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Travel related local information

Once you arrived at the Heraklion airport you will need to go to your hotels. Depending on the time of the day there is a more or less frequent bus service that passes from the center of town (and serves the hotels that are close to the center) and continues towards Amoudara were the hotel Santa Marina and the appartements are. Those that stay at Santa Marina Hotel have to ask the driver or a passager where to stop.

However, since public transport here leaves much to be desired, the best means to go to your hotel and also to go around is the taxi. It is relatively inexpensive. For tarifs look at the travel section travel section. You can call a taxi at 210 102 or 210 146 or 210 124. Taxi drivers have the tendancy to overcharge and are rarely honest so beware.

To get from the center of town to the physics department (Voutes region) you can take a taxi (around 1500 drx) or a bus (around 280 drx). Buses usually go to the University Hospital (known locally as Pepagni') and from there you have to walk 300 m to the department. There are less frequent buses from the center that go to the FORTH Research institute (known locally as ITE) which pass in front of the Physics Department.

If you are coming from Amoudara the only reasonable option is to take the taxi (it costs around 1000 drx).

If you have rented a car here are the directions to the Physics Department: From the center of town you have to get on 62 Martiron Street (easy, ask at the hotel or look at a map) and then turn left onto the road that leads to Moires. This comes 100 m after you go over a small bridge, the only one you will meet on your way out of the city (unless you are REALLY lost). There there are traffic lights and you must turn left (if you are coming from town).

If you are coming from Amoudara you are going towards Heraklion from the main road. This is the same road as the one (62 Martiron Street) that comes out of Heraklion in the opposite direction. When you will meet the trafic lights you turn RIGHT towards Moires.

In both cases you now follow the road, you pass under the National road and in about a kilometer there are traffic lights. You turn to the right following the signals to the Hospital and Technology Institute FORTH. You continue on that road as it winds for about 2 Kms until you see on your right a Kiosque and immediately afterwards you turn right (there is a sign indicating FORTH). You continue for about a kilometer and then you see two white buildings, one to the left, the other to the right. The one to the right is the Physics and Biology building. You proceed to the main entrance and enter. There is a guardian inside 24/24 hours. He will guide you inside the building.

Here you can find local maps of the city of Heraklion. Unfortunately for the moment only in Greek.




Approximate Physics Department location




Heraklion region and Crete