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How to get to Greece
All travelers planning to visit Greece may contact the Greek National Tourism Organisation offices abroad for tourist information, brochures, maps etc.

Otherwise, they may contact the nearest Greek Embassy or Consulate.
Independent travelers willing to book a reservation for accommodation and other services in Greece (i.e. rent-a-car, cruises, ship companies, yacht brokers, guides etc.) should contact the relevant associations or unions

Airport Access
Located 27km northeastern of Athens, the new Athens International Airport, is accessible via Attiki Odos, a six-lane motorway constituting the Athens City Ring Road. Public transport is provided by express airport bus connections with Athens center and the port of Piraeus on a 24 h basis, ensuring efficient transport of air travelers and facilitating linkage to key tourist attractions.

By Sea
Several ports in Greece are considered busy -by any standards- accommodating sailings of passenger ships, cruise ships and freighters. The ports of Piraeus,Patras, Thessaloniki and Heraklion are all convenient embarkation points to set sail on a Mediterranean cruise or ferry to Italy, Israel,Egypt or the Black Sea.

Railway
RAILWAY STATIONS IN ATHENS
: There are two railway stations. Larissa and Peloponnissos R.S. From Larissa R.S one can take the trains to Northern Greece. From Peloponnissos R.S one can take the trains to Southern Greece and O.S.E buses abroad.
LARISSA R.S: To get there one can take the trolley bus no.1 from Venizelou (Panepistimiou) Str., as well as the "METRO" Line 2 "Syntagma->Sepolia"
PELOPONNISSOS R.S: To get there one can take bus No 057 from Venizelou (Panepistimiou) Str. (from 05.30 to 23.30 every 15'). Fare:150 GrDs., as well as the "METRO" Line 2 "Syntagma->Sepolia"

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