Local Tours & Transportation
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Renting A Car
Renting a car is probably the most affordable way to explore a country, in this case Greece, which gives you the absolute flexibility in terms of scheduling your own itinerary, time management, and comfort. Greek rural roads may not be the way they should, and a driver should exercise extra caution, most highways, however, are up to par with the most modern highways of the world. Compare the best rental car companies, and find yourself the Best Car Rental Rates! |
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Blacklane is the global professional driver service that connects passengers with reliable, English-speaking drivers in more than 50 countries and over 200 cities. With the backing of Daimler as a lead investor and after having successfully been established in Europe and America, Blacklane is currently expanding into new regions throughout Asia and the Middle East.
Blacklane is available in Athens. They offer Limo Service, Airport Shuttle Transfer and Chauffeur Service. All Blacklane drivers are licensed, insured and regulated. Plus, there are no hidden surprises with Blacklane. Your affordable all-inclusive rate — confirmed before you book — includes all taxes, tolls, fees and gratuities. |
Renting a Motorcycle
You may rent a motorcycle from Motorent®, a Greek company established in 1976, providing its clients with alternative ways of transportation in the city but also on vacation through motorcycle tours, right at the heart of the historic district of Acropolis, 4 Kavaloti Street. Motorent® owns a specialized and constantly renewable fleet (models of the past 1½ year), which meet the needs for small-size automatic, middle-class semi-automatic motorbikes as well as large-cylinder GT motorcycles (ON-OFF road). They provide motorcycles’ rental to individuals to be used for short-term tourism, but also a full package of tourist services through organized few-day tours at selected regions in Greece, with or without escort by a specialized foreign-language speaking moto-tour leader.
You may rent a motorcycle from Motorent®, a Greek company established in 1976, providing its clients with alternative ways of transportation in the city but also on vacation through motorcycle tours, right at the heart of the historic district of Acropolis, 4 Kavaloti Street. Motorent® owns a specialized and constantly renewable fleet (models of the past 1½ year), which meet the needs for small-size automatic, middle-class semi-automatic motorbikes as well as large-cylinder GT motorcycles (ON-OFF road). They provide motorcycles’ rental to individuals to be used for short-term tourism, but also a full package of tourist services through organized few-day tours at selected regions in Greece, with or without escort by a specialized foreign-language speaking moto-tour leader.
Athens MetroOther than your own feet, the best, safest and most affordable way to move around in central Athens, by far, is by Metro.
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 | Athens Metro Stations Tour Underground Treasures and Excavations $159.90 Head below ground on a UNESCO-approved tour of Athens’ metro stations excavations, and discover incredible ruins and relics that date back to the days of Ancient Greece. While traveling by metro and on foot, visit four of the most significant excavation sites, namely the Acropolis, Syntagma, Monastiraki and Kerameikos stations, to learn about Athens during some of its most fascinating eras. |
The Sightseeing Train
If you want to enjoy a sightseeing tour in the historic center of Athens and the capital's most famous ancient sites and monuments, hop-on the Happy Train, a toy-like street train that starts its sightseeing tour from the Syntagma Square (Ermou Street) and Monastiraki Square (Areos Street) and follows an amazing route through the historic center of the city, the old neighborhoods and the hill of Acropolis. The tour has a 60-minute duration and takes in Athens's most famous sights and monuments including the Acropolis, Plaka, Temple of Zeus, Thisseion, Monastiraki Square, Ancient and Roman Market, Zappeion, Panathinaiko Stadium, Theater of Herodes Atticus, Hadrian Arch, New Acropolis Museum etc. Enjoy fantastic views from the open-style train carriages, hop-on hop-off as you please and see Athens in your own time and at your own pace, in safety and comfort. Hop-off the Happy Train in Monastiraki Square or the New Acropolis Museum. The Happy Train stops in the previous sites for about 15 minutes. If you like to spend your time there, you can use the same ticket and hop-on any of the next trains for the next 2 hours. Happy Train, operates all year round. Trains start tours at 9.00 a.m. until 12.00 p.m. every 30 minutes, all days of the week. Duration is 60 minutes. Tours are guided with hostess or steward on board and multi-lingual commentary in English and Greek.
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Athens Segway Tours
The Segway is a self-balancing, personal transportation device designed to go anywhere people do. It is not a motor bike and it is not a bike.
You can go fast on pedestrian areas and is efficient for the street areas. Easy to use and operate, the two-wheeled Segway has 5 gyroscopes that monitor your balance 100 times a second and automatically respond to your body's movements. The rider glides smoothly as the Segway senses where you want to go. It runs on batteries that can last up to approx. 35 Km. and can go as fast as 20 Km/hr. |
 Athens Night Segway Tour from: Viator |
Enjoy a fun and easy ride to top Athens attractions where you explore places you normally wouldn’t see on a bus tour or wouldn't have the time to walk to. With a small group of people, you follow the least frequent routes possible. Besides the well-known archaeological sites, you will discover secret picturesque corners that only locals know and you will stop at stunning viewpoints to take photos while admiring the beauty of the city of Athens, ancient and modern. Historic, trivial, playful, we have so much to share with you during our visits! Join We-Bike-Athens tours and explore Athens no matter how experienced a cyclist you are. Choose between Historic Athens Views 3-hour tour, Coast Line 4-hour tour, After Sunset Highlights, "Mezedaki" 3-4 hour tasting & cycling tour, or "Greek Life and Street Art" tour. Alternatively, whether you are a family looking to move at your own pace, or a group of friends that would like to do something a little special, all tours can be tailor-made to your needs, depending on your interests and mood. The private tour cost is subject to the duration of the tour and the number of people in your group. Send a request form and E-Bike will be happy to send you a quote. They have a multinational crew so let them know your preferred language and they will try and arrange it for you.The trendy electrical bike can take you, without effort, almost everywhere. Meeting point: 53 Apostolou Pavlou, Thesseion train station. E-Bike, helmet and bottled water are included. Reservations are required. www.webikeathens.gr
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A Bicycle Made For Four
A sightseeing tour for a family or a small group of friends having fun may rent a battery power-assisted bicycle for four by funbike.gr and cruise around town, with rates by the hour.
Find them at the crossroads of Dionyssiou Areopagitou, Makriyianni and Vyronos Sts. at the foot of the Acropolis, or at their HQs by the Acropolis metro station at 1 Lempesi St., Acropolis.
tel.: 210 9227 722 or
6948 469749 (mobile).
Find them at the crossroads of Dionyssiou Areopagitou, Makriyianni and Vyronos Sts. at the foot of the Acropolis, or at their HQs by the Acropolis metro station at 1 Lempesi St., Acropolis.
tel.: 210 9227 722 or
6948 469749 (mobile).
What better way to explore Athens than by bike! The City of Athens has already launched a pilot project for its own bike sharing service. The first bicycle rental station operates at the Technopolis cultural complex in Gazi, amid hopes that more will soon be coming. Athens Bikes is a modern, electronically-controlled, shared bicycle scheme, operated with a prepaid card. The objective is to offer residents and visitors the opportunity to use the bike for short trips around the center, doing away with the need for motorized transport. In this way, traffic in the city can be reduced ‒ depending on the number of bicycles available for use. The circulation of more bicycles on the roads will also have a positive effect on the drivers of other vehicles, prompting them to reduce speeds in urban areas and thus contributing to a decrease in road accidents. Anyone can use a bicycle after getting a personal card from Technopolis and paying for the amount of time you think you will need it for. The first half hour of use is free and every half hour afterwards costs 50 cents for up to three hours. Since the capacity of the system is limited, it is important the bicycles are used as needed and then be returned to Technopolis to be available to other users. It should just be a matter of time before more stations appear around Athens as the scheme is embraced by more people.
 Athens Classic Electric Bike Tour from: Viator |
 Athens Noon Electric Bike Tour from: Viator |
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City Sightseeing Hop-On Hop-Off Tour
Experience the essential things to do in Athens aboard this City Sightseeing Hop-On Hop-Off bus tour. You'' see all the historical and modern sights of Athens in a comfortable and secure environment, with full commentary provided. Stop at all the major attractions dating from both the ancient times to the present day, including the Acropolis and the Parthenon, the New Acropolis Museum, the National Archaeological Museum and the historic Plaka district! |
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