Popular Airport | Nnamdi Azikiwe Intl. Airport |
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Approximate Flight Duration | 4 hour 30 min |
Approximate Travel Distance | 3604 Km |
Greece's capital, Athens, is one of the cities that has effected today's world with its history and culture. With this attribute, it hosts millions of tourists from around the world. Athens' only airport, Elefterios Venizelos International Airport, however, is an important airport to which 15 million of people who visit the city arrive through.
For transportation here, you can get on the bus number 732 from the Sintagma and Omonoia squares in the city center of Athens, getting off on the third stop, Evangelimos Hospital stop and changing on to bus number X95, arriving at the airport after about an hour-long trip. X96, however, provides transportation to the Pire Port and from Pire, to the airport.
Passing through Monastiraki and Sintagma, located in the city center, the M3 line takes you directly to the Airport. However, from the Omonoia Square you can get on the M1 line to get to Monastiraki switching to line M2 which will get you to Sintagma from where you can get on a bus to the airport.
The M3 line also can get you to important places like the Benaki museum, Athens Academy and Athens Concert hall.
Athens, unlike western European cities, does not have orderly streets and boulevards. Because of this, your chance of getting lost is very high.Attiki Road will get you to the A64 which takes you to the Airport. You can get to the Airport via private vehicle in 30 to 40 minutes and park it in the 1360 capacity parking lot.
Hosting more than 15 million visitors annually, the airport offers its passengers and their close ones places to spend their time fruitfully. With health and maintenance facilities located within the airport, there is also a small archaeological and Acropolis exhibition.
There are also galleries where temporary exhibitions take place in the Airport. It is rich in terms of eating, drinking and shopping. There is a large Duty Free in the airport where you can find everything related to the Mediterranean culture and cuisine.
Abuja Airport is located 20 kilometers west of the city center. Today, transfer from Abuja Airport, where many domestic and foreign tourists are visiting, to the city center is provided by public transportation such as bus or taxi motorcycle and taxis. There is a small car park, offices of car rental companies, a café with local flavors, a rest room and boutique shops at the airport.
Taxi motorcycles, with a capacity of three people, provide transportation from the airport to the city center. The fares of taxi motorcycles, which are frequently used by visitors without excess luggage, is quite reasonable. You can easily get to the city center with taxi motorcycles that you can find right at the airport exit.
From Abuja Airport you can reach the city center in 35 to 40 minutes by bus. Buses are frequently used by passengers visiting the city of Abuja. One of the reasons for this is that the bus ticket prices are reasonable and they depart every 20 minutes. You can use these transportation means with daily or monthly tickets. You should be sure that you have taken the bus in the direction of your destination. Time schedules of buses are shown on the signs at the bus stops.
Many hotels offer a shuttle service for transfer from the airport to the city center. To make use of this service, you must contact the hotel authorities in advance and make a reservation.
You can rent a car from the car rental offices located at the airport and get to Abuja city center without losing time. You can book from a car company or ask for help from your hotel before you travel. Those who do not want to lose time with other means of transportation can easily reach the city center by renting a car.