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TRAVEL
By plane The easiest way to reach Ioannina is by plane via Athens. On a daily basis
three flights connect Athens airport with
Ioannina. The flight duration is approximately 1 hour. Flights are usually
heavily booked, so booking in advance is recommended. For your booking,
visit the
Aegean air and Olympic
airlines web pages. A welcome desk at Ioannina airport will be
indicated by "CESRA 2007" posted signs.
An alternative, but less straightforward, path is to travel
from Athens to Preveza by plane (flight duration about 50 minutes) and
then from Preveza, reach Ioannina by bus (it is a one-hour bus ride). The
Preveza airport is served by
Olympic airlines.
By bus
There are nine daily bus connections (departure times: 6:00, 8:00, 9:30,
11:00, 13:00, 15:30, 17:00, 21:30, 22:30) from Athens to Ioannina. The
trip duration is about 6.5 hours and the bus fare is approximately 30
Euros (one way). If you have decided to reach Ioannina by bus, from Athens
airport you should go to the Athens central long-distance bus terminal
(named Kifissos terminal). You may either
get a taxi (cost about 30 Euros) or use the
X93 express bus line (bus fare 3.90 Euros).
Ioannina is also accessible by bus from
Thessaloniki (departure times: 07:30, 11:00, 13:30, 15:00, 18:00, 21:30; trip duration about 5 hours). If you arrive to Thessaloniki by
plane you should use the Number 78 bus line that connects the
airport with
Thessaloniki's central long-distance bus terminal.
By boat The port of Igoumenitsa is connected with several major Adriatic
Sea Italian
ports (Trieste, Venice, Ankona, Brindisi, Bari). Then from Igoumenitsa,
Ioannina is a 1.5-hour bus ride, and less than one hour if you decide to
drive.
By car
You may
rent a car in the arrivals area of Athens airport. From the airport,
take
Attiki Odos motorway and follow the signs to ATHENS and then
ELEUSINA. After Eleusina, keep driving on
Greek National
Road 8A (sometimes called National Road 8) westbound, until you reach
Rio Junction. Pass the
Rio-Antirio bridge,
and then follow
National Road 5 northbound. National Road 5 ends at downtown Ioannina.
The easiest way to reach Ioannina from
Igoumenitsa is by driving on Via Egnatia, a.k.a. European Route
E-90/E-92
(eastbound). Driving directions from
Thessaloniki to Ioannina: drive in the direction of Athens following
National Road E-75/A1 for while, which later becomes E-90 and E-75.
Continue until you reach the intersection which takes you to Veria. Make a
right towards Veria and Kozani. Now you are on E-90/A2 freeway (a.k.a Via
Egnatia). Do not enter Veria. Make a left towards Kozani and stay on
E90/A2 until Grevena. You go through Grevena and on A2 you follow the
signs to Ioannina, Metsovo and Milia. The road goes through the mountains
and you pass the villages of Kipourio, Krania, and Milia. After
Milia, follow the signs to Metsovo and Ioannina. Do not enter Metsovo;
just drive on the road that becomes E-92, following the signs to Ioannina.
All participants who plan
to drive to Ioannina from abroad are requested to contact LOC in advance.
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