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GETTING TO VOLOS
Flying to Volos airport
Volos airport lies just 30 minutes from the port of Volos.
Easyjet flights to Volos. Easyjet, in their infinite wisdom have decided not to fly to Volos in 2024.
There are flights to Volos (Nea Anchialos) airport from several European airports.
Flying to Thessaloniki airport
Thessaloniki has regular flights from the UK, leaving from; London, Manchester, Bristol and Nottingham.
There are also regular flights from all major European airports.
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Transfers to Volos
By bus: a short taxi ride to the Ktel bus station
2 hour 30 minute bus ride in an air-conditioned bus, passing the spectacular Mount Olypus to Volos
For bus timetables and booking go to KTEL Volos
You can book a bus ticket and the ticket will be open/transferable.
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Hire a car
If your party numbers 2 or more, you may find it more cost-effective to hire a car from Thessaloniki airport and leave it in the free parking at Volos harbour.
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Taxi to Volos
we can arrange a local taxi driver to pick you up from Thessaloniki airport and drive you to Volos.
The cost of this is about €180.
Flying to Athens airport
Athens has regular flights from all over the world
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Transfer to Volos
Take a taxi from the airport to the bus station making sure to get the right station for buses to Volos: Athens-Liosia Station (Rikaki 6).
4 hour ride to Volos.
For timetable and tickets go to KTEL Volos
You can book a bus ticket and the ticket will be open/transferable.
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Hire a car
If your party numbers 4 or more, you may find it more cost-effective to hire a car from Athens airport and leave it in the free parking at Volos harbour.
Flying to Skiathos airport
Easyjet have flights from May 25th to Skiathos airport, arriving at 12.05
The ferry to Volos, booking with Ferries.gr Leaves Skiathos at 1500 and takes 2hours 15 minutes to
Volos.
The course ends on Thursday evening and you will stay on the boat in Volos. You can then either travel
to Skiathos on Friday and Spend the night in Skiathos before flying back to the UK, or Enjoy a night out
in Volos on Friday and catch the 0730 ferry to Skiathos, arriving 2 hours before the flight back to the
UK.
There are many other airlines that fly regularly to Skiathos and other ferrys are available.