Please note that transportation to and from the Colloquium venue will be facilitated to accommodate participant's needs to the extend possible.
A detailed shuttle bus schedule will be announced in the near future and it will be on a first come first served basis.
If you do not wish to use the shuttle services provided, please find hereunder directions for the use of public transportation to the Colloquium venue:
From downtown Athens
By private car or taxi: You can reach the Aghia Paraskevi campus via Messogeion Avenue (approximately 9 kilometers from downtown Athens) heading northeast of the city. Once you reach Aghia Paraskevi Square (church of Aghia Paraskevi), you take Aghiou Ioannou Street straight up towards Mt. Hymettus. The College Central Gate is at the end of Gravias street.
If using a taxi from Syntagma square, estimate the following:
Distance = 10.8 Km | Tariff 1 Cost = € 15 approx. | Duration = 30 Minutes | Traffic Fee = € 0.94 per km | Pickup Fee = € 1.20
By bus and metro: You can reach the campus by using the Metro system (blue line No. 3) to Nomismatokopio station. From there, bus lines B5, 406 & 407 will take you to Aghiou Ioannou Square, four blocks approx. (300 meters) away from the College's Central Gate.
Cost for a combined (metro and bus) ticket = € 1,20.
All tickets are valid for 90 minutes and can be purchased at a kiosk.
From the Eleftherios Venizelos Airport in Spata
By bus: You can take airport bus X95 (on a 24 hour basis) from the main terminal to the Aghia Paraskevi Square stop on Messogeion Avenue. Use Aghiou Ioannou Street to the Central Gate. A single one way ticket costs 5,50 euros and can be bought at the airport.
By private car: You can reach the campus by taking the Attiki Road from the airport towards Athens. Take exit No. 16 (Hymettus Ring) and follow signs to exit No. Y4 (Aghia Paraskevi). Follow the Gravias Street signs and take a left turn on Gravias Street to the College's Central Gate.
By metro: You can reach the campus from the airport by taking the metro (blue line No. 3). The line operates 7 days a week from 6.10 am until 11.34 pm and a single one way ticket costs 9 euros (tickets can be bought in the airport metro station and are valid for 90 minutes). As soon as you reach the Nomismatokopio metro station, follow the directions as indicated above.
By taxi: You can reach the campus from the airport by taxi. Taxis are available at the Arrivals area. For a ride from the airport there is a fixed taxi fare (approximately 40 euros; after midnight the rate is higher).
