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Since the distance between Corfu International Airport and city center is about 2 kilometers, it is possible to reach the airport in a very short time. You can get on a taxi. If you rent a car, you can deliver it at the airport. If you want to use a means of public transportation, there are 2 bus routes going to the airport. Don’t hesitate to ask help from your hotel. The people in the city are very kind to tourists.

Taxi

You can easily find a taxi in Corfu or you can ask your hotel to arrange a taxi for you. You can reach the airport in a short time for a very affordable fare. You can also give some tip to the taxi driver. This amount can be 5-10% of the total fare.

Car Rental

You should follow the route 25 in order to reach the airport from the city center. You can reach the airport in about 10 minutes.

Bus

The bus routes 5 and 6 departing from the city center carry passengers to the airport. The travel lasts about 10 minutes.

Airport Information

The airport, which is also known as Ioannis Capodistiras International Airport and shortly referred to as Corfu Airport among the public, is located just 2 kilometers of Corfu city center. to the south. Established in 1937, the airport also offers service for international flights since 1965. The airport becomes very busy together with the increase in the number of tourists coming to the city between April and October. There is also a large lounge at the airport, which offers a great view for its passengers during take offs and landings thanks to its location along the coastline. You can eat or drink something in the café/bar located at the airport. You can also do some shopping by visiting the duty-free shop.

The capital of Greece, Athens, is one of the cities that informs much of today with its history and culture, and for this reason attracts millions of tourists from all over the world. Over 15 million visitors pass through the only airport of Athens, Elefterios Venizelos International Airport. It’s possible to reach Athens centre, located 20 km away from the airport by metro, train, taxi, rental car, and bus. 

Bus

Elefterios Venizelos International Airport is one of the airports with the most convenient methods of reaching the city centre. You can reach the central locations of Sintagma Square, Athena Academy, and Agios Fanourious by taking the X95 from the bus stops located in front of the airport administration building. The journey to the city centre should take around an hour. Once you are at the 16th stop, Evangelismos Hospital, you can take either walk, or take the 732 bus for three stops, to reach Sintagma Square.

You can also reach various areas in Athens from the airport by taking buses 54, 608, 622, 732, and 815.

Train – Metro

There’s been a recent switch in Athens from Greek to Latin alphabet for station names, however the Latin alphabet is not yet used everywhere. This is why it’s probably a good idea to keep an idea of how many stops you need to go when using public transport. You should pay attention to this detail is you take the train from Venizelos Airport to the centre.

The M3 line goes all the way to Sintagma from the airport. Sintagma is the 15th stop. Once you’ve reached Sintagma Square, the home of the Greek Parliament, then you can reach Omonia, another important centre, in just 3 stops by taking the metro. There is also a train line going directly to Port Pire from the airport.

Taxi

It’s possible to reach everywhere in the city by taking a taxi from the airport, however the fixed fare is only applied to Sintagma, Monastiraki, and Omonia. The good conversation of Athenian taxi drivers can be an additional bonus.

Car Rental

You can explore the various areas of Athens and Greece by renting a car at Venizelos Airport. The airport does offer its own car rental service alongside the many car rental agencies. Once you’ve rented your car you should travel 9km along the A64 and then join up with the Attiki highway. This will take you directly to centre of Athens.