ATH · Layover Guide
Spata-Artemida
Stop in Spata-Artemida.
Best layover: 5–24h
LayoverScore™
Base city score. Your route score varies by savings and timing.
Exit realism
Comfortable window
Enough room in Spata-Artemida for a real stop. Keep the buffer at the end anyway.
Landside playbook
If time slips
- Drop the last stop. Go straight to the train, taxi rank, or ride pickup you already chose.
- Add 15 minutes to map ETAs for the return leg at rush hour.
- One ticket for the whole trip protects you when the inbound is late. Separate tickets do not.
Worth knowing
- Do not stack three stops. One solid block in the city beats a rushed loop.
- Do not treat one map time as gospel for immigration lines. Pad on your first pass through this hub.
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Places to stay
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Score 70 · Discover 51 · Ease 12
Why Spata-Artemida scores 70
Getting there
Metro Line 3 $11 · Express Bus X95 $7
min to center
metro- 01Metro Line 3 (40 min to Syntagma, €10)
- 02Express Bus X95 (60 min to Syntagma, €6)
- 03Taxi (35-50 min, €40 flat rate to center)
73 min by ΣΥΝΤΑΓΜΑ - ΑΕΡΟΛ. ΑΘΗΝΩΝ (EXPRESS)
- 01Walk up to the Acropolis and see the Parthenon at golden hour
- 02Wander through Plaka's narrow streets and neoclassical houses
- 03Try souvlaki at O Kostas in Syntagma Square
- 04Watch the Evzones guard change at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
- 05Explore the Acropolis Museum's ancient Greek artifacts
Experiences in Spata-Artemida
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- Plaza Cafe~60 min1 min walk
- GB Corner Gifts & Flavors~60 min1 min walk
- Extroscape~75 min1 min walk
- European Everything~75 min1 min walk
- Syntagma Square Fountain~90 min1 min walk
- Στάση Σύνταγμα~90 min1 min walk
- Acropolis of Athens4.8
- Acropolis Museum4.7
- Panathenaic Stadium4.7
- National Archaeological Museum4.6
- Monastiraki Square4.5
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Where to stay →Drop your luggage. Don't drag it around the city.
Athens Airport Left Luggage
Arrivals Hall, near Exit 1
$8/bag
2 min walk
Stasher - Syntagma locations
Multiple spots near Syntagma Square
$6/bag
5 min walk
NJV Athens Plaza
Syntagma Square
$70/day
3 min walk
From the terminal to the good part.
Metro Line 3
city-center
Direct to Syntagma, trains every 30 min
40 min
$11.00
Express Bus X95
city-center
24-hour service to Syntagma Square
60 min
$7.00
Taxi (fixed fare)
city-center
€40 flat rate day / €55 night (midnight-5am)
40 min
$43.00
Welcome Pickups
city-center
Pre-booked private transfer
40 min
$44.00
Athens Combined Ticket
Acropolis + 6 archaeological sites
Valid 5 days, skip separate ticket lines
$36
per day
Getting there
Get an Uber from the airportAt the airport
- 01Acropolis Museum satellite exhibit in departures
- 02Greek gastronomy at The Foodie restaurant
- 03Goldair Handling CIP Lounge with shower facilities
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