Koukaki area guide

Getting to Koukaki

Take Metro Line 2 to Syngrou-Fix, 3 minutes from Syntagma, with an entrance at the corner of Drakou Street; Akropoli, one minute north, serves the Makrygianni end. Tram T6 stops at Fix, 7 minutes from Syntagma and 25 from the coast at Edem. From the airport, Metro Line 3 reaches Syntagma in about 40 minutes on a €9 ticket that covers the change. The X95 bus runs to Syntagma all night for €5.50.

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

Ways to get there

  1. Metro

    Metro Line 2, Syngrou-Fix station

    Line 2 runs north to Akropoli (1 minute), Syntagma (3) and Omonia (6 to 7), and south to Elliniko (15). One entrance is at the corner of Syngrou Avenue and Drakou Street; the other is on the Syngrou median by Kallirrois. On weekdays trains run every 4½ to about 6 minutes between 07:00 and 19:00, and on Saturdays the line runs all night.

    Hours
    Towards Syntagma: first 05:36, last 00:17 (Fri 01:54); Sat 24 h
    DirectionsWebsite

    Source: STASY — Line 2 timetable

  2. Metro

    Metro Line 2, Akropoli station

    One stop north of Syngrou-Fix and the station the Acropolis Museum gives as its nearest, for the Makrygianni end of the area; Athens Studios puts it 100 m from its door.

    DirectionsWebsite

    Source: Acropolis Museum — plan your visit

  3. Tram

    Tram T6, Fix stop

    On the north-east side of the Kallirrois Avenue junction, 7 minutes from Syntagma; the coast at Edem is 25 minutes the other way. Trams run every 7½ to 15 minutes on weekdays. The last from Syntagma leaves at 00:50 (Friday 01:40), and on Saturdays the tram runs all night.

    Hours
    From Syntagma: first 05:30, last 00:50 (Fri 01:40); Sat 24 h
    DirectionsWebsite

    Source: STASY — tram timetables

  4. Metro

    From the airport by metro or X95

    Metro Line 3 reaches Syntagma in about 40 minutes; airport trains run every 36 minutes. The €9 airport ticket (€16 return) is valid for 90 minutes on all city transport, so the change to Line 2 or the tram is included. 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.

    Price
    Metro €9; X95 €5.50
    Website

    Source: STASY — Line 3 timetable and works notice

  5. Taxi

    Taxi from the airport

    Licensed airport taxis charge a flat €50 from 05:00 to midnight and €65 overnight to the city-centre inner ring, set by the time you arrive; the rank is at Arrivals Exit 3. The traffic ring's boundary runs along Amvrosiou Frantzi by the EMST and down Syngrou Avenue, with Koukaki on the inner side.

    Price
    €50 by day, €65 at night

    Source: Athens International Airport — taxis

  6. On foot

    On foot

    The Acropolis Museum is about 16 minutes on foot. The walk from the EMST over Filopappou Hill to Agios Dimitrios Loumbardiaris is about 1.5 km, 20 to 25 minutes with a climb, and the Acropolis Museum is about 12 minutes further along Dionysiou Areopagitou.

    Source: OpenStreetMap foot routes (approximate)

Getting to Koukaki: map

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On this map
1Metro Line 2, Syngrou-Fix stationMetro2Metro Line 2, Akropoli stationMetro3Tram T6, Fix stopTram
Neighbouring areas
MAMakrygianniArea guideNENea SmyrniArea guideSYSyntagmaArea guide
Getting to Koukaki: mapNumbered pins are the places on this page; small dots are places from the other sections.

Questions before you go

Syngrou-Fix or Akropoli: which station do I need?

Syngrou-Fix, at the corner of Syngrou Avenue and Drakou Street, for most of Koukaki and the EMST, 280 m away. Akropoli, one minute north, for the Acropolis Museum and the Makrygianni end.

Does the metro run at night?

The last trains leave Syngrou-Fix at 00:17 towards Syntagma and 00:26 towards Elliniko, around 02:00 on Fridays, and the metro runs all night on Saturdays. Tram T6 also runs all night on Saturdays.

Can I take the airport metro on a Sunday evening?

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.

Is the €1.20 ticket valid from the airport?

No. The airport needs the €9 metro ticket (€16 return), which also covers 90 minutes on other city transport, or the €5.50 X95 ticket, which covers the bus only.

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