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Sunday, May 9, 2010

Athens Essential Information



Airport
Eleftherios Venizelos is at Spata, 33 kilometres (20 miles) southeast of Athens. A taxi in to the city costs €20-30 depending on arrival time and the number of suitcases. The airport bus to Syntagma takes just under an hour and costs €3.20. The Metro goes to the centre and costs €8. The Metro journey to Syntagma takes 27 minutes, and the journey to Piraeus takes 60 minutes.
Phone: +30 210 353 00 00




Public Transport
The new Metro stations are well worth seeing, and are kept spotlessly clean. There is a tram from the centre to Glyfada. Buses and trolley buses run until midnight. The airport bus ticket is valid on other public transport services for 24 hours. There are various travel cards on sale at ticket offices. Ferries out to the islands leave from the harbour in Pireus or from Rafina. Boat timetables at




Taxi
There are lots of taxis, but here it is normal to share a taxi, so don’t be surprised if the driver picks up additional passengers along the road who are going in the same direction. The drivers have taximeters and fixed prices.


Post
Stamps can be bought in most tobacconists and kiosks selling postcards.


Pharmacy
Doctor on duty, pharmacy 1434


Dentist
Doctor on duty, pharmacy 1434


Telephone
Country code: +30 for Greece, Area code: 210 for Athens


Electricity
230 volts

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