Getting from Agistri to Agios Efstratios

If you are heading to Agios Efstratios from Agistri you are making your way from a small pine-covered island in the Saronic Gulf to one of the most isolated islands in Greece, sitting between Lemnos and Lesvos in the northern Aegean with a single rebuilt village and beaches that see almost no visitors outside a handful of Greeks who keep the place to themselves.

Take the ferry

There is no direct ferry from Agistri to Agios Efstratios. Getting there means taking the Saronic ferry from Agistri to Piraeus, which takes around 55 minutes to 1 hour 35 minutes, the metro to Athens Airport and flying to Lemnos, followed by the ferry from Lemnos to Agios Efstratios taking around 1 hour 30 minutes and running 4 times a week. Alternatively, the direct overnight ferry from Lavrio to Agios Efstratios takes around 11 hours 50 minutes, with Lavrio around 30 to 40 minutes from Athens Airport by taxi.

Getting there by air

Agios Efstratios has no airport. The nearest airport is Lemnos. Taking the Saronic ferry from Agistri to Piraeus, the metro to Athens Airport and flying to Lemnos, followed by the ferry to Agios Efstratios, gives a total journey time of around 5 to 6 hours. In Greece, airlines do not operate direct inter island flights.

Your best option

Take the Saronic ferry from Agistri to Piraeus, 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. Bring everything you need with you as the island has almost no facilities and that is entirely the point.