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GETTING BETWEEN ATHENS AND THE GREEK ISLANDS

Airport Distance to city Journey time
Corfu 381 km (237 miles) 40 mins
Crete 318 km (198 miles) 45 mins
Kos 324 km (201 miles) 45 mins
Límnos 252 km (157 miles) 45 mins
Mýkonos 153 km (95 miles) 30 mins
Páros 157 km (98 miles) 35 mins
Rhodes 426 km (265 miles) 45 mins
Santoríni 228 km (142 mile) 40 mins
Skiáthos 135 km (84 miles) 30 mins
Skýros 128 km (80 miles) 40 mins

Greek Travel Pages Mỳrina, its main town. It is served by taxis and
∑ gtp.gr primarily tourist buses. Sámos is served by
Open Seas Aristarchós of Sámos International Airport,
∑ openseas.gr 14 km (9 miles) southwest of Vathỳ. Buses link
the airport with many of the towns and villages
Domestic Air Travel on Sámos.
In the Dodecanese, Ippokratis International
Olympic Air (OA), a subsidiary of Aegean, uses Airport serves the island of Kos. KTEL buses
prop planes to handle most domestic routes, from outside the arrivals exit make the
although Aegean occasionally steps in with 40-minute journey into Kos town centre.
small jets. Flights to the islands from the Rhodes is served by Rodos Diagoras
mainland are also operated by Astra and Sky International Airport. Located 15 km (9 miles)
Express, which both have major hubs in Athens west of Rhodes town, KTEL airport buses link
and Thessaloníki, as well as Ryanair, which has it to the city centre. The journey time is around
a minor hub in Athens. 45 minutes.
Corfu is served by Ioannis Kapodistrias Crete has two international airports – Nikos
International Airport, which is located less than Kazantzakis at Iráklío, only 5 km (3 miles) away
2 km (1 mile) from Corfu town. It is served by from the city centre, and Ioannis Daskalogiannis
regular buses and taxis from the rank right Airport in Haniá, which is situated around 15 km
outside the terminal. Corfu’s fellow Ionian island (9 miles) northwest of the city. KTEL buses and
Kefaloniá has its own international airport, taxis run from outside the terminal to Haniá’s
which is situated 8 km (5 miles) from the centre main square, with the journey taking about
of the principal town of Argostóli. The best way 45 minutes. Siteía also has a domestic airport.
to reach central Argostóli is by taxi. Mỳkonos and Santoríni receive international
Zákynthos is served by Dionỳsios Solomós flights from within Europe during the popular
International Airport, which is less than 5 km summer months.
(3 miles) from Zákynthos town. Taxis are again Aegean
the best way into town. ∑ en.aegeanair.com
Lésvos is served by Odyseas Elitís Mytilíni Astra
International Airport, 7 km (4 miles) from the ∑ astra-airlines.gr
centre of the main town of Mytilíni. KTEL buses Olympic Air
and taxis link the airport with the town. On the ∑ olympicair.com
nearby island of Límnos, Ifestos International Sky Express
Airport is 18 km (11 miles) from the centre of ∑ skyexpress.gr

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