By Bus:
By Plane:
The best way to reach Ioannina is by air via Athens, which is well connected with the rest of the world.
You can book a (return) domestic flight from Athens International Airport to Ioannina via the official Aegean Airlines website: en.aegeanair.com
Two return flights from Athens to Ioannina are scheduled daily, one at 10:15am and one at 18:10pm (flight duration is 1h:15m). Conference participants are advised to book their ATH-IOA-ATH flights early and find appropriate connection flights to/from Athens in order to avoid lengthy transfer periods. Please note that it might be easier to book the ATH-IOA-ATH flight separately from your trip to Athens, rather than using flight search tools for the entire trip.
Taxi service from Ioannina airport to the conference hotel currently costs about 10 euro.
By Bus:
There are also bus services to Ioannina from Thessaloniki and Athens. Please visit the Ioannina Bus company (ktelioannina.gr/en/) for details about schedules, trip durations, and tickets. A bus trip from Thessaloniki to Ioannina takes 210 minutes, whereas a bus trip from Athens to Ioannina takes 315 minutes. Note that the intercity bus stations at Thessaloniki and Athens are frequently connected with the corresponding international airports by urban bus services (airport to bus station routes in Thessaloniki and Athens take approximately 1 hour). Taxi service from Ioannina intercity bus station to the conference hotel currently costs about 7 euro.
The EDBT/ICDT 2023 joint conference will take place at the GRAND SERAI CONGRESS & SPA, Dodonis 33, 45332, Ioannina, Greece.