Where a car takes you from Athens
These are the day trips from Athens on our own pages where a car earns its keep. Trains reach some of them; a car reaches all of them, on your own clock.
- Aegina (Pistachio Island) Aegina in the Saronic Gulf, 40 minutes by ferry from the Piraeus port of Athens, is the PDO pistachio island, the harbour-front taverna lunch
- Nemea (Agiorgitiko Wine Country) Nemea in the Peloponnese, 115 km southwest of Athens, is the Agiorgitiko PDO wine country with two or three winery tastings, a lunch in town and the a
- Hydra (Saronic Island Lunch) Hydra on the Saronic Gulf is the donkey-only island where Athens goes for the harbour-front seafood lunch, a 90-minute Flying Dolphin from Piraeus and
- Spetses (Saronic Island) Spetses in the Saronic Gulf is a longer 2h 15m Flying Dolphin from Piraeus, the smarter island for a long taverna lunch on the Old Harbour and the alm
- Delphi and Arachova Delphi and the adjacent ski town of Arachova on Mount Parnassus, 2h 30m from Athens, run the winter and shoulder-season mountain taverna circuit
- Nafplio (Argolid Town) Nafplio in the Argolid, two hours from Athens, is the seafront town with harbour-front tavernas, the long-running Antica Gelateria di Roma and the cit
Booking a car in Athens
We compare through one partner rather than listing every broker. Desks sit at the airport and in town, and the headline rate below is theirs, not ours.
- From
- USD 3.89 a day
- Desks on site
- Alamo, Avis, Budget, Dollar, Enterprise, Europcar, Firefly, Green Motion
- Pick up at
- Athens Airport · Athens International Airport · Athens Train Station · Athens Bus Station
Rates are the partner's headline price at our last check (2026-10-02) and move with dates, car class and insurance. We earn a commission if you book, at no cost to you.