From the centre of Athens:
By taxi: 60-90 minutes depending on the traffic.
By regional bus. Take the bus from Pedion tou Areos at Mavromateon Street close to the National Archaeological Museum and Viktoria Metro Station. It will take you 1.5 hours to get to Rafina from the city centre. It is 35 km and the roads through and out of Athens can get very busy. Note that Pedion tou Areos where the buses depart from is a considerable distance away from the sites Syntagma, Acropolis, Plaka, Monastiraki etc and you will need to get a taxi or public transport to get there.
Alternatively you can take the Metro or bus to the airport and then take the bus to Rafina.
From the Athens International Airport:
By taxi: 40 minutes depending on the traffic. A taxi costs about ⬠30 during daytime.
By regional bus. The line departs from the Arrivals Level, opposite the Sofitel Hotel. The ticket booth for the Athens buses does not sell tickets for Rafina - you just pay on the bus. The bus fee is ⬠3.
From the airport to Rafina: 4:50AM+, 5:40AM, 6:10AM+, 7:05AM, 8:50AM, 10:30AM, 12:15PM, 1PM++, 2:10PM, 3:20PM, 4:45PM, 6PM, 7:20PM, 8:45PM and 10:15PM.From Rafina to the airport: 5:15AM+, 6:05AM, 6:45AM+, 8:00AM, 9:40AM, 11:20AM, 12:15PM++, 1PM, 2:40PM, 4PM, 5:20PM, 6:40PM, 8:00PM and 9:15PM.
+ not on Saturdays and Sundays, ++ not on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays.
A point for the return journey - the bus stop adjacent to the square in Rafina is only served by the Athens buses. If you want the airport bus you must descend the steps to the port road at the other seaside end of the square and the bus stop next to a little newspaper shop is where the airport bus picks you up as it leaves the port.
