Transportation
ACCESS
1. By Airplane
'MAKEDONIA' AIRPORT
Thessaloniki’s 'Makedonia' Airport is 16 km (10 miles) from the city. Access to the airport from the center of the city and the opposite is easy, by bus or taxi.
Site: www.thessalonikiairport.com
Telephone Number: 2310 985000
2. By Car
Accessible by car from all major motorways:
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National Motorway (Ethniki Odos – PATHE)
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Egnatia Motorway (Egnatia Odos)
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Vertical Axes of Egnatia Odos
3. By train
OSE
The new passenger train station is located at the beginning of Monastiriou Street and is part of the Hellenic Railway Organization (OSE). It lies 3 km from Thessaloniki International Exhibition Centre. The journey takes about 5 minutes via Egnatias Street.
Site: www.ose.gr
Telephone Number: 14511
4. INTERCITY BUS SERVICES
KTEL
The intercity bus service station is 4km from the Thessaloniki International Exhibition Centre and is located at the West entrance to the city.
Site: www.ktelmacedonia.gr
Telephone Number: 2310 595400
PARKING
TIF HELEXPO has provided two central parking points.
INDOOR PARKING
Which is the more convenient one as it is situated beneath the 'Ioannis Vellidis' Congress Centre, with two entrances, one at the junction of Tritis Septemvriou Street and Stratou Avenue and the other on Stratou Avenue. This indoor parking area has a capacity of four hundred and forty (440) vehicles.
Duration and prices
Address: Egnatia Str. 154, 54636, Thessaloniki
Tel: +30 2310291514
E-mail: p.vellidis@helexpo.gr
Working hours: 24-hour
OUTDOOR PARKING
At the junction of Aggelaki Street and Alexandrou Svolou Street, the large outdoor parking area has a capacity of three hundred (300) cars.
Address: Egnatia Str. 154, 54636, Thessaloniki
Tel.: +30 2310291561
E-mail: p.aggelaki@helexpo.gr
Working hours: 24-hour
How to get to Helexpo
The Helexpo complex is in the city center and within walking distance from most hotels.
The main entrance to the conference center is on 154 Egnatia Avenue. Various OASTH buses stop at the stop “Sintrivani”.
Helexpo is also accessible via the south gate. To reach the south gate you can take a bus to the stop “HANTH”.
For more information and the bus routes you can visit www.oasth.gr
Local busses:
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Airport to city center: line 78
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Railway station to city center: lines 2, 3, 8, 10, 11, 14, 17 & 37