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Getting There By Air
Athens International Airport S.A. Eleftherios Venizelos (ATH)
Tel: 210 353 0000. Fax: 210 353 2284.
E-mail: info@aia.gr
Website: www.aia.gr or www.athensairport-2001.gr
The newly-opened Athens international airport (Eleftherios Venizelos), located 27km (17 miles) northeast of the city, can now serve up to 16 million passengers annually – a capacity which should rise to 50 million annually by 2004.
Major airlines: Greece’s national airline, Olympic Airways, Syngrou 96 (tel: 210 926 9111 or 936 3363 (flight information) or 966 6666 (reservations); fax: 210 926 7154; website: www.olympic-airways.gr), operates flights to major cities in Europe and the Middle East, as well as to Boston, New York, Montreal, Toronto, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Bangkok, Johannesburg, Melbourne and Sydney. Its domestic flights cover destinations throughout mainland Greece and the islands. Other international airlines serving Athens include Air Canada, Air France, Alitalia, Austrian Airlines, British Airways, Delta Airlines, Iberia Airlines, KLM – Royal Dutch Airlines, LOT Polish Airlines, Lufthansa, Singapore Airlines, TAP Air Portugal and Virgin Atlantic.
Approximate flight times to Athens: From London is 3 hours 15 minutes; from New York is 10 hours 10 minutes; from Los Angeles is 18 hours 35 minutes; from Toronto is 12 hours and from Sydney is 22 hours 5 minutes.
Airport facilities: These include banks, bureaux de change, duty-free shops, bars, restaurants, a post office, a GNTO tourist information office (tel: 210 353 0448) and car hire companies Alamo National Car Rental, Avis, Budget, Europcar, Hertz and Sixt. 24-hour parking is also available.
Business facilities: In addition to the business lounge, there is the Athens International Airport Business Centre (tel: 210 353 0000) equipped with booths furnished with PCs, Internet access, phones, printers, photocopy machines, faxes and secretarial services. A meeting room is also available.
Arrival/departure tax: None.
Transport to the city: The Athens Urban Transport Organisation (tel: 185) runs 24-hour express bus services linking the airport to the city (journey time – approximately 40 minutes, depending on traffic). Line E94 runs to Ethniki Amyna metro station, Line E95 runs to Syntagma Square in the city centre and Line E96 runs to Pireaus Port. Tickets, which must be validated, cost €2.90 and allow for 24 hours of unlimited travel on all forms of public transport (bus, tram and metro). These are available for purchase from the driver. Taxi services are also available – the cost is approximately €25 to the city centre or €30 to Pireaus Port.
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