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The Airport Express is the most widely used transportation system between the city center and the airport. The Airport Express operates 24 hours a day. The train ride from Hong Kong Station to the airport takes 24 minutes. The first trains depart from the city center at 5:50 am and the last trains depart from the city center at 12:48 am.

Bus

Another transportation alternative to get to the airport from the city center is by bus. Using this particular option you can enjoy unique views of Hong Kong on the way to the airport.  

Car

You can comfortably get to the airport using your personal car or a rental car. However, we recommend taking local traffic into account. Using the Tsing Ma Bridge from the city center you can easily get to the airport. The airport features a parking lot that has a capacity of 3,000 vehicles. The parking lot offers hourly, daily, monthly, or yearly rates.   

Airport Information

Hong Kong International Airport is one of the leading airports in the world with the most air traffic. The airport offers a variety of services you can take advantage of while you wait. The duty-free area located in Terminal 1 offers a variety of products from alcohol, to cigarettes, perfume, and chocolates.

There are many stores in the airport where you can buy things like affordable eyewear, watches, and jewelry. If you want something to eat at the airport you can enjoy dining at one of the many restaurants that serve Chinese cuisine or dine at venues like Popeyes and Panapolis. In addition, there are children’s play areas located in Terminal 2 and an IMAX Theater.

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.