Getting from Agistri to Monemvasia

If you are heading to Monemvasia from Agistri you are making your way from a small pine-covered island in the Saronic Gulf to a medieval fortress town on the southeastern Peloponnese coast, built entirely on a massive rock connected to the mainland by a single causeway with Byzantine churches and narrow lanes that have changed little in centuries.

Take the ferry

There is no direct ferry from Agistri to Monemvasia. Monemvasia is accessible only by road. Getting there means taking the Saronic ferry from Agistri to Piraeus, which takes around 55 minutes to 1 hour 35 minutes, and then driving or taking the KTEL bus south through the Peloponnese to Monemvasia, which takes around 4 to 4.5 hours from Athens via Corinth, Tripoli and Sparta.

Getting there by air

Monemvasia has no airport. The nearest airport is Athens. Taking the Saronic ferry from Agistri to Piraeus and then driving or taking the KTEL bus to Monemvasia gives a total journey time of around 6 to 7 hours. The KTEL bus from Athens Kifissos terminal runs to Monemvasia via Sparta and takes around 4.5 to 5 hours.

Your best option

Take the Saronic ferry from Agistri to Piraeus and drive or take the KTEL bus to Monemvasia. If you are traveling with a car, the ferry from Agistri already puts you at Piraeus with your vehicle, then drive south through the Peloponnese. Monemvasia rewards at least two nights. The town reveals itself slowly once the day visitors leave in the evening and the streets inside the walls become entirely your own.