Transportation from Thessaloniki City Center to Thessaloniki Airport
The easiest way to reach SKG Airport from the city center is to take a taxi, as you can find a taxi almost anywhere in the city at any time. If you are right in the city center, this 13-15 kilometer road takes about half an hour. Taxi fares in Thessaloniki can be considered more affordable on average compared to many European cities.
Another way is to use the buses, the first stop of which is Thessaloniki Central Train Station. While this journey takes approximately 40-50 minutes with the 01X line you will take during the day, it takes approximately 50-60 minutes with the 01N bus you will take at night.
You can buy the necessary ticket for the journey from the kiosks in the squares before you get on the bus, or you can pay in cash when you get on, but you will need coins for this. Also, ticket machines on buses do not give change. You have to operate the ticket you bought from the kiosks from the machines on the buses, otherwise you may be penalized in any inspection.
Transportation from Longyearbyen Svalbard Airport to the City Center
Svalbard Airport is located 3 km from Longyearbyen, the largest campus in the region. You can reach the city center from Svalbard Airport, which has free parking for 200 cars, by taxi, private car or airport bus.
There is no public transport other than a bus from Svalbard Airport to hotels and hostels in Nybyen and Longyearbyen. The departure times of the bus are arranged according to the landing and departure times of the planes, and a bus departs from Svalbard Airport to the city center for each flight.
The bus waiting in front of the arrivals terminal stops at all hotels and hostels one by one. They take payment in Norwegian Krone or by credit card, but foreign currencies are not accepted. It takes a maximum of 10 minutes from Longyearbyen Airport to the city center, and the bus also stops at central points such as the Svalbard Museum, apart from the hotels.
Apart from the bus, the most common means of getting from the airport to the city center of Longyearbyen is the taxi. You can call a taxi by calling +47-7902-1305 or you can reach the city center by any taxi waiting at the airport. There are also offices of many reliable companies for car rental options at Svalbard Airport.
A possible way to reach the city from Svalbard Airport is to walk the 3km or rent a bike, but in Longyearbyen, where frostbite and polar bears are considered daily hazards, it may not be worth the risk.