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Traveling independently to Thassos
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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 2006, we find that British Airways seems to have the best
prices followed by Olympic Airways. You should be looking
for direct flights to Thessaloniki Greece. Forget about flights
to Kavala, as you will find them 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 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.
You
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. |
| 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. |
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travelers? If so, send it to us. Email Us |
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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 2006
The price, Economy (Traveler), for a single adult fare ranges
from £114 (including taxes) up to £239
(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 2006
Heathrow - Thessaloniki
* Depart Heathrow May 22 / Depart Thessaloniki May 30 (Fare £81
and Taxes 45.20 = £126.20)
* Depart Heathrow June 15 / Depart Thessaloniki June 22 (Fare
£81 and Taxes 45.20 = £126.20)
* Depart Heathrow July 15 / Depart Thessaloniki July 23 (Fare
£104 and Taxes 45.20 = £149.20)
* Depart Heathrow August 15 / Depart Thessaloniki August 24 (Fare
£124 and Taxes 45.20 = £169.20)
* Depart Heathrow Sept 15 / Depart Thessaloniki Sept 25 (Fare
£124 and Taxes 45.20 = £169.20)
Heathrow - Athens - Kavala
**Depart Heathrow May 22 / Depart Kavala May 30 (Fare £148
and Taxes 80.20 = £228.20)
**Depart Heathrow June 15 / Depart Kavala June 22 (Fare £148
and Taxes 80.20 = £228.20)
**Depart Heathrow July 14 / Depart Kavala July 24 (Fare £179
and Taxes 80.20 = £259.20)
**Depart Heathrow August 14 / Depart Kavala August 22 (Fare £210
and Taxes 80.20 = £290.20)
**Depart Heathrow September 15 / Depart Kavala September 25 (Fare
£179 and Taxes 80.20 = £259.20)
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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 2006
The flights from the UK to Thessaloniki cost more than
those of British Air, starting at about £175
per person (adult) including taxes, in May and get much
higher as the season continues.
The flights from the UK to Kavala seem to cost slightly
more than the flights Olympic Airlines, however it is
a direct flight from the UK to Kavala. The prices start
at £275 per adult person including
taxes, in May and get much higher as the season continues.
Again, if saving money is important, consider the flights
to Thessaloniki as a much cheaper alternative.
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Has two scheduled flights from Manchester to Thessaloniki every
Thursday from 25 May with the last scheduled flight on 28 Sept.
The two carriers used for the flights is Monarch Airlines and
Jet Air. Both flights depart Manchester in the early morning (06:45
and 08:20) and arrive Thessaloniki in the early afternoon (12:20
and 14:00) which should give you plenty of time to reach Keromoti
and the ferry to Thassos.
Prices for 2006
The following are single
adult passenger fare for 2006 as posted on the Excel Airways
web site on 15 Jan 2006. The price does not include the
Fuel Supplement (£25) per passenger or Credit/Debit
Card Fee (£5) per booking. |
| May |
June |
July |
| 25 |
1 |
8 |
15 |
22 |
29 |
6 |
13 |
20 |
27 |
| £268 |
£170 |
£184 |
£193 |
£211 |
£220 |
| August |
September |
| 3 |
10 |
17 |
24 |
31 |
7 |
14 |
21 |
28 |
| £220 |
£273 |
£184 |
£175 |
£170 |
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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 .
Other sites that maybe worth checking out are for flights are:
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