Getting from Agathonisi to Psara

If you are heading to Psara from Agathonisi you are making your way from the northern Dodecanese group to a small rocky island off the northwestern coast of Chios, in the northeastern Aegean. It has one of the most moving histories in Greece, almost entirely destroyed by the Ottoman fleet in 1824 and never fully recovered.

Take the ferry

There is no direct ferry from Agathonisi to Psara. Psara is accessible only via Chios, with a daily local ferry from Chios main port taking around 3 hours. Getting to Chios from Agathonisi means taking the local ferry to Samos and then connecting to Chios, or flying to Athens and then Athens to Chios.

Getting there by air

Psara has no airport. The nearest airport is Chios. Taking the local ferry from Agathonisi to Samos, flying to Athens and then Athens to Chios, followed by the local ferry to Psara taking around 3 hours, gives a total journey time of around 7 to 8 hours. In Greece, airlines do not operate direct inter island flights.

Your best option

Take the local ferry from Agathonisi to Samos, fly to Athens and then fly to Chios and take the local ferry across to Psara. Check the daily ferry schedule from Chios before booking your flights and plan your Chios arrival around the morning departure. Give yourself at least two nights on Psara and bring everything you need with you.