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Athens Venizelos ATH Airport Overview

Athens Venizelos International Airport AIA, opened in 2001, is Greece's primary airport.
The Airport is located between the towns of Markopoulo and Loutsa, Region of Attica, and 20 km southeast of the city center of Athens, Greece, and can be accessed, either from the City or from Attica ports via public transportation (Metroline 3 stops at the airport). The main access road to the airport is Attiki Odos, or E94 (Exit 20).

With two very long runways (accommodating the A380 airbus) and an estimated 14.4 million passengers in 2011, Athens International Airport is hub to Olympic Air & Aegean Airlines, and is served by a host of airlines offering direct and connecting flights to all points of the globe. Domestic airlines offer connections to the myriad of Greek islands scattered in the Aegean Sea, as well to destinations on the mainland.

The on-Airport Sofitel Airport hotel is close to the passenger terminals.

The passenger terminal complex at Athens Venizelos Airport consists of a Main Terminal and the Satellite Terminal. (For more information, please refer to 'Terminal Map' page.)

Parking options at Athens Venizelos Airport: (For more information, please refer to 'Airport Parking' page.)

Rental car desks at Athens Venizelos Airport for six major companies are located at the Arrivals Level of the Main Terminal.

To get from Athens Venizelos Airport to your destination you can rent a car, take a taxi, a train or a bus:
1. Taxis are located near the Door 3 exit of the arrivals level.  Limousine service, on request, will also make pick-ups from there.
2. Trains:The railroad station is next to the main terminal and connected by an elevated walkway. It is served by both the Athens Metro (Line 3,  Egaleo - Athens International Airport) and the suburban rail service Proastiakos. The Airport station also connects to the Athens Central Railway Station (Larissis) and the port of Pireaus, and to Corinth via Proastiakos.
3. Buses connect Athens International with the greater Pireaeus area: Buses X93, X95, X96 & X97. Buses leave from the Arrivals level (Lionson Station), between exits 4 & 5.
 Regional bus KTEL Express currently connects the Airport to Rafina, Markopoulo, Lavrio, Kalyvia, and Keratea, departing from the Arrivals level between exits 2 & 3.


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Athens Venizelos ATH Airport Update History

  • Updated ATH Airport Intro page - May 3, 2013
  • Updated ATH Airports page - May 3, 2013
  • Updated ATH Main Terminals page - May 3, 2013
  • Updated ATH Food & Stores page - Mar 12, 2013
  • Updated ATH Direct Flights page - Jan 23, 2013
  • Updated ATH Parking On site page - Dec 27, 2012