Popular Airport | Thessaloniki - Makedonia Airport |
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Approximate Flight Duration | 1 hour 10 min |
Approximate Travel Distance | 353 Km |
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Transportation to Airport from Mytilini City Center
Mytilene Intl. Airport
You can reach Odysseas Elytis Airport quite quickly by using the buses and taxis that leave from the centre, or with a rental car, as it is just 8km away from Mytilini city centre.
Bus
The easiest way to get from central Mytilini to Odysseas Elytis Airport is to take the bus. You can find the buses leaving from the most central locations in Mytilini, and they offer a more economic alternative to taking a taxi or renting a car. You can reach Odysseas Elytis Airport in 10-15 minutes.
Taxi
It’s not too expensive to take a taxi in Mytlini so it might be a good idea if you want a comfortable and faster way to reach the airport. You can find a taxi easily anywhere in the city centre and it should cost you 9-12 euro.
Car Rental
You can find more car rental options in Mytilini than what is offered at the airport. To reach Odysseas Elytis Airport with a rental car you need to reserve a car in advance. You can reach Odysseas Elytis Airport in 10-15 minutes.
Airport Information
Odysseas Elytis Airport, also known as Mytilene International Airport, was first opened in 1948. It’s only 8 km from Mytilini centre and has car rental agencies, transfer service counters, travel agencies, ATMs, an exchange bureau, cafés, bars, restaurants, waiting lounges and a tourist information centre.
Transportation to Thessaloniki City Center from Airport
Thessaloniki - Makedonia Airport
Thessaloniki, which has the most crowded population after the capital Athens in Greece, bears the traces of hosting three great civilizations throughout the history. It is possible to come across the traces the Roman Era on a street and see the magnificent Byzantine churches on another street as well as you can come across the historical artifacts of the Ottoman period in the city.
The city, which has become one of the most important attraction centers of the world today with the historical heritage, attracts people with its nightlife as well. The airport of the city was named as Macedonia Airport since the city is known as "Macedonia of Greece". Located in the southern part of the city, this international airport is only 14 kilometers away from the city center. In addition, compared to other airports, Thessaloniki Airport is preferred by many passengers since affordable flight tickets are available for transportation to Europe from the airport. Thessaloniki offers very limited alternatives in terms of public transportation options. You can reach nearly 80 points in the city only by bus.
In addition to the regular bus services, a bus allocated to tourists offers one-hour free sightseeing. Apart from the bus option, another transportation option in the city is to take a taxi. Other than the buses that depart in front of the terminal buildings of the airport, you can go on your journey by taking a taxi or renting a car from the offices in the terminal building.
Taxi
You can prefer to take a taxi if you don’t want to lose time and enjoy a comfortable journey in Thessaloniki that has limited transportation options. You can reach the city center after a taxi journey that takes about half an hour. It is also possible to book a taxi in advance through the website of Yattaxi, which is the contracted taxi company that provides taxi services at the airport.
Bus
Macedonia (Thessaloniki) Airport provides 24-hour uninterrupted bus services every day for the passengers it hosts at the airport. The buses 78, 78A and 78N, which you can take to reach the city center, run at different departure times. The bus number 78A departs once a day at 5 a.m.
The bus number 78 departs every 45 minutes between 5 am and 10 pm. The bus number 78N provides transportation to the city center between 22:30 and 04:30 from the night until the morning. Your journey by these bus lines that allow you to get to the city center and the railway station directly takes about 45 minutes.
Rent a car
The car rental option, which is not preferred so frequently compared to other options for transportation from Macedonia (Thessaloniki) Airport to the city center, is provided inside the terminal buildings. The car rental companies providing this service are Sixt, Europcar, Hertz, Cardelmar and Figame.
