Getting from Agios Efstratios to Oinousses

If you are heading to Oinousses from Agios Efstratios you are making your way to a small cluster of islands just off the northeastern coast of Chios, in the northeastern Aegean. It has a naval tradition that produced a disproportionate share of Greece's great shipping dynasties and almost no tourist infrastructure.

Take the ferry

There is a ferry connection between Agios Efstratios and Oinousses via Chios, operating on the Kavala to Piraeus mainline route that passes through both islands on certain days of the week. The total journey from Agios Efstratios to Oinousses via this route takes around 9 to 11 hours. A more practical approach is to take the ferry from Agios Efstratios to Lemnos, fly to Athens and then fly to Chios, followed by the daily local ferry from Chios to Oinousses taking around 1 hour.

Getting there by air

Oinousses has no airport. The nearest airport is Chios. Taking the ferry from Agios Efstratios to Lemnos, flying to Athens and then Athens to Chios, followed by the local ferry to Oinousses, 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 ferry from Agios Efstratios to Lemnos, fly to Athens and then fly to Chios and take the local ferry across to Oinousses. Check the daily ferry schedule from Chios before booking your flights and plan your Chios arrival around the afternoon departure. Give yourself at least two nights on Oinousses and bring everything you need with you.