23rd European Finite Element Fair

National Technical University of Athens · 24-25 April 2026

Travel and Accommodation

Getting to Athens from Athens Airport

From Athens International Airport, central Athens can be reached by Metro Line 3 (Blue Line) or by Bus Route X95 (Airport - Syntagma).

Getting to NTUA Zografou Campus

Public transport to/from Zografou Campus involves bus and/or metro.

The nearest Athens Metro station to campus is "Katehaki Station" on the Metro Line 3 (Blue line); this is the same line to/from Athens International Airport. Katehaki Station is about 25-30mins walk to campus. There is a regular public bus from Katehaki station to campus on weekdays (Bus route 242). Alternative transport from Katehaki Metro Station will be organised for the Saturday; this will be announced on the Friday. Further details will be provided to the registered participants via email before the meeting.

Suggestions for accommodation

There are no prebooked hotel rooms for EFEF. Participants should make their own accommodation arragnements.

(Beware of fraudster/spam travel/hotel agents! We have not partnered with any agent for the meeting.)

We provide some general suggestions/info on hotels and on short-term lets below.

Hotels

Zografou Campus is not adjacent to any major hotels. NTUA has no recommended hotels. We provide some accommodation suggestions below, based on relative proximity and/or convenient public transport to Zografou Campus.

The hotels listed below are just a small selection of accommodation possibilities. Athens offers a vast selection of hotels and short-term lets, especially in the city centre, along Athens Metro Line 3 (Blue Line). Reaching Katehaki Station (nearest station to NTUA, see above) by metro takes 9-14mins from central Athens.

Some hotels and short-term lets are located in the vicinity of Athens Concert Hall -- Metro Station "Megaro Mousikis" Line 3 (Blue Line). From there, it is either possible to take the metro to Katehaki Station and continue as described above, or to take a short walk (5-10mins depending on accommodation location) to reach Bus route 608, which stops just outside Zografou Campus; the EFEF location is 5-10 mins walk from the bus stop. Some hotel suggestions in the vicinity of Athens Concert Hall:

Short-term lets

Athens offers a wide selection of short-term let accommodation via the usual platforms (Airbnb, Booking, etc.). A number of short-lets on offer are located in Zografou and Goudi areas adjacent to NTUA Zografou Campus and in the area near Katehaki Metro station. From Zografou and Goudi areas, NTUA Zografou Campus can be reached on foot. From the area near Katehaki Station, NTUA campus can be reached as detailed above. Please note that Zografou and Katehaki areas are hilly, so horizontal distance on the map may not provide accurate measure of distance/effort.