Getting from Antiparos to Elafonisos

If you are heading to Elafonisos from Antiparos you are making your way from a small quiet island in the Cyclades to a small island off the southern Peloponnese coast, on the opposite side of Greece. It has pink-tinged sand beaches that are among the finest in Greece and a setting of extraordinary natural beauty.

Take the ferry

There is no direct ferry from Antiparos to Elafonisos. Antiparos is connected only to Paros by a 7 minute ferry from Pounta running every 30 minutes in summer. Elafonisos is accessible only by the short local ferry from Pounta on the southern Peloponnese, a completely different port from Pounta on Paros. Getting there means taking the short ferry from Antiparos to Paros, making your way to Piraeus and driving south through the Peloponnese via Corinth, Tripoli and Sparta to Pounta Peloponnese, where the 10 minute ferry to Elafonisos runs every 30 minutes in summer.

Getting there by air

Elafonisos has no airport. The nearest airport is Athens. Antiparos has no airport either. Taking the short ferry from Antiparos to Paros, making your way to Piraeus and flying to Athens, then driving south to Pounta gives a total journey time of around 8 to 9 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 drive south to Pounta for the short ferry across to Elafonisos. Having a car is essential as the KTEL bus connection to Pounta is complicated and infrequent. If you are traveling with a car, the short ferry from Antiparos already puts you on Paros with your vehicle, then drive south through the Peloponnese to Pounta.