HOW TO GET TO ATHENS CITY CENTER FROM THE AIRPORT!

well welcome to one of the most beautiful countries in the world probably you just arrived in athens and you are standing somewhere here with your luggage and wondering how to get to the city center so there are plenty of options but first let me tell you that both google maps and movies are pretty okay to use to get to your destination the first option is on your right as you exit the airport and it is the bus the bus is the cheapest option but before you get on the bus don't forget to buy a ticket from the ticket desk one ticket to syndagna station thank you very much the price for the bus ticket used to be at six euros one-way trip but now it's actually lower it's 5 euros and 50 cents so if you are going to the athens city center or syntagma square you should take the bus x95 if you are going to the port take the bus number x96 if you want to get to the kifi sauce which is the intercity bus station your choice is x93 finally if you are traveling to the grifada or bula or generally the south coast of athens you should take the number x97 which travels to elenico which is also a metro station another essential tip is the following one if you are a student that is aged up to 25 years old if you are kid from 7 to 12 years old if you are people from 13 to 18 or people over 65 years old or your families with four or more children you all are entitled for reduced first but for that you have to get your athena card personalized cards so the first thing to do when getting on the bus is to validate your ticket it's extremely important because you don't need any fines during your holidays [Music] also now june 2020 you have to wear a mask using the public transportation in greece so have a mask with you the bus is cheap the schedule is very frequent and also the most important thing it's 24 7. it's operating during the whole day and all night but it's not your only option exiting the metro across the street on your left [Music] now we should take the escalator [Music] ah it's not working okay christos are you fine so upstairs and on your right taking the tunnel here is the metro and suburban railway [Music] so you should stay on your right because people are walking on the left the ticket for the metro is at 9 euros it used to be 10 before that just select the language buy travel product athens in the airport 90 minutes and you can pay using cash or cards if you are visiting athens only for 3 days and you are sure that you will be taking the metro to get to and from the airport consider buying the tourist ticket it's valid for three days it's valid for any mean of transport and it also includes two airport rides but if you're taking the bus it's cheaper to get two regular bus tickets and later on you can purchase the five-day ticket which is only at 8 20. back to the mattress [Music] let's validate our ticket and go downstairs bye christos there is the suburban railway on one side and the metro on the other one the metro operates from 6 30 am until 11 30 pm so keep in mind it's not 24 7. the metro from the airport exactly departs every half an hour you can use the suburban railway to get to the city center as well but you have to switch to the metro at the station called tsukisis placidias but most of the times it's easier just to take the metro there is no uber or lift in athens actually the uber app is using the regular taxis also the prices for the taxes are fixed but they are different depending on your destination and the hour of the day for example if you are going to the athens city center and it's from 5am till midnight the cost will be at 38 euros without any extra charges however if you want to go to the paireos airport and it's from midnight till 5am the cost will be as high as 65 euros many taxi drivers in athens are professionalists however you should remind them to turn on the taximeter and give you a receipt at the end of the trip the information provided in this video may be different as you are watching right now the time passes and the world changes my name is alex here is christos behind the camera thank you for watching our video don't forget to subscribe to our channel and see you somewhere else in one of the most beautiful countries in the world

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Length: 5min 35sec (335 seconds)

Published: Fri Jul 24 2020