FEBS MPST 2013

TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION

Kos can be accessed by air directly from several major international airports as well as from Athens (flight time from Athens is approximately 50 minutes) or by ferryboat (from the port of Piraeus, close to Athens, in approximately 10 hours). Kos is also close to Rhodes (approximately 2hours by Ferry Boat) and about 40 minutes from the Turkish coast. Following you can find detailed info per type of transfer.

ACCESS TO KOS ISLAND

BY AIR

General Information

There are scheduled flights to Kos from Athens and other Greek airports, as well as charters from major European cities. There are 4 daily flights to Kos from Athens. Flight time from Athens is approximately 50 minutes. Flights leave from Athens International Airport “Eleftherios Venizelos”.

If you land at Thessaloniki International Airport “Macedonia”, you can fly to Athens and then take a flight to Kos. There are also 2 weekly flights from Heraklion (Crete) to Kos.

Domestic Flights

Scheduled Flight Information from Athens to Kos *

* All information contained in this table was valid for 2012.

The updated schedule will be posted as soon it is posted from the airline companies.

Scheduled Flight Information from Thessaloniki to Kos *

* All information contained in this table was valid for 2012.

The updated schedule will be posted as soon it is posted from the airline companies.

Scheduled Flight Information from Heraklion (Crete) to Kos *

* All information contained in this table was valid for 2012.

The updated schedule will be posted as soon it is posted from the airline companies.

Scheduled Flight Information from Rhodes to Kos *

* All information contained in this table was valid for 2012.

The updated schedule will be posted as soon it is posted from the airline companies.

Charter Flights

Contacts

BY BOAT

General Information

Boats (including car ferries) leave from:

• Piraeus port (major port located in Athens area)

There are 9 weekly scheduled departures from Piraeus to Kos. Three boat companies are operating itineraries leaving Piraeus in the morning, at noon or night and arriving after approximately 10 hours or 15 hours (depending on the company you choose) at the island. You may book your ticket to include a cabin making the trip a relaxed journey.

• Rhodes port (Rhodes is the biggest of the Dodecanese islands)

There are 18 weekly scheduled departures to Kos. The journey is approximately 2 ½ hours.

Seaways

Scheduled Ferry Information from Piraeus to Kos *

*All information contained in this table was valid for 2012. The updated schedule will be posted as soon it is posted from the boat companies.

Scheduled Ferry Information from Rhodes to Kos *

* All information contained in this table was valid for 2012. The updated schedule will be posted as soon it is posted from the boat companies.

Access to Piraeus port from Athens International Airport

The Athens International Airport "Eleftherios Venizelos" is located 45 kms from Piraeus Port. If you choose to take the ferry to go to Kos, you can reach Piraeus port by these means:

• Taxis can be easily found at the stations outside the airport. The taxi queue is next to Exit 3 of the Arrivals Level. An average journey by taxi to the Piraeus port should take approximately 60/70 minutes, depending on the traffic and its cost should be around 45 - 55 Euros per way.
• Shuttle Bus is leaving from the Airport to Piraeus port approximately every 20 minutes (Express line Χ96) and it reaches Piraeus after 90 minutes. The bus queue is next to Exit 5 of the Arrivals Level. Current ticket price is 2, 90 Euros.
• Metro (Subway system). The Metro runs every 10 minutes. You can take the Metro, line number 3 (blue) from the airport and reach Piraeus port in 60 minutes. Current ticket price is 8 Euros.

Note: When you arrive at the airport, you should exit main terminal building, cross the road, take the elevator to the upper level, cross a long corridor, and you will arrive at the metro station. Take the Metro, number 3 line towards "Monastiraki". Using the same ticket and without leaving the station, you can switch at Monastiraki station from the blue to the green line, direction "Piraeus", which will take you to the Piraeus port.

Average rates (in Euros) and duration of fares from "Eleftherios Venizelos" airport to Piraeus port.

Contacts

GROUND TRANSPORTATION

Access to Kos International Convention Centre from Kos International Airport

Kos International Airport “Hippocrates” is located 27 km from Kos town and 30 km from KICC.

You can either choose:

• Taxis can be easily found at the station outside the airport. An average journey by taxi to KICC should take approximately 30-40 minutes, and its cost should be approximately € 35 per way.

• Local Bus service is also available, takes you from the airport to the centre of Kos town in approximately 40 minutes and the ticket costs €2, 90. Τhen you can either take a taxi or a local bus (direction “Agios Fokas”, scheduled routes every 15 min.) to go to your hotel.

* All information contained in this table was valid for 2012. The updated schedule will be posted as soon it is posted from the local bus service.

Access to Kos International Convention Centre from Kos Port

Kos Port is located only 3 km from KICC.

The fastest way to get to KICC if you arrive by boat is to take a taxi.

Local buses also have scheduled routes from the area outside the port to the area of the hotels and the conference venue. The ticket costs €1,40.

Public transportation in Kos

Visitors can easily get to the attractions around Kos, as well as to the picturesque villages, by using the extensive, zoned network of buses. The conference venue and all hotels shown on the 8th Congress on Women’s Health and Disease website are also serviced by the local public bus transportation system. Buses from and to Kos town and the villages of the island, run approximately every 15 min. and the bus ticket cost is approximately € 1, 40- € 3, 00.

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