How much do the metro tickets and the Acropolis tickets cost?

The Question:

Hi Stavros,
I have several more questions:
How much does it cost to ride the Metro?How much is a day ticket?Where do we buy the tickets?Is it easy to buy Metro tickets, with directions in English? How much is a ticket to the Acropolis and what other sites does the ticket include?
You are such a help!
Thank you,
Marlene


The Answer:

Hello Marlene!
The metro tickets cost 0.80€ and can be used for all means of trasport within 1,5 hours. The day ticket on the other hand costs 3€. Tickets can be bought from the automatic machines inside the metro stations or from the cashiers which can also be found inside the metro stations. The automatic machines as well as the cashiers will help you in english and there are maps and guidelines everywhere in the metro in both english and greek, so it is quite easy to move around.
The ticket to the Acropolis costs 12€ and 6€ (the reduced one) and also includes other sites such as the Acropolis Museum, the Ancient Agora, the Cemetery, the Roman Forum, the Olympion, the Archaeological museum of Keramikos and the museum of the Ancient Agora.
Hope this is useful to you!

-Stavros

Recommended Sight Tour in Athens

The Question:

Hi Stavros!
I'm writing and asking a second request. We (two of us) will be in Athens for one day - a Saturday in October. We arrive and depart on a cruise ship. I would like to list the sites we would like to see and ask that you put then in the order that would be best for our walking tour. We plan to take the Green line of the metro from the Piraeus station, change to the Red line at Ononia and get off at Akropoli. If this is not the best way, please tell me.
These are the sites we want to see:
Acropolis
Filopappou Hill
Plaka
Ancient Agora
Roman Forum/RomanAgora
Hadrian's Arch
Temple of Olympian Zeus
Olympic Stadium
Changing of the Guard
National Garden
Then we need to know where to get the metro to go back to the ship. What time must we be at the metro station in order to be at the ship by 4:45? Can we do all this in one day if we get to Akropoli station by 8 a.m.?
Some of the places we just want to look at - arch, stadium, Temple of O Zeus. Some we just want to walk through - Agoras and Plaka.
Please give us any suggestions that you have to make this day work out for us.
Thank you so much,
Marlene


The Answer:

Hello Marlene!
So these are a lot sights to visit in just one day and in your case few hours.
In order to be at the Piraeus port at 4.45, you need to take the subway from the "Monastiraki" station (green line) at 4.15.
As a result here is a quick sight plan that you can follow if you arrive at 08.00 at the "Acropolis" station.
Firstly, visit Hadrian's Arch and the Temple of Olympian Zeus which is 5 minutes from the Acropolis station and will take you about 40 minutes. Then head to the Acropolis, which will take you at least 1,5 hour and then visit the Filopappou hill which is close nearby and will take you 1 hour. From there take the road through the Acropolis and Pnyka and walk down the Ancient Agora and at tha same time you will also walk through the Roman Agora. As soon as you have finished with that you will be in Plaka, so pay a quick visit. This will take you almost 1.5-2 hours. You can stop for midday break and eat something or if you're still feeling strong, you can catch the subway from "Monastiraki" and take off at Syntagma, to see the guards and the change of the shift in front of the Greek Parliament.
You won't have enough time for the National Garden and the Olympic Stadium, unless you visit these sights after the Temple of Zeus and Hadrian's Arch and omit the Acropolis, but this would be a shame and pity in my opinion.
Hope I have helped!

-Stavros

Where exactly is the Piraeus Subway station and how long is it from the Acropolis to Filopappou hill?

The Question:

1. Exactly where is the subway station in Piraeus? How close to where a cruise ship would berth? You wrote to someone that the station is right outside of the port. Does that mean just a few minutes away?
2. How long would it take to walk from the Acropolis to the top of Filopappou Hill? We are medium speed walkers, definitely not slow. What is the best route to take?
Thank you, Stavros
Visitors from USA

The Answer:

Hello from Greece!
Concerning your first question, the subway station in Piraeus is exactly opposite gates E6 and E7 from where the majority of ships depart. This means that as soon as you get of the station, you only have to cross the air bridge to other side of the street and you will have entered the port. From there, depending on your departure gate, you will either see the ships in front of you (gates E5, E6, E7 and E8) or you will have to take the internal bus to reach gates E1, E2, E3, E4 and E10.

The Filopappou hill is across the gates of the Acropolis, so I would say that it is approximately a 15 minute walk up to the hill. You will find it quite easily and the view is astonishing!

Hope you will have a nice stay in Greece and that I have helped!

-Stavros