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There are alternatives such as taxi and bus for passengers travelling to Kalamata Airport from the city center and nearby places. The buses carrying passengers to the airport don’t operate at regular intervals and there are bus services at certain hours.

For this reason, if you don’t want to lose time and wait for long minutes, you can get on a taxi for travelling to Kalamata Airport with a faster transportation vehicle. If you choose getting on a taxi for your transportation to Kalamata Airport from the center, you can save time and have a much more comfortable travel. However, you should know that the cost of travelling by taxi is higher compared to bus.

Taxi

Taxi is one of the most comfortable transportation alternatives that you can use for travelling to the airport from Kalamata city center. In addition, travelling to Kalamata Airport by taxi doesn’t last too long. You can comfortably travel to Kalamata Airport from the city center by paying approximately 20-25 Euro for one way. Another advantage of getting on a taxi is that you can easily carry your luggage and reach the airport without losing time.

Bus

Passengers, who don’t want to use a taxi and prefer using a means of public transportation, can benefit from the buses departing from the city center and carrying passengers to Kalamata Airport. Travelling to Kalamata Airport by bus costs about 2-3 Euro. The disadvantage of the buses travelling to the airport from the city center is that they don’t operate regularly. If you don’t have much luggage and the departure times of the buses are suitable for you, using a bus can be a good alternative for the travel to Kalamata Airport. If you are visiting the city for the first time, you can get information about the bus stops and departure hours from your hotel.

Airport Information

The terminal of Kalamata Airport is not very big. Lounge, buffet and lost property office are among the services offered to the passengers of the airport. Passengers coming to the airport with their cars can use the parking lot of Kalamata Airport. From the airport, there are regular flights to Athens, the capital of Greece. You can also fly to cities like London, Prague, Munich, Stockholm and Paris in certain seasons.  

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.