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Metro Athens
89 Reviews We bought the full day Metro pass and went to Piraeus and jumped on a Hellenic Seaways ferry to the island of Aegina.Spent the day shopping and playing and touring the Temple of Apollo,then ferried...
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Buses Santorini Island
45 Reviews We had a lot of problems with the bus. Unfortunately, we were pretty limited in terms if transportation, however. We caught the express bus from Fira to head back to our hotel in Perivolos. I had...
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Car & Bike Hire Crete Island
22 Reviews We were trying AUTOTRIP company in summer 2007. Litsa , the agent will always wait for you with your name on the sign. First time we used this company in 2007. We took and returned car to Chania...
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Railways Thessaloniki
11 Reviews The direct Dostluk-Filia train has canceled its operations. Although!!! there is a train departing from Thessaloniki around 1545 which around 0030 is arriving at Pithio train station-the greek one in...
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By Ferry Mykonos
27 Reviews There are 2 kinds of Ferry Transport from Rafina Port (Athens) to Mykonos Island. A High Speed Catamaran takes about 90 minutes for the trip. Another form is the slow Ferry - stops at Andros and Tinos...
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Buses Prefecture of Heraklion
1 Review We walked up to the main rd and the bus stop, we expected to see an old bus packed with locals and tourists (and possibly a couple of chickens) but were surprised when a smart blue Minoan Lines coach...
Airport bus Athens
22 Reviews Airport Bus provides with a convenient and economical way for airport transfers. X95 is the most famous of several routes that runs all the way to Syntagma Square - the city center, and vice versa,...
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Ferries and boats Santorini Island
45 Reviews Thanks to the Aegean Speedlines it was possible to take a day-trip to the island of Santorini from Heraklion, Crete. The trip took 2 hours and 15 minutes and the ship was modern and comfortable....
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Buses Crete Island
14 Reviews I would strongly advise taking the local bus. They are now air-conditioned and much more comfortable than they used to be when I lived there in the 80's. A taxi from Heraklion to Chania will cost you...
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City Bus Service Thessaloniki
11 Reviews You can explore Thessaloniki on foot. However if you don't have much time and you can not bear the heat, then take the bus. One single trip costs 80 Cents. If you buy the 90 cents ticket, you can have...
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Local Buses Mykonos
5 Reviews Mykonos KTEL is a bus network that takes you around the island. There are three bus stations in Mykonos Town, each on different sides of the Town. From the main southern bus station, Fambrika, buses...
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Car & Bike Hire Prefecture of Heraklion
1 Review We called in Voyager Rent A Car as it was just down the road from our apartments and were met By Kostas who was very friendly and had lived and worked in Manchester for a couple of years so we had a...
El. Venizelos Airport Athens
22 Reviews you can reach the city from the airport you can take the metro that will take you about one hour and it costs €6 or by bus costs €3,20 so it is cheaper to take the bus ,Athens is a busy city with the...
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Car, scooter and bike hire Santorini Island
29 Reviews BIKELAND is a great place to hire scooters and quad bikes. They charged me 10 Euros a day when others wanted 15 and 20 Euros for a basic scooter. Great guys and very helpful. They will even do quad...
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Ferries Crete Island
11 Reviews Although I have stayed in Rethymno I have decided to take the Minoan Lines boats to reach Crete, more specifically Iraklio. I can totally reccomend the Minoan Lines as your transporter there. I have...
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Long Distance Buses Thessaloniki
6 Reviews There where 2 overnight and 1 daytime buses (9 am, 8 pm and 9 pm) from Thessaloniki KTEL Bus Terminal Makedonia, Giannitson st 194 to Tirana (in april 2011, maybe more in the summer): one of them at 8...
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Airport Transfer Transport Mykonos
2 Reviews if you are doing a package hol to mykonos tell the travel agent you dont need the transfers as they cost about 30 quid and a taxi from the airport to town costs about 5 quid and is far quicker and...
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Train Athens
15 Reviews Probably the second best option to reach the Airport (after an Airport Express Bus), provided you are lingering around the Larisis train station. The Metro looks like a "quicker" option, but it is not...
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Mules Santorini Island
17 Reviews It is the scariest thing I've ever did as I haven't even ridden a horse for a long time - my first ride on a horse was disastrous, I hurt my leg as teh horse ran through another horse and my leg was...
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Airports and Airtravel Crete Island
11 Reviews You can reach SITIA by plane from ATHENS (El. Venizelos airport). Flights are every Tuesday, Friday and Sunday operated by Olympic airlines. The departure time is 08:45 and the flight is 55 min....
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Airplanes Thessaloniki
13 Reviews The Airport is 16 Kms outside in south east of the main city of Thessaloniki. The Olympic Airways, which is the national Airline. It has 7 flights daily from Athens to Thessaloniki for approx. 53...
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By Air Mykonos
3 Reviews There are numerous airlines going to Mykonos if you're not travelling on a "package holiday". Of course, there are all kinds of options if you've gone to a travel agent and booked a trip which...
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Long Distance Buses Athens
9 Reviews They always say that will build one new big bus station but for the moment there are two main bus stations serving different cities of Greece. So depending on your destination you can go...
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Cable car Santorini Island
11 Reviews The main ferry port of Santorini, called Athinios is not able to accommodate cruise ships so their put down anchor in the caldera below Fira, or near the old port and there are disembarked by tenders....
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Taxi's Crete Island
4 Reviews The airport of Sitia is located on the top of the mountain where Sitia is builded. The town center is about 2 km from the airport. There isn't bus from the airport to Sitia, but its full of taxis. It...
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if you need to get into athens from the port OR from the airport... take the bus... its really cheap... (i think it was 4 or 6 euro) & the buses run all the time...we caught the bus from the airport to the city (plaka area) & then we came from a ferry from santorini to athens and then took the bus at 4am in the morning to the airport... so they definitely run quite frequently & saves you some $$$$$!!!
Now you not only have budget airlines, but also budget cruise ships! I travelled with one of them from Pireas to Mykonos, Paros, Sifnos and back in a 2-bed inner cabine. It's very basic, but has it's own small bathroom and aircon. For every service like change of towels, cleaning you have to pay extra. The ship has a café, bar, spa and yacuzzi (which is free :)).The ship usually just sails for a few hours in the morning, allowing you plenty of day and night time on the islands. Easycruise organizes excursions on all the islands, but usually you can explore most things on your own.Definitely a good way to get around if you not after luxuries!
It always makes us laugh when you are travelling along a reasonable bit of road when suddenly it can disappear altogether into a rutted track (we were told once that, especially through villages, if the villagers haven't paid their taxes the road is left unrepaired) or the road is still being built or improved in front of your very eyes. And the times we have had to drive over/through newly laid tarmac.......!On the other hand, narrow pot-holed roads can suddenly turn into motorway standard - there seems to be no logic. Just remember, that super new road surface can be behind you in minutes and you're back to taking it steadily as you negotiate the pot holes!!! You have been warned.
One thing that I discovered the expensive way is that if you are travelling around the Islands by ferry and other public transport then there's no point in trying to plan too far ahead - the ferries themselves have schedules and are reasonably on-time, tho' obviously sometimes run a little late depending on sea and weather. So do it the stress-free way, buy tickets at the port for each journey singly, and if you get stranded on an Island with no ferry until the following the day there's always a late bar somewhere and a few hours kip on a bench will see you through!!Unfortunately it doesn't show on this pic but in true Greek fashion most of the ferry tickets are in English but the Paros to Athens one is in Greek - yep, just to keep the element of Chaos alive!!
When Hans and I were planning our trip to Greece, obviously the first thing that must be done is book your air transportation. We checked out many airlines and prices and the best for us was with AIR TRANSAT which is a charter airplane company. We always fly out of Toronto when we go to Europe and usually charter flights are non-stop. But this time we had to get off in Montreal and take a larger plane to Athens. Air Transat is a no-frills airline where you pay for your beer and mixed drinks but juice, water, soda and coffee/tea is complimentary. Dinners are usually bland, but filling and come with red/white wine.Seating is usually cramped, but hey the price is right!!!We landed at Hellininkon Airport which is 11 km south of Athens.
The bus brings you in a decent time and cheap in the city center, to Syntagma square. There are several buses the X95 goes to Syntagma.And what do you see on the bus? Of course VT people, say hi Stace
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The E95 bus runs from Athens airport to Syntagma Quare in Central Athens 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Depending on the time of day, the journey can take up to an hour. The fare is Euro 3. Do NOT forget to validate your ticket in the box inside the bus. You will find the bus on the right-hand side of the exit to the terminal buidling. Tickets are purchased from the booth nearby.
The metro is probably the best way to travel from the airport to central Athens, or Athens in general. The fare is Euros 6.00 or for two people travelling together, the fare is Euros 10. The return fare is cheaper but the ticket is only valid for 48 hours. Do NOT forget to validate your ticket at the wee box as you enter the system.Note: when returning to the airport, it is best to use the metro showing "Airport". You can use others on the same line but they only go so far, and you would just have to get off and wait for the "Airport" metro. They run about every half hour. The trip takes 45 minutes, so allow plenty of time to reach the airport.
Grand Bretagne Hotel Athens Athens
17 Reviews and 640 Opinions Every visitor to Athens cannot fail to notice this huge hotel. It's right on Syntagma Square,...
Astra Apartments & Suites Santorini Island
1 Review and 404 Opinions My husband and I finished off our honeymoon at the Astra Apartments, an all-suite hotel. The website...
Marni Village Crete Island
1 Review and 220 Opinions Stayed in October 2006, and really have no complaints about the accomodation,Very friendly and...
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Q: Hi! Last holiday I had to give up on Greece but this year I ve decided to visit there. I am planning to go on mid-October , but I...
A: I have been to Athens during the winter months and it can sometimes be quite pleasant weatherwise but colder in the evenings even in October.. It is a capital city...
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