Best way to Athens Airport?

Hi to all,

We'll catch a Plane 8:45 from Athens Airport to Munich on a Sunday
Morning.
We stay at Hotel Attalos, Athinas 29 Athens, that is close to
Monastiraki Station.

What is the best way to go?
Train or Taxi.
how long is it to the Airport with each?
Do Trains go this early and is it save?



Regards Gery

Tanks for any reply

On Tue, 08 May 2007 11:07:01 +1000, Gery <rohrig RemoveThis @iprimus.com.au>
wrote:

>Hi to all,
>
>We'll catch a Plane 8:45 from Athens Airport to Munich on a Sunday
>Morning.
>We stay at Hotel Attalos, Athinas 29 Athens, that is close to
>Monastiraki Station.
>
>What is the best way to go?
> Train or Taxi.
>how long is it to the Airport with each?
>Do Trains go this early and is it save?
>
According to the Athens Metro web site, http://www.ametro.gr/# , the
first train to the airport leaves Monastiraki station at 5:52 a.m. and
takes about half an hour to arrive. Assuming you get to the airport by
6:30, you would have a little more than 2 hours until your flight. Is
that enough time? You have to decide.

Greece being what it is, however, it's wise to have a contingency
plan. On the day we were scheduled to leave Athens, last year, all
forms of public transportation were paralyzed by a labor strike.
(Taxis were running.) On other days, taxis might be on strike, while
the busses and trains are running.

I like to avoid early-morning flights out of Athens Airport. If you
don't take public transportation, you have to fight rush-hour traffic.
And there's no inexpensive place to stay right near the airport. I
would pay a premium to get a flight later in the day. It just gives
you a greater margin for error.