Classic route
Proastiakos Airport Line
Piraeus → Athens Airport · Greece
Proastiakos Airport Line in pictures
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- Distance
- 48 km
- Fastest time
- ≈ 1 h 10 min
- Average speed
- 41 km/h
- Top speed
- 160 km/h
- Operator
- Hellenic Train ↗
- Train
- Siemens Desiro (460)
- Countries
- Greece
- In service since
- 2004
Figures are published values, not live data · corrections log
Port to plane on one ticket: from Piraeus through central Athens, then east along the Attiki Odos motorway median to the airport at Spata.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 8467445 — the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within under 25 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 5 m from it
- Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits under 100 m from the shape of R 1206
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
- See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it
How long is the Proastiakos Airport Line?
The Proastiakos Airport Line runs 48 km from Piraeus to Athens Airport.
How long does the Proastiakos Airport Line take?
The fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 1 h 10 min for the 48 km. That is an average of 41 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 160 km/h.
Who runs the Proastiakos Airport Line?
Hellenic Train, with Siemens Desiro (460).
How old is the Proastiakos Airport Line?
The line has been in service since 2004. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
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