{"id":55065,"date":"2026-03-16T13:59:57","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T11:59:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/core.dev01.visitgreece.tech\/transportation\/by-air\/"},"modified":"2026-04-11T18:48:49","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T16:48:49","slug":"by-air","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/core.dev01.visitgreece.tech\/it\/transportation\/by-air\/","title":{"rendered":"By Air"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Flights uniting Greece!<\/h2>\n<p>Airplane journeys are particularly popular\u00a0as they offer both\u00a0<strong>comfort<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>speed<\/strong>.\u00a0Greece has\u00a0<strong>15\u00a0International airports\u00a0<\/strong>mostly\u00a0located on the islands and the cities,\u00a0receiving direct international flights\u00a0of regular and special airlines, as well as charter flights.<br \/>\nDuring the summer months, due to the increased passenger traffic, the above-mentioned companies carry out extra flights to the existing destinations while they also include in their programmed flights direct connections between popular tourist destinations. For this reason, it would be wise to obtain information either from the air companies or your tour operator before booking.<\/p>\n<p>Travelling across the country is simple and there are connections with every part of Greece.\u00a0 The choice of the plane for travelling to a Greek city or one of the islands offers a comfortable, safe and speedy trip. Fares are very reasonable, particularly if an advance booking is made.<\/p>\n<h3>Athens International Airport (ATH)<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aia.gr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Athens International Airport<em>Eleftherios Venizelos<\/em>\u00a0(ATH)<\/a>\u00a0is one of the most modern ones in the world\u00a0that provides\u00a0excellent ground services. From the first day it began operations in March 2001, it has won international awards and distinctions,\u00a0and has a special place to the heart of its visitors, who has voted Athen&#8217;s airport to be one of the most functional and comfortable airports in Europe. It is situated 33 km southeast of Athens and connects to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.trainose.gr\/en\/passenger-activity\/suburban-railway\/athens-suburban-railway\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>suburban<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>railway<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0<strong>metro<\/strong>\u00a0and is the starting point for many\u00a0<strong>bus<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>routes<\/strong>\u00a0that run to central destinations in Athens. The aforementioned modes of public transport connect to the\u00a0<strong>ports of Piraeus,<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Rafina<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>Lavrion<\/strong>, particularly convenient for passengers intending to depart the same day for the islands.<\/p>\n<p>When visiting Athens, pay a visit to\u00a0the\u00a0<strong>airport&#8217;s Museum,\u00a0<\/strong>that<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>gives you the chance to learn about Eleftherios Venizelos, the emblematic figure in world history, as the airport bears the name of this great Greek politician.<br \/>\nFor more information about\u00a0<strong>accees<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>public transportation<\/strong>\u00a0to and from airport visit the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aia.gr\/traveler\/access-and-transportation\/transportation\/public-transportation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">official page of AIA<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Flights uniting Greece! Airplane journeys are particularly popular\u00a0as they offer both\u00a0comfort\u00a0and\u00a0speed.\u00a0Greece has\u00a015\u00a0International airports\u00a0mostly\u00a0located on the islands and the cities,\u00a0receiving direct international flights\u00a0of regular and special airlines, as well as charter flights. During the summer months, due to the increased passenger traffic, the above-mentioned companies carry out extra flights to the existing destinations while they also [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":54331,"parent":54979,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-55065","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/core.dev01.visitgreece.tech\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/55065","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/core.dev01.visitgreece.tech\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/core.dev01.visitgreece.tech\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/core.dev01.visitgreece.tech\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/25"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/core.dev01.visitgreece.tech\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=55065"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/core.dev01.visitgreece.tech\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/55065\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":55637,"href":"https:\/\/core.dev01.visitgreece.tech\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/55065\/revisions\/55637"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/core.dev01.visitgreece.tech\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/54979"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/core.dev01.visitgreece.tech\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/54331"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/core.dev01.visitgreece.tech\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55065"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}