Athens Airport “Eleftherios Venizelos” TerminalsThe Athens International Airport has two terminals: The Main Terminal and the Satellite Terminal.
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Athens Airport's LayoutAthens International Airport has two terminals known as the “main terminal” and the “Satellite” terminal. The two terminals are connected through an underground link.
Connecting Flights -- The airport authority advises you to allow a minimum of 45 minutes to make a flight connection; this should be adequate if you arrive and depart from the main terminal and do not have to clear Customs.
If you blew out your headphones on the flight or need a plug adapter there is a Germanos Electronics shop in the airport. The whole thing is pretty well organized and unless you happen to arrive at the same time as bunch of other flights you should be through customs and out the door within 20 minutes of your arrival.
The two ATH airport terminal buildings are connected via an underground passage. Thus, transferring from one terminal to the other is generally considered hassle-free. Conveniently, the between-the-terminals corridor is also equipped with moving walkways.
For international layover flights booked on one airline, two hours is often recommended to make your connection. For international flights on different airlines, the connection time will need to be even greater as you may have to change terminals between the two flights.
How long is customs in Athens? As a general rule 1hr is usually more than enough to clear immigration and get your bags unless there's a huge number of inbounds at the same time. I'd say you're OK with 2 hours between flights everything by going well with more time obviously better.