transports

Transports

General ...

The island of Crete is connected with most of the airports in Greece, many European countries and Cyprus, with regular or charter flights. From the two International Airports operating in the island, in Heraklion and in Chania, the airport in Heraklion is closer to Conference site.
Companies that operate regularly and have flights to and from Crete are Air Greece, British Airways, Cronus Airlines, EasyJet, KLM and Olympic Airways (National Greek Air Carrier).
For more information contact

Air Greece (branches in Athens, Boston USA) :
British Airways (flights from London to Athens, or Berlin, Stutgard and Munich to Heraklion)
Cronus Airlines (branches in Athens, London, Paris, Rome, Frankfurt, Munich) :
EasyJet (flights from London Luton to Athens) :
KLM (flights from Amsterdam to Heraklion)
O.A. (Olympic Airways)

In addition, Crete is connected with mainland Greece and quite a few of the Aegean islands, Europe and the rest of the world with a large number of passenger ships (ferry-boats) and freighter ships. There are 6 ports on Crete's northern coast : Kasteli, Hania, Rethymno, Heraklion, Agios Nikolaos and Sitia).
For more information contact :

Anek Lines
Minoan Lines
Strintzis Lines
SuperFast Ferries

By plane

From Athens to Crete

Athens International Airport (AIA) is your most likely port of entry to Greece. All Olympic Airways flights arrive in and depart from the Western Terminal (access via Siggrou Ave.), and all other international flights arrive in and depart from the Eastern Terminal (access via Vouliagmenis Ave.). There is a bus to get you from one terminal to the other. If you get a taxi it roughly costs 1000 DRS (or a little more, depending on your baggage).

If you plan to stay in Athens for a night, you can find general information about transportation in Athens if you click here.

From Crete to ...

From the International Airport of Iraklio there are flights to and from Athens (50 min) and to and from Thessaloniki (1 hr 50 min). The airport is 3,5 km from the city and you can reach it via a taxi or via O.A.'s (Olympic Airways') local buses.
The cost of a single journey by taxi is about 6,000 GRD from the airport.
From Heraklion are scheduled flights also to: Rodos ( >> 40'), Santorini ( >> 40'), Mykonos ( >> 1,10 h), Paros ( >> 1 h)

For more information contact in Heraklion

the airport tel. (081) 282.025
Air Greece tel. (081) 330533, 330074-5
O.A. (Olympic Airways) tel. (081) 225.171-4

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By Ship

From Athens to Crete

There are two lines (Minoan and ANEK) with ships from Athens (Piraeus) to Heraklion (174 nautical miles). The Cretan ships sail from the part of the port called "Agios Dionisios". Minoan lines ship sails at 7:45pm, whereas ANEK lines ship sails at 8:00pm. The passage lasts about 11 hours.
For your transfer from the airport to the port, you may use a taxi; it takes (at most) half an hour and it roughly costs 1500 DRS.

For the prices of the tickets contact directly Minoan Lines web site or the Anek Lines web site.

Phone :

Coastguard of Piraeus tel. (01) 451.1311-19
Anek Lines tel. : (01)
Minoan Lines tel. : (01) 4124800, 4124900, 4125155.

From Crete to ....

From Heraklion to Piraeus (174 nautical miles) there are two to three boats a day in the summer and two in the winter (every 12 hours). Ferryboats connect Heraklion (12 hrs) with Piraeus, directly and also connect Crete with Thessaloniki (24 hrs). There also are connections with Piraeus (23 hrs), stopping at several Cyclades Islands, like Santorini, Sikinos, Folegandros, Milos and Sifnos. Hydrofoils connect Crete with the nearby islands of Santorini, Ios, Naxos and Paros, in the summer. Finally, ferryboats link Crete to Cyprus, Eqypt and Israel, during summer.

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Transportation to Conference Site ...

At the airport you shall be greeted by a reception committee arranged by LYTTOS Travel, who will provide you with a map of Crete, and tranfer you to your hotel by taxi or van, depending on the number of persons travelling with you.
This service is included in your registration, but you do need to contact the Lyttos Travel agency and provide them with the following information:

a) your time of arrival to the Heraklio International Airport,
b) your flight number,
c) the number of persons travelling with you, and
d) the hotel you will be staying in.

LYTTOS travel
Tel: ++30.81.222763, ++30.81.225315
Fax: ++30.81.223357
E-mail: lyttos@her.forthnet.gr

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