RE: Athens

Going to Athens in late April, into the Port Piras need to find out which is the best way to travel around.

Ie. Hop on Hop Off Bus versus trains and buses

Wanting to visit most of the tourist sites.

Regards

Karen

HoHo leaves from the cruise terminals so is probably the easiest way to get to the city. The HoHo takes you from Piraeus to near the Acropolis. You can visit the Acropolis then take a second route into the city of Athens.

You will need to return to the Acropolis stop and change back to the other line to get back to the ship.

Cost was very reasonable as we got pensioner rates!!!

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The new express bus (do a search on this forum for more info) also leaves from right at the terminals and is very inexpensive. If you're just looking for transportation I'd recommend it. The central area of Athens is very walkable once you get there. No need for transport to get around from the Acropolis to the Agora to the Acropolis museum to the Temple of Olympian Zeus, etc.

Karen, route X80 from the port goes into Athens via Acropolis and cost (last year) €4.50 for an all day pass.

I can give you more information when on K'dam ;)

It depends on how much a DIY'er you are. The HoHo's are convenient as they stop by the terminal. But as others have mentioned, the express bus is pretty convenient (also stops just by the terminal) and inexpensive with many/most of the key sites you'd probably want to focus on if it's your first time within walking distance of a core area.

We had an overnight in Athens last year and just used the express bus to get into town. The only caveat is that for anyone with an overnight and planning to stay late, the express bus back to the terminal may only run to a certain hour (10pm'ish? but should check as timetables can change). We missed the last bus so we had to cobble together a different route back to the terminal with the help of google maps.

Last year the X80 started service on may 7. It doesn't operate year round. I'm keeping an eye myself since we're going around that time frame as well. Is definitely the way to go to get into town.

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Good point about the X80 bus -- it doesn't seem to run during the off-season. I didn't notice the OP's dates in Athens the first time.

However, it's possible that the bus may start earlier in the 2017 season....

Good point about the dates. It started on April 30th in 2016 and was still running into November.

I have emailed the transport company to ask them if it is currently running or when it is planned to start in 2017.

When I get a reply I will post here.

Thank you everyone for your answers, appreciate it very much.

Regards

Karen

Hello,

I just received a reply from OASA (transport company) and they say that the X80 route will restart in April. I am to contact them again in March for exact start date and schedule.

:D

Thanks, keep us posted please. We prob won't utilized it in April but def on May 7 when we return to Athens for the day.