By plane

Most international airlines offer direct/indirect flights to/from Athens. If you are still not able to get there directly, fly to a European capital such as London, Paris, Prague or Rome or then choose appropriate plane. The planes usually land at the Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport.

The Athens airport authorities have been working a long time on ways to get passengers and their luggage into the city as quickly as possible. These are the suggested methods how to get to the city centre.

By taxi:

The local taxis queue from the Door 4 of the Arrivals Level to Door 1. The usual price of getting to the centre is about €20. There are a couple problems with hailing a street taxi from the airport. It’s recommended to be very careful about how much you pay because some taxi drivers take advantage of people arriving in Greece who don't know their way around or the local currency and overprice their services.

By bus

There are several regular bus lines to/from the airport. The buses leave out from the area on the inner pavement of the arrivals level of the Main Terminal Building exactly outside the Exit (doors 4-5).

By bus/car/train

It’s recommended to travel to Athens by neither of the foregoing ways of transportation. Greece is for its location set out of international road and rail network. For those who are still convinced to go by car or bus, there are two ways of getting to Athens. The way through the Balkan Peninsula is very back-breaking and long, owing to the condition of Bulgarian and Rumanian roads. You can also choose driving to southern Italy and then by ferry to Greece. This is nevertheless rather expensive and takes even longer than the journey through the Balkan.