The hop on hop off tour for 2 days was okay. The New Acropolis Museum was great, no waiting at the box office. We recommend.
The Complete Athens City Pass was worth the cost for getting to see many wonderful sights in Athens. Would be even a better deal if it extended to an extra day, because we were not able to see everything we wanted within 72 hours.
The Pass is worthwhile for the Hop-on / Hop-off buses and for the Acropolis Museum, we did not have time to use the shopping percents. We are all routes driven by bus, Metro is not needed.
Convenient pass, you can go on every public transport also from/to airport and city tour bus. But best of all: no need to queue at the Acropolis and the museum.
I was in Athens for a few days so the tour bus which had 4 routes were pretty good. I also went to the new Acropolis Museum. Overall, it was a good experience. Also, I didn't expect Athens to have some nice views.
You have to be on the road to get the price "reinzuholen", but if you have the passport, you can just get in and out.
The pack was well organised. Especially like the large map.
Found Athens to be a beautiful place to visit. Really enjoyed the sights and food there.
Classic Pass would have worked just as well as the Complete. Museum Pass and Hop On Hop Off bus were the best part of the City Pass. Utilized Metro Pass just once during the trip, but it is very easy to use. Museum Pass made visiting all the sites very easy and remember you don't need to wait in line, you have the ticket in your package if you select Classis or Complete. Hop On Hop Off bus great way to the city and surrounding. Blue Line= City, Red=Port, Green=Coast/Beaches. Blue and Green were the best way to get around.
The Athens City Pass give you a good enter at the Acropolis at the south gate. If you want a quick visit go on Sunday morning early and you have no waiting time. Also the hop-on/off bus with three route was very nice because you have time for two days and I enjoyed it very well.
In a nutshell:
Athens IS Acropolis. Why a Turbopass?
I had the classic, it is valid for 3 x 24 hours. It brought me from the airport into the city and back again.
We visited the Acropolis, used the hop on hop off bus to know a lot about Athens, and we hopped off to visit the marvelous little shops, using the metro or tram to come home.
I would have preferred a separate ticket for the Airport, to have an advantage on an extended stay.
3 x 24h is too short to take advantage of all that the card is offering.
To have it in the pocket is a good thing, would buy it again on a next trip.
I spent great days in Athens with my family and the offers, which are included in the City Pass, were well used. Only did many employees not know the pass and they had to be cleared up which was a bit tedious at times.
We got the classic pass, we made good use of it visiting the Acropolis & Parthenon, which was beautiful. There are plenty of photo opportunities as there is a panoramic view of Athens. We also did the bus tours, which was a convenient way of seeing lots of Athens quickly. We also made use of the buses and metro, which were simple to navigate. I couldn't fault the pass itself, as it was delivered quickly and did everything described in a convenient bundle.
The pass was very useful because it relieved you of carrying a lot of cash about. It did not cover all the museums but was not too problematic.
I would have liked a bus route plan, as the busses were more convenient for my hotel .
I was quite satisfied with the turbopass. It almost got us in everywhere we wanted. It is not well known for the Museums personnel yet, but in the end we got in \"free\" with the card. The only thing I missed, the entrance ticket for the ancient Olympic stadium which was renewed for the 2004 Athens Olympic Games.
What is a bit disturbing: The transfer ticket should apply more than 72 hours, when the PASS is designed for about 5 days.
we bought Athens pass for 2 days which is all inclusive. it included hop-on, hop-off and access to certain museums ( it does not include New Acropolis museum) and we got discount for one day cruise to visit 3 islands. Discount part was good.
But we were not happy with the hop-on hop-off service as the bus was irregular, on first day, the bus did not take the prescribed route, deviated , went all around and reached our destination Monastiriki after almost 45 minutes.
expensive, for the value it provides.
I found getting the actual pass expensive. I had to have it sent by post to Australia: an expensive operation. I found getting the free public transport was useful for 72 hours. However, I didn't have time to see all the things I wanted to, so I felt overall the pass was expensive. Perhaps if more museums and events could be free with the pass, it would be worth it. For example, if there were an ancient Greek play showing, I would have gone to see it, but only if it were covered (even discounted) by the pass.
The pass itself is a great thing. But the city tour was the worst I've ever done. Little information and long periods of silence, where it would have been time to tell a little more. The two city tours should actually work with Google electronic translations, which is really bad. The guide thought it was so bad that it made it an individual guide. This in turn was absolutely awesome (the more so, since he was not a "trained" guide), so we made both tours in a row (thanks at this point to this great guide whose name I unfortunately do not know). But it was a good thing to come to him ... Everything else worked very well and is highly recommended.
The good experiences of the years before could not be fulfilled this time. Why? Because the passport was not complete, because I could not "explain" it to anyone in advance, because a solution was secured for me, but I have not been in contact for two weeks. The truth is: All the staff were very polite and willing. Whether my problem (I had to buy tickets in Athens for!) Was solved, my credit card statement will tell me.
Unfortunately, the passport for athens does not hold what I thought. I had only good experiences with the passports in Rome and London. In Athens, I was disappointed. Unfortunately, only the local traffic and the acropolis was there. I had to pay all the temple facilities on site even though it was in the description. At least I read it that way. That was very annoying. And so I could have saved myself the pass also.
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