Getting from Agios Efstratios to Paxos
If you are heading to Paxos from Agios Efstratios you are making your way from a small island in the northern Aegean to a small island in the Ionian Sea, on the opposite side of Greece. It has ancient olive groves, turquoise coves and a Venetian harbour at Gaios that is one of the most charming in Greece.
Take the ferry
There are no scheduled ferries from Agios Efstratios to Paxos. The two islands are on opposite sides of Greece with no sea connection between them. Getting there means taking the ferry from Agios Efstratios to Lemnos, flying to Athens and then either flying to Corfu and taking the ferry from Corfu to Paxos, which takes around 1 to 1.5 hours, or flying to Preveza and connecting via Igoumenitsa for the daily car ferry to Paxos, which takes around 1 hour 45 minutes.
Getting there by air
Paxos has no airport. The nearest airport is Corfu. Taking the ferry from Agios Efstratios to Lemnos, flying to Athens and then Athens to Corfu, followed by the ferry from Corfu to Paxos, 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 Corfu and take the ferry across to Paxos. It is the most practical approach. If you are traveling with a car, fly to Athens, drive northwest to Igoumenitsa and take the daily car ferry to Paxos from there.
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