Some of the options included in the pass (discounts and offers) didn't particularly interest us. For the attractions, access to the Ancient Agora and the Panthenaic Stadium is missing, to make the offer complete. Access to public transport is great, even if you have to go to the center to pick up the tickets. Over the 3 days, we were able to visit the Acropolis and its museum, and the Herakleidon Museum. We were also able to enjoy a Big Bus tour, which was a pleasant way to discover the city with explanations in French. Using the pass is quite simple. We simply encountered a bug when booking the Big Bus; but after contacting the service, the problem was resolved within the hour.
I bought the public transport add on - brilliant value - but you have to find the office issuing tickets , which is in an odd side street which looks a bit grim . Once there thought the process is easy !
We made the most of the hop on/off bus.
The Acropolis ticket doesn’t mean you don’t have to queue and don’t bother getting there early as you have to stick to your chosen time.
Goof pass for Athens. However, need to claim all the official ticket. The code given can't be use straight away.
The metro ticket office is closed in the weekend, so I can't claim my ticket at all!
Since the museums were included in the price, depending on how you book, it's fine. Check if the route to the airport is included; that's important. Use the pass; you don't need a taxi; you can get everywhere by metro, tram, and bus.
very convenient for museum access.
Tickets for acropole \"did not work\" (some possible bug issue) but were reimbursed without problems.
Everything went well with the tickets. The one-day cruise is too expensive. Otherwise OK. Collecting the bus tickets was an adventure.
The City Pass is really good. You don't have to queue, but can often just get into the sights via a "fast lane". What was a bit confusing and annoying for us was that it said that the pass was valid for 5 days. We assumed that this meant that we could go into the different sites multiple times - but that didn't work! So we visited one of the excavation sites too late and couldn't go back the next day. What a pity!!!
Skip the queue on major sites in athens, easy to book, extra island hop day was fabulous! I went with 4 day pass and broke up places to go based on location so I could do together with no fuss. Didn't use public transport much or the hop on and off bus as walking around is so easy and fun! These would be fabulous though in hotter or wet weather.
We were able to visit the different sites and museums in peace. Athens in October is good: not too hot, not too many people. Be careful: there are 2 archaeological museums and only one is on the list!
Everything we wanted to visit was included and we had no probem with the entrances.
Having also the tickets for public transport was very good. The only inconvenient was that the tickets had to be personally picked up from the public transport building.
We took the Athens City Pass as a couple for our stay in Athens in September 2024. Very interesting for the visits even if no queue jump for the Acropolis. Very interesting for the metro but on the other hand, not at all practical at the time of all online to go and get the transport ticket for the entire stay, look carefully where it is ... Bus circuit not really appreciated on our side.
We did the Hop On Hop Off bus tour. The rating is 4 rather than 5 because the French language did not work even though the selector allowed it. We loved being able to book our Acropolis tour time in advance with the pass. We also liked having the pass on the phone.
The Athens Turobopass is definitely recommended, we had a lot of fun with it but keep in mind that A: you cannot activate the public transport ticket during the weekend so if you arrive on Friday evening you can only get your ticket at the counter on Monday morning. B: you cannot travel all the way to the airport with this public transport ticket, (the last zone is NOT included...) it is stated in the description but because so much information is given you can easily overlook this and the result is a fine for fare dodging because there are checks calculated at that last zone... And that is a bit sour at the end of your holiday. Otherwise it was really great, we also did the cruise where you visit three islands, definitely recommended, delicious food on the way and a wonderful experience where we even spotted dolphins!
It was great having the 3 day Athens pass during our stay in Athens. The pass allowed us to see so many sites & museums we were interested in seeing without additional costs. The on & off bus was amazing. We got to see so much of Athens simply by riding the bus, which comes with a recor.ded guided tour. There didn't seem to be an express line for the Acropolis. Other reviewers noted the difficulty in finding the passes & we had similar issues, but persevere you will find the on-line passes. Have fun!
Take it without hesitation if you don't want to bother waiting in line. The negative is having to collect the transport passes from an agency in Athens from the 1st day. Depending on where your hotel is located you will have to walk (about 35 mins for us) or pay for the metro in addition (depending on the distance from your hotel, it's better). Otherwise, everything was perfect, even the yellow bus was nice
The complete package is a great idea and saves a lot of time. One thing though is that you have to be aware to go and see the main attractions on the same day, meaning that if you don´t do it on that day, you will need to pay again. It says on the PDFs that you receive by email, but you can miss it.
The option of public transport I think is great, saved me a lot of walking. The metro is very easy to use and the buses will get you anywhere.
Hope on, hop off bus also helps you move around the city. Tip, you can get to the ports and the Athenian Rivera using the bus.
One huge miss is the Panathenaic Stadium as it is not included in the City pass, have that in mind.
WE DID ALL OF ATHENS ON FOOT BUT IT WOULD HAVE BEEN PREFERABLE TO HAVE A LITTLE MORE DAY ON THE BUS WITH MULTIPLE STOPS TWO DAYS IT’S TOO SHORT
It was unclear that for some attractions you had to pick up your ticket with the turbopass. But the personal at the attraction was kind and helpful
We had the bad luck we were in Athens during Greek orthodox eastern, but we could use the pass to our advantage. Used the hop on/ hop off bus for the full 2 days and seen a lot of the museums around the place were we stayed.
Athens you took our hearts.
Loved the full 5 day we were there.