CONFERENCE VENUE

 

The European Wireless 2006 conference will take place at the buildings of the Central Library and the Administration Building (Ktirio Diikisis), which are part of NTUA campus located in Zografou area of Athens.

You can download these instruction in Word format here

1) Getting to Athens from the airport

2) Conference place

3) Metropolitan map with NTUA Campus location and transportation information

4) NTUA Campus map with detailed information on buildings and nearest bus stops

5) " Conference Banquet Venue" with "transportation info" and a "map"

6) Welcome reception will be help  at the Senate Ceremony Hall - Room A

 

Getting to Athens from the Airport

The new airport in Spata opened on Wednesday March 29 th 2001 ( Athens International Airport).

A map of the route from the airport to the center of Athens is illustrated below and can be downloaded in pdf format here. Click on the image for a larger version of the map.

 

Taxi

A taxi from the airport is available 24hours a day and should cost you around 25 € to the center. More information on http://www.aia.gr/EN/passenger_information/transportation&parking/by_taxi/body.shtm

 

Buses

There are three bus lines to and from the airport. All buses depart from the designated area on the inner curbside of the arrivals level of the Main Terminal Building exactly outside the Exit (doors 4-5).
Line X94 (formerly E94) connects the Ethniki Amina Metro Station with the Airport. Passengers can transfer from the Metro line to the Airport Bus at this departure point. From Ethniki Amina Metro station you can take the metro to the Katehaki metro station which is very near to the NTUA campus.
Line X95(formerly E95) Syntagma Square - Airport Express has its departure point at the center of Athens ( Syntagma Square) and via Vas. Sofias Avenue, Mesogion Avenue and Attiki Odos terminates at the airport.
Line X96 (formerly E96) Pireaus - Airport Express starts from the center of Pireaus (Karaiskaki Square) and via Posidonos Avenue, Varis-Varkizas, and Varis-Koropiou Roads terminates at the airport. Both the Syntagma and the Pireaus buses run for 24 hours, generally every twenty minutes but every 40 minutes after midnight.

ONLY for Express Lines X94-X95-X96, the ticket costs 2,90 € and is valid for only ONE trip from or to the airport. You can buy tickets from the bus driver, all metro stations and public transport ticket outlets.

 

Athens Metro

From the airport you can also take Athens metro, which is the fastest way to reach most central locations. Right now the lines working are the green line from Pireaus to Kifissia, the red line from Agios Ioannis to Agios Antonios, and the blue line from Monastiraki to Doukissis Plakentias and the airport (see attached map). Tickets cost 0.80€ for every route except to and from the airport, which cost 6 € or 10€ also for the return trip . You can also take group tickets for 2 persons (single fare costs 10€) and for 3 persons (single fare costs 15€). Metro trains run from 5am to 00.30. Trains to and from the airport run every 30 minutes.

More information on:
http://www.aia.gr/EN/passenger_information/transportation&parking/by_metro/body.shtm

A metro map can be found here http://www.ametro.gr/main/project/description/zoom/map_big_down.jpg .

 

Suburban Railway

There is also suburban railway, which you can take from the airport. You can go to the Doukissis Plakentias metro station in order to take the metro, so it’s better to just take the metro from the airport, the tickets cost the same. More information on

http://www.aia.gr/EN/passenger_information/transportation&parking/by_suburban/body.shtm

 

Buses and Trolleys

Yellow Trolleys and Blue Buses can take you anywhere in the city and in the suburbs. The Trolleys run on electricity and the stops are yellow. The Blue Bus stops are blue. Tickets cost 0.50 € and must be bought from a kiosk or at special stands in main squares and at some main bus terminals. They are sold individually or in bundles of 10 and must be validated by a machine on the bus. Buses and trolleys run every 10 to 30 minutes. More information in www.oasa.gr

More detailed information on how to get to Athens from the airport can be found here http://www.aia.gr/EN/passenger_information/transportation&parking/body.shtm

 

Conference Place

The conference will take place at the buildings of the Central Library and the Administration Building (Ktirio Diikisis), which is part of NTUA campus located in Zografou area of Athens. The building of the Central Library is illustrated in Figure 1 (for image recognition purposes, although it is not shown from your arrival side). The conference rooms are on the ground floor of the building. The Administration building (Ktirio Diikisis) is illustrated in Figure 2 .

Figure 1. Central Library

Figure 2. Administration Building (Ktirio Diikisis)

 

Transportation

In this map you may see the way you will follow to reach the NTUA campus from tha "KATEHAKI" metro station. Entering the campus from Kokkinopoulou Street, you should follow the route on the 1st map to reach the building of the Central Library. You can reach NTUA by taxi, metro or bus.  

• By taxi or car: If you come by taxi or car , you must keep in mind that cars (taxis or private) can enter the campus only through the entrance near Katehaki Avenue (Kokkinopoulou street). There are many parking lots available at no cost. More directions you can find on the 2nd map. Note that this will lead you to the ground floor entrance of the Library building (note that this is not the main entrance of the library, which is on the 1st floor).
• By metro: Take the Metro line 3 (Monastiraki to Doukisis Plakentias or on the opposite) and get off at Katehaki station (~2,5Km to NTUA). There is a bus (line number 242) from Katehaki metro station to NTUA Campus. (Remember to purchase tickets before entering the bus. Bus tickets are also available in the metro station. Note that in the campus there is no place to buy tickets.) You should get off at the first stop after the campus entrance and follow the instructions on the 2nd map. There is also a bus line number 140, but it stops right outside the campus (see the stop on the map) and from there you should walk around 10minutes to the library, following the routes on the map. Both buses (242 and 140) have a stop on the opposite side of the street that you see when exiting the metro station.
  Busses of line 140 run from 06.00 to 21.30 everyday, except Sunday when they run until 20.30.
  Busses of line 242 run from 07.00 to 24.00 on working days and on weekends from 09.50 to 24.00.
• By bus: You can use bus line 608 (formerly 222) and get off the bus at the '8th of Zografou' stop and walk to the "upper" gate (Zografou gate) of the campus, which is the one at Iroon Polytechneiou 9 Str.. From there you have to walk to the Central Library following the route on the 1st map. From the bus stop to the Library is 15 minutes walking (~1km). You can take #608 bus from metro station Evagelismos.
  Busses of line 608 run from 05.00 to 23.30 everyday and also weekends.

 

You can find more information at NTUA’s official web site: http://www.ntua.gr/en_ntua/