Popular Airport | Athens Intl. Airport |
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Approximate Flight Duration | 2 hour 30 min |
Approximate Travel Distance | 2112 Km |
You can reach Alicante Airport from the city center in company with an enjoyable sea view if you choose renting a car. Getting on a taxi or using the airport shuttle of your hotel are the other practical options. In addition, buses offer service for those who prefer using a means of public transportation and having a more budget-friendly travel to the airport.
You can find a taxi in the city center at any hour of the day. Under normal traffic conditions, travelling to Alicante Airport lasts less than 20 minutes. The cost of travelling to the airport from the city center by taxi is about 20 Euro.
It is possible to benefit from the car rental services of many companies in the city center. You can reach Alicante Airport by driving northward through the road N332 if you choose renting a car for your transportation.
Yellow C-6 buses, which depart from the city center and pass through all important points like the central railway station, carry passengers to Alicante Airport. The buses operate from 06:00 am to 10:20 pm. They depart every 20 minutes. The ticket price is 3.85 Euro and you can buy the ticket from the driver. Those coming from Elche and Torrellano region can get on the bus route 1A and passengers coming from Arenales del Sol region can get on the bus route 1B. Ticket price of these routes are 1.50 Euro. Passengers travelling to the airport from more distant regions can use the green Intercity bus routes.
There are many accommodation centers in Alicante and most of them offer airport shuttle service for their guests. You can benefit from this service by making a reservation in advance if this option is suitable for your budget.
Alicante Airport is located 12 km south of the city center. At the airport, there are various cafes and restaurants as well as bars and bistros where you can drink beer or wine. There are also many stores as well as a big duty-free shop. There is also a VIP lounge at the airport. The entrance fee is 28.70 Euro for adults and 13.80 Euro for children between 6-10.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.