Getting there



There's one airport in Athens, which is super-well served with Easyjet, Ryanair, Aegean Air, British Airways and many more flying there. In many cases, Aegean (the Greek airline) costs the same as the budget airlines but actually serves you food and drink, as if you'd paid for a BA flight. You're welcome.



To get the metro downtown from the airport can take about an hour and a half if you don't know what you're doing; alternatively, you can get yourself an Uber (yes, they have Uber and it's much cheaper than any taxi your hotel will book) – it'll be about €35-40 into central.



Getting around Athens is easy; the metro system is simple and super-cheap but tbh, the diverse couple of neighbourhoods in the centre are probably more than enough to keep you busy for a couple of days – and they're all within walking distance of one another.



If you're planning on escaping Athens to get to the islands, you'll leave from Piraeus, Athens' huge and bustling port, which has boats going everywhere from Santorini to Hydra, Mykonos to Crete. Booking in advance is recommended.