Transportation From Airport to the Centre of Athens
Your flight to Athens will land at the Athens International Airport (ELEFTHERIOS VENIZELOS). In order to reach the centre of Athens (about 30 km away) you have the following choices:

i. By Metro Line 3.

ii. By Suburban Rail that is connected to Metro Line 2.

iii. By bus using the line X95: SYNTAGMA -AEROL. ATHINON (EXPRESS) (direction SYNTAGMA)

iv. By taxi (It will cost you about 25-35 euros depending on the time).

Being a favorable tourist destination, the city of Athens has the capacity of hosting a large number of visitors throughout the year. There are numerous hotels that offer services at all levels. In the context of the eGovSCIS 09 conference, an agreement with selected hotels as regards special prices offered to the conference participants will be made and announced in this web page.

The following links will assist the conference participants in moving around the city, finding places of interest and services as well as information on making their staying more pleasant. The links will help you plan your staying in Athens during the conference.

 Update on the weather in Athens through Yahoo weather service.

 Information about moving around using a taxi. 

 Information about moving around using the ATTIKO METRO. A map of the Metro can be found here.

 Information about moving around and sightseeing using public buses.

 Information about hotels in Athens (and Greece in general).

 A Map of the city (through google maps service).

 Link to the Greek Ministry of Tourism.

 Link to the official web site of the city of Athens (in Greek).

 Take a look on what is happening around the city through life feed cameras from the www.athensinfoguide.com web site.