Popular Airport | Athens Intl. Airport |
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Popular Airlines | |
Approximate Flight Duration | 50 min |
Approximate Travel Distance | 265 Km |
Transportation to Airport from Kefallinia City Center
Kefalonia - Anna Pollatou Airport
Airport transportation is generally provided by taxis in Kefalonia. You can also safely go to the airport by renting a car or a car with a private driver.
Taxi
Taxis arrive at Kefalonia Airport in half an hour on average. However, heavy traffic especially during the summer season can extend the driving time a little longer. Taxis at the city center may not have a fixed tariff for taking you to the airport, so it may be useful for you to negotiate an average fare before taking the taxi.
Car Rental
Those who want to travel by exploring the beauty of this magnificent city by drawing zigzags on the streets of Kefalonia, which has a magnificent view, can rent a car from Avis, Enterprise, Hertz and Budget. You can also ask the car rental companies for a private car with a driver that would take you to the airport for a certain fee in Kefalonia.
Airport Information
There is one terminal building located at Kefalonia Airport, overlooking the Ionian Sea. There are ATMs in the terminal building and a health center for solving health problems. The airport provides free internet connection via Wi-Fi points in order to enable trouble-free communication for its passengers during long waiting times and occasional delays.
The parking area reserved for private vehicles at the airport, which has a large parking area for both private vehicles and buses and taxis, has a capacity of 100 vehicles. The terminal building has a jeweler, souvenir shop, duty free store and a cafeteria for passengers’ shopping and eating and drinking needs.
Transportation to Athens City Center from Airport
Athens Intl. Airport
The capital of Greece, Athens, is one of the cities that informs much of today with its history and culture, and for this reason attracts millions of tourists from all over the world. Over 15 million visitors pass through the only airport of Athens, Elefterios Venizelos International Airport. It’s possible to reach Athens centre, located 20 km away from the airport by metro, train, taxi, rental car, and bus.
Bus
Elefterios Venizelos International Airport is one of the airports with the most convenient methods of reaching the city centre. You can reach the central locations of Sintagma Square, Athena Academy, and Agios Fanourious by taking the X95 from the bus stops located in front of the airport administration building. The journey to the city centre should take around an hour. Once you are at the 16th stop, Evangelismos Hospital, you can take either walk, or take the 732 bus for three stops, to reach Sintagma Square.
You can also reach various areas in Athens from the airport by taking buses 54, 608, 622, 732, and 815.
Train – Metro
There’s been a recent switch in Athens from Greek to Latin alphabet for station names, however the Latin alphabet is not yet used everywhere. This is why it’s probably a good idea to keep an idea of how many stops you need to go when using public transport. You should pay attention to this detail is you take the train from Venizelos Airport to the centre.
The M3 line goes all the way to Sintagma from the airport. Sintagma is the 15th stop. Once you’ve reached Sintagma Square, the home of the Greek Parliament, then you can reach Omonia, another important centre, in just 3 stops by taking the metro. There is also a train line going directly to Port Pire from the airport.
Taxi
It’s possible to reach everywhere in the city by taking a taxi from the airport, however the fixed fare is only applied to Sintagma, Monastiraki, and Omonia. The good conversation of Athenian taxi drivers can be an additional bonus.
Car Rental
You can explore the various areas of Athens and Greece by renting a car at Venizelos Airport. The airport does offer its own car rental service alongside the many car rental agencies. Once you’ve rented your car you should travel 9km along the A64 and then join up with the Attiki highway. This will take you directly to centre of Athens.
