FOMO 2018 CONFERENCE: Crete 17.Sept. – 21.Sept. 2018 // SUMMER SCHOOL 10.Sept. - 14.Sept. 2018
Travel Information
NOTE: The conference and the summer school are in different places. The conference is much closer to Chania Airport (CHQ), whereas the summer school is much closer to Heraklion Airport (HER). There is a bus from Heraklion to Chania, which takes about 2 1/2h.
To Crete by plane
There are two main carriers to Crete from Athens: Aegean Air and Olympic Airlines. In the summer there are also a number of international flights to Heraklion.
- For the summer school, you should travel to Heraklion airport. There is a regular bus service from the central bus station (10 min by bus from the airport).
- For the conference, Chania airport is most convenient. If you do not find convenient tickets anymore, you will have to fly to Heraklion. However, once an hour there is also a rather convenient regular bus, which departs from the central bus station (10 min from the airport).
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To Crete by boat
There are ferries between Athens (Piraeus) and Heraklion and Chania: Minoan, Super fast and ANEK. Online booking of tickets is possible directly or via all ferries.
Around Crete
Transport to and from the airport is available. Please inform fomo2014matterwaveoptics.eu of your arrival times.
If you would like to spend some more time to travel around Crete, you can either take the buses, or rent a car. If you mention that you attend FOMO, you will get a 10% discount here (prices from 120EU for one week).
To the conference Center
You might find the following websites useful:
- Bus travel
- Crete Travel guide
- Interkriti (for a bit more background information)
- Crete's Wikipedia entry
Map of School
Map of Conference
Bus
Transfer from Chania International Airport to Kolymbari and close to the Orthodox Academy of Crete, where the conference will be held or close to your hotel, in case you have not booked accommodation at the venue: It is easy with Public Bus Transportation.
From the airport of Chania, there is a very frequent transportation to the Central Public Bus Station in the town of Chania. Once you are there you can have the bus for Kolymbari where the Orthodox Academy of Crete and the other hotels are situated.
Please find attached the bus schedule from Chania Bus Station to Kolymbari (3.60 euros). Please remember that in all cases you have to arrive at the central bus station of Chania and take from there the bus for Kolymbari. (tel. Public Bus Service [KTEL]of Chania: 0030-28210-93052).
Buses run from the city of Chania to Kolymbari almost every thirty minutes. The OAC is approximately at 1-1.5 km from the bus stop in the center of Kolymbari.
Transfer from Heraklion International Airport to the Orthodox Academy of Crete, where the conference will be held or to your hotel, in case you have not booked accommodation at the venue: It is also easy with Public Bus Transportation.
From the airport of Heraklion, there is a very frequent transportation to the Central Public Bus Station in the town of Heraklion. Once you are there you can have the bus to Chania and from there for Kolymbari where the Orthodox Academy of Crete and the other hotels are situated.
Please find attached the bus schedule from Heraklion Bus Station to Chania (ticket 15.10 euros) and from Chania Bus Station to Kolymbari (3.60 euros). Please remember that in all cases you have to arrive at the central bus station of Chania and take from there the bus for Kolymbari.
Taxi
At the Airport of Chania you will find taxies available all the time 24/7 and all taxi drivers know Kolymbari and the Orthodox Academy of Crete as well as all major hotels! The cost should not be more than 45 euros depending on the time and number of suitcases and the time you will need is 35-40 minutes.
At the Airport of Heraklion you will also find taxies available all the time 24/7! From Heraklion is quite expensive, because the distance is more than 180 kms… The cost should not be more than 170-180 euros depending on the time and number of suitcases and the time you will need is 2,5 hours at least.
