantza and Koropi
The cheaper fare for the three stations nearest the airport; not valid on the Express buses or the X80.
5.5 EUR ≈ $6
Regulated flat taxi fare (airport to city centre)
€40 by day, €55 from 00:00-05:00, all surcharges included; covers the city-centre inner ring.
40〜55 EUR ≈ $46–64
Passes & multi-ride1
3-day tourist ticket
3 x 24 hours of unlimited travel, plus one airport trip each way (metro or Express bus) and the X80.
20 EUR ≈ $23
Estimates use exchange rates as of September 5, 2026
Payment
Tap to ride VISAMastercardDiscoverDinersJCBMaestroAmex銀聯
Tap straight at the gate or on board; one card per passenger, no bundling
IC card Airport tickets load onto an Ath.ena ticket or card
App tickets 
Paper tickets Sold at the airport metro station and the Express Bus departure area
Cash Machines take notes and cards; cash is no use at the gate itself
Tap for where to get the app
Quick facts
Hours
Metro 6:10-23:34; buses 24h
Frequency
Airport metro every 36 min
Fares from
9 EUR+
Heads-up
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Saturday all-night metro excludes the airport
On the Saturdays when the metro runs all night, the trains to and from the airport are explicitly left out of that all-night service. For an overnight run to the airport, take a 24-hour Express bus or a taxi.
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No hopping on or off the airport Express midway
The airport Express buses are not ordinary city buses - you cannot get off at intermediate stops on the way to the airport, and you cannot board at intermediate stops on the way out of it. The restriction applies at all hours, so do not plan to hop off partway.