Kolonaki area guide

Getting to Kolonaki

Kolonaki's metro station is Evangelismos on Line 3, 2 minutes from Syntagma, and Syntagma Square is about 10 minutes away on foot. Line 3 airport trains reach Evangelismos from the airport in about 39 minutes, with a €9 airport ticket. The 24-hour X95 bus (€5.50) stops at Evangelismos hospital and Rigillis on Vasilissis Sofias before Syntagma. A licensed taxi charges a flat €50 by day or €65 from midnight to 05:00 to the city-centre inner ring.

Reviewed October 22, 2026next check by January 20, 2027

Ways to get there

  1. Metro

    Evangelismos, Metro Line 3

    On Vasilissis Sofias Avenue, a few metres from the Byzantine and Christian Museum and 500 m from the Museum of Cycladic Art; it is also the nearest station to the funicular. Syntagma is 2 minutes away. Airport trains stop about every 36 minutes and need the €9 airport ticket (€16 return); the €1.20 ticket does not cover the Koropi–Airport section.

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    Source: STASY — Line 3 timetable

  3. Bus

    X95 airport bus

    Runs 24 hours between the airport and Syntagma for €5.50, about 60 minutes depending on traffic; tap a contactless card on the blue validator as you board. Inbound it stops at Evangelismos hospital and Rigillis on Vasilissis Sofias before Syntagma; outbound, the first stop after Syntagma is Byzantine Museum–Rigillis. From the airport the stops are for getting off only; towards it, for getting on only.

    Price
    €5.50
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    Source: OASA — airport express buses

  4. Taxi

    Taxi from the airport

    Licensed taxis wait at Arrivals Exit 3 and charge a flat €50 from 05:00 to midnight and €65 from midnight to 05:00 to the city-centre inner ring, set by the time you arrive. Check with the driver that your address is inside the inner ring before you set off.

    Price
    €50 by day, €65 at night

    Source: Athens International Airport — taxis

  5. On foot

    On foot

    Syntagma Square is about 10 minutes away and the Acropolis Museum about 24. From Evangelismos, the walk past the three museums and Kolonaki Square to the funicular is about 1.6 km, 20 to 25 minutes, and uphill at the end.

    Source: OpenStreetMap foot routes (approximate)

Getting to Kolonaki: map

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1Evangelismos, Metro Line 3Metro2Syntagma, Metro Lines 2 and 3Metro
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Getting to Kolonaki: mapNumbered pins are the places on this page; small dots are places from the other sections.

Questions before you go

Is there a metro station on Kolonaki Square?

Not yet. The Line 4 Kolonaki station is being built under Filikis Etaireias Square (Kolonaki Square), which is why the square is an excavation site. Use Evangelismos on Line 3, or walk from Syntagma in about 10 minutes.

Does the X95 stop near Kolonaki?

Yes, on Vasilissis Sofias Avenue: from the airport at Evangelismos hospital and Rigillis, and towards the airport at Byzantine Museum–Rigillis. Coming from the airport you can only get off at these stops; going to it you can only get on.

Is the ordinary metro ticket valid to the airport?

No. The airport section needs its own €9 single or €16 return ticket; the €1.20 ticket of 90 minutes is not valid between Koropi and the airport.

Can I catch a late airport train from Evangelismos?

Usually, about every 36 minutes. Check STASY's current Line 3 timetable before an evening airport trip. Its dated works notice covered 11–15 and 18–22 October 2026, when late direct trains were curtailed and the temporary X20 linked Ambelokipi with Halandri. Do not plan around X20 or the 21:06/21:10 last-through times without a current operator notice. The X95 from Syntagma is an all-night alternative.

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Reviewed October 22, 2026 · next check by January 20, 2027