{"id":2389,"date":"2015-03-13T08:30:41","date_gmt":"2015-03-13T08:30:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aeginagreece.com\/aegina-island\/?page_id=2389"},"modified":"2025-11-02T17:00:01","modified_gmt":"2025-11-02T17:00:01","slug":"how-to-get-to-aegina-island","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.aeginagreece.com\/aegina-island\/how-to-get-to-aegina-island\/","title":{"rendered":"How to get to Aegina island"},"content":{"rendered":"
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How to get to Aegina island<\/h1>\n

Athens International Airport<\/h2>\n

Closest airport to the island<\/strong>
\nAthens International Airport<\/a>, called Eleftherios Venizelos, is the closest commercial airport to Aegina, located 25 km outside the centre of Athens. It is a modern airport and has a lot of facilities, such as free Internet access from several computers installed in the departure hall.<\/p>\n

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Important information concerning booking your airplane ticket<\/strong>
\nWhen you book your airplane ticket, take care that you are not arriving much later than 15:00 and leaving, on the way back, earlier than 12:00. Otherwise you will not be able to make it to the island the same day, or are able to reach the airport in time. Have in mind that the boat timetables can varry according to the season.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>

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From the airport to Piraeus<\/h2>\n

<\/span>\nBy Train<\/strong>
\nThe direct transport by train from the Piraeus terminal<\/a>, to the port to Athens airport \u201cEleftherios Venizelos\u201d is a fact. The trip lasts 63 minutes. The ticket price is around 10 euros for a one way ticket, around 18 euros when you buy a return ticket. The trains leave every hour.<\/span>\n\"\"<\/a><\/span>\nMore information and timetables to be found at the\u00a0website of Trainose<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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By shuttle bus<\/strong>
\nThe most economical way to reach the Port of Piraeus is to take shuttle bus. You will find the shuttle bus when you leave the arrivals hall. Take shuttle bus X96, which takes you straight to the Port of Piraeus. During the day, there is a bus leaving during the day and about every 20 minutes, during the night, they run every half hour. The bus stops several times on the way, the Port of Piraeus is about the last stop. Tell the bus driver you are going to Aegina. You get off when you see the Port on your left side, enter Gate E8, this is where the Ferries and Flying Dolphins are departing to Aegina and the other Saronic islands (Agistri, Methana, Poros, Hydra & Spetses).<\/span><\/p>\n

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