Greece’s busiest airport is the hub for the domestic carrier Aegean Airlines, and Ryanair also operates a small base here. Flights to Athens operate from all major European cities, and there are also several routes from other continents. The dense network of flights throughout Greece means that the airport also serves as a major transfer hub.

Athens Airport is officially named ‘Eleftherios Venizelos’ after the former Greek Prime Minister.

The terminal is 34 km from the centre of Athens.

Athens Airport is a major hub for several airlines:

• Aegean Airlines – an extensive network of routes across Europe, North Africa and the Middle East, and, in cooperation with Olympic Air, throughout Greece
• Sky Express– competes with Aegean Airlines, particularly on flights to Greek destinations, where it often offers cheaper tickets
• Ryanair– offers flights from Athens to European destinations such as Budapest, Bergamo, London, Vienna, Katowice, Kraków, Malta, Rome, Berlin and many others
• Wizz Air– operates routes to Eastern Europe (e.g. Budapest, Bucharest, Sofia and Katowice), as well as to Abu Dhabi
• Volotea– usually offers the cheapest flights from Athens to Crete and Santorini, and also flies to Italy, France and Croatia

All major airlines from Europe and neighbouring regions, such as Lufthansa, British Airways, KLM, Turkish Airlines, El Al, Iberia and others, fly to Athens.

Scoot offers very cheap long-haul low-cost flights from Athens to Singapore, whilst Delta and United operate long-haul flights to the US, and Qatar Airways and Emirates fly eastwards.