The conference will take place at AVRA Imperial Hotel, located 25 km (15 miles) west of Chania, see the map below.
Traveling to Chania
By air:
The recommended airport, closest to the conference site, is the Chania International Airport (CHQ). The duration of the flight from Athens to CHQ is 50 min. The conference venue can be reached from the Chania Airport by taxi, public bus, or rental car. The full fare for a taxi, including airport surcharge is around 60 Euros.
Flying to/from Heraklion (HER) is possible but not recommended since the HER airport is located approximately 200km (2 hours drive) from the conference location.
Please note that the conference period is during high tourism season in Crete and it is thus strongly recommended that participants book their flights as soon as possible.
By sea:
Chania can be reached from Athens (port of Piraeus) daily by boat. The trip takes approximately 9 hrs. The company operating the route is ANEK Lines (please see ferry schedules at this link). Boats dock at Chania’s port Souda bay, which is located about 7 km east of the city of Chania. From there one can reach the conference venue within an hour by bus or taxi.
Transportation from Chania airport to the conference venue
The conference venue can be reached from the Chania Airport by taxi or public buses. The full fare for a taxi, including airport surcharge is around 60 Euros. Duration of the trip may range from half an hour to an hour depending on traffic.
Car Rental
All major international/European and several local rental car companies service the Chania airport. Note that car rental is a relatively expensive and often an adventurous option on Crete.
Taxi
Taxi company names and telephone numbers are provided by the Chania municipality website: https://www.chaniatourism.com/useful-information.html. For taxi fares click on “Taxi Prices from Chania” or the “Chania Airport”.
More information on how to reach the hotel can be found here.
