Transportation

How To Get To Rethymnon :

By plane
There is no airport in Rethymnon, but there are several flights everyday from Athens to Chania and Heraklion. The duration of the flight is 35 minutes.The airlines which fly regularly to Chania and Heraklion are:

• Olympic Airways: www.olympic-airways.com
Rethymno : 28310-22257, 27353 Athens : 210-9666666

• Aegean Airlines: www.aegeanair.com
Athens : 210-9988350 Heraklion : 2810-344324 Chania :28210-51100
Heraklion Airport: www.hcaa-eleng.gr/irak.htm
Chania Airport: www.hcaa-eleng.gr/hania.htm

By boat

There is a boat line from and to Rethymnon from Piraeus by
• ANEK Lines: www.anek.gr
Rethymnon : 28310-29221 Pireaus : 210-4197420

There are also daily sailings from Piraeus to Chania and Heraklion by
• ANEK Lines: www.anek.gr
Heraklion : 2810-222481 Piraeus : 210-4197420
• MINOAN Lines: www.minoan.gr
Heraklion : 2810-229602 Piraeus : 210-4145700

Connections from the airport to Rethymnon city :

Taxi
A taxi from Chania to Rethymnon takes 50 minutes and from Heraklion to Rethymnon journey time is 60 minutes. A taxi from either Chania or Heraklion to Rethymnon should cost approximately 50.00€ per taxi per way.

Bus
There is also a regular bus service from Chania and Heraklion to Rethymnon run by
KTEL bus company
Information: 28310-22212 in Rethymnon
Timetables can be found online: www.bus-service-crete-ktel.com

Connections from the city of Rethymnon to the University Campus
There are buses from the center of Rethymnon to the University Campus every 15& 30 minutes past the hour. Journey time is 10-15 minutes and the cost is 1.00€ per person per way.

Connections from Heraklion & Chania Airports to Conference Hotels
Please note that on the 4th and 5th of September 2007, there will be buses operating on a continuous basis from the Heraklion & Chania Airports, bring the delegates to their Hotels destinations.
On the 8th and the 9th of September  there will be buses operating on a continuous basis from the conference hotels to the Heraklion and Chania airports in order to transfer the delegates for their departure flights.
Detailed shuttle bus schedules to be announced at a later time.