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By Plane:
Athens International Airport "Eleftherios Venizelos":
Call Center: (+30) 210-35.30.000
e-mail: airport_info@aia.gr
190 19 Spata, Attica

Olympic Airlines is Greece's National Carrier and fly to nearly all the Greek islands and main cities throughout Greece. Aegean Airlines fly to main Greek islands and some cities throughout Greece. However there are a large number of airline companies that might be suitable to your needs. For inquires please contact with Airport Call Center.

OLYMPIC AIRLINES
Head Office: 96, Syngrou Avenue, 117 41 Athens
Tel (+30) 210-9269111, Fax 210-9267154,
Reservations: (+30) 210-9666666, 801-11-44444   
Ticket Offices:
a) 15, Filellinon Street, Tel (+30) 210-9267787, 210-9267555, Fax (+30) 210-9267141,
b) 96, Syngrou Avenue, Tel (+30) 210-9267251-4, Fax (+30) 210-9267333,
c) 3, Kotopouli Street, Omonia, Tel (+30) 210-9267218-9, Fax (+30) 210-9267239,
d) 267, Kifissias Street, Kifissia, Tel (+30) 210-9267702, 210-9267712, Fax (+30) 210-6232995,
e) 2-4, Messoghion Avenue, Ambelokipi, Tel (+30) 210-9267701, 210-7759562-3
Athens International Airport: (+30) 210-3530000 (AIA call center)

AEGEAN AIRLINES
Head Office: 572, Vouliagmenis Ave, 164 51 Argyroupoli
Tel (+30) 210-9988350, Fax (+30) 210-9957598
Reservations: 801 11 20000, (+30) 210-9988300
Athens International Airport:  Tel: (+30) 210-3530101, (+30) 210-3534394, Fax (+30) 210-3532530

By ship:
Rafina Port Authority: (+30) 22940-22.300
Pireaus Port Authority: (+30)210- 4511311-21
Pireaus Port Organization (OLP): (+30)210-4520911
Domestic Shipping Lines: (+30)210-4114785
Foreign Shipping Lines: (+30)210- 4511130

Superfast Ferries
Destinations from Italy (Bari, Ancona) to Greece (Patra, Igoumenitsa)
Superfast Ferries, the youngest and fastest fleet, welcomes you on board for an unforgettable traveling experience.
157, C. Karamanli Avenue, 166 73 Voula
Tel (+30) 2108919000, Fax (+30) 2108919029

Blue Star Ferries
Information about sea routes (Greece-Italy, Cyclades Islands, Ionian Islands, Reservation Form)
157, K. Karamanli Avenue, 166 73 Voula, Athens
Reservations Greece-Italy Line Tel (+30) 2108919800, Fax (+30) 2108919939
Reservations Crete, Dodecanese, Cyclades, Ionian Islands: Tel (+30) 2108919800

Minoan Lines
Information about sea routes, crouises. (Italy-Greece, Greek Islands, Highspeed line)
Central reservations office: 26, Akti Possidonos Avenue, 185 31 Piraeus
Piraeus Office:  6-10, Thermopylon Street, 185 45 Piraeus
Tel 2104082495, Fax 2104080015

Anek Lines
Reserv. office in Piraeus (Domestic & International Line): 2, Kapodistriou Street, 185 31 Piraeus
Tel (+30) 2104197420 (dom.), 2104197430 (Inter.),
Fax (+30) 2104115465, 2104119593
Athens office: 54, Amalias Avenue
Tel (+30) 2103233481, 2103233762, 2103234375, 2103233819 - Fax 2103234137

Greek Ferries
All the answers to your queries plus costs for traveling by Boat or Ferry to and from Greece, including the Greek islands.

By bus:
There are three main bus terminals:

Terminal A
100, Kifissou Street
For information call (+30)210-5124910-11, 5132601. Recorded information 1440.

The destinations which this terminal services are: Agrinion, Alexandroupolis, Andristena, Argos, Arta, Astakos, Corfu, Corinthos, Drama, Didimoticho, Edessa, Epidaurus, Florina, Grevena, Gythion, Igoumenitsa, Ioannina, Kalamata, Kalavryta, Karytena, Kastoria, Kavala, Kefallonia (Argostoli, Lixouri), Kiato, Kilkis, Komotini, Kozani, Lefkada, Loutraki, Megalopolis, Messolonghi, Monemvassia, Mykines, Nafpaktos, Nafplion, Naoussa, Nemea, Olympia, Orestias, Patra, Preveza, Pylos, Pyrgos, Serrai, Sparti, Thessaloniki, Tripoli, Veria, Vytina, Xanthi, Xylokastron and Zakynthos.

Terminal B
260, Liossion Street
For information call (+30)210-8317153
The destinations which this terminal services are: Amfissa, Chalkis, Delphi, Edipsos, Kammena Vourla, Karditsa, Karpenissi, Katerini, Kymi, Lamia, Larissa, Levadia, Osios Loukas, Thive, Trikala, Volos.

Terminal C
At Egiptou Square (Patission Str. & Alexandras Ave., ) & Mavromateon Street, near Victoria Square.
For information call (+30) 210-8210872, 210-8213203
The destinations which this terminal services are: Marathon Tomb, Nea Makri, Rafina, Sounion etc. (Attica prefecture destinations).

By train:

Greek Railway Organisations (Ticket Office): (+30)210-5222491

 

How to get around

Buses-trolley buses: For information on city bus and electric trolleybus itineraries, as well as on timetables and tickets click here.
Metro: The Athens metro consists of three lines - Line 1 (the old Athens-Piraeus electric rail service known as ISAP), Line 2 (underground) and Line 3 (underground) - covering a considerable part of the Attica region. New extensions reaching other parts of the city are expected in the future. Analytical route maps are displayed in every metro station. For more information visit Attiko Metro and I.S.A.P.
Tram: The tram network connects the centre of Athens (Syntagma Square) to the southern (coastal) suburbs. Boasting state-of-the-art technology and modern vehicle design, it serves the following routes:
- Athens-Glyfada, running through Nea Smyrni, Paleo Faliro, Alimos, Helliniko.
- Athens-Peace & Friendship Stadium (Neo Faliro), running through Nea Smyrni and Paleo Faliro and from there branching out along the coastal avenue, and
- Glyfada-Peace & Friendship Stadium via the coastal avenue and the Faliriko Delta.
The Suburban Railway (Proastiakos): It accommodates travel to/from Athens and the "Eleftherios Venizelos" Athens International Airport (with seven stops along the line), Athens and Corinth (84 km west of Athens - with seven stops along the line) and Corinth and the "Eleftherios Venizelos" Athens International Airport (with eleven stops along the line). Upon completion it will connect Piraeus and its port to Athens, the airport and other large urban centres in neighbouring prefectures (Thiva, Chalkida, Loutraki). For more information click here
Taxis: All taxis are yellow and equipped with a metre displaying the fare. The driver is obliged to activate the meter upon hire. From 05:00-24:00hrs Tariff 1 applies, while from 24:00-05: 00 hrs Tariff 2 comes into effect.

Attiki Odos Motorway: The Attiki Odos is a cutting-edge motorway in Europe linking the town of Elefsina (located in western Attica) to the "Eleftherios Venizelos" Athens International Airport (Spata, eastern Attica). Part of the Athens peripheral ring road, it circumvents Athens and offers 27 main and secondary interchanges for entrance and exit into /from the capital. To enter the motorway tolls are paid, the fare depending on vehicle category based on height and number of axes. For more information, click here.
Intercity coach service: For information on how to get to other areas in the Prefecture of Attica, click here.

 

Embassies - Consulates

COUNTRY

ADDRESS

TEL

ALBANIA

Karachristou St. 1 Athens

210 7234412, 210 7232457

ALGERIA

Eratosthenous St. 1 Athens

210 7564191-2

ARGENTINA

Vas.Sofias Ave. 59 Athens

210 7224753, 210 7224710

ARMENIA

Singrou Ave. 159 Athens

210 9317280

AUSTRALIA

D.Soutsou 37 Athens & Tsoha Sts. 24, Athens

210 6450404

AUSTRIA

Vas.Sofias Ave. 4, 106 74 Athens

210 7257270, fax:210 7257292

BANGLADESH

Akti Miaouli 81 Pireas

210 4283315-7

BELGIUM

Sekeri St. 3 Athens

210 3617886-7, 210 3600314-5

BELIZE

Kifissias Ave. 62B Maroussi,  Athens

210 6199200, 210 6182000

BOZNIA HERZEGOWINA

Hatzikosta St. 3 Athens

210 6410788, 210 6411375

BRAZIL

Filikis Etairias Sq. 14 Kolonaki,  Athens

210 7213039

BULGARIA

Stratigou Kalari St. 33A Psihiko,  Athens

210 6748105-8

CAMEROON

Kifissias Ave. 180-182 Neo Psihiko,  Athens

210 6724415

CANADA

I.Genadiou St. 4 Athens

210 7273400

CHAD

Alimou Ave. 114 Argiroupoli,  Athens

210 9922774

CHILE

Vas.Sofias Ave. 25 Athens

210 7292647,210 7252574

CHINA

Krinon St. 2A Psihiko,  Athens

210 6723282

CONGO

Ariadnis 2 Filothei

210 6775586

CROATIA

Tzavela St. 4 Psihiko,  Athens

210 6777049, 210 6777059, 210 6777033

CUBA

Sofokleous St. 5 Filothei,  Athens

210 6855550

CYPRUS

Irodotou St. 16 Athens

210 7237883, 210 7232727

CZECH REPUBLIC

Seferi St. 6 Psihiko,  Athens

210 6719701, 210 6713755

DENMARK

Akti Posidonos 26 Pireas

210 8919890

DENMARK (ROYAL DANISH)

Vas. Sofias Ave. 11 Athens

210 3608315

ECUADOR

Sotiros St. 6 Pireas

210 4223800-3

EGYPT (ARAB REP. OF)

Vas. Sofias Ave. 3 Athens

210 3618612-3

EL SALVADOR

Sarantaporou St. 22 Kifissia,  Athens

210 8077531

ESTONIA

Patriarchou Ioakim St. 48-50 Athens

210 7229803

ETHIOPIA

253,Singrou Ave., Athens

210 9403483, 210 9430922

EUROPEAN COMMISSION

2, Vas. Sofias Ave., Athens

210 7272100

FINLAND

Eratosthenous St. 1 Athens

210 7519795, 210 7514966

FRANCE

Vas. Konstantinou Ave. 5 Athens
Visa granted for:
Andorra Rep., Burkina Faso, Central Africa

210 7297700

FRANCE

Vas. Sofias Ave. 7 Athens

210 3391000

FYROM (LIAISON OFFICE)

Papadiamanti St. 4 Psihiko,  Athens

210 6749585

GEORGIA

Michalakopoulou St. 85 Athens

210 7489180

GEORGIA

Agiou Dimitriou 24 Psihiko,  Athens

210 6716737, 210 6725182

GERMANY

Karaoli Dimitriou St. 3 Athens

210 7285111

GUATEMALA

2nd Merarhias Stratou St. 3 Pireas

210 4138103 (AMFITRION TRAVEL)

HAITI

Dimokritou St. 5 Athens

210 3610766

HUNGARY

Kalvou St. 16 Psihiko,  Athens

210 6752300

ICELAND

Papanastassiou 60 & Kalari St. Psihiko,  Athens

210 6726154, 210 6779771

INDIA

Kleanthous St. 3 Athens

210 7216227, 210 7216481

INDONESIA REPUBLIC

Marathonodromon St., Psichiko,  Athens

210 6742345, 210 6774692

IRAN (THE ISLAMIC REP.)

Stratigou Kalari St. 16 Psihiko,  Athens

210 6741937

IRAQ

Mazaraki St. 4 Psihiko,  Athens

210 6722330

IRELAND

Vas. Konstantinou Ave. 7 Athens

210 7232771-2

ISRAEL

Marathonodromon St. 1 Psihiko,  Athens

210 6719530-1

ITALY

Sekeri St. 2 Athens

210 3617260

ITALY

Meandrou St. 19 Ilissia,  Athens

210 7239045, 210 7249117

JAPAN

Vas. Sofias Ave. 64 Athens

210 7233732

JAPAN

Messoghion Ave. 2-4 Athens

210 7758101-2

JORDAN

Papadiamanti St. 21 Psihiko,  Athens

210 6744161

KOREA (SOUTH)

Kifissias Ave. 124 Ambelokipi,  Athens

210 6984080 -2

KUWAIT

Marathonodromon St 27 Psihiko,  Athens

210 6743593-4

LATVIA (LETONIA)

Akti Posidonos 24 Pireas

210 4123138

LEBANON

25 Martiou St. 6 Psihiko,  Athens

210 6755873-4

LIBERIA

Efplias St. 2 Pireas

210 4183191-3

LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA

Vironos St 13 Psihiko,  Athens

210 6742120-2

LITHUANIA

Vas. Sofias Ave. 49 Athens

210 7294356-7

LUXEMBOURG

Skoufa St. 11-13 Athens

210 3640040

LUXEMBOURG

Tzavella St. 42C Psihiko,  Athens

210 6721891

MALAISIA

Alimou St. 114 Argiroupoli,  Athens

210 9922774

MALTA

Efplias St. 2 Pireas

210 4185715-6

MALTA

Vas. Sofias Ave. 63 Athens

210 7258153

MAURITIUS

?.Tsatsou St. 4 Athens

210 3246257

MEXICO

Filikis Eterias Sqr. 14 Kolonaki,  Athens

210 7294780-2

MOROCCO

Mousson St. 14 Psihiko,  Athens

210 6744209-10

NEPAL

Irodotou St. 8 Psihiko,  Athens

210 7220165

NETHERLANDS

Vas.Konstantinou Ave. 5-7, Athens

210 7239701-4

NEW ZEALAND

Kifissias Ave. 268, Chalandri,  Athens

210 6874701

NIGERIA

Iakinthon St. 50 Psihiko,  Athens

210 6718004, 210 6718007

NORWAY

Akti Miaouli 91 Pireas

210 4290780

NORWAY

Vas. Sofias Ave. 23 Athens

210 7246173

PAKISTAN

Loukianou St. 6 Athens

210 7290122, 210 7290214

PANAMA

Praxitelous St. 192 Pireas

210 4286441-3

PARAGUAY

Alopekis St. 2 Athens

210 7249511-5

PERU

Semitelou St. 2 Athens

210 7792761

PHILIPPINES

Antheon St. 26 Psihiko,  Athens

210 6721837, 210 6721883

POLAND

Kamelion St. 21 Psihiko,  Athens

210 6775740

POLAND (REP.OF)

Chrissanthemon 22 Psihiko

210 6778260

PORTUGAL

Vas. Sofias Ave. 23 Athens

210 7290096, 210 7290052, 210 7257505

ROMANIA

Em. Benaki St. 7 Psihiko,  Athens

210 6728875-6

RUSSIA

Nikiforou Litra St. 28 Psihiko,  Athens

210 6726130, 210 6725235

RUSSIA

Ethnikis Antistasseos St. 91, Halandri,  Athens

210 6742949

SAUDI ARABIA

Marathonodromon St. 71 Psihiko,  Athens

210 6716911-3

SENEGAL

Akti Miaouli 87 Pireas

210 4597000

SINGAPORE

Kifissias Ave. 10-12 Maroussi,  Athens

210 6834875

SLOVAKIA

Georgiou Seferi St. 4 Psihiko,  Athens

210 6771980

SLOVENIA

Mavili St. 10 Psihiko,  Athens

210 6775683-5

SOUTH AFRICA

Kifissias Ave. 60 Maroussi,  Athens

210 6106645

SPAIN

Dionissiou Areopaghitou St. 21 ?thens

210 9213123

SWEDEN

Vas. Konstantinou Ave. 7 Athens

210 7266100

SWITZERLAND

Iassiou St. 2 Athens

210 7230364-6

SYRIAN ARAB REP.

Diamantidou St. 61 Athens

210 6725575, 210 6725577

TAIWAN

Marathonodromon Ave. 57 Psihiko, Athens

210 6776750

THAILAND

Marathonodromon Ave. 25 Psihiko, Athens

210 6710155, 210 6749065

TOGO

El. Venizelou St. 152 Kastri, Athens

210 6254191-2

TUNISIA

Anthenon & Marathonos St. 2 Halandri, Athens

210 6717590, 210 6749791

TURKEY

Vas. Paulou St. 22 Psihiko, Athens

210 6714828

TURKEY

Vas. Georgiou B St. 8 Athens

210 7236000

UKRAINE

Delta St. 2-4 Filothei, Athens

210 6856171-2, 210 6800230

UNITED KINGDOM

Ploutarhou St. 1 Athens, Visa granted for all the countries members of the Commonwealth.

210 7272600

UNITED NATIONS INFOR. CENTRE

36, Amalias Ave., Athens

210 5230640, 210 5230462

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Vas. Sofias Ave. 91 Athens

210 7212951-9

URUGUAY

Likavitou St. 1C Athens

210 3602635

VATICAN

Mavili St. 2 Athens

210 6743598

VENEZUELA

Marathonodromon St. 19 Psihiko,  Athens

210 6721274, 210 6729169

YUGOSLAVUA

Vas. Sofias Ave. 106 Athens

210 7774355



 
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