Europe Disabled Travel Advice, Accessible Tours Hotels, Accessible Holidays, Disabled Guided Tours By www.sagetraveling.com. Getting around Athens can be challenging for people with mobility issues because the presence of numerous hills and many cobblestone areas. Here we have provided an overview on the accessible transportation in Athens.

1. Accessible Transportation in Athens
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2. Accessible transportation in Athens is as good or better than any
major city in Europe.
• While there are many other cities with accessible busses, Athens is the
only city I have visited in Europe where ALL of the subway stations have
elevators.
• Consequently, wheelchair users and people with other disabilities have
multiple options for accessible transportation in Athens.
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3. Getting around Athens can be challenging for people with mobility
issues because the presence of numerous hills and many cobblestone
areas.
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4. When I visited Athens, I recorded which streets were flat and which
ones were uphill wherever I went. Book a hotel here and I'll send you a
copy.
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5. While there are wheelchair ramps at most, but not all, sidewalk street
intersections, many of these ramps have been poorly maintained and
have broken concrete. Many of them are steeper than those found in the
USA and UK.
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6. • I would recommend getting a useful map before you leave for Athens.
• These Pop-Out maps are the best ones for navigating European cities.
• This one actually contain several maps including one that shows the
Athens subway system:
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7. Accessible Busses in Athens
Although I have read that all of the busses are accessible in Athens, I didn't
actually use them when I was there. The subway system was so easy to
navigate and use that using the busses are not essential. If you need to
plan your trip by bus, you can find the bus map here: www.oasa.gr
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9. Subway/Metro
• The subway system in Athens is fully accessible. There are elevators at
each of the stations.
• Sometimes they are positioned on the sidewalk; sometimes they are in
the middle of a plaza, and sometimes they are in a nearby building.
• Typically there is an elevator to lead you down to the ticket booth and a
separate elevator to get down to the platform.
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10. Different elevators lead to different subway tracks. The subway
direction is identified by the final stop, so you will need to look for signs
that list the subway number and the correct direction. Escalators are
also found throughout the subway stations.
Subway map: www.amel.gr
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11. Accessible Trams
There are some modern trams in Athens but they do not run through the
main tourist sections of the city. I am unsure of their accessibility.
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12. Accessible Taxis in Athens
You will have no problems waving down a normal taxi in Athens. If you
need an accessible taxi, you can find them here: www.specialtaxi.com.
You should definitely use a taxi to get you to the entrance of the Acropolis
due to the uphill cobblestone path leading to it.
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