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Athens International Airport Eleftherios Venizelos (ATH)

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Take Metro Line 3 (the blue line) from the station inside the terminal — the dedicated airport ticket is €9.00, or €16.00 return valid 30 days. It reaches Syntagma in about 40 minutes and continues to Piraeus in about 55.
The airport ticket also covers 90 minutes of onward buses, trolleybuses, trams and the suburban railway from first validation, so the €9 gets you the whole way to your hotel rather than just to the terminus.
Tight budget? The X95 express bus to Syntagma is €5.50 and runs 24 hours, but takes 60–90 minutes.
Staying three days? The €20.00 three-day tourist ticket includes a two-way airport trip and unlimited city travel.

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Metro Line 3 airport ticket BEST FOR MOST
€9.00
The metro station is inside the terminal building. Airport trains run roughly 06:30 to 23:30 every 30 minutes, about 40 minutes to Syntagma and 55 to Piraeus. The dedicated airport ticket is €9.00 single, €16.00 for a two-way ticket valid 30 days, and reduced to €4.50 for children 6–18, over-65s and students. It covers 90 minutes of onward OASA buses, trolleybuses, trams and the suburban railway, but not the X80 or the airport express buses.
Airport express buses (X95, X96, X93, X97)
€5.50
Four express lines run 24 hours a day: X95 to Syntagma Square (60–90 min), X96 to Piraeus port (60–90 min), X93 to the Kifissos intercity bus terminal and X97 to Elliniko in the southern suburbs. Tickets are €5.50 (reduced €2.70) from the machines by the stops outside Arrivals on Level 1, and each is valid for one airport journey only — no onward transfers.
Taxi from the official rank
€50 day / €65 night
Taxis wait at Exit 3 of the Arrivals level, 24 hours a day. The fare to the central Athens ring is fixed and includes tolls, luggage, the airport pickup fee and VAT — €50 by day (05:00–24:00) and €65 between midnight and 05:00 under the Ministry's September 2026 revision, up from €40 and €55. The airport's own page still shows the old figures, so confirm at the rank. Destinations outside the central ring revert to the meter.
Three-day tourist ticket
€20.00
Three times 24 hours of unlimited travel on metro lines 1, 2 and 3, buses, trolleybuses, trams and the suburban railway, plus a two-way trip from and to the airport by metro or airport express bus, and the X80 line. Cheaper than two €9 singles plus three days of city travel, and it is the only pass that includes the airport.
Free Now / Uber (licensed taxis)
€50+
Both apps dispatch licensed Athens taxis and show the price in advance, which removes the argument at the rank. They should charge the same regulated flat fare for city-centre trips, and the app receipt is useful if a driver tries to add luggage or toll extras.
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⚠️ The traps (walk past these)

The €1.20 city ticket does not cover the airport

The ordinary 90-minute Athens ticket is €1.20, and it explicitly excludes the metro section from Koropi to the airport and the airport express buses. The €4.10 24-hour ticket and the €8.20 five-day ticket exclude them too. Only the €9 airport ticket, the €5.50 express bus ticket and the €20 three-day tourist ticket will get you out.

Do this: buy the dedicated airport product at the machine before you board — a €1.20 ticket will not open the gate
The airport taxi fare rose to €50 and €65 in September 2026

The Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport raised the fixed Athens airport fare from €40 to €50 by day and from €55 to €65 overnight. The airport's own private-transport page still publishes the old €40/€55, and so does every guide online, which means a driver quoting €50 looks like a cheat when he is simply correct.

Do this: expect €50 daytime and €65 after midnight, and check the tariff card rather than a blog
The flat fare already includes tolls and luggage

The fixed price covers the Attiki Odos motorway tolls, all bags, the airport pickup fee and VAT. There are no legitimate extras, so a demand for a suitcase charge, a toll supplement or a night surcharge inside the flat-fare window is an overcharge.

Do this: refuse add-ons, ask for a receipt, and note the plate if the driver insists
The express bus ticket buys one journey and nothing else

The €5.50 airport express ticket is valid for a single trip from or to the airport. It is not valid for onward transfers onto the metro or city buses, and it is not valid on the X80 line — unlike the €9 metro airport ticket, which does include 90 minutes of onward travel.

Do this: if you need to continue after the bus, buy the metro airport ticket instead or pay for the connection separately
Unlicensed drivers work the arrivals hall

Men offering a taxi inside the terminal are not the rank: the official rank is at Exit 3 of the Arrivals level, and only yellow licensed taxis may use it. The price quoted inside is always above the regulated fare.

Do this: walk out to Exit 3 and join the rank, or order through an app

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