DISC '98
(formerly WDAG)

12th International Symposium on DIStributed Computing


 

Travel Information

Getting There

By ferry from Rafina
Information: Rafina Port Authority, tel.: +30 0294 22300
Buses for Rafina, leave from the Mavromateon Square (the Field of Mars (pedio tou Areos)), where the Attici Bus Station is located, tel. no. +30 1 8210872. Buses from Athens to Rafina leave every half an hour, starting at 5:45 and ending at 22:15. The best way to reach the bus station from the airport is by taxi. It costs no more than 3000 GRD. The trip from Athens to Rafina takes about 1 hour and 15 minutes. Buses to Athens from Rafina leave every half an hour, starting at 5:30 and ending at 22:30.

There are usually four ferry boats daily and sailing to Andros takes about 2 hours. The ferry schedules from September 20, 1998 to September 27, 1998 is the following:

Ferries Schedule from Rafina to Gavrio

Mon Tue Wed Thur Fri Sat Sun  
7:00
  7:30
8:00
            16:00
    17:00
            17:30
          19:00

Ships land on the west side of the island at the port of Gavrion. The ticket price is about 2500 GRD for passengers and 10000 GRD for cars.

Ferries Schedule from Gavrio to Rafina

Mon Tue Wed Thur Fri Sat Sun  
        11:00
            11:30
            13:00
    13:30
            14:45
            15:00
          16:00
            16:30
  17:00
            18:00
        18:30
            21:00

There are also catamarans and flying dolphins sailing to Andros. It might be helpful to have a look at the following URL: http://www.gtpnet.gr/topeng.htm.The following information should be provided in that site for getting the ferries schedule from Rafina to Gavrio on September 23:

Origin: Rafina, Destination: Gavrio, Date: 23 September 1998, Company: Any

For ferry ticket arrangements you may want to contact the following travel agencies:

Travel Agency Togias
Tel.: +30 294 23150
Rafina

or

Travel Agency Batis
Tel.: +30 282 71489
Gavrio.

It is possible to visit Cyclades (Mikonos, Paros, Naxos or Santorini/Thira island) by plane from Hellenikon airport in Athens using

From most of these islands there are ferries to Andros.

Useful Telephone Numbers

Automatic dialing code:+30 0282 Port Authority ( Andros ): 22250
Municipal 0ffices: 22275 Port Authority ( Gavrio ): 71213
Post Office: 22260 Health Center: 22758
Archaeological Museum: 23664 Museum of Modern Art: 22650.
Local transportation of Andros: 22316 Radiotaxi Station of Andros: 22171
Radiotaxi Station of Gavrio: 71561
Radiotaxi Station of Batsi: 41081

Climate

Exchange Rates

 


Maintained by Panagiota Fatourou.
Last modified on July 23, 1998.