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Everything
you need to know about Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International
Airport including: which terminals, where to check in, what facilities
are available, assistance for the disabled, transportation, shuttles,
car hire and airport rentals, restaurants and bars, access to flight
information, banking hours and shopping options…
Guide to Athens Eleftherios Venizelos
International Airport (ATH)
The new Athens airport is located 27 km northeast
of the city centre. It handles direct international flights, as
well as flights to the provincial airports on many Greek islands.
Terminals
and check-in
The airport has one main terminal and a mid-field concourse with
boarding gates. Passengers check-in at the main terminal and can
reach the mid-field concourse via a connecting walkway.
Airport
facilities
The main terminal provides ample choice of refreshments, with a
generous selection of restaurants. The mid-field concourse also
has a snack bar.
There are four first aid rooms in
the departures and arrivals Halls, with baby changing rooms provided
in both the main terminal and mid-field Concourse.
A lost property office is situated
in the main terminal's arrivals hall (tel: (0) 10 353 0000).
Business
and meetings
The IT&T Business Centre is located in the main terminal. The
offices are fitted with PC workstations, Internet access, telephones
with data ports, fax machines, both laser and colour printers, scanning
equipment, copy and binding services.
One conference room, suitable for
up to six, is located on the second floor of the main terminal and
provides video conferencing facilities.
Shopping
and money
There are a range of shops in the main terminal, including Metropolis,
Accessorize, Reebok, Boss, Cartoon Store and The Body Shop. There
are also duty-free shops, newsagents, gift shops, boutiques and
bookstores. A convenience store can be found in the mid-field concourse.
ATMs are available in both the arrivals
and departures halls of the main terminal. There are also two bureaux
de change and two banks in the arrivals hall.
Disability
assistance
Facilities for the motion-impaired are good, with specially fitted
toilets ramps. The walkways have been adapted for those with vision
problems and braille signage. Dedicated check-in desks are also
available, while specifically adapted electric cars can be used
to travel between terminals.
Information
The main terminal has six information desks, with four in departures
and two in the arrivals hall. For further information, call (0)
10 353 0000.
Airport
information: +30 (0) 10 353 0000
Flight information: www.athensairport-2001.gr
Athens Eleftherios Venizelos
International Airport transportation
By car
By car from Syntagma Square in downtown Athens, follow Vas Sifias
Avenue, then Mesigion Avenue and Marathonos Avenue to arrive at
the airport.
By rail
By the start of the 2004 Olympic Games, there will be a railway
service between the Athens metro and the principal railway station
at the airport.
By bus
Right now the most economical approach is to use the bus routes
that connect the airport with Athens. The E94 to Ethniki Amyna metro
station leaves the airport every 15 to 20 minutes during metro operation
hours.
To reach the airport from downtown,
catch the E95 on Mesogion Avenue and Attiki Odos. This runs every
15 minutes from 05:00 to 23:59 and every 30 minutes from 00:00 to
04:59. E96 leaves Piraeus every 20 minutes 05:00 to 23:59 and every
40 minutes 00:00 to 04:59, travelling to the airport via Varis-Coropi
Avenue. Finally, passengers may take metro line 3 from the city
centre to Ethniki Amina station, and then board bus line E95 to
the airport.
Parking
There are 4,500 parking spaces at the airport. P1 and P2, the short-term
car parks are situated just outside arrivals. The long-term car
park P3 is linked by courtesy shuttle bus to the main terminal.
The bus runs every 10 minutes and takes about five minutes. There
is also a pedestrian bridge that connects to the terminal. The P3
shuttle bus departure point is directly outside the main terminal's
arrivals hall. Outside of peak times, the bus must be contacted
through one of the courtesy phones.
Airport
information: +30 (0) 10 353 0000
Flight information: www.athensairport-2001.gr
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