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About the airport in Athens
The closest airport to Aegina is located in Athens. The airport named Eleftherios Venizelos, which has been opened since March 2001 (http://www.aia.gr), is located about 25 kms outside of the centre of Athens in the area of Spata. Click here for info about Airlines Operating from Athens International Airport.
How to get from the airport to the harbour of Piraeus
Shuttle bus
Leaving the arrivals hall, you will find bus E96, which takes you straight to the Port of Piraeus. Every 15/ 20 minutes is a bus is leaving during the day and about every half hour at night. The bus stops several time on the way, the Piraeus harbour is the last stop. Click here for more information about this bus.
The price of the ticket is € 3.10 (At night the price can be slightly more) and is valid for 24 hours. You may use this ticket on the bus, trolley bus or the metro. The trip will take from 60 minutes to 1 1/4 hour depending on the traffic!
At the airport you can buy the ticket at the small ticket office located next to the bus stop. In Piraeus you buy the ticket also at the ticket office next to the busstop. After you have bought the ticket you have to put it in the ticketmachines in the bus to print a date on it. So have pocket money ready when you buy a ticket, they don't appreciate paper money very much!
Five other public bus routes serve the airport exclusively, connecting the greater area of Athens airport. Click here for more info about these bus routes.
Taxi
You can also take a taxi from the airport to Piraeus. When leaving the airport, please make use of the taxi queue next to Door 3 of the Arrivals Level. Taking a taxi is mostly quicker than the bus (of course dependent on the traffic). Some drivers do the ride in 30/45 minutes! The price will be about € 40,00. Click here for the indicative taxi charges.
Rent a car
You may also rent a car at the airport and drive to the Piraeus port. The earlier you book the better the prices. To rent a car at the airport is a good option if you also plan to visit the Peloponnese after or before you visit Aegina. There is a good boat connection between Methana (on the Peloponnese ) and Aegina.
How to get from the harbour of Piraeus to Aegina island
Click here for the Piraeus Main Port website
To Aegina Town
From Piraeus there are several ferries to Aegina. There are ferries of Hellenic Seaways (used to be Saronic), Nova Ferries and the ferry Agios Nektarios. There are 2 Hydrofoil companies: Hellenic Seaways and Aegean Flying Dolphins.
Prices of tickets vary depending on the ferry you take. Agios Nektarios is the cheapest and Hellenic Seaways is the most expensive. You can find the exact timetables at the ticketoffices at the quay, the entrance door of the ferry also displays the time the ferry will leave.
To Souvala
The "Alexandros" Ferry & Nova Ferries is going directly to Souvala.
To Aghia Marina
The "Alexandros" Ferry is connecting Piraeus with Souvala & Aghia Marina.
Click here for more info and printed versions of the timetables of the ferries.
CalL: (+30) 210 4147800 for information concerning the ferries in Piraeus (automatic machine)
Call: (+30) 22970 22328 for information concerning the ferries in Aegina (automatic machine)
Have in mind that the timetable can change without prior notice and that with heavy weather the boats are not going!
How to travel on Aegina
By bus
There is a good bus service on Aegina. There are frequent
buses to every corner on the island. There are three main routes:
1- Aegina town - Marathonas - Perdika
2- Aegina town - Aghios Nektarios - Aghia Marina
3- Aegina town - Kipseli - Vathi - Souvalla - Agii - Vagia
For information call the Aegina Bus company:
Telephone: (0030) 22970 22787 or 22412
The bus terminal in Aegina town is situated at the square near the
harbour, where you may puchase tickets from the information booth.
By Taxi
When you arrive at the port of Aegina Town a line of taxi's iswaiting
for you. They are all metered taxi's. Also you can find taxis in most
of the other villages or ask somebody to call a taxi for you.
| Taxi Aegina Town | Telephone :(0030) 22970 22635 |
| Taxi Aghia Marina | Telephone: (0030) 22970 32107 |
| Taxi Kipseli | Telephone: (0030) 6932 328873 |
| Taxi Mesagros | Telephone: (0030) 22970 71313 |
| Taxi Souvala | Telephone: (0030) 6944 343606 |
Car -, bicycle or motorbike rental
In Aegina town and Aghia Marina you will find companies that
will rent out. Prices vary according the season and day of the week.
When you have driven through Italy, you can take from there a ferry to Greece.
The established Patras - Igoumenitsa - Corfu - Brindisi line, has already been operating for almost thirty years, uniting Greece to Central Europe and the Scandinavian countries. It acts as a "bridge" which several millions people pass every year, while in the last years the line has been enriched with departures from more Italian ports, such as Bari, Ancona, Venice and Trieste.
Patras is the central port for communication with Italy, via the islands of the Ionian. It will take about 4 hours to drive from Patras to Piraeus, where you can take the ferry to Aegina island.
Patras Port Authority
Telephone: (0030) 2610 341002 and 341024
| Routes | Duration of travel | Companies |
| PATRAS - ANCONA | approx. 20 - 22 hours | ANEK LINES - SUPERFAST FERRIES - BLUE STAR FERRIES |
| PATRAS - BRINDISI | approx. 15 hours | MEDLINK LINES |
| PATRAS - IGOUMENITSA - ANCONA | approx. 20 - 30 hours | ANEK LINES - BLUE STAR FERRIES - MINOAN LINES - SUPERFAST FERRIES |
| PATRAS - IGOUMENITSA - BARI | approx. 14 hours | SUPERFAST FERRIES |
| PATRAS - IGOUMENITSA - CORFU - BRINDISI | approx. 20 hours | HML |
| PATRAS - IGOUMENITSA - CORFU - VENICE | approx. 27-35 hours | MINOAN LINES - BLUE STAR FERRIES |
| PATRAS - IGOUMENITSA - CORFU -TRIESTE | approx. 27-35 hours | ANEK LINES |
| PATRAS - IGOUMENITSA - PAXI - CORFU - BRINDISI | approx. 20 hours | HML |
| PATRAS - IGOUMENITSA- CORFU - ANCONA | approx. 32 hours | ANEK LINES |
| PATRAS - ZAKINTHOS - KEFALLONIA - BRINDISI | approx. 17 hours | HML |