Visitor Information
The Concert Hall is situated at the corner of Vas. Sofias Avenue and Kokkali St. This is a location most people know and you’ll find it easy to get to. If you come by taxi, just tell the driver you want the Concert Hall. He won’t need any further directions!
You can also get here by public transport from any part of Athens:
- By metro, it’s just two minutes from the Concert Hall Metro Station to the door of the Concert Hall
- By bus, buses Ε14, Α5 and 550 stop right in front of the Concert Hall
- By electrically driven bus, buses 10 and 3 stop right in front of the Concert Hall
Visitors to Athens can easily find the Concert Hall:
- From the airport you can take bus Χ95, or a 35 minute ride on the Metro will bring you to the Concert Hall
- From the railway station, it’s just 30 minutes to the Concert Hall Metro station
- From Piraeus it’s just a few minutes ride on the Metro.
If you come by car you can park in the Concert Hall’s new three-level parking facility, which has spaces for 750 cars. The entrance is on Kokkali St. and the facility is open from 6am to 2am every day.
For more information, call 210 728 2311.
MEGARON, THE ATHENS CONCERT HALL
Vas. Sofias Ave. & Kokkali St. 1, 115 21 Athens
T +30 210 728 2000
Box Office
Monday to Friday: 10:00–18:00, excluding public holidays.
On performance days, Monday to Friday: 10:00 until the start of the performance.
Saturdays and Sundays, when performances are scheduled: from two hours before the start of the performance.
OPENING HOURS
PARKING
A state-of-the-art parking facility in the centre of Athens.
The Athens Concert Hall’s three-level underground parking facility has spaces for 750 cars, and a total surface area of 32,000 square metres. Equipped with state-of-the-art entry-exit systems it is open every day and available for all, regardless of which events are being staged. The facility is fully signed for the convenience of drivers and pedestrians, and has 15 dedicated spaces for persons with special needs on each level.
The facility is open from 6am to 2am every day.
The charge is 5€ for the first three hours, and 1 € for each extra hour from 6 a.m. and up to one hour before the performances opening.
For holders of tickets for events at the Concert Hall, the total charge is 5 €. The maximum permitted parking time is from one hour before the event begins to one hour after it ends.
Just a short walk from the Metro station, with its entrance on Kokkali St., the Concert Hall parking facility is the ideal place to leave your car while you visit the centre of Athens.
For more information call us on +30 210 728 2311.
Free Wi-Fi
Wireless Internet at the Athens Concert Hall is free and accessible in all areas of the Concert Hall.
You can relax in the Concert Hall foyers, enjoy a coffee or a drink, before or after the performance, and surf the net or check your email using your laptop or smart-phone.
To log on:
- Search for wireless networks
- Choose the OMMA network
- Start up your browser programme to connect to the internet
To choose the Concert Hall wireless network you will need a laptop or smart-phone. Unfortunately there is no wi-fi access from the garden or Fuga restaurant.
Accessibility
There is easy access to the Concert Hall for the disabled, and there are specially designed restrooms on all levels, as well as trolley bars.
If you are arriving from Vas. Sofias Ave., use the ramp at the entrance to access the ticket office and foyer. From here you can take the lift to stalls entrances 2 and 3 if you are attending an event in the Christos Lambrakis Hall, or the internal lift to entrance 1 if your event is in the Dimitris Mitropoulos Hall. Both these venues have a specially designated space to accommodate three wheelchairs.
If you are attending an event in the Alexandra Trianti Hall, Nikos Skalkotas Hall or Banquet Hall, or if you wish to visit the exhibition area, conference facilities or Lilian Voudouri Music Library, there is a ramp at the new entrance on Vas. Sofias St., leading to the main foyer, from where there are ramps and lifts to all areas.
To get to the Alexandra Trianti Hall you will take the internal lift at entrance 5, which brings you to stalls entrance 1, where there is a specially designated area for 3 wheelchairs. In the Nikos Skalkotas Hall there is space for 2 wheelchairs, while the Banquet Hall has a level floor and no fixed seats.
If you come to the Concert Hall by car, you can park in the special disabled parking places on all three levels of the Concert Hall parking facility. Then follow the special signs to the lifts, from where you can access all areas of the Concert Hall.
There is also access to the gardens of the Concert Hall and Fuga restaurant, either from V. Sofias St. or from Kokkali St.
When you book tickets for an event at the Concert Hall, please let the booking office staff know if you have a disability, so that they can seat you appropriately in the auditorium.
The Concert Hall has a special wheelchair and attendant available to help those with impaired mobility. Please telephone before your visit to make arrangements with the Public Areas Department.
You can call the Department on +30 210 7282324. They will be happy to provide any information or clarification you require.
The Concert Hall was the recipient of a Helios award (public buildings category) from the European Commission, in recognition of its provision for the disabled.
AGES
Events at Megaron the Athens Concert Hall welcome children over 6 years old, unless otherwise specified.
PHOTOGRAPHY - FILMING
During performances, recording, photographing or filming are strictly prohibited.
Megaron the Athens Concert Hall photographs and/or films events for archival use. Your attendance is considered as consent.
FAQs
Can children attend performances at Megaron?
Events at Megaron the Athens Concert Hall welcome children over 6 years old, unless otherwise specified.
Can I make online bookings at any time of day?
You can book online 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Online and telephone advance sales begin the same day with advance box office sales at 10.00.
Can I make sure I get the best seats when I purchase my tickets online?
Yes, the system allows you to select the seats of your choice when you book online. You can also check the 360 view of your selection by pressing the 360 button on the floor plan.
How do I pick up tickets I have booked online?
It is not necessary to pick up tickets you have purchased online. You can download the pdf file and print it or store it on your smartphone. The pdf file contains as many pages as the tickets you have purchased.
If you want to, you can collect tickets you’ve booked online or by phone from the Concert Hall ticket offices every day, during working hours. All you have to do is show your ID card. Also, there is a special area in the foyer where you can pick up tickets an hour before the performance.
Can I be sure that my credit card details will be safe if I book online?
Because security is so important, special procedures have been developed to protect online transactions. The most effective and widely used method is the automatic encryption of sensitive information – and this is the procedure followed by the Concert Hall. The number and other details of your credit card are automatically converted into encrypted form. This procedure is completed before the information leaves the user’s computer. The information is sent in encrypted form to its final destination – the bank’s computer. There the details are deciphered and used, automatically, and with the bank taking full liability. The transaction is completed and notification of the ticket purchase is sent back to the customer, again automatically and in encrypted form. All procedures relating to the encryption are certified by companies specializing in the field.
What if I’m late to the performance?
Once the performance has commenced there is no admission to the auditorium until the intermission (if the programme includes an intermission).
Where can I obtain printed material about the Concert Hall events (annual and quarterly programmes of events)?
There are display cases with the quarterly programmes of events in all the Concert Hall foyers.
Where are programmes available for particular events?
There are programme sales points in the foyers of all the various halls, and on all levels.
Where is the cloakroom?
Each hall has its own cloakroom. That of the Christos Lambrakis Hall is in the ground floor foyer; that of the Alexandra Trianti Hall in the stalls foyer, those of the Dimitris Mitropoulos, Nikos Skalkotas and Banquet Halls outside their respective foyers.
When is applause welcome?
For artists, applause is the greatest reward – at the end of the work. Between parts, this spontaneous display of admiration breaks up the performers’ concentration.
Applause is welcome at the end of each piece.
Where is the bar?
There are regular bars or trolley bar service on each level.
What should I do if I need to cough during a performance?
Scientific studies have shown that the noise of a cough is reduced by 70% if you use a handkerchief to cover your mouth. Paper handkerchiefs and sweets are available from the Concert Hall canteens.
Can I smoke?
Smoking is not allowed in the Megaron buildings. There are designated smoking areas in the garden, on the Kokkali St. side, for those attending events in the Christos Lambrakis Hall, in the Atrium of the Muses, for those in the Alexandra Trianti Hall, and outside the building at the Vas. Sofias. St. entrances.
When is the parking facility open and how much does it cost?
Open: from 6am to 2am. The first three hours cost 3 Euro, and each additional hour 1 Euro from 6 am and up to one hour before the performances opening.
Ticket holders are charged 5 Euro to park from one hour before the performance to three hours after it is over. Payment must be made on arrival.
Please note that entrance to the parking is on a first-come first-served basis and is not guaranteed on days with multiple performances.
How do I get to the parking facility?
The vehicle entrance (cars and motorbikes) is on Kokkali St. If you have parked and wish to retrieve your vehicle you can use the lift next to the escalator of the new Concert Hall building.
Please note that entrance to the parking is on a first-come first-served basis and is not guaranteed on days with multiple performances.