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There are two airports in Balıkesir as Balıkesir Central Airport and Balıkesir Edremit Koca Seyit Airport. Edremit Koca Seyit Airport is 90km away from the city center. The Central Airport is only 5km away from the city center. However, most of the flights at the Central Airport are made during the May-October period.

Bus

In order to get to the Koca Seyit Airport from the city center, you firstly need to pass through Edremit, Ayvalık and Burhaniye districts. You can get to Koca Seyit Airport from there by taking private public buses. It is easier to reach Balıkesir Central Airport compared to other options. You can reach the airport by private public buses leaving from the city center.

Taxi

Taking a taxi is one of the most convenient options to reach the Central Airport from the city center. The distance between the airport and the city center is short and you can reach there by pay an affordable taxi fare.

Minibus

Another transportation option is to board the “Körfez Birlik” minibuses passing through Izmir-Canakkale route. You can easily arrive at Koca Seyit Airport by taking these minibuses.

Airport Information

Transportation to Balıkesir and its surroundings is provided through Balıkesir Edremit Koca Seyit Airport. At the airport, there are stores where you can shop and a cafeteria where you can spend your time.

The capital of Greece, Athens, is one of the cities that informs much of today with its history and culture, and for this reason attracts millions of tourists from all over the world. Over 15 million visitors pass through the only airport of Athens, Elefterios Venizelos International Airport. It’s possible to reach Athens centre, located 20 km away from the airport by metro, train, taxi, rental car, and bus. 

Bus

Elefterios Venizelos International Airport is one of the airports with the most convenient methods of reaching the city centre. You can reach the central locations of Sintagma Square, Athena Academy, and Agios Fanourious by taking the X95 from the bus stops located in front of the airport administration building. The journey to the city centre should take around an hour. Once you are at the 16th stop, Evangelismos Hospital, you can take either walk, or take the 732 bus for three stops, to reach Sintagma Square.

You can also reach various areas in Athens from the airport by taking buses 54, 608, 622, 732, and 815.

Train – Metro

There’s been a recent switch in Athens from Greek to Latin alphabet for station names, however the Latin alphabet is not yet used everywhere. This is why it’s probably a good idea to keep an idea of how many stops you need to go when using public transport. You should pay attention to this detail is you take the train from Venizelos Airport to the centre.

The M3 line goes all the way to Sintagma from the airport. Sintagma is the 15th stop. Once you’ve reached Sintagma Square, the home of the Greek Parliament, then you can reach Omonia, another important centre, in just 3 stops by taking the metro. There is also a train line going directly to Port Pire from the airport.

Taxi

It’s possible to reach everywhere in the city by taking a taxi from the airport, however the fixed fare is only applied to Sintagma, Monastiraki, and Omonia. The good conversation of Athenian taxi drivers can be an additional bonus.

Car Rental

You can explore the various areas of Athens and Greece by renting a car at Venizelos Airport. The airport does offer its own car rental service alongside the many car rental agencies. Once you’ve rented your car you should travel 9km along the A64 and then join up with the Attiki highway. This will take you directly to centre of Athens.