Hotels in Athens
Travelling to Athens
    
Located in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, Athens is readily accessible from all
over Europe and other parts of the world, especially by air. Because of the popularity
of Greece and the Greek Islands, charter flights and package holidays are plentiful
and not too expensive. Once in Athens, visitors can take advantage of the many
options available for travelling around the city, the country and the islands.
By car, Greece is accessible from Europe via the former Yugoslavia through
Macedonia, Albania and Bulgaria, and from the east via Turkey. But this is the
difficult option, most prefer the ease of driving onto a ferry at the Italian
ports of Ancona, Venice, Bari or Brindisi, where the daily connections to Corfu,
Igoumenitsa and Patras can be found. The main highway is the Patras-Athens-Thessaloniki-Evzoni
(PATHE) motorway, which covers a total length of 730kms and is part of the Trans-European
road network. The drive from Patras to Athens is less than three hours.
Trains arrive from northern Greece, Evia and Europe at Larisis train station
in Deligianni. There are also express services from Thessaloniki, Larisa, Xanthi
and Volos; and overnight services from Thessaloniki. Trains from the south and
west, including Eurail connections via Patras, arrive at the Peloponnese Station,
northwest of Omonia Square on Sidirodromeon.
There are two main intercity bus stations: Terminal A, about 7kms northwest
of Omonia at Kifissou 100, has arrivals from Peloponnese, the Ionian Islands
and western Greece; Terminal B, has arrivals from central and northern Greece.
Transport from the stations to points within the city isn't too convenient.
Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport at Spata (21kms east of Athens)
is a brand new, state-of-the-art airport. Charter flights and volume make this
a cheap destination from many European cities. Flights to North America, Asia
and certain Pacific destinations are also regular.
Ferries, hydrofoils and catamarans arrive in nearby Piraeus (15 minutes from
the centre by underground). If you arrive at Piraeus by hydrofoil (Flying Dolphin),
you'll probably arrive at the Zea Marina, about a dozen blocks south, across
the peninsula from the main harbour. From there, to avoid both long waits and
hefty taxi fares, you can walk up the hill from the hydrofoil station and catch
bus number 905, which connects Zea to the Piraeus subway station.
Selection of hotels in this region:
Hermes Hotel | | Achilleas Hotel | | Plaka Hotel | | Marina Hotel | | Semiramis Hotel | | Epidavros Hotel | | Hotel Rio Athens | | Novotel Athenes | | Athenaeum Inter-Continental | | Hilton Athens | |
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