Directions to Hotel Intercontinental from Athens International Airport
Athens public transport tickets (where to buy them and prices)
From the airport you have to take metro line 3 until Syntagma - ΣΥΝΤΑΓΜΑ metro station (15 stops). From here you have to take tram Nr. 5 till Kasomoulis - ΚΑΣΟΜΟΥΛΗ (4 stops) and than you can easily walk to the hotel (350 meters).
Directions to Hotel Metropolitan from Athens International Airport
From the airport you have to take metro line 3 until Syntagma - ΣΥΝΤΑΓΜΑ metro station (15 stops). From here you have to take bus Nr. A2 until Intepamepikan (12 stops) and than you can easily walk to the hotel (600 meters).
Tickets for Athens public
transport system can be purchased at one of the following locations:
- Automatic ticket issuing machines at all Metro, Tram,
and Suburban Railway stations
- Ticket offices at many Metro, Tram and Suburban railway stations (Operating hours of Athens
Metro ticket offices)
- Blue/yellow ticket booths next to many central bus stations
- Many newsstands/kiosks
Please note that the tickets can be bought mainly by cash!
| Type of ticket | Ticket Price | Reduced Ticket Price |
| 90-min ticket for all modes | € 1.40 | € 0.60 |
| 24-hour ticket for all modes | € 4,5 | No reduced ticket |
| 5-day ticket for all modes | € 9 | No reduced ticket |
| 3-day tourist ticket | € 22 | No reduced ticket |
| Express Bus ticket for the airport | € 6 | € 3 |
| Metro ticket for the airport (also valid for Suburban Railway and all other modes) |
€ 10, ticket for 2 persons € 18, ticket for 3 persons € 24 |
€ 5 No reduced tickets for 2 or 3 persons |
| Return Metro ticket for the airport (for 2 journeys in under 7 days) | € 18 | No reduced ticket |
For more information on public transport, types of tickets and prices, please visit one of following websites:
http://www.oasa.gr/content.php?id=tickets
http://www.athenstransport.com/english/tickets/
Taxis
Travelling by a taxi is Athens is relatively cheap. Regardless the brand and type of the car, they are all bright yellow.
A taxi from the airport until Hotel Intercontinental Athenaeum is around 38 EUR. Taxis are available at the designated Taxi waiting area located at Exit 3 of Arrivals Level.
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