Popular Airport | Misrata Airport |
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Approximate Flight Duration | 1 hour 10 min |
Approximate Travel Distance | 1002 Km |
Greece's capital, Athens, is one of the cities that has effected today's world with its history and culture. With this attribute, it hosts millions of tourists from around the world. Athens' only airport, Elefterios Venizelos International Airport, however, is an important airport to which 15 million of people who visit the city arrive through.
For transportation here, you can get on the bus number 732 from the Sintagma and Omonoia squares in the city center of Athens, getting off on the third stop, Evangelimos Hospital stop and changing on to bus number X95, arriving at the airport after about an hour-long trip. X96, however, provides transportation to the Pire Port and from Pire, to the airport.
Passing through Monastiraki and Sintagma, located in the city center, the M3 line takes you directly to the Airport. However, from the Omonoia Square you can get on the M1 line to get to Monastiraki switching to line M2 which will get you to Sintagma from where you can get on a bus to the airport.
The M3 line also can get you to important places like the Benaki museum, Athens Academy and Athens Concert hall.
Athens, unlike western European cities, does not have orderly streets and boulevards. Because of this, your chance of getting lost is very high.Attiki Road will get you to the A64 which takes you to the Airport. You can get to the Airport via private vehicle in 30 to 40 minutes and park it in the 1360 capacity parking lot.
Hosting more than 15 million visitors annually, the airport offers its passengers and their close ones places to spend their time fruitfully. With health and maintenance facilities located within the airport, there is also a small archaeological and Acropolis exhibition.
There are also galleries where temporary exhibitions take place in the Airport. It is rich in terms of eating, drinking and shopping. There is a large Duty Free in the airport where you can find everything related to the Mediterranean culture and cuisine.
Misurata Airport was closed to air traffic in 2014 and then it has been opened again; however, public transportation to and from the airport has been suspended for some time now. Therefore, you need to choose between the options of taking a taxi or renting a car from the car rental companies when you land at the airport.
If you cannot get a taxi when you go outside Misurata Airport terminal, you can call a taxi to the airport. Or, you can contact a taxi company in advance and make a reservation by phone. The airport is 10 minutes away from the city center and you can reach the city center in about 5 or 8 minutes.
It is very easy and comfortable to reach the city center by renting a car from Misurata Airport. By completing your pre-booking procedures in advance, you can rent the car in just a few minutes. After a 7 or 8-minute driving, you can reach Misurata city center.