Greece - General Info

• Telephone Code: +30
• Time Zone: Eastern European Summer Time (UTC +3)
• Language: Greek
• Currency: Euro

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Thessaloniki

Thessaloniki is in the Northern part of Greece, in Central Macedonia, and is the second biggest city in Greece.

The city of Thessaloniki was founded in 315 BC by Cassander of Macedon. An important metropolis by the Roman period, Thessaloniki was the second largest and wealthiest city of the Byzantine Empire. It was conquered by the Ottomans in 1430, and passed from the Ottoman Empire to Greece on 8 November 1912.

The moto in Thessaloniki is “Χαλαρά” (pronounced “Halara”). The word by itself means chill but when you tell it to someone alone it translates to something like take it easy.

Traveling to Thessaloniki via Airplane (part 1/2)

There is only one airport, the “Macedonia Airport” (SKG).

It is approximately one hour outside of the city.��There are frequent buses to the city center.

There is also the option of flying to Thessaloniki through Athens.

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Traveling to Thessaloniki via Airplane (part 2/2)

Getting to Thessaloniki through Athens:

• Bus: 5:30 hours (35-65 Euro)
• Flight: 1:30 hours (estimated price 40 Euro)
• Train: 6 hours (estimated 23-63 Euro)�

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From Bulgaria

The easiest way to come is with a bus straight to Thessaloniki.

There are frequent buses from Sofia.

Time: 5.30-6 hours

Estimated price: 15-20 Euro

Company: Adra Tur

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From Croatia

• Bus is a timely solution with a bus from Zagreb�Time: 14 hours�Estimated price: 58 Euro�Company: Makedonija Soobrakaj AD� (1 change from Skopje to Simeonidis Tours)
• There is also the option of an airplane�Time: 6 hours�Estimated price: 200 Euro�Company: Air Serbia

From North Macedonia

A bus from Skopje is the best solution

Time: 4 hours

Estimated price: 20-29 Euro

Company: Simeonidis Tours

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From Romania

• There is the option of a bus�Time: 11 hours�Estimated price: 37-57 Euro�Company: Simeonidis Tours
• Or a direct flight straight to SKG�Time: 4 hours�Estimated price: 100 Euro�Company: Aegean Airlines

From Serbia

• There is the option of the bus from Belgrade�Time: 9 hours�Estimated price: 31-50 Euro�Company: Crazy Holidays
• Or a direct flight straight to SKG�Time: 3 hours�Estimated price: 120 Euro�Company: Aegean Airlines

From Turkey

• The bus from Istanbul will be very time consuming�Time: 11 hours�Estimated price: 12-41 Euro�Company: Kamil Koc
• There’s also a direct flight straight to SKG�Time: 2 hours�Estimated price: 110 Euro�Company: Turkish Airlines

Moving Around in Thessaloniki

Means of Transportation

Taxi

In general, going anywhere by taxi is not recommended because it’s considerably more expensive than other public transportation options.��Small reminder: if you are coming by CAR, there will be available spaces to park, but you will have to pay per hour.

Bus

The bus is the way to travel almost anywhere inside the city. You can buy tickets in a kiosk or on the bus, but the machine on the bus does not provide change.��You can find more information here.�

Additional Help Using the Bus

You can find a map with bus stops near the hotel that was created for this conference.��The map is color coded by the direction the busses on a particular station are going:

Red stations are for busses going East

Blue stations are for busses going West

From the Airport

• Bus�Number: X1 (N1 after midnight)�Ticket price: 2 Euro�Bus stop: Aristotelous Square (blue line)�
• Taxi�Estimated price: 20 Euro

From the Bus Station (KTEL)

• Bus�Number: X1, 8, 31, 45�Ticket price: 1 Euro�Bus stop:� Aristotelous Square (red line): X1� Antigonidon (red line): 8, 31, 45�
• Taxi�Estimated price: 10 Euro

From Train Station

• Bus�Number: 10, 11, 14 �Ticket price: 1 Euro�Bus stop: Antigonidon (red line): 10, 11, 14�
• Taxi�Estimated price: 10 Euro

Additional Help�

If you need any other help with your trip, feel free to contact us!

Local contacts:� Facebook: Elli Osm� Phone: +30 69 80326717

Facebook: Alex Papageorgiou� Phone: +30 69 79820983

Organizer:� Facebook: Yuval Tzur� Phone: +972 54 4782356