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How to reach Andros and Tinos for an AnnaHiking tour
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OPTIONS TO REACH ANDROS AND TINOS ...... 3 FLIGHT ON ATHENS (ATH) ...... 3 ATHENS AIRPORT – RAFINA HARBOUR ...... 3 Taxi airport → Rafina v.v...... 3 Public bus airport → Rafina v.v...... 3 Shuttlebus airport → hotel Avra Rafina v.v...... 3 ATHENS CENTRE → RAFINA HARBOUR ...... 4 Public bus Athens Centre → Rafina v.v...... 4 RAFINA – RAILWAY STATION SKA (TRAIN TO METEORA) V.V...... 4 ATHENS AIRPORT – PIRAEUS HARBOUR ...... 4 Piraeus port information ...... 4 Public bus airport – Piraeus (X96) v.v...... 4 Taxi airport – Piraeus harbour v.v...... 5 FLIGHT ON MYKONOS (JMK) ...... 5 AIRPORT – FERRY PORT MYKONOS ...... 5 Taxi airport – ferry port Mykonos v.v...... 5 Public bus airport – ferry port Mykonos v.v...... 5 FERRIES ...... 5 INFORMATION ABOUT FERRY ITINERARIES AND COMPANIES...... 5 CONTACT INFORMATION FERRY COMPANIES ...... 6 Shipping Agent Rafina ...... 6 FastFerries ...... 6 GoldenStar ferries ...... 6 Sea Jets Consortium (only Tinos and beyond) ...... 6 Blue Star Ferries ...... 6 FERRY RAFINA – ANDROS – TINOS – MYKONOS ...... 6 FERRY PIRAEUS – TINOS ...... 6 FERRY MYKONOS – TINOS ...... 7
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Options to reach Andros and Tinos 1. Ferry Rafina-Andros-Tinos (flight on Athens). 2. Ferry Piraeus-Tinos (flight on Athens). 3. Ferry Mykonos-Tinos-Andros (flight on Mykonos).
It’s always possible to arrive on one airport and depart from another.
A useful website is www.rome2rio.com. Flight on Athens (ATH) From Athens airport you may travel by public bus or taxi to Rafina or Piraeus.
Athens airport – Rafina harbour You travel by public bus or taxi to Rafina port and take the ferry to Andros (Gavrio port) and Tinos (next stop). The ferry proceeds to Mykonos. Taxi airport → Rafina v.v. - Information: http://www.athensairporttaxi.com/athens-airport/to-rafina-port. On this website you may also prebook a taxi with English spoken driver. The trip takes about 20 minutes. - RadioTaxi in Rafina: +30 22940 77707 - Taxi rank at airport: between exit 2 and 3, opposite the Airport Hotel. - Taxi rank in Rafina port: immediately outside the harbour gate. - Prices 2020: o during the day (5:00-24:00): €25 o at night (24:00-5:00): €35 Discuss the fare before you enter the taxi! Public bus airport → Rafina v.v. - Information and itinerary: www.ktelattikis.grhttp://ktelattikis.gr/en/enairport, route “AIRPORT- RAFINA” resp. “RAFINA-AIRPORT”. or telephone: 22940 23440. - Always check the departure times on the website! - Bus stop at airport: ground floor at Arrivals, between exit 2 and 3, opposite of the Airport Hotel. - Bus stop in Rafina: on the harbour site, on the right side of the exit. - The buses are orange/white with the text “ΚΤΕΛ Αττικης”. - Price 2020: € 4, travel time approximately 30-40 minutes. You buy the ticket in the kiosk or in the bus (make sure you have the exact money ready!) Shuttlebus airport → hotel Avra Rafina v.v. Should your flight arrive too late to catch the afternoon boat, we’ll accommodate you in hotel Avra near the harbour. This hotel offers a free shuttle bus for her guests. You have to book the trip in advance (we’ll do that for you) and call the hotel in case of delay (best do this yourself). Should your flight depart too early to reach the airport by the first boat, you’ll take the afternoon boat the day before and overnight in hotel Avra near the harbour. Make a reservation for the free shuttle bus to the airport at the reception desk upon check-in.
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Athens centre → Rafina harbour Public bus Athens Centre → Rafina v.v. - Information and itinerary: http://ktelattikis.gr/en/en_marathon_makri, route “Rafina-Nea Makri-Marathon-Grammatiko”. NOT AVAILABLE IN THE WINTER OF 2020; HOPEFULLY THIS SERVICE WILL BE RESTORED. - Telephone: +30 22940 23440. - Always check the departure times on the website! - Price 2019: €2,60, travel time approximately one hour. You buy the ticket in the kiosk or in the bus (make sure you have the exact money ready!) - The buses are orange/white with the text “ΚΤΕΛ Αττικης”. - Bus stop in Rafina: on the harbour site, on the right side of the exit. - Bus terminal in Athens: Pedio tou Areos, Mavromateon Street , just south of the“Mars park” (near the National Museum), big bus terminal:
Rafina – railway station SKA (train to Meteora) v.v. The railway station SKA is best reached by taxi. The alternative is the public bus to the airport (see above) and then the metro train to SKA. Travel time is about 40 minutes per taxi (31km); the price was €35 in 2014 (nobody did this later).
Athens Airport – Piraeus harbour Piraeus port information See https://www.ferries.gr/piraeus-athens-port/. There is a free shuttlebus connecting all gates. Public bus airport – Piraeus (X96) v.v. - Information and itinerary (also in English): https://www.oasa.gr/en/telematics/?tl=lineDetails_892_%CE%A796%20:%20PEIRAIAS%20- %20AEROLIMENAS%20ATHINON%20(EXPRESS)_73-81 - Always check the departure times on the website! - Price 2020: €6, travel time approximately 1-1½ hour. You buy the ticket in the kiosk or in the bus (make sure you have the exact money ready!)
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- Bus stop at airport: ground floor at Arrivals, between exit 4 and 5, near parking P1. - Bus terminal in Piraeus port: gate E1, ask the driver to advise you about your gate. Usually for the Cyclades it’s gate E6, that’s bus stop 40040 ST. ISAP. Taxi airport – Piraeus harbour v.v. - Information: https://www.athensairporttaxi.com/athens-airport/to-piraeus-port. On this website you may also prebook a taxi with English spoken driver. The trip takes about 40 minutes. - RadioTaxi in Piraeus: +30 210 418 2333 - Taxi rank at airport: between exit 2 and 3, opposite the Airport Hotel. - Taxi rank in Piraeus port: immediately outside the harbour gate. - Prices 2020: o during the day (5:00-24:00): €48 o at night (24:00-5:00): €65 Discuss the fare before you enter the taxi! Flight on Mykonos (JMK)
Airport – ferry port Mykonos Taxi airport – ferry port Mykonos v.v. The trip takes about 10-15 minutes (8km), a taxi should cost around €8-€10. Discuss the fare before you enter the taxi! For more information: https://www.rome2rio.com/map/Mykonos-Airport-JMK/Mykonos- Port#r/Taxi Public bus airport – ferry port Mykonos v.v. With the KTEL public bus the trip takes around 10-15 minutes and will cost you €2. Information and itinerary: https://mykonosbus.com/bus-timetables/ under ‘AIRPORT – NEW PORT”, telephone: +30 22890 26797. Ferries Information about ferry itineraries and companies An overview of the ferry schedules is easily found on the Greek Travel Pages site: www.gtp.gr. Fill in at ‘Ferry schedules’: From
We advise you to book your tickets in advance as there may be an unexpected change in the schedule and with a completed booking you should be informed about such a change.
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Contact information ferry companies Shipping Agent Rafina Our preferred supplier is Togias Shipping Agency, Antonios Togias, telephone: +30 22940 26300, 23151, 23561, fax: +30 22940 23350 , E: [email protected], W: http://www.togiastravel.com. Open: May-September 6:00-21:00, October-April: 6:00-19:00. Here you may also book your tickets on-line: http://ferry-tickets.togiastravel.com/en/ All other agents are OK. FastFerries Website: www.fastferries.com.gr E: [email protected] Telephone: (+30) 210 4182005 en -2163 (central office) Telephone: 22820 71222 (Cyclades Travel, Gavrio) GoldenStar ferries Website: www.goldenstarferries.gr/en E: [email protected] Telephone: 22940 23561, 23150, 26300 (Togias, Rafina) Sea Jets Consortium (only Tinos and beyond) Website: www.seajets.gr/en E: [email protected] Telephone: 210 4190233, 210 4101480 (reservation from 1/4) Only in high season (June-September) Rafina - Tinos, Mykonos, Paros, Naxos. Blue Star Ferries Website: https://www.bluestarferries.com/en and for the location in Piraeus: https://www.bluestarferries.com/en/travel-with-us/domestic-lines/piraeus-port-map.html
Ferry Rafina – Andros – Tinos – Mykonos The regular schedule is (but not always!!!): - 2 morning boats Rafina → Andros and Tinos at 7:30 (not in winter) and 7:50 - 1 afternoon boat Rafina → Andros and Tinos at 17:30 - during the week the first boat Andros → Rafina sails at 10:15 - in the weekends the first boat Andros → Rafina sails from 14:45 (or even later!)
Prices 2020, single fare economy: per person car Rafina - Andros €19,50 €43 Rafina - Tinos €27 €58 Rafina – Mykonos €29 €64 Andros - Tinos €14 €31 Andros – Mykonos €16 €34 Tinos – Mykonos €8 €24
The lines are serviced by Golden Star Ferries, Fast Ferries and (in high season) Sea Jets Consortium.
Ferry Piraeus – Tinos Blue Star Ferries sails from Piraeus to Tinos, departure usually 7:30, sailing time 4½ uur, ticket price fom €32. De returning ferry to Piraeus usually departs at 15:00. (Information 2020.)
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Ferry Mykonos – Tinos From Mykonos you sail in half an hour to Tinos. Departure time is usually early in the morning (around 7:30) and in the early afternoon. The line is serviced by Blue Star Ferries, Fast Ferries and Golden Star Ferries.
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