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 by physiar
Fast and efficient, the metro departs twice an hour (not exactly on the hour though!) from Syntagma and the Airport and takes slightly less than 30 minutes to make it to the other end. A ticket costs EUR 6 for one person (one way), but various offers exist - a EUR 10 flat rate ticket is avilable, for example, for two persons (one way). Return tickets and group tickets are also available.
When on your way TO the airport, pay special attention to the windows of the train, as not all of them reach the airport. Those that do have an aeroplane-in-circle diagram on them will continue to the airport. Otherwise, they will either stop at Dioukissis Plakentias or at Ethniki Amyna. Either way, you may take the 'wrong train' and then transfer at the right one on one of the two latter stations.
The only serious downside is that the last metro to the Airport departs Syntagma at around 7:30PM, which is quite early, especially considering the possibility of night flights! But all in all, recommended! Theme: Subway/Metro
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the Athens metro has to be the most beautiful system in the world and should stay this way until the graffiti "artists" get a hold of it. In the meantime even if there is nowhere you need to go with the new metro, it is worth visiting it and even taking a ride a few stops (you can visit the Hilton and the American Embassy). As you may have heard, work on the metro was slow because of all the antiquities they discovered. Every time they dug a new hole they would find a grave, or a wall or an urn or something and would have to put down their picks and shovels and call in the archaeologists who would do their digging with toothbrushes, which is a bit slower. Meanwhile deep below the surface, the giant metro mouse is churning fossilized dinosaurs into microscopic chips as it tunnels it's way through the city.
So the main problem was not having to dig through rock, but having to sift through history. But this was worth the time spent because Syntagma square is more than a metro station. It's a museum. In the entrance are photos of Athens from 100 years ago when it really was one of the most beautiful cities in Europe. Theme: Train
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 by physiar
Metro tickets are available in various forms, and the most commonly-used (tourist-wise) are the 24-hour tickets. These are valid for, well, 24 hours, and should be validated only ONCE - at first journey. They cosed EUR 3 per person.
A normal ticket for travelling within the city costs EUR 0.80 and cannot be used for return journeys, unless there is a way to stop at another metro station have the same distance to cover (for example the hotel I stayed in was the same distance away from both Omonia and Metaxorghiou stations). They are valid for 90 minutes since validation (and should be valdiated only ONCE).
Airport tickets cost EUR 10 for two, covering one-way journeys. They are valid for 90 minutes and should be validated at the start of teh journey only. You can buy a two-way ticket at EUR 10 (for 1 person), but this must be consumed within 48 hours. Nevertheless, it is useful for someone who has only a 1-day stopover in Athens (before flying to the islands perhaps?). On your way TO the airport, you may stop at Dioukissis Plakentias before boarding the airport metro proper. Only pay attention for the 90-minute limit.
Officials do regularly check for tickets, and anyone found not having a properly validated ticket could be fined (on the spot) up to ten times the ticket value. We were asked for tickets at the base of the elevator, just after turning a blind corner. Despite them being corteous, I could not help but feel 'ambushed'. However, it is of outmost importance that you do not dispose of your ticket until you are out of the station. &b Theme: Subway/Metro
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 Metro at Omonia by johngayton
Using the Attiko Metro is simplicity itself with its three lines: the blue line from Monistiraki to the airport; the green line from just outside the dock gates at Pireaus through Monistiraki and north to Kifissia and the red line from Dhafni through Syntagma and on to Sepolia. With these three lines just about anywhere a visitor would wish to visit within the city is easily accessible. The lines are also currently being extended and a fourth line is planned which will loop around the areas not covered by the present system.
The Metro stations are easily located with their distinctive signage and once inside the platforms well signposted with their destinations and routes. The website below is really informative and also quite entertaining with details of routes, ticket options and a photo and video gallery.
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Construction of the modern Athens metro begun in November 1992 with the first train being run from Ethniki Amyna to Syntagma in April 1999 and work is scheduled to continue at least until 2013 and, at the time of writing, the system currently handles about 580,000 passengers per day. The Metro runs roughly every 3 minutes at peak periods and every 5-10 minutes off-peak from early morning until midnight.
The basic Metro fare is 80 euro cents for a one-way trip of up to 90 minutes from validation so long as you are travelling away from your departure station but is not valid for the airport line beyond Doukissis Plakentias. For the airport line the one-way fare is 6 euros or 10 euros return. Also available, which are really useful if you are travelling a lot, are the 3 euro, 24 hour and the 10 euro, 7 day, tickets which allow unlimited travel by Metro, Tram and Bus but once again are not valid for the airport line. Tickets are available from automatic machines and ticket windows at all stations and must be validated at the machines before entering the platforms - travelling without a validated ticket will result in a fine of 40 times the basic ticket price. Leave a Comment
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The Athens Metro system is fast, efficient, economical, and clean. Depending on the time of day, most of the lines run every 3 to 6 minutes. The basic fare is .70 euro. A one week transit pass is available for 10 euros. The pass is good for 7 days from the time of validation and can be used on all metro lines, buses and the street level tram that runs out to the beach. (the metro pass is not valid on the Blue Line between Doukissis Plakentias and the airport, a special airport ticket must be bought for passage to the airport.) All tickets must be validated before you enter the platforms to board the trains, the validation machines are located between the ticket machines and the train platforms. Many of the stations are either new or have been recently updated. Tickets are available from machines in all stations and from ticket counters in all of the major stations. The ticket counter staff are quite helpful and most speak English reasonably well (much better then my Greek.) The stations are well marked and access is good (elevators and escalators in most locations.) Leave a Comment
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 A Metro Stop Near Lykavittos by Jmill42
Well, I better not; VT has rules about assassination attempts on major city metro planners. Small city metro planners are alright, but not Athens'.
Anyway, Athens metro is supposed to have 3 lines.
Line 1 runs from Piraeus to Kifissia,
Line 2 from Dafni to Sepolia,
Line 3 from Ethniki Amyna to Monastiraki in Plaka.
Intersections of the lines occur in a small triangle in the center around Plaka and neighboring areas. Monastiraki, Omonia, Syntagma are these main intersections.
Single ticket - EUR 0.70
Single 1-2 zones on Line 1 - EUR 0.60
Day Pass EUR 2.90
Monthly Pass EUR 35.00
Hours:
Line 1 / 5:00 - 0:30
Line 2 and 3 / 5:30 - 24:00 Leave a Comment Theme: Subway/Metro
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I was impressed with the efficiency of the Metro in Athens. It's too bad that the metro isn't extended longer in different directions. It was clean and easy to access, easy to understand where the exits and entrances were and which line you need to get on. Because we stayed at a hotel in Glyfada. We had to take a taxi to the nearest Metro station. From there I went to the main town of Athens to see museums, the Acropolis, the Plaka, etc.
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