Getting from Agathonisi to Agios Efstratios

If you are heading to Agios Efstratios from Agathonisi you are making your way from the northern Dodecanese group to a small flat island between Lemnos and Lesvos in the northern Aegean. It has a single rebuilt village and beaches that see almost no visitors outside of a handful of Greeks who keep the place to themselves.

Take the ferry

There is no direct ferry from Agathonisi to Agios Efstratios. Getting there means taking the local ferry from Agathonisi to Leros or Samos, flying to Athens and then flying to Lemnos, followed by the ferry from Lemnos to Agios Efstratios taking around 1 hour 30 minutes. The ferry from Lemnos to Agios Efstratios runs 4 times a week in summer and once a week in the low season.

Getting there by air

Agios Efstratios has no airport. The nearest airport is Lemnos. Taking the local ferry from Agathonisi to Leros or Samos, flying to Athens and then Athens to Lemnos, followed by the ferry to Agios Efstratios, gives a total journey time of around 6 to 7 hours. In Greece, airlines do not operate direct inter island flights.

Your best option

Take the local ferry from Agathonisi to Leros or Samos, fly to Lemnos via Athens and take the ferry across to Agios Efstratios. Check the Lemnos to Agios Efstratios schedule before booking your flights as the ferry runs only 4 times a week in summer and once a week in winter. Bring everything you need with you.