{"id":3259,"date":"2017-02-10T09:00:56","date_gmt":"2017-02-10T08:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/getbybus.com\/en\/blog\/?p=3259"},"modified":"2025-03-24T09:52:57","modified_gmt":"2025-03-24T08:52:57","slug":"airport-athens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traveling.com\/en\/blog\/airport-athens\/","title":{"rendered":"Athens Airport Bus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

IATA code:<\/strong> ATH
ICAO code: <\/strong>LGAV
Passengers:<\/strong> 25 million (2019)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

International Airport in Athens, also known as <\/span>Eleftherios Venizelos Airport<\/strong>, is one of the \u2018youngest\u2019 European airports, opened in 2001. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Located 20 km from the centre of Athens, it’s Greece\u2019s primary international airport serving the area of the capital and the region of Attica. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is also the country\u2019s busiest airport and serves as a hub and main base of Aegean Airlines, as well as some other Greek airline companies. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you’re flying to Athens<\/strong> check out our guide with the most important information about its airport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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