{"id":249,"date":"2018-01-16T08:21:21","date_gmt":"2018-01-16T08:21:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iatour.org\/?page_id=249"},"modified":"2025-10-10T18:18:59","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T15:18:59","slug":"accommodation-transport","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/iatour.org\/icot2026\/accommodation-transport\/","title":{"rendered":"Hotels &#038; Transport"},"content":{"rendered":"<section>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-md-12\">\n<div class=\"about-text\">\n<h4><strong>ACCOMMODATION<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Several hotels are available at the center of Mytilene (many of them in a walking distance from the venue).<\/p>\n<h4><strong>GETTING TO MYTILENE<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"DIEM travel\" src=\"https:\/\/www.diem-dubrovnik.com\/diem\/files\/avion.png\" alt=\"DIEM travel\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" \/><strong>By plane<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">The island has regular connection to Athens or Thessaloniki with Aegean Airlines (member of Star Alliance), Olympic Air and Sky Express.<\/p>\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">The airport of Mytilene is located 6 km from the city center. Local busses and taxis are available.<\/p>\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">Useful information about Mytilene airport can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mjt-airport.gr\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">The duration of the flight from Athens is about 45 minutes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">During the summer period there are many regular and charter connections to Mytilene, mainly from other European cities.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2000 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/iatour.org\/icot2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/by-boat.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"44\" height=\"44\" \/><\/strong><strong style=\"font-size: 14px;\">By sea<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You can approach Mytilene by boat, crossing the Aegean Sea. A nice experience of a cruise, however more time consuming. All boats arrive in the main port of Mytilene, directly in the city center. Below are links to find information about the regular connections to Mytilene:<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>a. From Piraeus, Chios, Samos and Kavala:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"fa-ul\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hellenicseaways.gr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HELLENIC SEAWAYS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bluestarferries.com\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BLUE STAR FERRIES<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">Usually the ferry boats depart in the evening from Piraeus and arrive early in the morning in Mytilene. Typical travel duration is 12 hours.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>b. From Ayvalik, Turkey:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>More information can be found in the folowing links:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"fa-ul\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.turyolonline.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TURYOL<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jalemtur.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">JALETUR<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong><span class=\"title-wrap\">VISA RELATED ISSUES<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<div class=\"col-md-6 \">\n<div class=\"c-content-title-2\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"sFlh5c FyHeAf\" src=\"https:\/\/encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com\/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSdA_fiJ_HLOLgyZ-8M50FrUzDOk3MPcMFbRw&amp;s\" alt=\"Travel Visa Pro logo\" width=\"87\" height=\"62\" data-ilt=\"1758958605001\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">While planning your travel and in early time, please be sure about the visa obligation (depending on the country of your origin) for your entry in Greece.<\/p>\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">In some countries there are External Service Providers for the visa issues. You will receive the relevant information from the embassies or consulates of Greece.<\/p>\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">If an invitation letter is needed, please send a request with your full data by email to the conference secretariat, indicating in the subject &#8220;INVITATION LETTER REQUEST&#8221;. Additionally provide any details requested to be included in the letter from our side (according to the consulate requirements).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ACCOMMODATION Several hotels are available at the center of Mytilene (many of them in a walking distance from the venue). GETTING TO MYTILENE\u00a0 By plane The island has regular connection to Athens or Thessaloniki with Aegean Airlines (member of Star&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-249","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iatour.org\/icot2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/249","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iatour.org\/icot2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iatour.org\/icot2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iatour.org\/icot2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iatour.org\/icot2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=249"}],"version-history":[{"count":75,"href":"https:\/\/iatour.org\/icot2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/249\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2062,"href":"https:\/\/iatour.org\/icot2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/249\/revisions\/2062"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iatour.org\/icot2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=249"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}