The 6 Best Athens Shore Excursions from Piraeus

1.Athens Shore Excursion: Athens and Piraeus Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 617 reviews · 1 hour 50 minutes (approx.) · from $26Our pick

See Athens from an open-top double-decker bus, with routes for the city center, Piraeus, and the Beach Riviera. Use recorded commentary in 13 languages, hop off near the Acropolis, museums, beaches, and ports, then rejoin the next bus. Choose a 24 or 48-hour pass.

“I thought the bus was to leave at 8:30 am...nope 8:55 pm. I knew I should have used the blue buses. They left promptly and had the next bus ready to pull in. The same thing happened at Acropolis waiting for the bus and waiting in line saw two other blue buses load and go.”

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2.Essential Athens Full Day Private Tour – Best Shore Excursion

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 168 reviews · 8 to 9 hours (approx.) · from $229Top rated

Spend 8 to 9 hours seeing Athens by private vehicle with pickup from your hotel or Piraeus port. Your English-speaking driver can tailor the day, with popular guides such as Mario, George, Makis, and Dominic available by request when scheduling permits. Entrance fees and a licensed site guide cost extra.

“Our tour guide operator, George (?) gave is a very extensive tours of all the major historical sites in Athens. Our tour guide provide grat historical information for all the sites.”

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3.Athens Shore Excursion: Acropolis Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 131 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $136

Travel from Piraeus into Athens by arranged taxi, then walk from Syntagma through the National Gardens, Parliament, Zappeion, Temple of Zeus, Plaka, and the Acropolis. Guides such as Apollon, Dori, Dorina, and Aristotle have led tours noted for strong history, mythology, and patient pacing.

“I should have read this tour better. I was surprised that the price of the tour didn't include the entrance fees52 euros for the two of us that had to be paid in cash at the start of the tour. The tour guide we had was very good, but once we got to the top of the Acropolis, half of the group had purchased a different tour that also went to Acropolis museum. We didn't have that tour so the guide said goodby to use at the top of the Acropolis and we had to make our own way back to the meeting place to get the cabs back to…”

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4.From Cruise Port: The Acropolis & Athens Highlights Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 61 reviews · from $101

From Piraeus, follow an English-speaking guide from Syntagma through the National Gardens, Temple of Zeus, and Acropolis. Guides such as Ani, Angelika, Hermes, and Vicky have led past tours, with free time at the Acropolis and in Plaka.

“The guy was very informative and extremely understanding when the heat became a problem for me. The transportation was amazing! Because we were a little early we were even able to stop and see a local Greek Orthodox Church holding a session. The driver was even kind enough to come back and pick us up earlier than planned when I was sick from the heat. Even stopping to pick up aloe for my sunburn on the way back to the ship. Given everything that happened we could not have asked for a better trip.Read more”

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5.From Cruise Port: Athens City, Acropolis & Acropolis Museum

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 27 reviews · 5.5 hours · from $128

Meet your guide at Syntagma Station for a city walk through Parliament Square, the National Gardens, Zappeion, and the Temple of Zeus, then enter the Acropolis and Acropolis Museum with guided commentary. Port transfers are included, but choose the ticket option carefully.

“Our tour guide was excellent! We had a wonderful time. The tour needed a lunch break… say half an hour. Would suggest half an hour less time in the Archeological Museum.”

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6.Athens Private Group Shore Excursion

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 18 reviews · 4 hours

See Athens with a private guide and luxury air-conditioned minibus, from the Acropolis and Parthenon to the Temple of Zeus and Panathenaic Stadium. You get hotel or port pickup, water, Wi-Fi, free time, and a flexible four-hour route, but Acropolis tickets cost extra and must be bought separately.

“PePe was our guide, very knowledgeable and passionate about Athens and history, especially about the musuem pieces. We are a bit hard of hearing and she had no mic/amplifier so unfortunately half of our group couldn't hear the details and became disinterested.... so I would suggest headsets for future”

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