Getting from Agistri to Thassos

If you are heading to Thassos from Agistri you are making your way from a small pine-covered island in the Saronic Gulf to the northernmost island in Greece, in the northern Aegean close to the Macedonian coast. It is green and forested with good beaches and ancient ruins from one of the most prosperous cities of the ancient Greek world.

Take the ferry

There is no direct ferry from Agistri to Thassos. Thassos is connected only to Kavala and Keramoti on the northern mainland, with ferries running almost hourly in summer and taking around 1 hour 30 minutes from Kavala and around 45 minutes from Keramoti. Getting to either port from Agistri means taking the Saronic ferry to Piraeus, the metro to Athens Airport and flying to Kavala, followed by a taxi to the port.

Getting there by air

Thassos has no airport. The nearest airport is Kavala, around 30 kilometres from the Kavala ferry port. Taking the Saronic ferry from Agistri to Piraeus, the metro to Athens Airport and flying to Kavala, followed by a taxi to the port and the ferry across to Thassos, gives a total journey time of around 5 to 6 hours.

Your best option

Take the Saronic ferry from Agistri to Piraeus, fly to Kavala via Athens and take the ferry across to Thassos. With ferries running almost hourly from Kavala in summer you rarely need to book the final crossing in advance. If you are traveling with a car, the ferry from Agistri already puts you at Piraeus with your vehicle, then drive northeast via the E75 and Egnatia motorway to Kavala and take the ferry across to Thassos.