Yes! It is very easy. Since the preparation for the Athens 2004 Olympics, the city's transportation systems have been revamped, transforming Athens into a modern European city. The trains are fast, clean and safe, among the best in Europe at this point. You can take the blue line right from the airport. There is a train departing every 20 minutes or so. The fare is 6 Euros/person. Make sure you get on the "Metro" as opposed to the "Commuter" or "Proastiakos" as the locals call it. You purchase the ticket at the counter and have to validate it in the punching machines available prior to entering the train platform.

The Metro blue line takes approximately 55 minutes to the center of Athens. You need to switch trains (keeping the same tickets, valid for 90 minutes from initial time of validation) at either the Omonoia station, or Monastiraki (the last blue line stop) station to the green (or HSAP) line to Piraeus. It is no more than 25 minutes then from Monastiraki to Piraeus. (BTW, the green line cars are not air-conditioned). So, all in all, including walking and waiting on the train platforms, it should take you about 90-100 minutes from the airport to Piraeus by train, which is the recommended transportation.

Other options include the bus which goes directly to Piraeus (no need to switch buses along the way) as well as a taxi cab. The cab fare to the center of Athens is about 25 Euros. It will be almost twice as much to Piraeus (plus a few Euros extra for the luggage) while the train will cost you 6 X 4 = 24 Euros for a family of 4.

- Andreas