Athens Travel Guide - . Many visitors to Greece head straight from Athens International Airport to Piraeus for a ferry to the Greek islands. Schedules change frequently and services are reduced out of season.
Most ships have limited restaurant facilities.
Hydrofoils are a fast alternative to the ferries, although services are more expensive and drastically reduced in adverse weather conditions. The majority of hydrofoils from Piraeus are Flying Dolphins run by the Ceres Company . There is also an express bus 19 every 30 minutes from the airport to Piraeus. A taxi between the port and either the centre of Athens or the airport will cost about Dr1000. A surcharge of Dr150 is charged for journeys to or from the port.