The Department of Chemistry of the University of Crete is located 10 Km southwest from Heraclion downtown.

A. BY CAR

From Heraklion city center to UOC
20 mins, 10 km. Starting point: Plateia Eleftherias (Eleftheria's Square)

  • Head north on Plateia Eleftherias toward Leoforos Bofor - 40m
  • Take the 1st right onto Leoforos Bofor - 400m
  • Take the 3rd right toward Leoforos Nearchou - 110m
  • At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Leoforos Nearchou - 350m
  • At Plateia 18 Anglon, take the 2nd exit onto Leoforos Sofokli Venizelou - 1.6km
  • Continue onto Machis Kritis - 800m
  • Continue onto Leoforos Nikolaou Panagiotaki - 1km
  • Continue onto Leoforos Parlama - 1.2km
  • Continue onto Irakleiou-Moiron - 450m
  • Turn right at Pros Voutes - 1.3km

From Heraklion city center to UOC (via the highway)
17 mins, 11 km. Starting point: Plateia Eleftherias (Eleftheria's Square)

  • Head south on Plateia Eleftherias toward Leoforos Dimokratias - 120m
  • Take the 1st left onto Leoforos Dimokratias - 1.1km
  • Continue on to Leoforos Knosou - 210m
  • Keep right at the fork - 110m
  • Continue onto Leoforos Papanastasiou - 650m
  • Turn right at Ethniki Odos Irakleiou / Route 90/E75 - 3.4km
  • Take the exit toward Tympaki / Irakleio / Moires - 270m
  • Turn right at Men. Parlama - 900m
  • Continue onto Irakleiou - Moiron - 450m
  • Turn right at Pros Voutes - 1.3km

From Heraklion Airport to UOC (via the highway)
16 mins, 13 km. Starting Point: Aerodromio (Airport)

  • Head east on Aerodromiou (Airport) toward Leoforos Ikarou - 300m
  • Continue onto Leoforos G. Senetaki - 500m
  • Slight right to merge onto Route 90/E75 - 7km
  • Take the exit toward Tympaki / Irakleio / Moires - 270m
  • Turn right at Men. Parlama - 900m
  • Continue on to Irakleiou - Moiron
  • Turn right at Pros Voutes - 1.3km

B. BY BUS

There are two bus routes to and from the University several times per day:

a. From Heraklion city center to the Univesity.
Line 11, the sign on the front of the bus reads ITE

Timetable:  
Airport - UOC UOC - Airport
07:20
08:00
08:30
09:15
11:30
12:15
14:00
14:30
15:00
15:40
17:20
18:00
Port - UOC UOC - Port
21:00
21:30

* The bus arrives at Astoria bus station (Platia Eleftherias) about 10 minutes later.

b. From Heraklion city center to PAGNI (ΠΑΓΝΗ in Greek, the University Hospital).
Line 8, the sign on the front of the bus reads ΠΑΓΝΗ

This line has a stop approximately 300 meters away from UOC's entrance. In order to avoid missing the stop, please consult the bus driver by asking for the stop to the University. The frequency of this service is approximately every 15 minutes.

One-way tickets costing € 1, 50 can be purchased from most kiosks around the downtown area. The duration of each trip is approximately 40 minutes.

C. BY TAXI

a. From Heraklion city center to UOC:
The most convenient taxi queue is at "Eleftheria's Square" ("Platia Eleftherias" in Greek).
A taxi ride takes about 20-30 minutes and costs approximately € 12

b. From airport to UOC:
Taxi service is provided just outside the airport.
A taxi ride takes about 15-25 minutes and costs approximately € 18