Getting from Agios Efstratios to Symi

If you are heading to Symi from Agios Efstratios you are making your way from a small island in the northern Aegean to one of the most beautiful harbor towns in the Dodecanese group. The colorful neoclassical mansions stacked up the hillside above the port make for one of the most striking harbor approaches in the Greek islands.

Take the ferry

There is no direct ferry from Agios Efstratios to Symi. The two islands are in completely different parts of Greece with no sea connection between them. Getting there means taking the ferry from Agios Efstratios to Lemnos, which runs 4 times a week in summer and takes around 1 hour 30 minutes, flying to Athens and then flying to Rhodes, followed by the local ferry from Rhodes to Symi taking around 1 to 1.5 hours.

Getting there by air

Symi has no airport. The nearest airport is Rhodes. Taking the ferry from Agios Efstratios to Lemnos, flying to Athens and then Athens to Rhodes, followed by the local ferry from Rhodes to Symi, 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 Rhodes and take the local ferry across to Symi. Give yourself at least two nights on Symi. The island reveals itself completely once the day visitors leave and the harbor becomes entirely your own.