How to Get to Athens from the Port, Athens, Greece
Read below to find out how to get to Athens from the port of Piraeus, Rafina or Lavrio. Depending on where you鈥檙e coming from, you will end up in one of these three large ports serving the city of Athens.
Piraeus is the largest port of Greece, and the main port of Athens. If you are arriving to Athens by sea, you鈥檒l probably arrive here.
Right in front of Piraeus Port, there is the green metro line which can take you to Omonia, in the center of Athens. The ride takes聽about 25 minutes聽and a聽one-way ticket costs 鈧�2.00.
A faster way to get to Athens from Piraeus while looking out the window is to take the tram. You have to walk to the SEF tram station, but the ride will be聽only 27 minutes long. And a聽one-way ticket costs under 鈧�2.00.
While there is no direct bus to get to Athens from Piraeus Port, you can find a bus stop after a 10 minute-walk. You can either take聽bus 49 to Omonia (46-minute ride)聽or聽bus 40 to Syntagma (40-minute ride). Whichever you choose, a聽one-way tickets cost 鈧�2.00.聽 ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
Piraeus is the largest port of Greece, and the main port of Athens. If you are arriving to Athens by sea, you鈥檒l probably arrive here.
Right in front of Piraeus Port, there is the green metro line which can take you to Omonia, in the center of Athens. The ride takes聽about 25 minutes聽and a聽one-way ticket costs 鈧�2.00.
A faster way to get to Athens from Piraeus while looking out the window is to take the tram. You have to walk to the SEF tram station, but the ride will be聽only 27 minutes long. And a聽one-way ticket costs under 鈧�2.00.
While there is no direct bus to get to Athens from Piraeus Port, you can find a bus stop after a 10 minute-walk. You can either take聽bus 49 to Omonia (46-minute ride)聽or聽bus 40 to Syntagma (40-minute ride). Whichever you choose, a聽one-way tickets cost 鈧�2.00.聽 ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
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Guide Name: How to Get to Athens from the Port
Guide Location: Greece » Athens
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: Mirela Letailleur
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Guide Location: Greece » Athens
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: Mirela Letailleur
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