The Acropolis of Athens is certainly up there in regards to must-see places in Athens. If you’re headed this way yourself and you’re wondering about the details, we’ll help. Today, we’ll go over the entry cost, the opening hours and how to get to the Acropolis of Athens.
The Acropolis is one of the most important monuments of both Greece and Europe as a whole. If you’re not familiar, the Acropolis refers to a hill with remains of some of the most famous ancient remains, including the Pantheon. Though there were many ‘acropoleis’ across Greece, as it’s basically a term denoting a hill with buildings on it, the Acropolis of Athens is what we tend to refer to as ‘the’ Acropolis. As far as we know, the most important buildings were raised here in the 5th century BC. In the late Bronze Age, it’s likely that a Myceanean Palace stood on the same hill, so it has been an important spot for quite a while now. It remains one today and you can see it too. Let’s take a look at the practicalities.
Opening hours
When can you enter the Acropolis?
The opening hours of the Acropolis of Athens depends on the season: from April to October, in the summer season, the site’s open from 8am to 8pm. From November to March, so during winter, the site closes three hours earlier, at 5pm. The last entry is half an hour before the closing time.
Of course, there are also a few days when the Acropolis is closed. These are: 1 January, 25 March, 1 May, Easter Sunday and Christmas (25 and 26 December).
You may also be familiar with the fact that there’s an Acropolis Museum on site. That’s certainly so and it has its own little schedule. Here are its opening hours:
- Winter (1 November – 31 March)
- Monday – Thursday: 9am to 5pm
- Friday: 9am to 10pm
- Saturday, Sunday: 9am to 8pm
- Summer (1 April – 31 October)
- Monday: 8am to 4pm
- Tuesday – Sunday: 8am to 8pm
- Friday: 8am – 10pm
It’s closed on the same days as the site itself. The museum itself takes about two hours to visit, so keep that in mind when booking the slot.
Tickets to the Acropolis
How much does it cost to enter the Acropolis?
Currently, tickets bought via the Hellenic Heritage site costs €10 for general admission to the site. You can find them here.
You can also find combined admission tickets with the Pantheon or the other Archeological sites here.
As for the museum, you can find skip-the-line tickets for €12 here.
Entry to the Acropolis is also free on 6 March, 18 April, 18 May, the last weekend of September, 28 October and on every first Sunday of each month from 1 November to 31 March.
Getting to the Acropolis
Entry tips
If you don’t mind the walk, then you can certainly get to the Acropolis from nearly anywhere, given that it towers over Athens like Olympus. If you’d like to use public transport to get there, you can use (many) bus lines, metro line M2, the T6 tram line or any train which ends up at the Phix station.
If you have any physical impairments or you’re in a wheelchair, there’s a special elevator for you at the main entrance. As for what to expect on site, there’s a restaurant, a cloakroom and toilets. Though you can bring very young children with you, the terrain is very pram-unfriendly, so it’d be better to just carry your baby yourself.
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