International
Airports - Athens (ATH) (Athinai) is 14km (9 miles) from the city. There are two air terminals: the East, which is for international and charter flights by international airlines; and the West, which is only for Olympic Airways flights. Express Bus no. 91 runs to the East and West terminals from Syntagma Square or Stadiou Street in Athens every 30-40 minutes from 0600-0020 and every hour from 0130-0530 (journey time - 30 minutes). Olympic Airways' bus departs 96 Syngrou Avenue in Athens every half an hour to the West Terminal. Taxi services are available to the city centre; meters start at Dr200 and there is a surcharge of approximately Dr300 for taxis from the airport and Dr55 for each piece of luggage over 10kg. Airport facilities include a duty-free shop, car hire (Avis, Budget, Hertz, InterRent) 24-hour bank and bureau de change, bar and restaurant facilities. A new international airport is due to open in March 2001.
Heraklion (HER) (Crete) is 5km (3 miles) from the city. Bus and taxi services are available. Airport facilities include a cafeteria and a duty-free shop.
Thessaloniki (SKG) (Micra) is 16km (10 miles) from the city. Regular coach and taxi services are available. There is a duty-free shop, cafeteria and bar.
Corfu (CFU) (Kerkira) is 3km (2 miles) from the city. Regular coach and taxi services are available. There is a duty-free shop, cafeteria and bar.
Rhodes (RHO) (Paradisi) is 16km (10 miles) from the city. Coach and taxi services are available. Airport facilities include a duty-free shop, car hire (Avis, Rent-a-car), bank and bureau de change, café and a 24-hour bar.
There are also international airports at Chania (CHQ), Kalamata (KLX), Karpathos (AOK), Kavala (KVA), Kefalonia (EFL), Kos (KGS), Lesbos (Mytilini) (MJT), Mykonos (JMK), Preveza (Lefkos) (PVK), Thessaloniki (SKG), Samos (SMI), Skiathos (JSI), Thira (Santorini) (JTR) and Zakynthos (ZTH), most of which serve predominantly summer traffic.