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GETTING HERE (To Lesvos
or Lesbos)
You can travel directly to the
island airport of Mytilini on Lesvos by plane from a number of European
countries and cities on 'charter flights'.
UNITED KINDOM
to LESVOS
ALL charter flights from U.K. to Lesvos (Mytilene
Airport) leave and return on THURSDAYS only from Gatwick and Manchester
airports, during the summer season.
In 2004 the first flights out are on the 29th
April,
the last return flight is scheduled for the 14th October.
UK holiday companies offering hotel or self-catering
packages for 2004 are:-
First Choice/Unijet:-
www.firstchoice.co.uk
Kosmar Holidays:-
www.kosmar.co.uk
Manos Holidays:-
www.manos.co.uk
Simply Greece (Simply Travel):-
www.simplytravel.com
These companies usually have flight-only bookings available for a maximum stay
of three weeks.
However please note that since the UK direct
charters to Lesvos have been halved in 2004, the late 80’s & 90’s
phenomenon of Tour Companies charging more for “flight only deals” than “
economy packages” has surfaced again. You might think its better for you to
choose an “economy package”, Not so, because you don’t know in what kind of
accommodation you will end up, and very often low standards will ruin your
much deserved and looked forward to holiday . We advice you, when you are
planning & costing your holiday, If the “flight only deals” cost more than the “
economy packages”,
be bold and buy an “economy package” but book the accommodation of your choice
separately, thus never using the accommodation included in the “economy
package”. If enough people do it, the message might get through to the Tour
Companies to change their policies & high handed tactics against the consumers.
NETHERLANDS to LESVOS
For direct flights from Amsterdam, on Mondays you can use
the following websites for booking information, prices and bookings:
http://www.seatonly.nl &
http://www.dutchbird.nl
GERMANY to
LESVOS
For direct flights from Munich
and Dusseldorf, on Wednesdays you can use the following website for Lufthansa
www.lufthansa.com
SWEDEN to
LESVOS
For direct flights from Stockholm (Arlanda Airport) on
Mondays
you can use the following web site of the air company Apollo:
www.apollo.se
You can also get internal flights from most major cities in Sweden to connect
with a direct flight to Lesvos.
INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS TO ATHENS
There are frequent direct flights from
several UK airports to Athens by
British Airways
www.ba.com
Easy Jet
www.easyjet.com
Olympic Airlines
www.olympicairlines.com
Hellas Jet
www.hellasjet.com
Easy Jet can be very a very economical option if booked very early in advance.
Last minute bookings (unless sold as promotional options) can work pricier than
for scheduled flights.
Checking the
web site often for good rates is advisable.
Also
www.germanwings.com can provide an economy option from Germany to Athens
DOMESTIC
FLIGHTS TO & FROM LESVOS
'Domestic Flights' leave Athens regularly for Greek
islands and other destinations on the mainland.
HIBISCUS TRAVEL can take care of your domestic travelling requirements
by air (Olympic Airways and Aegean Air).
E mail us with details of your proposed travelling plans and
HIBISCUS TRAVEL will respond promptly with a quotation.
To issue the tickets we will need the names of any
passengers travelling, the ages of any children and details of any connecting
flights or ferries, which may be relevant to your journey. We can issue your
domestic tickets from and to Athens or any destination within Greece and send
them to you by first class registered post.
There are up to 8 onward
flights a day from Athens to Mytilene by
Aegean Airways
www.aegeanairlines.gr
and Olympic Airlines
When searching for flights, to avoid confusion, use the international codes, ATH
& MJT
For International passengers through bookings are available with Olympic
Airlines.
Aegean Airlines links with Hellas Jet to provide a
through booking.
In December 2003 the Greek Government temporarily rescued the insolvent Olympic
Airways by reversing it into its subsidiary Macedonian Airlines and renaming the
result Olympic Airlines. Routes and frequencies may be liable to change. More
changes are expected in the Autumn 2004 regarding how Olympic Airlines evolves.
We will be posting developments as they arise.
Lesvos is also connected by air with Thessaloniki, Limnos, Samos, and
Rhodes although at much lower frequency.
FERRIES
NEL Lines
www.nel.gr operates a daily overnight ferry from Piraeus to Mytilene via
Chios, normally leaving Piraeus at 18.00 and arriving at Mytilene at 08.00. With
a cabin for an overnight rest, it is quite pleasant getting to the island this
way. Occasionally there are non stop services. During the summer season a NEL
high speed ferry, taking 6 hours (and costing about double the normal fare),
runs three days a week from Piraeus depending on favourable weather conditions.
Also there
is a connecting service to:
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Thessaloniki,
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Limnos, Samothraki & Kavala,
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Samos
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Rhodes
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Ayvalik, Turkey
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Dikelik, Turkey.
Since 2002 GA Ferries
www.gaferries.com have run a three days a week service to and from Piraeus
with services via other islands including a weekly run as far as Rhodes.
A booking agency at
www.ferries.gr offers current timetables and online booking.
E mail us with details of your proposed travelling plans and
HIBISCUS TRAVEL will respond promptly with a quotation.
For more information on
HIBISCUS TRAVEL services click
HERE
BUSES
Mytilene town services operate from a terminal in the municipal car park off
Odyseus Elitis (Ïäýóóåá Åëýôç) Airport, by the cargo port and runs as far as the
airport in the south and Thermi in the north. An airport bus service
was introduced in 2003; for information enquire at the airport.
Country services are operated by KTEL Lesvos from the
terminal in KTEL Square (Ðëáôåßá ÊÔÅË), located about five minutes walk from the
town bus terminal; walk north towards the main harbour and then turn left
alongside the Atlantik supermarket - the terminal is opposite at the end of the
street.
A current timetable for the main services is posted in
the window of the ticket office/waiting room; frequencies depend on time of
year, day of week etc Ask before boarding a bus - the one that says Agiasos on
the front may not necessarily be the one that's going there!
For more information on
HIBISCUS TRAVEL services click
HERE
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