Athens International Airport Eleutherios Venizelos is located 31 km (20 miles) from the city.
There are three easy ways to reach the Swedish Institute from Athens airport: metro, bus and taxi.
You can take the metro all the way from the airport to the Institute. Trains run usually every 30 minutes (at 00’ and at 30’) from 6 a.m. until 11.30 p.m. The trip duration is approximately 45 minutes and the ticket cost is € 9. Note: You have to make sure to validate your ticket in the machines placed at the entrances before you go down to the platforms. From the airport, take Line 3 to Syntagma station (blue line that runs from Airport to Dimotiko Theatro). Change metro line at Syntagma station and take Line 2 (red line to Elliniko) and exit at the next stop, Akropoli.
The Express bus no. X95 runs from the airport to Syntagma Square every 20-30 minutes, 24 hours a day. The journey takes approximately 45 minutes and costs € 6.To continue to the Institute from Syntagma Square, you can either take a taxi or change for the metro.
If you take the metro, take Line 2 (red line to Elliniko) and exit at next stop, Akropoli.
If you take a taxi, the flag starts at € 4 and that is also approximately the price you should expect to pay (€ 4-5) from Syntagma Square to the Swedish Institute.
Taxi services are available from the airport to the city center. Travel time differs from 35 min to 1 hour depending on traffic and you have to pay € 40 during day time and € 54 during night time, i.e., 00.00-05.00 AM (flat rate including tolls, baggage, etc).
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From the web page Swedish Institute at Athens
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