Extragalactic Science with Gaia
GREAT-ESF Workshop
Athens 17-18 October 2013
 

Venue

Local Information

From Athens International Airport to City Center


Athens is served by the Athens International Airport “Eleutherios Venizelos”. There are 3 ways to come (go) from (to) Athens International Airport.


  1. By Metro Line 3 Airport - Egaleo (Special ticket of 8 Euros is required)

  2. By Bus X95 Airport -Syntagma Square (Special ticket of 5 Euro is required)

  3. By TAXI (~35Euros (05:00-24:00) 50Euros (00:00-05:00) to city center)


Please note NOT to take the suburban train (Proastiakos in Greek) as it doesn’t go directly to the city center.

If you take a taxi and you need the receipt ask for Apodixi (ΑΠΟΔΕΙΞΗ).

Some useful information about public transport in Athens can be found here


From City Center to National Observatory of Athens

The easiest way to reach the central premises of the National Observatory of Athens is to take metro line 1 and sto at Thissio station (Line 1)

National Observatory of Athens

central premises

Lofos Nymfon, Thiseio, Athens 11810, Greece