Popular Airport | Athens Intl. Airport |
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Approximate Flight Duration | 3 hour |
Approximate Travel Distance | 2486 Km |
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Transportation to Airport from Saint Petersburg City Center
Pulkovo Airport
Pulkovo Airport is an international airport that serves the city of Saint Petersburg. The airport is located about 14 km from the city and is accessible from the city center by taxi, bus, and rental car. Taxis are the most commonly used transportation alternative to get to the airport.
Taxi
Taxis are a convenient and quick transportation alternative to get to Pulkovo Airport from the city center, especially since traffic in the city is relatively light. Taxis are easily accessible in every part of the city. While taxis are a more expensive option compared to other transportation alternatives, if you’re in a hurry to catch your flight they are the fastest way to get to the airport.
Bus
Another method of transportation to get to the airport is by bus. You can board a bus to the airport from many different parts of the city center and enjoy a convenient ride to the airport. Buses are an affordable and easy transportation alternative.
Rental Car
One of the most convenient transportation alternatives to get to the airport, after taxis, is by rental car. You can easily rent a car in the city center and enjoy a relaxing drive to the airport. There are various rental car companies in the city that you can choose from.
Airport Information
Polkovo Airport is an international airport serving the city of Saint Petersburg. The airport operates both domestic and international flights out of one terminal building, offering passengers a variety of services to meet their pre-flight and post-flight needs. The airport contains conference halls, ATMs, baby care rooms, postal services, rental car offices, children’s play areas, and more.
Passengers can get a bite to eat or something to drink at venues like American Bar & Grill, Burger King, Planeta Sushi, O’Reilly’s Irish Pub, Costa Coffee, Puro Gusto, IL Patio, Shokoladnitsa, Ice Bar, Starbucks, Kamchatka, Mc Donald’s and T.G.I. Friday’s.
The airport also contains a variety of stores where passengers can go shopping, including Mono Brand Boutiques, Miledi Aero, Michael Kors, Paper Plane, Walk Through, Atelier, Salvatore Ferragamo, Stopexpress, Books And News, Suncatcher, Burberry, Dufry, Temptation, Travel Star, Hudson News and Zegna.
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.
