Athens International Airport also known as “Elefthérios Venizélos” is the only civilian airport that serves the city of Athens. It is big, modern and beautiful and I think it is one of the best and least complicated airports in the world. The new roads leading to it allow you to make the trip into Athens in about 40 minutes to downtown though if there is traffic it may take an hour. Athens International Airport is located between the towns of Markopoulo, Koropi, Spata and Loutsa, about 20km east of Athens city centre
The Athens airport authorities have been working overtime on ways to get passengers and their luggage into the city as quickly and efficiently as possible. Most Athenians now agree that they have done a great job and the airport connections are perhaps among the best in Europe.
These are the suggested methods for getting into the city. Taxis, Limousine or Mini-Bus from the Airport, Transfers through a Travel Agent, renting a car. Other Ways to Get into Athens Metro which connects the Athens airport with the city center. Proastiakos The Suburban railway (Proastiakos) connects the Athens airport with the Athens Central Railway Station (Larissis Station) and Acharnai Railway Center, and through them to the National Railway network, Tram, 24-hour express buses which connect directly the Athens (city center & greater area) and Piraeus (port) with the Athens International Airport (AIA).
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