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A. From Athens International Airport to Exarhion Hotel and School of Architecture (first INURA venue)
By train:
Option1: Metro (faster)
Take metro line 3 (blue) from airport, running from 6.30 to 23.30 every 30 minutes approximately. You change at Syntagma station. Take line 2 (red) direction Agios Antonios and get off at Omonia station. (ticket 6 euros)
Option2: Suburban train + Metro
Take train from airport to Neratziotissa station (running from 5.30 to 23.39) and change at Neratziotisa. Take metro line 1 (green) to Omonia station
From Omonia you will walk to the Hotel or the School of Architecture. Take 28 Oktovriou street (commonly said Patission), or Tritis Septemvriou street and turn right to Solomou street. Arrive at Exarhia Square (Platia Exarhion) where Exarhion Hotel is. (10 minutes walk)
To get to the School of Architecture from Omonia, take 28 Oktovriou street or Tritis Septemvriou street and turn right to Stournari street.
>>See map
By bus:
Take bus X95 (just outside arrivals) to Syntagma (terminal). Buses run every 10 minutes during day and every 20 minutes the whole night (price 3.20 euro). From Syntagma either take metro line 2 to Omonia (see above), or take a taxi. A taxi from Syntagma to Exarhia Square (Platia Exarhion) will cost you about 3 euros.
By taxi:
Taxi from the airport to the Exarhion Hotel will cost you between 25 and 35 euros depending on traffic and whether its daytime or night.
Ask the taxi driver to take you to Exarhia Square (Platia Exarhion)
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B. To leave INURA:
- From retreat (Leonanti hotel) to aeroport:
By bus and metro: There are 2 buses per day [ 9.45 & 17.30 ] leaving just in front Leonanti hotel going to Athens, with an intermediate stop at Pallini metro station. From there you can take the metro to the airport. Count about 1,5 hours to get to the airport.
Other option, many buses from Marathon (main city, 5 minutes ride from the hotel) going Athens, with an intermediate stop at Pallini metro station. You can get to Marathon by taxi (aprox. 5 euro).
timetable of buses
05.15 /06.00 /06.30/ 07.00/08.15 /08.50/ 09.00/10.00/11.15 /11.45 /12.00 /13.00 /14.00 / 15.00/ 15.45/ 16.30 / 17.00 / 18.00/ 19.00 / 20.00 /21.15/ 22.00
By taxi to the airport, count about 40 euros.
- From retreat to Athens centre:
The same 2 buses [ 9.45 & 17.30 ] which take you to Pallini metro station, as well as all the buses from Marathon, take you to the centre of Athens.
- From Athens to airport:
If you leave Inura from Athens, see above.
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Detailed map of public transport means to and from the airport, see here
http://www.aia.gr/pages.asp?pageid=981&langid=2
Addresses:
Exarhion Hotel
55, Themistokleous Street, Athens
Tel. 0030 210 3800731
School of Architecture:
42, Patission Street (entrance from Stournari Street)
Leonanti Hotel in Shoinias
TEL.: +30-22940.55.910 or 55.911
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C. Travel to Public Event venues
To get to Kypseli Market from Exarhion Hotel:
42, Fokionos Negri St. (pedestrian)
By trolley:
From trolley stop on Patision Street, in front of NTUA- School of Architecture (see map), take any of the following trolleys: 3, 5, 11, 13
Get off at Kefalinias station (3rd stop), continue towards the same direction with the trolley for two more blocks, turn right to Fokionos Negri street, after a while it becomes a wide pedestrian with cafés and restaurants.
On foot: (about 30min walk)
Find your way to Alexandras street (or follow map), take Mavromateon street (on the limit of Areos Park), go straight (it changes name into Drossopoulou), arrive at Fokionos Negri street.
To get to Futura Editions from Exarhion Hotel:
15, Victor Hugo St.
By metro: (not really worth it if you are at the hotel)
Walk to Omonia metro station, take line 1 (red) direction Agios Antonios. Get off at Metaxourgio station (only one stop). You are in Karaiskaki square (chose exit on Deligianni street) Victor Hugo street starts almost in front of the metro station.
On foot: (15 min walk)
From NTUA (28 Oktovriou street (Patision)) or Exarhia square take Stournari street and turn left on Marni street. walk on 4 or 5 blocks, turn right at Victor Hugo street. Futura editions building is almost opposite of the Youth hostel.
