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