Getting from Alexandroupoli to Dokos

If you are heading to Dokos from Alexandroupoli you are making your way from the far northeastern corner of Greece to an uninhabited rocky island in the Saronic Gulf between Hydra and the Peloponnese coast, on the opposite side of the country. The waters around it hold the oldest known shipwreck in the world, dating to around 2700 BC.

Take the ferry

There are no scheduled ferries from Alexandroupoli to Dokos. Dokos is accessible only by water taxi from Hydra, which takes around 30 minutes, or by private boat. Getting to Hydra from Alexandroupoli means flying to Athens and then taking the Saronic ferry from Piraeus to Hydra, which takes around 1 hour 5 minutes to 2 hours.

Getting there by air

Dokos has no airport. The nearest airport is Athens. Flying from Alexandroupoli to Athens and then taking the Saronic ferry from Piraeus to Hydra, followed by a water taxi to Dokos taking around 30 minutes, gives a total journey time of around 4 to 5 hours.

Your best option

Fly from Alexandroupoli to Athens, take the Saronic ferry from Piraeus to Hydra and arrange a water taxi from the harbour across to Dokos. Come entirely self-sufficient as there is nothing on the island. The coves empty out in the late afternoon when day boats leave and that is when Dokos is at its most extraordinary.