The Acropolis needs morning entry or you cook - book the 8am slot. Cape Sounion sunset and Delphi day trip are the other picks. Skip midday queues at all costs.
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A full Acropolis ticket costs EUR 30 (EUR 15 reduced) and the site opens at 08:00 year round, closing at 20:00 in summer and 17:00 in winter; the Acropolis Museum is a separate EUR 20 ticket, and the airport metro to Syntagma costs EUR 9.
A full ticket to the Acropolis and its Slopes is EUR 30 and a reduced ticket EUR 15. Tickets are sold at the on-site ticket offices and online through the Ministry of Culture's official e-ticketing service, hhticket.gr, which is the safe place to buy timed entry ahead of a summer visit. Source: odysseus.culture.gr.
The Ministry lists summer hours of 08:00 to 20:00 (last entry 19:30) and winter hours of 08:00 to 17:00 (last entry 16:30), with hours shortening gradually through autumn. All state archaeological sites close on Orthodox Easter Sunday and 1 May, and open shorter hours on Good Friday and Holy Saturday. Source: odysseus.culture.gr.
No. The Acropolis Museum is separate: general admission is EUR 20 and reduced EUR 10, with free entry on 6 March, 25 March, 18 May and 28 October. In summer it opens 9am to 8pm Tuesday to Sunday (until 10pm Friday) and 9am to 5pm Monday. Metro Line 2 stops at Akropoli station next to the museum. Source: theacropolismuseum.gr.
A full ticket is EUR 20 (EUR 10 reduced) and covers both the archaeological site and the Museum of the Ancient Agora inside the rebuilt Stoa of Attalos, a short walk downhill from the Acropolis. Source: odysseus.culture.gr.
General admission is EUR 20. Summer hours (4 May to 15 November 2026) are Wednesday to Monday 08:00 to 20:00 and Tuesday 13:00 to 20:00. EU visitors up to 25 and non-EU children up to 18 enter free with ID, and everyone enters free on 6 March, 18 April and 18 May. Source: namuseum.gr.
The Airport Metro ticket costs EUR 9.00 one way (EUR 4.50 reduced) or EUR 16.00 return within 30 days, and Metro Line 3 runs to Syntagma and Monastiraki. The Airport Express bus is EUR 5.50. A 3-day tourist ticket at EUR 20.00 covers unlimited city transport plus one airport round trip, while a regular 90-minute city ticket is EUR 1.20 but not valid on airport routes. Source: oasa.gr.
Facts above come from the official sources linked, checked October 8, 2026. Prices and hours change; confirm with the venue or operator before you go.