Getting from Agistri to Antikythera

If you are heading to Antikythera from Agistri you are making your way from a small pine-covered island in the Saronic Gulf to one of the most remote islands in Greece, sitting in the strait between Kythira and Crete with around 30 to 40 permanent residents. It is known to the world for the Antikythera Mechanism, a 2,000-year-old bronze analog computer recovered from a shipwreck in 1900 and now considered the most sophisticated device to survive from antiquity.

Take the ferry

There is no direct ferry from Agistri to Antikythera. The island is served by a ferry running from Piraeus through Kythira to Antikythera, continuing to Kissamos in Crete, with the crossing from Piraeus taking around 8 to 10 hours to Antikythera. Getting to Piraeus from Agistri means taking the Saronic ferry, which takes around 55 minutes to 1 hour 35 minutes, and then boarding the Piraeus to Antikythera ferry.

Getting there by air

Antikythera has no airport, only a helipad. The nearest airport is Kythira, which has connections from Athens. Taking the Saronic ferry from Agistri to Piraeus, the metro to Athens Airport and flying to Kythira, followed by the short ferry from Kythira to Antikythera taking around 1 hour 30 minutes, gives a total journey time of around 5 to 6 hours.

Your best option

Take the Saronic ferry from Agistri to Piraeus, fly to Kythira via Athens and take the ferry across to Antikythera. It is considerably faster than the full Piraeus crossing. Check the ferry schedule before booking your flights as the service runs only a few times per week. Bring everything you need as the island has almost no facilities and that is rather the point of going.