Athens Airport to Piraeus

Pre-booked cars pick up at the area next to Short Term 1 parking or in the Arrivals pick-up and drop-off zone. Your carrier confirms the meeting point in the booking chat; give it the flight number so it can track the landing.

The port authority's diagram lists cruise Terminal A at E11, Terminals B and C at E12, the Dodecanese at E1, Crete at E2 and E3, the Cyclades at E4, E6, E7 and E10, the Cyclades and Kithira at E9, and the Argosaronic islands at E8. It also says to check the departure gate on your ticket, and to call 14541 if none is listed.

Since 25 October 2026, from Sunday to Thursday, the last direct airport train to Piraeus leaves at 21:10. Later trains, at 21:46, 22:22, 22:58 and 23:34, run only to Doukissis Plakentias, where the X25 bus goes on to Katehaki for the train to Piraeus: two changes. STASY has published no end date. On Friday and Saturday the last airport train is the 23:34.

Every foot passenger must be on board before the scheduled departure; the port authority's 1-hour rule at the waiting area is for passengers taking a vehicle aboard. Cruise lines print their own boarding window on the ticket. If the drive falls in the morning rush, use about 1h30 as the planning ceiling.

Declare cruise cases and anything oversized when you book; the car is chosen for the bags as much as for the seats. Child and booster seats are available on request: put the ages in the booking notes, because the ages decide the seat.

About 50 km and 50 minutes in free-flowing traffic: 49.5 km and 46.5 minutes from Athens Airport to Gate E11 and cruise Terminal A by the Attiki Odos and the A1, and 51.0 km to cruise Terminal B. In the morning rush, plan on a ceiling of about 1h30.

On TransferBnB a private transfer from Athens Airport to Piraeus starts from around €50 per vehicle for a sedan and €115 for a minivan, one way; estates and minibuses are quoted on request. The price is per vehicle, not per person, so three people in a sedan pay about €17 each. Verified carriers send quotes for your date.

No. The airport's flat taxi fare, €50 by day and €65 at night since 18 September 2026, covers the Athens city center only. A taxi to Piraeus runs on the meter: €1.80 to start, €0.90 or €1.25 a km and €4 for the airport, about €50 to €68 before tolls. A pre-booked private transfer from €50 per vehicle settles its price before you fly.

Yes. Metro line 3 runs direct from Athens Airport to Piraeus in 61 minutes, a train every 36 minutes, for a €9 ticket. Since 25 October 2026, on Sunday to Thursday evenings, the last direct train leaves the airport at 21:10. Piraeus station is 0.6 km from Gate E7 but 1.5 km on foot from the cruise gate E11; the port runs a free shuttle around its quays, and a private transfer is the option that stops at the gate.

Cruise Terminal A, Miaoulis, is at Gate E11, and Terminals B, Themistokles, and C, Alkimos, are at Gate E12, according to the Piraeus Port Authority's gate diagram. On foot, E11 is about 1.5 km from Piraeus station and Terminal B about 2.8 km. A private transfer drives to the terminal named on your cruise documents.

The Piraeus Port Authority's diagram lists the Dodecanese at E1; Crete, Chios, Mytilene, Ikaria and Samos at E2; Crete at E3; the Cyclades at E4, E6, E7 and E10; the Cyclades and Kithira at E9; and the Argosaronic islands at E8. The authority says to check the gate on your ticket, and a transfer from Athens Airport drives to that gate.

Plan the drive at about 50 minutes in free-flowing traffic, with about 1h30 as the planning ceiling in the morning rush. Every foot passenger must be on board before the scheduled departure; the Piraeus Port Authority's 1-hour rule at the waiting area is for passengers taking a vehicle aboard, and your ticket may set its own cut-off. A pre-booked car drives straight to the gate, with flight monitoring, so a late landing does not lose you the car.

On the normal timetable the last airport train leaves at 23:34 and reaches Piraeus at 00:35. During the line 3 works that began on 25 October 2026, Sunday to Thursday, the last direct train leaves at 21:10; later trains stop at Doukissis Plakentias and need the X25 bus and a second train. The X96 bus runs 24 hours and takes about 90 minutes, and with a pre-booked transfer, if your flight is late, the car waits for it.

Not to a 07:00 sailing. The first direct train leaves the airport at 06:10 and reaches Piraeus at 07:11, before the walk to the gate. The X96 bus runs all night but takes about 90 minutes; a pre-booked private transfer drives straight to the gate on your ticket, and if your flight is late, the car waits for it.