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One of the nice things about traveling independently is that you
have total control on when and for how long you take your holiday.
The 7 day stays can now be 9 days, 12 days, 20 days or even more if
you desire. Use your holiday time so that you get the most out of it.
Coming to Thassos is easy and can cost less than you think.
Follow these simple steps to start planning your stay here: |
1. Decide how long you can stay and what the dates of your
stay will be. Remember, traveling independently means you can
stay ANY number of days you would like. You are not limited to
7 or 14 days any more with independent travel. |
2. Now that you have your dates, time to find your flights.
For 2007, we find that GermanWings seems to have
the best prices and flights direct to Thessaloniki Airport or
Kavala Airport. If you can't find connections with German wings,
then
you should
be looking for direct flights to Thessaloniki Greece. Forget
about
flights
to
Kavala unless you use German Wings, as you will find all others
to be much more expensive. Thessaloniki is only a two – two
and a half hour drive to Keromoti where you will catch the ferry
to Thassos.
The drive
is easy and it
means normally you will save a large amount of money over flying
into Kavala. Money that you can use for a few additional cold
beers
during the game.
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will find more flight information listed below. |
3. Now that you have found your flights, we
will work on getting a Taxi or hiring a car from the Thessaloniki
airport to get you to Keromoti. If you want a Taxi for one
to four persons, the cost is about 100 –120 Euros for
the trip to the ferry port in Keromoti. On the other hand,
a car hire could cost as low as 50 Euro for that trip. Email
several car hire agencies for prices, but always start with
Potos Car Rentals (www.rentacar-potos.gr)
who offers discounts for the Thassos bound traveler. You may
want to rent the car for your entire holiday.
Another option is to take the bus from Thessaloniki
to Kavala or Keromoti.
You will need to take a taxi from the airport
to the bus station in Thessaloniki where you can catch a
bus to Kavala. The cost of one (one way) ticket is about
15 Euros and the buses depart the station every hour from
06:00 till 20:00 everyday.
When you arrive in Kavala, you will have
to do one of the following:
Depending on the time you arrive in Kavala,
you have three options available to you.
1. On the other side of the port from are the regular
ferries that run between Kavala and Skala Prinos. The cost will
be about 3.50 Euros per person. Remember there are less ferries
running between Kavala and Thassos, so try to know what the schedule
is before you arrive.
Ferry Schedule
http://www.thassos-schedules.go-thassos.gr/all-scedules/ferrysen.htm
2. You can take another bus (about 3.50
Euro per person) to Hrissoupoli (Chrisoupolis), where you
will have to take one more bus to Keromoti. This bus from
Hrissoupoli (Chrisoupolis) to Keromoti will cost about 1,30
Euro per person and they leave the bus station every hour
(last bus at 20:00).
Generally speaking, most all buses stop running about 20:00. |
4. Now, the fun part, deciding where you will stay for your
holiday. Just remember that accommodations can start for as little
as 20 Euros for two persons and go up to over a 100 Euro depending
on where you want to stay and when you will stay there. Remember
May, June, Sept and October can be much less expensive than July
and August. |
Do you have any travel information that would be useful to other
travelers? If so, send it to us. E-mail Us
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Now the trick here is to find a low cost carrier from your local
airport such as Easy Jet, Berlin Air and a number of others to Cologne
- Bonn CGN or Stuttgart STR. You will then fly from there to either
Kavala or Thessaloniki. There are daily flights to Thessaloniki
but only a couple flights a week to Kavala. The prices are cheaper
if you book as far in advance as possible and some times a last minute
booking maybe a good deal as well.
From London- Stansted (STN), Edinburgh EDI and Dublin DUB you can
find flights on German Wings to Cologne - Bonn CGN.
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London Gatwick LGW to Thessaloniki SKG (other departure airports
maybe available)
British Airways has a scheduled flight from London Gatwick to Thessaloniki
everyday during the summer season. The flight departs London Gatwick
in the morning and arrives Thessaloniki in the mid afternoon which
should give you plenty of time to reach Keromoti and the ferry to
Thassos.
Prices for 2007
The price, Economy (Traveler), for a single adult fare ranges from £138
(including taxes) up to £268 (including taxes).
The low prices were spread all through the summer, even in the
high season. The lower priced fares are likely to be gone soon,
so start planning your holiday today. The more flexibility you
have with your dates, to include length of stay, the better the
chance to get the low fares.
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Olympic Airlines has flights to Greece, mostly to Athens with a
plane change to go on to Thessaloniki or Kavala airports. There is
a direct flight daily from the UK to Thessaloniki. The direct flight
to Thessaloniki has the cheapest fare. Most of the flights arrive
Thessaloniki either very late night or very early in the morning.
This means night travel and possibly a hotel before you are able
to arrive to Thassos.
The flights arriving to the Kavala Airport at 20:00, are many times
late and you will most probably have to spend that first night in
Keromoti. Even if it arrives on time, by the time you have gotten
your luggage and make it to the port, you may have missed that last
ferry for the night. When trying to catch the first flight out of
Kavala, you may want to plan to spend that last night in Keromoti
instead of Thassos. Again this is due to the ferry schedules. When
planning your dates and accommodations, keep this in mind.
Here is a sampling of flights and cost using a few random dates.
Traveling on the weekend tends to increase the cost of the fare,
so best to stay with weekdays if cost is a factor.
Prices for 2007
Gatwick - Thessaloniki
* Depart Gatwick May 22 / Depart Thessaloniki May 31 (Fare £81
and Taxes 58.50 = £139.50)
* Depart Gatwick June 15 / Depart Thessaloniki June 22 (Fare £81
and Taxes 58.50 = £139.50)
* Depart Gatwick July 15 / Depart Thessaloniki July 23 (Fare £81
and Taxes 58.50 = £139.50)
* Depart Gatwick August 16 / Depart Thessaloniki August 23 (Fare £104
and Taxes 58.50 = £162.50)
* Depart Gatwick Sept 15 / Depart Thessaloniki Sept 25 (Fare £81
and Taxes 58.50 = £139.50)
Heathrow - Athens - Kavala
**Depart Heathrow May 22 / Depart Kavala May 30 (Fare £169 and
Taxes 101.90 = £270.90)
**Depart Heathrow June 15 / Depart Kavala June 22 (Fare £129 and
Taxes 101.90 = £230.90)
**Depart Heathrow July 14 / Depart Kavala July 24 (Fare £179 and
Taxes 101.90 = £280.90)
**Depart Heathrow August 14 / Depart Kavala August 22 (Fare £148
and Taxes 101.90 = £249.90)
**Depart Heathrow September 15 / Depart Kavala September 25 (Fare £179
and Taxes 101.90 = £280.90)
* Direct
Flight
** Change Planes In Athens
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UK to Thessaloniki
Thomson has six scheduled flights from the UK to Thessaloniki every Monday
starting 1 May with the last scheduled flight on 9 October. The flights
depart from:
Birmingham
Bristol
London Gatwick
London Luton
Manchester
Nottingham East Midlands
Look carefully at the arrival times to Thessaloniki, as most of the flights
arrive late and will mean an overnight somewhere before you can arrive
on Thassos. This also means your holiday can only be in increments of
7 days.
UK to Kavala
Thomson also has three scheduled flights from the UK to Kavala every
Sunday starting 7 May with the last scheduled flight on 8 October.
The flights depart from:
Birmingham
London Gatwick
Manchester
Prices for 2007
We regret to inform you that at the time of research (January
5th, 2007), no available flights to Greece could be found through
Thomson for this year. This does not mean that they do not
or will not exist, please take the time to check for yourself.
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Has two scheduled flights from Manchester and Gatwick to Thessaloniki
every Thursday from 24 May with the last scheduled flight on 20 Sept.
(from London) and 4 Oct. (from Manchester). The two carriers used for
the flights is Monarch Airlines and Jet Air. Both flights depart England
in the morning and arrive Thessaloniki in the afternoon which should
give you plenty of time to reach Keromoti or Kavala and the ferry to
Thassos.
Prices for 2007
The following are single adult
passenger fares from Gatwick to Thessaloniki for 2007 as posted
on the Excel Airways web site on 5 Jan 2007. There is one available
flight every Thursday through the summer season.
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May |
June |
July |
24 |
31 |
7 |
14 |
21 |
28 |
5 |
12 |
19 |
26 |
£228 |
£173 |
£185 |
£202 |
£177 |
£228 |
£253 |
August |
September |
2 |
9 |
16 |
23 |
30 |
6 |
13 |
20 |
£253 |
£287 |
£202 |
£190 |
The following are single adult
passenger fares from Manchester to Thessaloniki for 2007 as
posted on the Excel Airways web site on 5 Jan 2007. There is
one available flight every Thursday through the summer season.
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May |
June |
July |
24 |
31 |
7 |
14 |
21 |
28 |
5 |
12 |
19 |
26 |
£253 |
£182 |
£194 |
£211 |
£185 |
£236 |
£262 |
August |
September |
October |
2 |
9 |
16 |
23 |
30 |
6 |
13 |
20 |
27 |
4 |
£262 |
£296 |
£211 |
£199 |
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This site may find you some good flights. It is best to have airport
codes when using this site. You will want to use this site to try and
find flights to Thessaloniki. To find a good list of airport codes,
just follow this link: www.world-airport-codes.com
Here are
a few codes.
Greece
Athens ATH
Thessaloniki SKG
Kavala KAV
UK
Heathrow LHR
Gatwick LGW
Manchester MAN
Stansted STN
Birmingham BHX
Glasgow GLA
Edinburgh EDI
Luton LTN
Belfast International BFS
Bristol BRS
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This site lets you choose a place of departure and place of arrival
and checks availability with many airlines for the dates you have chosen
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Other sites that maybe worth checking out are for flights are:
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Are
you looking for resorts on Thassos that have everything you
want for your holiday in one place.
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Are
you looking for a privately owned house, apartment or villa
to rent for your holiday stay on Thassos?
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Want
to find a good place for quick food, take out or eat in as
well as delivery in some cases?
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Here
you will find Cafeterias, Bars and Pubs that you will enjoy
during your holidays.
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Looking
for retail and wholesale products exported from Thassos Island?
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