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Athens is served by slow but wide-ranging
buses
and a fast
metro
system which is currently undergoing massive expansion;
taxis
fill in the gaps. Public transport networks operate from around 5am to midnight, with the airport buses being the only ones running in the small hours.
A daily pass
costs ¬3 and can be used on buses, trolleys and the metro.
Buses
The
bus network
is extensive and cheap, with a flat fare of ¬0.50. Tickets must be bought in advance from kiosks, certain shops and newsagents, or from the limited number of booths run by bus personnel near major stops - look for the brown,...
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The metro
The Athens
metro
has been much expanded recently, with the long-awaited addition of two new lines and a significant extension of the original Line 1 (green). The new system is designed to handle almost half a million passengers a day and is...
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Taxis
Athenian
taxis
are the cheapest of any EU capital - fares around the city centre will rarely run above ¬2.90, with the airport and Pireás only ¬11.50-14.40 - the exact amount determined by traffic and amount of luggage. The minimum fare is...
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