Getting from Antiparos to Arki

If you are heading to Arki from Antiparos you are making your way from a small quiet island in the Cyclades to one of the smallest inhabited islands in Greece, in the northern Dodecanese between Patmos and Lipsi. It has no cars, no proper roads and an atmosphere of complete isolation.

Take the ferry

There is no direct ferry from Antiparos to Arki. Antiparos is connected only to Paros by a 7 minute ferry from Pounta running every 30 minutes in summer. Arki is connected to the wider network through Patmos and Lipsi, with local ferries calling a few times a week in summer. Getting there means taking the short ferry from Antiparos to Paros, making your way to Piraeus and flying to Leros, followed by the local ferry to Arki via Lipsi, which takes around 1 to 2 hours.

Getting there by air

Arki has no airport. The nearest airports are Leros and Kos. Antiparos has no airport either. Taking the short ferry from Antiparos to Paros, making your way to Piraeus and flying to Leros via Athens, followed by the ferry connection to Arki, gives a total journey time of around 7 to 8 hours. In Greece, airlines do not operate direct inter island flights.

Your best option

Take the short ferry from Antiparos to Paros, make your way to Piraeus and fly to Leros via Athens, then take the local ferry across to Arki. Check the schedule before booking your flights as connections to Arki run only a few times a week in summer. Come entirely self-sufficient as the island has almost no facilities and the isolation is the whole point of being there.