14 Chalkokondili & 28 October
Athens
GREECE
106 77
Tel: (0030) 210 3320100
Fax: (0030) 210 3320200
Bookings by telephone (from Greece): 210 33 20 109
Bookings by telephone (from outside Greece): See list of telephone numbers
Webs: www.solmelia.com ; www.melia-athens.com
E-mail:melia.athens@solmelia.com
Location
Mere minutes from transport links, Meliá Athens is located in the heart of the Greek capital, a stone’s throw from the centrally located Omonoia Square and its metro station.
The hotel enjoys an enviable position for both business and leisure travelers, being at very short walking distance from the National Archaeological Museum, Greek Parliament on Constitution square and National Library.
| What is the distance to… | Distance | Time |
| National Archaeological Museum | 300 m (walking distance) |
2 minutes |
| House of Parliament | 1 km (by taxi) | 10 minutes |
| Syntagma Square | 1.5 km (by taxi or metro line 2) | 10 minutes |
| Kolonki Square (shopping) | 1.5 km (by taxi or metro line 2) | 10 minutes |
| Acropolis | 2 km (by taxi or metro line 2) | 20 minutes |
| Plaka Old Town | 2 km (by taxi or metro line 2) | 20 minutes |
| Monastiraki Flea Market | 2 km (by taxi or metro line 2 * metro line 1) | 20 minutes |
| National Gallery | 2 km (by taxi or metro line 3) | 20 minutes |
| Olympic Stadium | 15 km (45 minutes by metro line 1- Direction Kifissia – Metro line 1 from Omonoia station) | 25 minutes |
| The Port of Piraeus | 8 km (by taxi or metro line 1) | 30 minutes |
| Athens Airport | 35 km (by all means of transport) | 40-45 minutes |
| National Library | 500 m (walking distance) | 5 minutes |
The public transports available from the hotel are the following:
Metro: Metro line 2 direction to Syntagma. Then change line 3 with direction to Athens International Airport
Train Stations: Larissa station Suburban railway direction to Athens International Airport
Tram: Syntagma square to visit South suburbs of Athens (suburbs near the sea)
Other: Tourist Bus etc "Athens Sightseeing Public Bus Line 400" Buses are leaving every one tour from 09:00 16:00 Panepistimiou Street (from hotel clients are taking metro line 2 direction to Syntagma and they stop at Panepistimio station.
Directions:
To/From “E. Venizelos” Athens International Airport
By bus: Right outside the Departures Hall, there is the central bus station of the Express line buses (X95 Direction to Syntagma and then metro line 2 to Omonoia). The same applies from the hotel to the airport can take you to the Athens city center, the Piraeus port or the central suburban bus station. Traveling time approximately 1:45min
By metro: You can use the metro from the airport and specifically the blue line to reach the city center Sintagma station and then change to res line to Omonoia.. Itineraries are quite often and the journey to the center of Athens is lasts approximately 40 minutes.
By taxi: There is a taxi station right outside the Departures Hall that is available 24 hours a day. Please keep in mind that there is a minimum charge for your transfer to any destination and you should also know that you will be asked to pay the Attiki Odos highway tolls too. Traveling time: 40-45minutes
Traveling by car from: The access to the airport is very easy and there is excellent signing to lead you to the airport or the city centre. The main access is through the Attiki Odos highway. Travelling time:40-45minutes
By train: The suburban railway station uses the same platform as the metro. You can reach the city center by switching at some point to the metro Larissa station red line with direction to Omonoia. Travelling time: 30-35 minutes