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Popular Airport Athens Intl. Airport
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Approximate Flight Duration 10 hour 30 min
Approximate Travel Distance 8413 Km

Transportation to Airport from Guangzhou City Center

Guangzhou Baiyun Intl. Airport

Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport is located 28 km north of the city center. Baiyun International Airport is the main airport serving Guangzhou, which is the capital of the Guangdong province in China. The airport is accessible by a variety of transportation alternatives, including taxi, metro, and bus.

Taxi

Taxis are a comfortable and reliable transportation alternative to get to Baiyun International Airport. When leaving for the airport make sure to take the traffic conditions into consideration as well as your location in the city. These factors can make the total trip to the airport longer than usual.  

Bus

There are buses that provide comfortable transportation from cities surrounding Guangzhou, such as Dongguan, Foshan, Zhonghan, Huizhon Jiangmen, Nanhai, Quingyuan, Shenzen, Shunde, Taishan, Yunfu, Zhaoqing, Zhuhai and Wuzhou, to Baiyun International Airport. These buses take about 1 hour to reach the airport.

Express Bus

There are express buses that operate in Guangzhou city, providing quick transportation to Baiyun International Airport. These express buses take about 30 minutes to get to the airport. These express buses are accessible from various locations in the city, like major hotels, plazas, stations, and squares. These express buses provide quick transportation to the airport.

Metro

The metro is the fastest transportation alternative compared to other options. The metro provides an affordable, comfortable, and quick journey to Baiyun International Airport. The metro operates every day of the week between 6:10 am to midnight and stops at the Airport South Station. Metro line 3 is the line that connects to the Airport South Station.

Airport Information

Located in the city of Guangzhou, the capital of Guandong, China, Baiyun International Airport is one of the country’s busiest airports. The airport is situated 28 km north of the city center. Baiyun International Airport covers a large area and offers passengers a wide range of services. The airport contains a business center that is equipped with photocopy services, internet, and fax machines, as well as ATMs for you monetary needs.

Free wireless internet is present in the terminal building. Baiyun International Airport also contains a health center that is open from 7:30 am to 9:30 pm, which sells medicine and provides assistance in case of a medical emergency. Baiyun International Airport also features lounges, VIP lounges, wheeled luggage transport services and services you can enjoy as you wait for your flight such as foot massages, a beauty salon, and cinema.   

Stores where you can go shopping at the airport include Folunsi, Yeasun, Charriol, Bally, Kaltendin, Dupndenis, Tumi, JTL, Saint Jack, Artini, Canudilo, Debor, Oak Tree, Powerland, Powerland, and Swarovski.

Places to get a bite to eat or enjoy something to drink include McDonald’s, Melitta, KFC, Lavazza, Chinese Dumpling, Cheerway, Ishijah Coffee, and Lucky Shamrock. 

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.  

Weather in Athens

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rainMin 13ºC - Max 22ºC
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fogMin 12ºC - Max 23ºC
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clearMin 13ºC - Max 25ºC
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cloudyMin 14ºC - Max 26ºC
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