Getting from Antiparos to Kythnos

If you are heading to Kythnos from Antiparos you are making your way from a small quiet island in the Cyclades to an island in the western part of the group. It has over 60 beaches and a medieval village at Driopida that hardly anyone outside Greece knows about.

Take the ferry

There is no direct ferry from Antiparos to Kythnos. Antiparos is connected only to Paros by a 7 minute ferry from Pounta running every 30 minutes in summer. Kythnos is served primarily from Lavrio on the southeastern Attica coast. Getting to Kythnos means taking the short ferry from Antiparos to Paros, making your way to Piraeus and then either taking the Piraeus to Kythnos ferry, which runs several times a week and takes around 3 hours, or traveling to Lavrio for the ferry to Kythnos, which takes around 1 hour 10 minutes and runs up to 5 times daily in summer.

Getting there by air

Kythnos has no airport. The nearest airport is Athens. Antiparos has no airport either. Taking the short ferry from Antiparos to Paros and making your way to either Piraeus or Lavrio for the ferry to Kythnos gives a total journey time of around 5 to 6 hours. In Greece, airlines do not operate direct inter island flights.

Your best option

Take the short ferry from Antiparos to Paros and make your way to Lavrio for the ferry across to Kythnos. The Lavrio to Kythnos crossing at around 1 hour 10 minutes is one of the most convenient Cyclades connections from the Attica coast. If you are traveling with a car, take the short ferry from Antiparos to Paros and drive to Lavrio for the ferry across to Kythnos.