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Bus tickets from the city centre to the campus

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Bus tickets from the city centre to the campus

Conference delegates can buy bus tickets from the city centre kiosks or they can pay on the bus 2.50 to get to the campus, and from the campus to the city centre.

Getting to the University Campus

The Gallos University Campus is located about 5 km from the Rethymnon town center.
Bus No.10 runs every half an hour from the city centre to the University, and the bus route takes approx. 15-25 minutes. Ticket price : 2,5€ 

The taxi fare to and from city centre is approx. 12€ (daytime fare). Taxi ride/fare can be shared among four people. You may want to share a cab with other conference delegates and then the cost of the taxi per person is not much higher than the bus ticket.

Getting to Rethymnon from the Heraklion or Chania AIRPORTS

From Heraklion airport: distance to Rethymnon about 82 km 

  • BY BUS: You need to go to the Heraklion central bus station (KTEL) near the harbor. You can get there by either taking the local shuttle buses (bus stop located outside the Arrivals building) or by taxi. 
    • Local shuttle buses to KTEL run every 10 minutes (from 6:00am to 11:00pm). [ATTENTION! Bus No.5 does not go to KTEL]. 
      The trip duration is approximately 20 minutes. Local bus phone number: (+30) 2810 245020A taxi from the airport to KTEL costs approx. 15€
    Once you arrive at KTEL, you take the intercity bus (also called supraregional bus) to Rethymnon (trip duration: approx. 90 min. Bus ticket: approximately 10€ usually every hour, if not more often – check the timetable
  • BY TAXI: Getting directly from Heraklion airport to Rethymnon by taxi will cost approximately 120€ (trip duration: 60-70 min). 

Getting to Rethymnon University campus from the airport

From Chania airport: distance to Rethymnon about 68 km 

  • BY DIRECT BUS: There is a direct bus route from Chania Airport to Rethymnon (via Souda) and vice versa. (Trip duration: approx. 60-70 min. Bus ticket: 10€ – see the timetable
  • BY non-direct BUS: You need to take a bus to Chania central bus station (KTEL). You can get there by either taking the local shuttle buses (bus stop located outside the Arrivals building on your right hand) or by taxi. 
    • Local shuttle buses to KTEL run almost every half hour (starting at 6:30am to 23:45pm). Trip duration: approx. 30 minutes. Ticket cost 2.50€. For more information please see the timetable.A taxi from the airport to KTEL costs approximately 22-25€
    Once you arrive at KTEL, you take the intercity bus (trip duration: approx. 60-70 min – see the timetable). 
  • BY TAXI: Getting directly from Chania airport to Rethymnon by taxi will cost approximately 100€ (trip duration: 1 h).