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University of Thessaly, Department of Computer Engineering, Telecommunications and Networks

ACA'2002 detailed travel information for Volos, Greece

FOR THOSE WHO ARRIVE LATE IN ATHENS AND WANT TO GET TO VOLOS: There are two trains with sleeping compartments ONLY that leave Athens at 23:17 and at 23:55. They go all the way to Thessaloniki, but at least you can sleep in there until Larissa. The first one gets there (in Larissa) at 4:12 am and the second at 4:59. People usually book them in advance,... There is a pretty good waiting room at the railway station in Larissa where you can spend the time until daybreak. Then you can catch the first train from Larissa to Volos at 6:35 arriving in Volos at 7:37. IF you have booked your hotel for the 24th and need to get to Volos on the 24th, you can also take the bus from the "Liosion bus station". There are no means of public transportation to get you to that station, so you will have to get a taxi from the center of Athens. The last two buses leave at 19:30 and 22:00(the last) and the ride is 5 hours. There are taxis outside the bus station in Volos that can take you to your hotel. ADVICE: Go to the train station first to find out if there are beds available on the trains. If not, take a taxi to the bus station, which is not that far away.

ACA'2002 will be held in the city of Volos on the Aegean Coast of Greece. The city of Volos is situated approximately half-way between Athens (the capital of Greece) and Thessaloniki (the second largest city in Greece). To get an idea where the city of Volos is located in Greece, please click on the maps below, to see enlarged versions:


Map of Greece	Map of Greece	Map of Volos

Detailed information on some alternative routes to travel to Volos, Greece

Fly to the new Athens International Airport (A.I.A.), ELEFTHERIOS VENIZELOS.
This is the HCAA link to the Athens International Airport.

Train is the best way to get to Volos from Athens:
To go to the train station from the Athens International Airport, take the metro and get off at metro station called "Larissis".
Please click on the image of the Athens International Airport Public Transport System, to see an enlarged version:
Please click on the image of the Athens Public Transport System Ticketing/schedule information, to see an enlarged version:

Please click on the image of the Athens Metro Map, to see an enlarged version:

From the train station in Athens:
1. there are 2 direct intercity train connections to Volos daily (at about 10:45am and 3:45pm). You can catch the intercity train at the metro station called "LARISIS STATION". The train station is across the street from the metro station called "LARISIS STATION".
2. any other intercity train going north (Athens-Thessaloniki), is also suitable to take you to Volos but you will have to change trains in the city of Larissa.
  From the city of Larissa there are direct connections to Volos every hour.
  The last train from the city of Larissa to Volos is at 10:00 pm.
  (don't confuse the metro station called "LARISIS STATION" and the city of Larissa)
Note 1: At Athens International Airport you can buy an 1-day pass for E2.93 valid for 24 hours in all buses and metro lines. You can also buy this 1-day pass at any metro station.

Note 2: Train schedules can be found at the OSE website.

Note 3: It is cheaper to buy a return ticket Athens-Volos & Volos-Athens, than an one-way ticket Athens-Volos, if you plan to return to Athens after the conference.

Note 4: The trip from Athens to Larissa by train is about 4 hours. The trip from Larissa to Volos is about 1 hour.

Other ways to get to Volos from Athens:
1. rent a car and drive to Volos, (the highway is under construction in some parts)
2. take a bus from Athens to Volos. The name of the bus company is KTEL.
Fly to the Thessaloniki Insternational Airport, MACEDONIA.
This is the HCAA link to the Thessaloniki International Airport.

Train is the best way to get from to Thessaloniki to Volos
To go to the train station from the Thessaloniki International Airport:
1. either take the bus (Public Service no 78, every 30 min, fare E0.42, journey time 30 min) and get off at the Bus station "New Rail way station"
2. or take a taxi (journey time 25 min), ticket approximately E8
From the train station in Thessaloniki:
1. there is one direct train connection to Volos daily (at 19:23 pm - arrival time 22:57 pm). You can catch the train at the New Rail way station. The train station is just next to the Bus station.
2. any other intercity train going south (Thessaloniki-Athens), is also suitable to take you to Volos but you will have to change trains in the city of Larissa. From the city of Larissa there are direct connections to Volos every hour. The last train from the city of Larissa to Volos is at 10:00 pm.
Other ways to get to Volos from Thessaloniki:
1. rent a car and drive to Volos, (the highway is under construction in some parts)
2. take a bus from Thessaloniki to Volos. The name of the bus company is KTEL.
Read about the Guarantee to Flight Safety within the Greek Airspace
Read about the Single European emergency call number: 112
Other useful emergency telephone numbers in Greece:
100 (Police), 199 (Firefighters), 166 (Ambulances).
For more information please send e-mail to aca2002@uth.gr