Dear Participants,
In order to get to your hotel as
smooth as possible, you may want to follow the instructions below. There are a few
ways to get to central
As soon as you are done with customs
at
The metro (line 3, depicted in blue)
begins at the Airport and ends in Monastiraki. The
first metro leaves the airport at 6:30 am and the last one at 23:30 pm. Trains
depart from the airport station at every hour and at every hour and half (6h30,
7h00, 7h30, …). The tickets costs 6 € for a single
trip (only 3 € for over 65 year citizens, in these cases a proof of age may
have to be produced), but it is possible to buy group tickets if you travel in
pairs or in threes (10 € ticket for two people travelling together, 15 € ticket
for three people, no group ticket for larger groups). This ticket is valid for
until midnight of the day, that it is validated, for unlimited rides with all
means of urban public transportation and it doesn’t need re-validation. Once
you get your ticket you are requested to validate it in the machines that you
will find as you walk downstairs to the platforms. Please note that trains from the Suburban Rail System also depart from
the airport at the same station that the metro. You do not want to get onto
the suburban trains, as they would take you to Larissis
train station, which is a bit far from the centre.
Once in the metro, you must go until
“Syntagma” station (it takes about 40 minutes
from the airport). Once there, change to line 2 (depicted in red) direction “Agios Dimitrios” and get out at
the next station (“Akropolis”). From there simply walk to the hotel
(see map).
All instructions in
If you arrive late at night (between
23h30 and 6h30) you can also go to Syntagma square by
the X95 bus line, which operates 24
h per day (there are services every ca.
20 minutes). The single ticket is 2.90 € (no bus group tickets), that has to be
bought in bus ticket outlets just in front of the bus stop or by the driver.
Validate the ticket inside the bus (once validated, the ticket is valid for 24
hours for all transportation fares in
Alternatively, you may prefer to
hire a taxi. A taxi trip from the airport to the hotel will cost you 20-30 €,
perhaps more depending on local traffic. If you decide to hire a taxi, you may
negotiate a fixed fare with the driver (do not expect to pay less than 25-30
€).
CONFERENCE SITE
To get to the conference site from the hotel you need ~20 min on foot (with a good sense of direction, or a map in your hands), or 6-8 min by getting back to the metro station “Acropolis” direction “Agios Antonios” and getting off two stops later at metro station “Panepistimio” (both stops are on the same red metro line). Get a regular ticket (0.70 €) and validate it before entering the train. Once out of the train follow the direction "National Library/Academia" to exit the station, then follow the directions on the map. To return to the hotel, enter metro station “Panepistimio” direction “Agios Dimitrios” and exit two stops later at metro station “Acropolis”.
Keep in mind that there are daily passes for all means of public transportation (3
DINNERS
On Friday 30th evening we’ll have dinner at Strofi Tavern (25 Rovertou Galli St, corner with Propyleon St). On Saturday 1st we’ll have dinner at Akropol restaurant (3 Filomoussou St, ). Please find both places located in the map for your convenience.
Good luck and enjoy your stay in
Athens.