Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
rivals hall and a children's playroom and a small archaeological museum above the
check-in hall for passing time.
Average domestic one-way fares range from €56 to €140, but vary dramatically de-
pending on season. Olympic Air has flights to all islands with airports, and the more pop-
ular are also serviced by Aegean Airlines and Athens Airways.
Aegean Airlines
(
801 112 0000, 210 626 1000;
www.aegeanair.com
)
Athens Airways
(
801 801 4000, 210 669 6600;
www.athensairways.com
)
Olympic Air
(
801 801 0101, 210 355 0500;
www.olympicair.com
)
Sky Express
(
281 022 3500;
www.skyexpress.gr
)
Cretan airline with flights around
Greece.
BOAT
Most ferry, hydrofoil and high-speed catamaran services to the islands leave from
Athens' massive port at Piraeus.
Some services for Evia and the Cyclades also depart from smaller ports at Rafina and
Lavrio.
Purchase tickets at booths on the quay next to each ferry, over the phone or online;
also, travel agencies selling tickets surround each port.
BUS
7km to the north of Omonia. Pick up timetables at the tourist office.
Kifissos Terminal A
( 210 512 4910; Kifisou 100, Peristeri; Agios Antonios)
Buses to
Thessaloniki, the Peloponnese, Ionian Islands and destinations in western Greece such as
Igoumenitsa, Ioannina, Kastoria and Edessa, among other places. Bus 051 goes to central
Athens (junction of Zinonos and Menandrou, near Omonia) every 15 minutes from 5am
to midnight. Taxis to Syntagma cost about €8.
Liossion Terminal B
( 210 831 7153; Liossion 260, Thymarakia; Agios Nikolaos)
Buses to
central and northern Greece, such as Trikala (for Meteora), Delphi, Larissa, Thiva and
Volos. To get here take bus 024 from outside the main gate of the National Gardens on
Amalias and ask to get off at Praktoria KTEL. Get off the bus at Liossion 260, turn right
onto Gousiou and you'll see the terminal. There is no public transport here from 11.40pm
to 5am; taxis to Syntagma cost about €8.
Mavromateon Terminal
( 210 822 5148, 210 880 8000; cnr Leoforos Alexandras & 28
Oktovriou-Patision, Pedion Areos;
Viktoria)
Buses for destinations in southern Attica leave
