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    Selianitika is easy to reach

    by train, ferry or aeroplane  (16.12.2010)

    1) car/bus/train – ferry          

    A good recommendation for all travellers - singles,families and groups -  is to travel to an Italian port by car, train or bus and from there to                                                                                    take the ferry across to Greece. Ferries leave from Venice, Ancona, Bari or Brindisi for Patras everyday.                                                                                                                                          For example, the passage takes 19 hours from Ancona and a return-ticket costs 70.- Euros per person (students: ca. 60.- Euros).                                                                                                      For further information click to www.blueferries.gr, www.minoan.gr or www.anek.gr or www.superfast.gr.

                                                                      By Train                                                                                                           From Zurich, Munich to Ancona  costs about 18 0Euros (only 80Euros with a railway card 60 Euros).

    From Patras to Selianitika

    After the ferry passage to Patras you can take a taxi or a bus. There is a bus which leaves 400 meters from the landing place.          It costs about 2.80 Euros and takes about 45 minutes. Taxis cost about 50. Euros. You can do the same trip by

    by bus

    Buses to Selianitika leave every hour (direction Egion).  Price: 2.80 Euros. Duration: about 45 minutes.
    Further buses in the evening: 7:15pm; 8:30pm; 9:15pm. The buses leave at the KTEL - station near the port.
    The last bus leaves at 10:15pm in the evening.

    by train

    Not  now posible  maby next year

     

    2) travel by plane

    There are really cheap flights on the internet.

    From Athens Airport to Selianitika

    Taxi – Bus – Taxi 

    Bus: Every 30 minutes bus nr. 93 runs directly from the Airport to the Kiffisou bus station. Duration: about 50 minutes.

    Taxi: Take a taxi to Kiffissou/ Peloponnese. Do not pay more than about 50 Euros, depending on the luggage and traffic.
    Duration: about 40 min.

    The “Kiffissou” station is open all night. Take the bus to Patras via Egion. Daytime, Buses are leaving every full and half hour.
    Buy a ticket for Egion (written: Aigio) for about 14.- Euros) and take it to the Patras/Egion stop.
    Bus seats are numbered so check the number on your ticket. The last bus for Egion leaves at 10:00pm.
    Duration is 2:10 to reach Egion where the bus leaves the motorway to drive into town. Get off the bus there.

    To go to Selianitika, turn left from the bus station, direction city centre and follow the street (not uphill) for 300m.
    There is a triangular square and the bus stop is next to a fish shop (there is also a cake shop at the opposite side).
    Buy your ticket for Selianitika (1.30 Euro) at the kiosk (or at the bus for 1.80 Euro). Buses going to Siria (written: ZHPIA) and
    Kamare (KAMAPAI) also stop in Selianitika. This is a 20 minute trip. The last bus leaves at 10:00pm, Saturday/Sunday at 9:00pm.
    At Sunday the buses are running every 2 hours, last one at 9:00pm. Get off at the first stop in Selianitika in front of the church.
    Take the first street on your right and go down to the beach, turn left and after passing many restaurants and stores,
     you will come to a sign, Hellenikon Idyllion (it’s at a green fence).You have arrived, welcome!
     

    Station Selianitika – Hellenikon Idyllion
    Follow the street for 70 m and take the next street on your right (after the bridge) down to the beach. After 150 m you will have
    to cross the intersecting road, follow the narrow street for 100 m down to the shore place. Walk along the promenade.
    After a white tiled place and many restaurants and cafés you will come to a sign, Hellenikon Idyllion (it’s at a green fence).
    You have arrived, welcome!

    Or at Egion, there are also taxis at the bus stop, to go to Selianitika (about 10 Euros).

     

                              If you arrive at the airport between 21.00 and 23.00:00 pm,
    take the latest  metro from the airport 23.35 (change at Omonia station) to Thissio station. Then follow the street for 5 minutes on the left side,
    along “Archaia Agora – ancient market” until you see the hotel “Erechteion” (on the right, near the café “Athinaion Politeia”
    in a side street, named Flamarion). Here you will get a single room for about 50 Euros, a double room for about 60 Euros and
    a three-bed room for about 70 Euros (incl. breakfast). The stated prices are effective from the middle of October to the end of July,
    remaining time 20% more expensive). Tel: (0030) 210 3459606.
    You can state my name for booking – Andreas Drekis.                                                      
    In the morning you take a taxi to Kifissou  Stathmos
    If you arrive in Athens between 11:00pm and 4:00am, you take a taxi to get to hotel or you wait at the airport until 4:30 ant than take the Bus Nr 93 to Kifissou Pelopones Busstation

    The first Bus to Egion from Kifissou ist about 6:oo

    (look at description “by bus”). Children  unter 6 Jears have 50% Reduction by bus  from or to Athens  and people after 60 have 50% reduction only in the train
     


    Return to Athens    :                                                                                                           
    From Egion the first bus leaves at 3 am, the next one at 6:30am. From then on buses leave nearly every half hour to Athens,
     Kiffissou bus station. There the busses are running to the airport every half hour.

    Only by Taxi                                                                                                                        
    A taxi from the airport to Selianitika costs 270 Euros (we will gladly do the reservation for you). For a plus of 9 Euros per hour,
    you can visit the Acropolis or the national museum of Athens during your trip. Same prices and conditions apply for the return.   

    Chartered bus                                                                                                                     
    A bus for 30 persons charges 400 Euros, for 50 persons: 520 Euros, for 68-75: 750 Euros.
    A visit to the Acropolis and National Museum can be included if wanted.

    From Athens airport with your car  go direction Korinth. From Korinth take direction Patras. When you pass Egion on the national route, take (about 6 km)  the next exit. It is named "Logos, Kamares, Selianitika".After 300 meters you find the old route go directy to the sea- to Selianitika beach - than left directy at the sea 200 meters . So you pass the Hotel so called "Kanelli" and afterwards about 100m you reach directly  the Garden of Hellenikon Idyllion. You see a green railings and a door with written letters in Greek  Hellenikon Idyllion..From Athens airport to Selianitika is 212 km or about 2  hours
    In each case take my mobile number, 0030 6972263356
    Please inform us when you arrive in Athens, so we can know the time and wait for you.
    If you may have another route, please inform us, so we can guide you as best as possible.

    From Patras  with your car go direction Korinth.  .After 34 km (6 km bevor  Egion) on the national route, take  the first  exit. It is named "Logos, Kamares, Selianitika".After 300 meters  go  right the next 400 meters direction to Selianitika than left directy at the sea and than left 200 meters . So you pass the Hotel so called "Kanelli" and afterwards about 100m you reach directly  the Garden of Hellenikon Idyllion. You see a green railings and a door with written letters in Greek  Hellenikon Idyllion.
    From Patras to Selianitika is 34 km or about 20  Minutes
    In each case take my mobile number, 0030 6972263356
    Please inform us when you arrive in Patras , so we can know the time and wait for you.
    If you may have another route, please inform us, so we can guide you as best as possible.

     

    From the airport Araxos to Selianitika

    by bus

    There are running buses from Araxos to Kato Achaia (bus station is about 1500 m from the airport, direction Kato Achaia,
    station “Oxo Kerbessi”). During the week: 8:30am, 11:30am, 1:30pm, 3:45pm, 8:00pm. Saturday: 11:30am, 1:00pm, 3:45pm, 8:00pm;
    Sunday: 3:45pm, 8:00pm. From Kato Achaia to Patras the buses are leaving every half hour, the last one at 11:00pm.
    From Patras you can get to Selianitika by bus or by train (See the description above).

    by taxi - bus –  train/bus

    From Araxos (40km east of Patras) you take a taxi to the bus stop (Stathmos Leoforion) Kato Achaia. Price: about 15.-Euros.
    From there you take the bus to Patras. The buses leave every hour and sometimes every half hour. Price: 3 Euros. The last bus from
    Kato Achaia to Patras leaves at 11.00pm. From Patras to Selianitika you can go by bus  (as previously described ).

    by taxi - train

    You can take a taxi from the airport to thes Bustation (Stathmos KTELin Kato Achaia. Price: about 20.-Euros. There you take the Bus to Patras

    by taxi -bus

    Or you take a taxi directly to the bus stop "KTEL" in Patras. Price for the taxi: about 40.-Euros. Buses to Selianitika leave every hour. 
    The last bus leaves at 10:15pm

    by taxi

    Or you take a taxi from the airport directly to Selianitika. Price: about 100.-Euro.  Duration: about 1hour.

     

    From the airport Zakynthos

    by taxi/ferry/taxi – taxi/bus

    From there to the port it is 5 km and a cab costs about 8 Euros. The departures of the ferry to Kilini/ Peloponnes are 5:30am, 8:.00am,
    10:15am, 11:30am, 1:00pm, 3:15pm, 6:00pm, 8:00pm.
    The transfer costs 5 Euros and 25 Euros for the cab and lasts 1 hour and 15 minutes.
    We can order a cab for you when you arrive in Kilini. It will cost about 65Euros and the trip lasts about 1 hour and 15 minutes.

    You can also go by taxi to the bus stop KTEL in Zakynthos and from there take the bus (direction: Athens). Departure times are 5:00am,
    7:30am, 11:00am, 2:55pm, 5:30pm, 7:00pm. Buy a ticket to Selianitika. The ticket costs about 10. Euros and the transfer lasts about
    2h30.The bus stops in Selianitika in front of the petrol station “Shell”.
    From there you can order a cab which brings you to Hellenikon Idyllion (about 8 Euros). Tel.: 0030  26910 26126

    Rent a car

    www.economycarrentals.com,   or   http://www.autoeurope.de

    If so desired, it is also possible to rent a car in Zakynthos. For example: A Nissan Micra 1000cm3 with air-conditioning, free amount of
    kilometers and complete insurance would cost you 364 Euro in the main season .
    Contact Holiday Cars - phone: 0030-26950-44004, fax: 26901). 40 % off during winter time.
     

    You can also rent to very fair conditions a car in Patras or Athens. We recommend the car rental www.economycarrentals.com ,
    where you pay about 25 euros a day for a compact car.

    We will be pleased to help you! 
    Don’t hesitate to call us under (0030) 26910 -72488
    or  mobil  0030 6972263356

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