Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport (ATH) Greece

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GENERAL INFO

Address: Athens International Airport "Eleftherios Venizelos" SA, 190 19 Spata, Greece
Location: The airport is located 27km (17 miles) northeast of Athens city centre
Website: www.athensairport-2001.gr
E-mail: airport_info@aia.gr
Telephone: (0)1 353 0000
Country Dialing Code: 30
Timezone: GMT + 2 (GMT + 3 from last Sunday in March to last Sunday in October)
Number of Terminals: 2 (main terminal and satellite terminal)
Transfer Between Terminals: All passengers should check in at the main terminal. A walkway connects the two terminals.

TOURIST INFORMATION

There are six information desks (tel: (0)1 353 0000) in the main terminal; two are located in Arrivals and four are located in Departures.

AIRPORT FACILITIES

Money and communications: Two banks and two bureaux de change are located in the Arrivals hall of the main terminal and ATMs are available in both Arrivals and Departures in the main terminal. Courtesy telephones are located throughout the airport.
Eating and drinking: There are plenty of self-service and full-service restaurants, as well as cafés, snack bars and coffee shops in the main terminal, and a snack bar in the satellite terminal.
Shopping: In the main terminal, shops include duty-free, newsagents, boutiques and gift shops, bookstores and a range of speciality shops. There is also a small shop in the satellite terminal.
Luggage: The lost property office (tel: (0)1 353 0000) is located in Arrivals in the main terminal.
Other facilities: There are four first aid rooms, located in Departures and Arrivals in the main terminal and in Arrivals and Departures in the satellite terminal. Baby changing rooms are located in both the main terminal and the satellite terminal

SERVICE TO PASSENGERS WITH DISABILITIES

Facilities at the airport include disabled toilets, adapted walkways for vision-impaired travellers, dedicated check-in counters and rest areas, elevators, Braille signage and an alarm system to alert hearing and vision-impaired passengers in case of emergency. Electric cars are available to transport disabled passengers between the two terminals.

CONFERENCE FACILITIES

The IT&T Business Center in the main terminal has offices equipped with desktop PCs, Internet access, telephones, data ports, fax machines, laser and colour printers, scanners, binding and copy facilities and office supplies, which can be used by both business and leisure travellers; the Center also has one conference room. In addition, there are five individual private offices; facilities in these offices include PCs (with Microsoft Office), Internet access, local and international electrical adapters (for charging purposes), laser printers, office supplies, videoconferencing facilities, e-mail facilities, modem connection and telephones. The conference room is located on the second floor of the main terminal and can seat up to six people; it is equipped with teleconferencing and videoconferencing facilities, office supplies, modem connection, electrical adapter, projector, screen and white board. There are no business facilities in the satellite terminal.

CAR RENTAL

Avis, Hertz , National , Budget , Europcar and Sixt car hire companies are all represented.

CAR PARKING

There are spaces for over 4500 cars in the car parks at the airport. Short-term car parks P1 and P2 are located just outside the Arrivals halls. Long-term car park P3 is connected to the main terminal building via a courtesy shuttle bus every 10 minutes (journey time: 5 minutes) and also by a pedestrian bridge over the main road. The pick-up point for the shuttle bus to car park P3 is clearly indicated outside the Arrivals area of the main terminal building. Outside peak flight hours, the shuttle bus operates on an on-call basis and courtesy telephones are located at each stop for this purpose.

DRIVING DIRECTIONS

From Syntagma Square in central Athens, take Vas Sifias Avenue, then Mesigion Avenue and Marathonos Avenue, which leads to the airport. Alternatively, passengers starting at Syntagma Square can reach the airport via Sygrou Avenue, Vouliagmenis or Poseidonos Avenue and Varis Coropiou Avenue.

PUBLIC TRANSPORT

Rail:
Train: A light railway service is planned between the Athens metro and the main railway station to the airport before the 2004 Olympic Games.
Road:
Bus: Two bus routes connect the airport with central Athens: E95 operates every 15 minutes 0500-2359 and every 30 minutes 0000-0459 to the airport from the city centre via Mesogion Avenue and Attiki Odos; E96 runs every 20 minutes 0500-2359 and every 40 minutes 0000-0459 from Piraeus via Varis-Coropi Avenue. Alternatively, passengers can take metro line 3 from the city centre to Ethniki Amina station and then bus line E95 to the airport

AIRPORT HOTELS

The Sofitel Athens Airport Hotel , located close to the Arrivals and Departure halls of the main and satellite terminals, will open in October 2001. The hotel will offer 345 bedrooms, nine meeting rooms, a fully-equipped business centre, a swimming pool, fitness centre, private underground parking and 24-hour catering services.