Piraeus: how to get there and around
Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.
Piraeus is a city of 163,688 people in Greece (Attica), 29 m (95 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport (ATH), 26 km (16 mi) from the centre. It is a port city: Zea harbor.
Key facts
Daylight in Piraeus runs from about 9 h 35 min a day in late December to 14 h 51 min in late June (computed for 37.94° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Piraeus is served by one airport with scheduled flights. The closest large one is Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport (ATH), 26 km (16 mi) from the centre, whose 13,123-ft runway is long enough for long-haul wide-body aircraft.
Flights to Piraeus: every airport, routes and times
Buses to Piraeus · Driving and car hire · Ferries
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- İzmir, 310 km (Turkey) — flights · buses · car rental
- Athens, 9 km
- Karabağlar, 309 km (Turkey) — buses · car rental
- Bornova, 320 km (Turkey) — buses · car rental
- Karşıyaka, 308 km (Turkey) — buses · car rental
- Konak, 306 km (Turkey) — buses · car rental · ferries
- Thessaloníki, 306 km — buses · car rental
- Manisa, 338 km (Turkey) — buses · car rental
- Çiğli, 305 km (Turkey) — buses · car rental
- Pátra, 171 km — buses · car rental · tours
Twin towns and sister cities: Shanghai, Varna, Baltimore, Worcester, Galați, Marseille, Vilnius, Saint Petersburg, Batumi, Rosario, Odesa, Ostrava, Mariupol.
Common questions
Which airport serves Piraeus?
Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport (ATH), 26 km (16 mi) from the centre.
How big is Piraeus?
About 163,688 people live in Piraeus, across 11 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Piraeus in?
Europe/Athens, currently UTC+3.
What currency is used in Piraeus?
The Euro (EUR). Traffic drives on the right.
Which cities are near Piraeus?
İzmir (310 km), Athens (9 km), Karabağlar (309 km), Bornova (320 km), Karşıyaka (308 km).
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 13 September 2026. Hotel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.